A new era in gridiron excitement is set to begin shortly for the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference, as football will become the league’s newest championship sport beginning with the 2013-14 academic year. MASCAC Commissioner Angela Baumann announced earlier today that six core conference member institutions: Bridgewater State University, Fitchburg State University, Framingham State University, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Westfield State University and Worcester State University will join with affiliate member institutions Plymouth State University, the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Western Connecticut State University to form a nine-team playing league that will kick off conference competition for the 2013 season
Former Worcester State three year starter and defensive coordinator Tony Reno was named last week as the new Head Football Coach at Yale University. Reno served as the defensive coordinator at Harvard for the past three seasons before taking his new position
Framingham State Head Football Coach and Director of Athletics Tom Kelley has been named as the recipient of the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston's Division II-III Head Coach of the Year and will be honored at the organization's awards banquet on Thursday, January 12th
For Tyrone Figueroa, the road from rough-edged East Boston to the calm of the suburban school on the hill, at Framingham State University, was not paved with gold
Framingham State sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne and senior offensive tackle Dan Fox are among 28 players representing 20 different teams who have been named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England Team
Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler continues to earn accolades for his outstanding campaign on the gridiron this past fall, as he is one of 28 student-athletes, including six representing the New England Football Conference, to be named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Association Division II-III All-Star team that was announced late last week
Westfield State University senior defensive back Ryan O'Connell has been named to the 2011 New England Football Writers Division II/III All-New England team and is the only defensive back from the 16-team New England Football Conference selected to the prestigious squad
Bridgewater State will host Alfred in the 2011 ECAC Northeast Bowl on Saturday afternoon at Swenson Field in Bridgewater, Mass. beginning at Noon EST, as the Bears bring a five-game winning streak and a 7-2 mark into the contest
Worcester State hits the road for the 2011 ECAC Northwest Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Newport, R.I., as the 8-2 Lancers will take on Salve Regina in search of their fourth straight victory in a contest that kicks off at Noon EST
Walter Butler isn’t your typical college football player. First off, the Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker is up at the crack of dawn for room inspection and morning formation. At least two mornings each week, he rises even earlier to hit the weight room. There is no such thing as going back to sleep or skipping class. And all that is perfectly fine with Butler
The play of Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler on the gridiron this fall has made him stand out, and in the coming week, he won’t be just another face in the crowd. Butler is one of seven individuals who are featured in the November 7th edition of Sports Illustrated’s “Faces In The Crowd” column, as he becomes the second Buccaneer student-athlete to appear in the prestigious national publication in two years
Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler earned the nod as the New England Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three weeks on Saturday evening for his efforts in the Buccaneers’ 34-6 victory over Maine Maritime in the 39th Annual Admiral’s Cup at Clean Harbors Stadium
Worcester State senior quarterback Tony Tokarz has been selected as this week’s New England Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a 31-30 triumph over Coast Guard on Saturday
Framingham State sophomore running back Melikke Van Alstyne was named as the New England Football Conference Offensive Player of the Week over the weekend after rushing for 251 yards and five touchdowns in the Rams' 42-14 victory at Maine Maritime
Massachusetts Maritime senior linebacker Walter Butler was named as the New England Football Conference Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career on Saturday evening for his efforts in the Buccaneers' 23-19 victory over previously unbeaten Worcester State
Football has never been more challenging for Evan Sheridan and it’s never been more enjoyable. “I’ve always thought the higher the level of competition, the more fun it would be,” said Sheridan, a junior defensive back at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy who played his high school football at Chelmsford High. “It’s more competitive and more fun.”
