From the daily archives:

Monday, November 2, 2009

AP voter explains his vote for Richmond

November 2, 2009

The University of Richmond’s vote in The Associated Press’ Top 25 poll this week came about because of two M’s – merit and a slight mistake. Mostly it is merit that got the Spiders into the 25th spot on the ballot of Ray Ratto of the San Francisco Chronicle.  UR becomes just [...]

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Hokies work to lift sagging spirits

November 2, 2009

The Washington Post had an interesting tidbit in its always-informative Hokies Journal today.  Redshirt freshman tailback Ryan Williams was so distraught after his fumble in Thursday’s loss to North Carolina that he didn’t go to class on Friday.
“I couldn’t stomach looking at peoples’ faces, the same people who look at me every day and tell [...]

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Spiders get some love in AP Top 25 poll

November 2, 2009

The University of Richmond Spiders are No. 1 in the Football Championship Subdivision rankings and have been all season. It’s hard to argue with that.  The Spiders are defending FCS champions and are unbeaten through eight games this season. One of their victories came against Duke of the Football Bowl Subdivision – [...]

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