Category: College Sports
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The DMV Power Rankings: One Team Left Standing
James Madison is the DMV’s last unbeaten team after Virginia Tech fell to Pitt. Richmond and Morgan State keep climbing while Maryland, William & Mary and Old Dominion continue to slide.
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The DMV Power Rankings: The Weekend Everything Flipped
Virginia Tech jumps to No. 1, Virginia and Maryland fall, Morgan State makes its move, and William & Mary crashes after a chaotic weekend across DMV college football.
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The DMV Power Rankings: Who’s For Real After Week Two-and-a-Half
There is no such thing as a neutral football weekend in the DMV. Not with James Franklin trying to drag Virginia Tech out of its own rubble, not with Michael Vick standing on a Norfolk sideline getting outscored 90-13 across two weeks, not with James Madison quietly assembling the best two-game résumé of anyone in…
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Maryland’s Path to Bowl Eligibility, Game by Game
After consecutive 4-8 seasons, Maryland enters 2026 needing six wins and a bowl berth. The schedule provides a realistic path — but little room for wasted opportunities.
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Five Deaths in Eight Years: Football’s Heartland Problem Nobody Wants to Name
MicahJo Barnett’s death at William Jewell College is still medically unexplained. But across Kansas and Missouri, a troubling series of young football deaths — many involving extreme heat — demands a larger question: why does the same safety conversation restart every August and disappear every winter?
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Maryland Soccer Is Doing It Again, and This Time Nobody’s Surprised
Maryland men’s soccer is 3-0, ranked No. 4 nationally and already has a top-10 victory. After falling one win short of the College Cup last season, Sasho Cirovski’s Terps look built for another November run.
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James Madison Blew Up Its Own Championship Roster. Napier Has to Rebuild It From Scratch.
James Madison went 12-2, won the Sun Belt and reached the College Football Playoff. Then the roster scattered. Now Billy Napier inherits a defending champion with only a fraction of its old core — and somehow, JMU is still the preseason favorite in the East.
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Navy Doesn’t Rebuild. It Just Reloads. Believe It Again in 2026.
Navy replaces its quarterback, its biggest offensive playmakers and its defensive coordinator in 2026. The schedule still gives Brian Newberry’s Midshipmen a legitimate path to ten wins — and finally, an American Conference title game.
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Maryland Football Is Selling Hope Again. Don’t Buy It Yet.
Maryland football has a talented sophomore quarterback, a friendlier schedule and another fresh reason for optimism. But after consecutive 4-8 seasons, Mike Locksley and the Terps need wins — not another offseason sales pitch.
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College Sports’ Blurriest Line Yet: Pro Athletes Playing Amateur
College sports drew a line between amateur and professional athletes for generations. Now former NFL, NBA and WNBA players are trying to cross back over — and judges are increasingly deciding whether conferences can stop them.
