A season rife with near-misses produced hits for Week 11 opponents Rhode Island and William & Mary. 

With the rolling back of the clocks, the days get shorter. Winter approaches, and so, too, does the postseason. 

As Elon hits the stretch run with a playoff berth within its grasp, the Phoenix hosts upset-minded William & Mary in a pivotal CAA matchup.

Themes are beginning to emerge around the league as we sink our teeth into a Week 6 slate that features a grudge match of sorts for soaring Villanova and yet another Top 25 clash — this one, between No. 2 James Madison and No. 24 Stony Brook.

William & Mary has shown some promising signs of improvement early in the 2019 season, but undefeated Villanova enters Saturday's contest as one of the hottest teams in the country — and may have an appetite for revenge, to boot.

Four weeks into the 2019 college football season, a couple of trends have become evident in the CAA thus far: We're going to enjoy a thriller or two each week — and the road team may well emerge as the victor.