UNC Transfer Greg Ross Is Making Himself At Home At JMU

Becoming an ingrained part of the James Madison defense has not taken cornerback Greg Ross long. 

Although Maine’s Nick Charlton and Delaware’s Danny Rocco will be operating on different sidelines when their teams meet in the Colonial Athletic Association opener for each team Saturday, each head coach had the same philosophy with regard to preparation for Saturday’s contest.

Picked to finish in the cellar of the Colonial Athletic Association in 2019, UAlbany emerged as arguably the greatest surprise of the last FCS season. The Great Danes not only reached the Playoffs, but scored their first-ever Div. I postseason win. 

Contrasts in the importance of finishing stronger than a team starts shaped the final weekend before Colonial Athletic Association competition kicks off in the 2021 spring season.  

Rarely does a defensive performance get overshadowed when it produces a shutout, but that seemed to be the case with the James Madison defense following Saturday’s 52-0 triumph over Morehead State.

Sam Kamara plays with a rarely matched ferocity on every snap, in total control of his place in the trenches. But the Stony Brook defensive lineman spent a portion of the past year in a situation beyond his control. 

Numerous Colonial Athletic Association teams have featured multi-pronged rushing attacks through the years, but perhaps no CAA program has enjoyed the depth at running back that James Madison has this season.

More than 13 months passed between the end of James Madison’s last season and kickoff of the current, but the Dukes look like they missed no time at all. 

Elon and James Madison will kick off the unique spring 2021 season with a pair of non-conference games on Saturday. 

A year ago, Elon was among the few programs around college football nearing the end of its spring practice season. The Phoenix were coming off a strong finish to their first season under head coach Tony Trisciani, which concluded with an impressive win over nationally ranked Towson.