SMITHFIELD- I feel like every time I do a camp visit with the Bulldogs, it is the hottest day in training camp. Obviously that was not the case, but it certainly felt like it. According to head coach Chris Merritt, the Bulldogs have over 40 new faces on the roster. That is a lot but Merritt will tell you that his team is also faster and has the potential to…
Bryant is coming off a 6-5 season in the Big South, and is now looking forward to its first year in the CAA. The Bulldogs brought to CAA Media Day coach Chris Merritt, linebacker Ben Silver, and tight end Marc Taglieri, Jr. These three things stood out from their appearances. Merritt on the challenge of the fourth conference in four years for the Bulldogs “You can look at it two…
The Bryant football program is going to compete for an FCS playoff berth sooner rather than later. With Zevi Eckhaus under center and the Bulldogs finishing up a 6-5 season, the arrow is pointed up as Bryant departs the Big South after two years and heads into the CAA in 2024. Eckhaus was also named the FedEx Ground FCS National Player of the Week and the final Big South/OVC Player…
Bryant has just a handful of days left in the Big South conference. The Bulldogs’ brief two-year stint officially wraps up with a Senior Day home finale against SEMO this Saturday. Bryant can’t win the league title – that belongs to UT Martin – but they can finish 4-2 in the conference and 6-5 overall with a win. Bryant blew out Lindenwood last week, which, given the oddity of this…
Thanks to a performance that locked up Offensive Player of the Week honors for Zevi Eckhaus last weekend, Bryant got a massive bounce-back win (47-24) win over Charleston Southern. Not only did it move the Bulldogs to 4-4 overall and 2-1 in the conference, but it kept the outside shot for a postseason berth alive for at least one more week. If Bryant can beat Garnder Webb this week who…
Starting this weekend when the Bulldogs host Robert Morris, Bryant will be wrapping up its brief stint in The Big South Conference over the next month or so. After just two years, Chris Merritt’s squad will head “home” to the CAA in 2024. So, with just a few opportunities left to show they can compete with anyone in the country, the Bulldogs have their sights set on an FCS playoff…
It’s a huge week for the Bryant Bulldogs. After a gutsy win over a very good Princeton team on the road last weekend that included a game-clinching stuff in overtime to lock up the 16-13 win. More importantly, the win got Bryant back to 2-2 with a massive rivalry game against a desperate Rhode Island team looming this weekend. On Tuesday, Bulldogs’ head coach Chris Merritt had his usual Big…
Image courtesy of Bryant Athletics What seemed like a certain victory turned into a stunning defeat within seconds last Saturday when Bryant fell to Brown in the Bears’ opener. Now, sitting at 1-2, Bryant will need to quickly turn the page for a tough non-league matchup against Ivy League title contender Princeton on the road. On Tuesday morning, head coach Chris Merritt talked about the loss and the lessons learned….
Image courtesy of @BrownU_Football By Paige Messier NEFJ Correspondent SMITHFIELD, R.I – “That’s just the way we play, we embrace chaos” said wide receiver Wes Rockett following a wild season opening win against Bryant. Chaos was exactly what the second half of play between the Bears and Bulldogs was. It was a fight to the finish with dueling touchdowns in the last two minutes of play. Brown ultimately came out on…
The CAA announced this morning that the Bryant Bulldogs Football program will be joining the CAA in 2024. The move comes after just two seasons in the Big South. We were told earlier this off-season that this was a possibility but had to keep under wraps. Well, now it is official. Bryant will become the 16th team in the conference and the fourth New England member. CAA Commissioner Joe D’Antonio…