By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – No. 9 Rhode Island finished training camp with the attention to detail of a team ready to repeat as Coastal Athletic Association champions. URI’s mock game left no stone unturned. Without a ball being thrown or pads being worn, the Rams went through nearly all facets of a football game, both on and off the field. Practice wrapped with the team singing the……
Jim Fleming and his staff enjoyed every bit of the history-making CAA title a year ago. After all, it was the first time the program could celebrate a conference championship in 39 years. But, the final game of the season is what’s stuck with the staff, the players and the fan base the most. The playoff loss to Mercer is what’s fueled them in the offseason and now as training…
As the start of college training camps creeps closer and closer, lists and rankings are starting to trickle out ahead of the 2025 season. On Tuesday, FCS Stats Perform – secondary to the AFCA rankings and polls, but noteworthy nonetheless – released its preseason All-American teams. New England schools are well-represented with defending CAA champs URI and the local Ivy League schools making the biggest splash. First team offense: Marquis…
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Correspondent KINGSTON – Following last year’s historic campaign that saw Rhode Island reach the postseason for the first time in 39 years with a CAA title, many fans got their first taste of the 2025 season in URI’s Blue-White spring game on Saturday. The final matchup to close out the month-and-a-half long practice session gave the offense four quarters of running clock to try to make…
Image courtesy of Connor Caldon It may sound like sour grapes, but the University of Rhode Island should be preparing for an FCS quarterfinal against North Dakota State right now. Instead, the Rams’ last road trip of the season was a crushing flight home from Macon, Georgia after URI lost 17-10 to Mercer in the second round of the playoffs on Saturday. Shawn Harris Jr. had two first half touchdowns…
After winning the program’s first postseason game since 1985 last Saturday, Rhode Island now has a chance to do something the Rams also haven’t done in 39 years Make it to the FCS quarterfinals. URI last played in the FCS quarters in ’85 against Furman and lost 59-19. Back then, you only needed to win one round to reach the quarters in a 12-team bracket. With a win over No….
By Charlie Adams NEFJ Staff KINGSTON — Rhode Island’s historic season is not over yet. After a 39-year wait, the Rams returned to the FCS playoffs on Saturday and proved they belonged. No. 10 URI defeated the NEC champion Central Connecticut State in the first round of the FCS playoffs, 21-17. “It’s a historic deal,” Rhode Island head coach Jim Fleming said. “Out of 129 years of playing football……
Image courtesy of URI Athletics The 39-year wait is finally over. Rhode Island alumni, fans, supporters and the entire state will see playoff football this Saturday at Meade Stadium for the first time in a long time when the Rams host Central Connecticut State in the first round of the FCS playoffs. Before looking ahead to the Blue Devils, Rhody head coach Jim Fleming spoke about just how special this…
The Governor’s Cup is one thing, but Bryant-URI is meaningful too. The Rams will make the short trip to Smithfield to take on the Bulldogs in the regular season finale for both teams this Saturday. With a win, 15th-ranked Rhody will finish 10-2 and lock up an at-large bid into the FCS postseason, giving the program its first playoff berth since 1985. Meanwhile, Bryant limps in at 2-9, but a…
Rhode Island is so close, yet still so far from adding ‘2024’ to a playoff banner that hasn’t had a number added to it since 1985. Following a 24-21 loss to Delaware this past Saturday, the Rams dropped to second place in the CAA with two games remaining. On Monday, URI remained firmly in the playoff picture, ranked 18th in the latest AFCA Coaches Poll at 8-2 and 5-1 in…