If you weren’t following the key FCS Playoff matchups last week involving the playoffs, boy did you miss out!
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2021 FCS Season Preview: Maine
Maine was an uneven 2-2 in the spring but enter the fall season with hopes of returning to the playoffs.
College Sports Journal CAA Preview Week of 4/3/2021
James Madison/Richmond was postponed this week “due to CoVID protocols at Richmond”, according to James Madision’s official release, and Delaware/Albany was cancelled due to Albany suspending their spring season due to a very large number of injuries. This leaves two games on the CAA schedule this weekend.
College Sports Journal CAA Preview Week of 3/28/2021
James Madison returns to action after a two week pause of their own, while a huge clash looms between Delaware and Rhode Island for first place in the CAA North.
College Sports Journal CAA Preview Week of 3/21/2021
This week was shaping up to be a good week for the CAA. But both games between two ranked teams have been postponed due to Covid protocols: #23 Richmond at #1 James Madison and #12 Delaware at #20 New Hampshire.
College Sports Journal CAA Football Preview Week of 3/14/2021
William & Mary at James Madison is postponed this weekend, but there are still five games on the schedule to enjoy.
College Sports Journal CAA Football Preview Week of 3/6/21
As we enter the third week of the Spring season, the full CAA will join the fun with five games this weekend.
2021 CSJ CAA Football Spring Season Preview
This Spring, the CAA teams will play six conference games and can schedule up to two non conference games. There will only be 11 of the 12 teams taking the field as Towson has opted out of the Spring season.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/23/2019
The CAA has its champion. James Madison handily defeated Richmond and claimed the outright CAA title. Joining the Dukes in the playoffs should be Villanova, Albany and Towson who each have seven division one wins on the season.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Preview: Week 12
We are down to the last two weeks of the regular season. In the CAA, James Madison is a playoff lock and will claim the outright conference championship with another win. The Dukes should also slide into the seeds when the playoff bracket is released on November 24. Villanova is probably also solidly in the field. From there, its anybody’s guess what other CAA teams will be included on Selection Sunday
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/9/2019
At this point the CAA could have five teams get into the FCS Playoffs, or they could have two. Its going to be a tense last three weeks.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 11/2/2019
One of the wildest endings to a game this year happened last week between Stony Brook and Villanova. Villanova held a 35-20 lead with five minutes remaining only to see Stony Brook roar back with 16 points to win on a Nick Courtney field goal as time expired. As a result, the CAA is a huge jumble, as it seems to be every year.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/26/2019
Entering week 9, James Madison is the only CAA school remaining without a conference loss. However, there are five teams with only one conference loss. Of the twelve CAA teams, there are nine teams that could still make a run at a playoff berth.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews, How To Watch: Week of 10/19/2019
The showdown between Villanova and James Madison lived up to its billing. The game was back and forth until the Dukes took hold in the fourth quarter to pick up the win. Elsewhere in the league, New Hampshire continued its strong start on the road at Stony Brook. Towson and Maine both faltered at home against Albany and Richmond respectively.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews And Streaming Links: Week of 10/12/2019
Villanova and James Madison may have been caught looking ahead to their showdown last week, as both had to survive and win late. Take nothing away from Stony Brook and William & Mary, who gave those two teams all they could handle. The CAA title may well be on the line this week in Harrisonburg.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews: Week of 9/21/2019
Villanova showed that they are not to be forgotten in the CAA race in 2019. The Wildcats went toe to toe with the best offense in the conference – Towson – and came away victorious. Daniel Smith has been spectacular through four games with 13 touchdowns passing and four more rushing. Most teams in the CAA are getting into conference play from here on out so the path to the playoffs is going to start to clear up.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews: Week of 9/21/2019
Towson showed they aren’t going away in the CAA and FCS race. The Tigers easily beat Maine by 22 points last week. In the only other CAA matchup, Elon picked up its first conference win, cruising by Richmond. In a couple more weeks, conference play will be in full swing. But for this week there are only two conference matchups while James Madison plays an interesting out of conference contest at Chattanooga.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Previews: Week of 9/14/2019
Week two brought a mixed bag of results. The highlight of the weekend was the triple OT thriller in Meade Stadium that saw Delaware outlast the host Rhode Island Rams. That game set the stage for what should be an excellent season of conference matchups.
College Sports Journal Colonial Athletic Association Game Previews, Week of 9/7/2019
The CAA had a solid showing on opening weekend with all its teams combining to go 7-1 against FCS opponents. The lone loss was suffered by Elon to nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T, 24-21, on a 52 yard field goal as time expired. Against an FBS school, James Madison gave West Virginia all they could handle before ultimately falling to the Mountaineers. On to week two where the CAA faces four more FBS teams and a couple of strong non-conference games.
College Sports Journal CAA Game Previews: Week of 8/31/2019
A new season is finally upon us. The Colonial Athletic Association is always among the top conference in the country and 2019 looks to be no different. Villanova already made a statement in week zero against Colgate. Most everyone else gets going this week.
College Sports Journal Conference Previews: Colonial Athletic Association
The CAA had an excellent regular season in 2018 culminating with a record 6 playoff berths. However, once they got there, everyone except for Maine fell flat. The Colonial again looks strong with most every team feeling like they have a shot at the playoffs.
