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Week 7 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

The first part of October has been good for James Madison redshirt junior quarterback Justin Thorpe. Early in the week, Thorpe, who suffered two major injuries at the beginning of his college career, got word that the NCAA is granting him a sixth year of eligibility, meaning he will return next season.

Then, on Saturday, Thorpe ran a ...

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Overall Rank: #38
Conference Rank: #2 Colonial
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Week 6 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

“We didn’t come here to pick up a check,” said Towson safety Jordan Dangerfield, who finished with seven tackles and a fumble recovery. “We came here to try to win and shock the world.”   And the Towson Tigers came pretty darn close Saturday night in Baton Rouge, La.   Before #4-ranked LSU had survived a 38-22 scare, the announced crowd of 92,000 (although because of rain ...

Week 5 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

"One of the ways that we will be able to help lift our football program upward is through scheduling marquee matchups that expand our brand nationally," Towson coach Rob Ambrose said this summer. It’s a safe bet that No. 3 LSU (4-0) qualifies as a “marquee matchup” for the Tigers. After dismantling St. Francis (Pa.) 46-17 on Saturday, the Towson Tigers head south this weekend for a contest ...

Week 4 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

Now we get serious. While most of the first three weeks have seen a lot of nonconference scrums, this weekend we get our first taste of real CAA action. And there are two significant contests: New Hampshire at Old Dominion and Delaware at William & Mary. So we should start to be able to answer a few lingering questions: Is ODU as good as advertised? Is Delaware 3-0 because of whom it’s played? ...

Week 3 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

Weather delays and lopsided scores were the norm last Saturday concerning Colonial Athletic Association teams. Many schools are finishing up their nonconference slates this week before conference play heats up next weekend. While CAA schools didn’t fare so well this week against FBS schools, James Madison gets its chance Saturday when it meets West Virginia at a neutral site. ...

Week 2 Colonial Athletic Association Game Breakdowns

Although the first week of the 2012 season went pretty much according to script, one CAA team definitely put an exclamation point on its victory. New Hampshire rolled to a surprisingly easy 38-17 victory over host Holy Cross as quarterback Sean Goldrich threw for two touchdowns in his first college game. Two crossover games between FCS and FBS schools highlight this week’s schedule as New ...

Week 2 Other Conferences Game Breakdowns

Most of the conferences not at the top of Football Championship Subdivision play are still in non-conference mode… and the Ivy League hasn’t begun play yet… so Week 2 is still loaded with games that could be one-sided. Or are they? The in-state rivalry for control of Delaware could get interesting, and Saturday night has a battle between Montana State and Drake. Enjoy Week 2!

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Week 1 CAA Conference Breakdowns

NO. 8 TOWSON AT KENT STATE (7 p.m. Thursday at Dix Stadium in Kent, OH)

This is an interesting matchup between a Colonial Athletic Association power and a Mid-American Conference team that wants to build on winning four of its last five games in 2011. It also can help answer the question: How do FCS teams ...

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