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Spiders’ Ward goes out in high gear

December 6, 2009

One farewell is a certainty.  The other is only a possibility at this point.   Both came into focus not long after the University of Richmond’s tremendous 2009 football season was over.
Eric Ward, the Spiders’ well-decorated senior quarterback, is done.  The rules say you can only play four seasons and Ward has had his.   [...]

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Appalachian St. vs. UR IN-GAME Update: 10:20 p.m.

December 5, 2009

UPDATE – That’s a wrap.  Appy wins 35-31 and will advance to play Montana in the FCS semis.  UR finishes its season with an 11-2 record.   UR players are huddled on the field near an end zone.  Appy players have come over to celebrate with the huge contingent of Mountaineers fans who made the trip [...]

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No talk of U.Va. for UR’s London – not yet anyway

November 30, 2009

University of Richmond football coach Mike London may (or may not) eventually become a candidate for the vacancy at the University of Virginia. One thing is certain:  Don’t expect London to discuss it while the Spiders are still playing. UR (11-1) plays Appalachian State (10-2) on Saturday at 7 [...]

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Seeded Spiders take same approach as unseeded Spiders

November 23, 2009

It’s playoff time.   University of Richmond coach Mike London needs to look no further than his own squad to find a specific example of a team that can pull of a few surprises and win a championship. The Spiders are defending Football Championship Subdivision titleholders.  They begin their defense against Elon on [...]

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Mike Barber’s Around the CAA – Awards Edition

November 18, 2009

 Editor’s Note – Mike Barber, the assistant sports editor of the Daily News Record in Harrisonburg, will be offering a weekly look around the CAA to readers of Virginia Sports Now.   Keep up with Mike’s great work daily at the paper’s site - www.dnronline.com – and look for a notebook   here weekly.   HARRISONBURG [...]

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Villanova’s Talley foresees ‘all-time great game’

November 17, 2009

EDITOR’S NOTE – One CAA coach can claim a bit of knowledge about Richmond as well as William and Mary.  Villanova is the only team that beat the Spiders and the only team that beat the Tribe.  Virginia Sports Now’s John Packett checked in with Talley to get this thoughts on Saturday’s matchup. [...]

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