Richmond Spiders NCAA Football News

University of Richmond offensive lineman Matt McCracken was named to the FCS All-America first team by The Associated Press.

Mike London knew the challenge coming into Charlottesville. The former head coach of the University of Richmond had two previous stints at Virginia before becoming the eventual successor to Al Groh after nine tumultuous seasons.A He understands the culture and he recognizes the expectations upon him.

Richmond went with a tried and true method for replacing its football coach after a successful season: Hire a strong recruiter with ties to the program.

William and Mary defensive end Adrian Tracy, a two-time, first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association honoree, yesterday was named to the Walter Camp FCS All-America team.

For former Sherando quarterback Ross Metheny, being a part of a Division I football program in a BCS conference was nothing short of spectacular.

One of the most beloved players in Virginia football history is staying put. Legendary safety Anthony Poindexter will, however, have some new faces to work with.

Jonathan Grimes ran for 133 yards and three touchdowns, leading William & Mary to a 24-3 victory over Southern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the FCS playoffs.

Virginia Tech linebacker Cody Grimm has won the Dudley Award as the top Division I football player in Virginia, edging Richmond quarterback Eric Ward in one of the closest votes in the awards history.

Only one FCS team finishes the season satisfied. The University of Richmond enjoyed that reality last year, when it won the national title, and suffered through it Saturday night, when the Spiders were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Appalachian State 35-31. A run of three straight trips to the FCS playoffs, with two CAA titles, closed for UR, ...

Bethel High graduate and Richmond coach Mike London will be introduced as the new head football coach at the University of Virginia at a 1 p.m. press conference today.

The coach for the next Virginia football coach may have reached a swift conclusion.

UPDATE: The Clash of the Titans still more than 2 hours away, but fans are already gathering on a miserable night at UR Stadium.

Appalachian State and Richmond have met each of the past two seasons in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs - each time the winner won the national championship.

The finalists for the Dudley Award, given annually to the top Division I college football player in the state of Virginia, are a trio of seniors: Virginia Tech linebacker Cody Grimm, James Madison defensive end Arthur Moats and University of Richmond quarterback Eric Ward.

Appalachian State has seen only two defenses that statistically rank better than the one theya ll line up against in Saturdaya s quarterfinal and one of those was when the Mountaineers squared off with the nationa s top defense three weeks ago at Elon.

The Mountaineers will take on the Spiders once again in the second round of the playoffs-this time in Richmond-on Saturday, December 5, at 7:00 p.m. Photo by James Fay If you can't make it to the game at UR Stadium in Richmond, Va., this Saturday, December 5, you still have several options for viewing or listening to the Mountaineers take on the ...

For the third time this season, the hand of a University of Richmond football player helped the Spiders hold a late-game lead.

Matt McCracken on Saturday will make his 50th consecutive start for the University of Richmond, whose football success is based partly on the durability of its players.

Darrius McQueen was released Sunday from a Richmond, Va., hospital following an overnight stay for precautionary reasons, Elon University football coach Pete Lembo said.

The ninth-ranked Elon Phoenix faced an early deficit, but battled valiantly and had a chance to send the game to overtime before falling 16-13 to the fourth-ranked and fourth-seeded Richmond Spiders in the first round of the 2009 NCAA FCS playoffs.