2019 NCAA Division I College Football Team Previews: Maine Black Bears
Maine was the biggest surprise of the 2018 FCS season. The Black Bears entered the season projected to finish 8th in the CAA and went out and won the league outright. Maine reached the semifinals of the FCS playoffs before falling to eventual national runner-up Eastern Washington. The Black Bears also picked up a win over an FCS foe with a 31-28 victory over Western Kentucky.
FCS Playoffs: Barriere, Eastern Washington Rout Maine 50-19 for a Ticket to the National Title Game
CHENEY, Wash.— Eric Barriere threw seven touchdown passes as third seeded Eastern Washington beat seventh seeded Maine 50-19 in the semifinals of the Division I FCS playoffs, to advance to the national title game for the second time in the school’s history. The Eagles broke a three-game losing streak in playoff semifinal games. “We were […]
CSJ FCS Semifinal FCS Playoff Preview: Maine at Eastern Washington, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
The Black Bears will need a much better offensive game against a tougher Eastern Washington team and they are going to have to match their defensive pressure to keep Eric Barriere uncomfortable and in the pocket.
FCS Playoffs: Turnovers and Stingy Defense Lead Maine over Weber State, 23-18
Seventh seeded Maine’s national championship run continued with its Division I FCS quarterfinals win over two-seeded Weber State 23-18 in front of 7,726 in attendance at Stewart Stadium.
CSJ 2018 Quarterfinal FCS Playoff Preview: Maine at Weber State, How to Watch and Fearless Predictions
(7) Maine at (2) Weber State When: Friday, December 7, 8:00 PM Where: Stewart Stadium, Ogden, UT TV/Streaming: ESPN2, WatchESPN (subscription req’d) Maine Black Bears Orono, Maine Colonial Athletic Association Enrollment: 8,677 FCS Sagarin Rating: 25 How They Got Here: Maine got 4 first half touchdown passes from Chris Ferguson to lead 42-14 at the […]
FCS Playoffs: Black Bears Ride Offensive Outburst To Cruise Past Jacksonville State 55-27
Orono, Maine — The No. 7 seeded University of Maine football team (9-3) jumped out to an early 21-0 lead in Saturday’s NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Second Round contest and never looked back, defeating No. 8/9 Jacksonville State, 55-27 at Alfond Stadium. The victory marked Maine’s first-ever home playoff victory and will advance the […]
CSJ 2018 Second Round FCS Playoff Preview: Jacksonville State at Maine, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
Jacksonville State at (8) Maine When: Saturday, December, 12:00 PM Where: Alfond Stadium, Orono, ME TV/Streaming: ESPN College Extra, ESPN3 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Jacksonville, Alabama Ohio Valley Conference Enrollment: 7,491 FCS Sagarin Rating: 12 How They Got Here: Jacksonville State fell behind 20-10 at the half, but rallied in the second half to defeat East Tennessee […]
CSJ 2018 Week 12 Preview: Elon at Maine, How To Watch and Fearless Prediction
Elon at Maine When: Saturday, November 17, 12:00PM Where: Alfond Stadium, Orono, ME TV/Streaming: ABC, WPME, Fox College Sports Central, Fox Sports Go (subscription req’d) Elon Phoenix Elon is hobbling coming into their last game of the season. The Phoenix are 6-3 and need a win to secure an FCS playoff berth. What looked like […]
That Was the FCS Week That Was: The Week That Upended the Playoffs, 11/11/2018
What a weekend! Whatever you thought was true in regards to the qualified teams in the FCS Playoff field last week was almost certainly changed after an epic weekend of upsets. About the only outcomes that came out as expected were that the three remaining undefeated teams, 10-0 North Dakota State, 9-0 Colgate, and 9-0 […]
CSJ 2018 Week 10 Preview: Maine at Towson, How To Watch and Fearless Prediction
Maine at Towson When: Saturday, November 3, 4:00PM Where: Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD TV/Streaming: College Sports Live Maine Black Bears Maine bounced back from a bad loss to William & Mary by easily beating Albany last week. The loss to William & Mary lands the Black Bears in a tie with 3 other teams […]
CSJ’s 2018 Week 7 Game Preview: Maine at Rhode Island
Maine at Rhode Island When: Saturday, October 13, 12:00PM Where: Meade Stadium, Kingston, RI TV/Streaming: CAA.tv Maine Black Bears Maine is coming off of a tightly contested win over Villanova, picking up the win on a 52 yard field goal from Kenny Doak at the gun. The Black Bears have been without starting quarterback Chris […]
CSJ’s 2018 Week 5 Game Preview: Maine at Yale
When: Saturday, September 28, 1:00 PM Where: Yale Bowl, New Haven, CT TV/Streaming: ESPN+(subscription required) Maine Black Bears The 2-1 (1-0, CAA) Black Bears are visiting the Yale Bowl for the first time since 1932, and Maine takes on the Bulldogs on Saturday afternoon. Maine and Yale last met in 2015 in Orono, marking the […]
FCS Wrap-up: Refreshed Maine Stuns Appalachian State
A little rest and relaxation worked wonders for the Black Bears, who returned to form for a stunning 34-12 victory over Appalachian State Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division I Football Championships before 15,291 fans at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
