Before last weekend’s Colonial Athletic Association game against Richmond, James Madison coach Curt Cignetti said he wasn’t sure if his defense had been tested during the spring season. He noted that to that point in the season the Dukes had played teams that were either lacking a high-powered offense or were without their No. 1 quarterback.

The University of Delaware has been selected as the CAA Football champion and automatic qualifier to the NCAA Football Championship following a vote of the conference’s athletics directors (which did not include the athletic directors at Delaware or James Madison) on Saturday evening.

CAA Football has announced its weekly award winners for Week 8 of the spring 2021 season. Delaware senior running back Dejoun Lee earned Offensive Player of the Week honors, while Blue Hens’ sophomore safety Noah Plack received Defensive Player of the Week accolades. Delaware sophomore kicker Ryan Coe was selected as the Special Teams Player of the Week. 

CAA Football has announced that the football game between Richmond and William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. on Saturday, April 10 has been cancelled due to CoVID-19 related protocols within the William & Mary program.

Rhode Island's football program has entered a shutdown as a result of multiple positive COVID-19 tests within the program, effectively ending the team's season.

The University of New Hampshire Department of Athletics announced Tuesday that the Wildcat football team has opted out of its remaining two games of the spring 2021 season due to ongoing COVID-19 issues within the program.