The release of the second College Football Playoff rankings of the 2023 season promise to spark plenty of controversy among the sport's fans, but not for the placement of usual suspects like Ohio State, Michigan or Georgia. Rather, James Madison's exclusion from the Top 25 may be the most hot-button topic.

In addition to Villanova cornerback Christian Benford being selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round of last week’s NFL Draft, 20 former CAA Football standouts will attempt to earn a NFL roster spot as free agent signees or invitees to upcoming minicamps.

During its dynastic run atop the Football Championship Subdivision, North Dakota State has lost a playoff game in the Fargodome exactly once: in 2016 to James Madison.

In its half-century existence, James Madison football has reached countless memorable milestones. None can ever surpass the culmination of the Dukes’ 2004 season when they won their first national championship, by virtue of it being the first.

Some of the more creative minds on social media tagged Southeastern Louisiana quarterback Cole Kelley with a nickname for the FCS Playoffs matchup between his Lions and No. 3 seed James Madison.

Nearly 730 days elapsed between installments of the Battle of the Brice-Cowell Musket, the longest hiatus in the Maine-New Hampshire rivalry since a gap from October 1942 to October 1944.

Curt Cignetti doesn’t know a whole lot about the Walter Payton Award.

Prior to Elon’s 37-14 defeat of Towson, Skyler Davis gave a bold proclamation to Phoenix coach Tony Trisciani.

When William & Mary first hosted James Madison in 1978, JMU football was in just its seventh season of existence, and the school itself had only just been renamed from Madison College a year prior.

A midseason lull amid injuries and a difficult schedule ended Richmond’s hopes of a Colonial Athletic Association championship and berth in the FCS Playoffs. But after a 28-17 win over Towson—the Spiders’ second consecutive CAA win—coach Russ Huesman detailed how his team keeps motivated in pursuit of a strong finish.

Welcome William & Mary to the Colonial Athletic Association championship chase.

Halloween season often brings to cinemas predictable sequels and retreads. The Colonial Athletic Association gridiron features a sequel on this Halloween eve, but nothing about James Madison and Elon should be deemed predictable.

Two years have passed since Davis Cheek last saw New Hampshire, but the Elon quarterback remembered the feeling of a 26-10 loss in Durham like it was yesterday.

The preseason Colonial Athletic Association tabbed William & Mary and Elon 11th and 12th, the bottom two spots in the conference.

The scoreboard, not the ballot box, will determine Saturday’s matchup between Delaware and James Madison.