Image courtesy of Emma Roberts  By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent PAWTUCKET – Rhode Island’s 17-game home winning streak ended Saturday with a 38-21 loss to UAlbany at Centreville Bank Stadium, likely ending the Rams’ playoff hopes as well. Here are three observations from what Rhode Island head coach Jim Fleming described as “one of the most disappointing losses that we’ve had here in quite some time.” URI is now 4-4……

By Mike Sidhly NEFJ Correspondent PAWTUCKET – Though the University Of Rhode Island has a new home this year, their dominance of CAA opponents remains consistent. This was the first home game for No. 13 URI in 2026, as the Rams are now playing in the gorgeous Centreville Bank Stadium in Pawtucket in lieu of the fact that their normal home Meade Stadium, is undergoing renovations and is inoperable for…

By Ryan Barry NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – Hard times make strong people, and nowhere in the world of college football do they know that better than the University of Rhode Island. Seasons of struggling for program relevancy, teams that never fulfilled their potential, or moments of coming up just short while hope stared at them right in the face, have been all too familiar for the Ocean State’s flagship program….

This is somewhat unfamiliar territory for Jim Fleming’s Rhode Island Rams. After starting the year 4-0 and earning a Top 5 national ranking in the AFCA Coaches Poll, URI has suddenly dropped two straight games and fallen all the way down to No. 18 in the latest poll. The most recently loss was an uncharacteristic, turnover laden loss to in-state rival Brown in the Governor’s Cup. It was the first…

Rhode Island dropped to No. 7 in the AFCA Coaches Poll this week despite a pretty nice 28-7 win over a mediocre LIU team. The Rams are 4-0 and look like legitimate national title contenders through the first month of the season. This week, Rhody heads out to Kalamazoo, Michigan to take on FBS opponent Western Michigan at 6:30 Saturday night. The Broncos are 1-3, beating Toledo 15-14 last week…