Sitting alone atop the Gulf South Conference and ranked in one of the top two spots in the national polls isn’t anything new for Valdosta State.

The C in CAA may as well stand for chaos.

Mark Ferrante knew the stakes of the call when he decided to go for it on fourth-and-one from his team’s own 29-yard line. But the Villanova coach’s players gave him no choice.

When a team rallies from a halftime deficit in college football, among the first questions a reporter asks of a head coach is invariably, What did you say to the guys in the locker room?

In case a reminder was necessary, Week 5 reemphasized the hyper-competitive nature of the Colonial Athletic Association.

Shadows over the Dignity Health Sports Park turf lengthened as the sun made its descent toward the Pacific horizon, commensurate with a good San Diego State team overshadowing the upset hopes of visiting Towson.

If the first game of Gulf South Conference play is any indication, buckle in for an incredible season.

Sophomore Dino Maldonado passed for 321 yards and three touchdowns in New Mexico State’s 43-35 victory over South Carolina State last weekend, but he might not be the Aggies’ starting quarterback for Saturday’s game against Hawaii. Although he’s healthy, Maldonado may not even play.

In case you needed a reminder of how fast the football campaign passes, about a quarter of the 2021 regular season is already complete. Four teams in the Colonial Athletic Association reached this milestone with unblemished records: James Madison, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Villanova.

Gulf South Conference competition starts especially strong in 2021 with a Week 3 matchup between what look like playoff-caliber teams: Delta State and West Georgia.

Jeff Miller replaced starting quarterback Chris Ferguson late in the second quarter of Towson’s 26-14 Colonial Athletic Association setback at New Hampshire on Saturday night.

By the time Cole Johnson went into the locker room during James Madison's Week 2 win over Colonial Athletic Association counterpart Maine, the Dukes quarterback passed for 305 yards and three touchdowns.

On Thursday night, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Dallas Cowboys kicked off another NFL season and welcomed a full capacity of fans back.

A gridiron jamboree is going down in Shreveport Sept. 10 and 11, with eight of the best high school football teams the Mid-South has to offer tangling in the 2021 edition of the Battle on the Border.

Fresh off a season-opening rout of one Patriot League opponent, Lehigh, Villanova kicks off its fall 2021 home slate in Week 2 with another Patriot counterpart, Bucknell.