CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: RMU on the board

RMU goes 80 yards on 8 plays with Jamie Cobb making a pair of nice catches for a total of 35 yards after Howard's run. QB Jeff Sinclair scores from 7 yards out to make it 7-7 with 10:51 left in the half.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: Back on D

CCSU punts early in the 2nd. Still 7-0. As I was writing, Deontae Howard just ruan it 23 yards, RMU 1st down at its own 43 early 2nd.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: Do or do not there is no try

RMU doesn't make a 4th down in CCSU territory. CCSU ball at its own 31.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: Stat of the day

If my quick research is correct, Central's last lead was the first quarter of the UMass game on Oct. 8.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: 1 play later

One play later, Brian Fowler scores from 9 yards out. CCSU leads 7-0 with 8:41 left in the first

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: Right back at it

RMU goes 3 and out..... then fumbles the punt! CCSU ball as I was writing this!
It was a bad snap on the ground that the punter couldn't handle. CCSU ball at the 9

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG: Bad finish to the good start

CCSU doesn't make a 4th and 6 from about the 25 and RMU takes over.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG LIVE BLOG: Good start

The Blue Devils have already hit a 26-yard pass and converted a 4th and 5 on the opening drive. They have it at the RMU 28 just over 3 minutes in.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG

Touching moment to start senior day as the Blue Devils honored Rich Royster.
Now the rest of the seniors are being introduced. It's likely that the kick is a few minutes late.It's a TV game and this is going on for a while.

CCSU FOOTBALL LIVE BLOG

we'll have it up and running during the game Saturday. Then I'll try and sit down Sunday if I get some time on my off day to catch up on a bunch of notes and thoughts.

CCSU MEN'S BASKETBALL NOTES

Just wrapping up the call, and the thing that jumps out at me is that coach Howie Dickenman is raving about his freshman class.

Usually I would say "what is [coach X] going to say," but with Howie, you get the truth as he sees it. If he wasn't happy with the freshmen, you'd know it.

Want proof? He's very unhappy with his big men, saying they were weak compared to the perimeter players (meaning in production I assume, not in actual strength). He implored Joe Efese to step up. We'll see.

More to say in a bit.

CCSU MEN'S BASKETBALL PICKED 3rd

I'm on the conference call now, will have a story later, but here's the top 4 in the NEC coaches preseason poll:

LIU
RMU
CCSU
Wagner

Preseason ALL NEC

Julian Boyd LIU F
Kenny Horton CCSU F
James Johnson Quinnipiac G
Wagner G Tyler Murray
Jamal Olaseweer LIU


No surprises so far.