2021 FCS Season Preview: Stony Brook
Stony Brook went 1-3 in the spring season before pulling the plug and cancelling their last two games. It was good for the Seawolves to get their players live reps.
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.
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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 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 10/5/2019
Villanova and James Madison appear to be on a collision course for an epic showdown next weekend after both posted impressive victories over ranked teams last weekend. The winner of that game on 10/12 will be in the CAA driver’s seat. But neither can get too far ahead of themselves since both of them have tough games this week.
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: Stony Brook Seawolves
Stony Brook had a solid season in 2018, although they took a step back from their excellent 2017 season. The Seawolves made the FCS playoff field, losing in the first round to Southeast Missouri State 28-14.
FCS Playoffs: SEMO Turns Stony Brook Turnovers Into 28 Point Turnaround, Defeat Seawolves 28-14
Southeast Missouri State 28, Stony Brook 14 Video Highlights Courtesy NCAA.com CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Southeast Missouri (9-3) kept its historic season alive when it erased a 14-point deficit by scoring 28 third-quarter points en route to a 28-14 victory over Stony Brook (7-5) Saturday afternoon. SEMO trailed, 14-0, at halftime after struggling against a.
CSJ First Round Playoff Preview – Stony Brook at Southeast Missouri State, How To Watch and Fearless Predictions
Stony Brook at Southeast Missouri State When: Saturday, November 24, 2:00 PM Where: Houck Field, Cape Girardeau, MO TV/Streaming: ESPN3 Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook, New York Colonial Athletic Association Enrollment: 17,364 FCS Sagarin Rating: 14 Season Recap: The Seawolves had a 7-4 season where they ran a tough gauntlet of CAA competition and emerged with.
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 11 Preview: Delaware at Stony Brook, How To Watch and Fearless Prediction
Delaware at Stony Brook When: Saturday, November 10, 1:00 PM Where: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY TV/Streaming: College Sports Live Delaware Blue Hens Over the last five weeks, Delaware has looked like the best team in the CAA and a solid top ten team in the entire FCS. After two early stumbles that.
CSJ 2018 Week 9 Preview: Stony Brook at James Madison, How To Watch and Prediction
Stony Brook at James Madison When: Saturday, October 27, 3:30 PM Where: Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, VA TV/Streaming: MASN/SNY/Eleven Sports/CAA.TV Stony Brook Seawolves Stony Brook has been lighting up the scoreboard this season, scoring at least 28 points in ever contest except their opening weekend loss at Air Force. The Seawolves are led on offense by.
CSJ 2018 Week 8 Preview: Rhode Island at Stony Brook
Rhode Island at Stony Brook When: Saturday, October 20, 6:00 PM Where: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY TV/Streaming: Stretch Internet Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island enters this weeks big CAA matchup with Stony Brook coming off its first conference loss of the season to Maine. The Rams led the game most of the.
VIDEO: Top Five FCS Football Game Highlights of the Week of 9/30/2018
The biggest FCS Game of the Week was about a lot more than a piece of rock. North Dakota State’s hard-fought 21-17 win over South Dakota State in the Fargodome was a marker for a heck of a week in the FCS. Aside from the Bison win, Missouri State upset the apple cart in the.
CSJ’s 2018 Week 5 Game Preview: Villanova at Stony Brook
Villanova at Stony Brook When: Saturday, September 29, 6:00 PM Where: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY TV/Streaming: Fox College Sports Atlantic/Fox Sports Go (subscription req’d) Villanova Wildcats Villanova enters this game 3-1 on the season after handily defeating Bucknell last week 49-7. The one loss, however, is a conference loss to Towson. Villanova.
College Sports Journal FCS Football Players of the Week-Sept 24th
Montana QB Dalton Sneed, Stony Brook RB Jordan Gowins, Sacred Heart QB Kevin Duke, Chattanooga LB Marshall Cooper, and Morgan State PK Alex Raya have been selected as the College Sports Journal FCS Football Players of the week ending Sept. 24th 2018. The honorees are listed here with their achievements and their school, position, class,.
CSJ’s 2018 Week 4 Game Preview: Richmond at Stony Brook
Richmond at Stony Brook When: Saturday, September 22, 6:00 PM Where: Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY TV/Streaming: College Sports Live Richmond Spiders Richmond is breaking in a new quarterback this season after the graduation of 2017 CAA player of the year, Kyle Lauletta. Through three games, Kevin Johnson has not looked out of.
