The University of Rhode Island kicks off fall camp on Monday. Expectations are one sky high for the Rams who were picked to finish first again in the conference preseason poll. Needless to say, there is no longer any room for Rhode Island to fly under the radar.

The Rams find themselves in an unfamiliar yet earned position: they are no longer the hunters, but the hunted. Coming off back-to-back Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) championships and entering the campaign as the preseason favorite to complete a three-peat, URI opens practice carrying the biggest target in the conference, something the Rams embrace.