Fordham University NCAA News

AJ McKenna's motivation all season was to be the leader of Albany State's offense.

Hello, all! Long time, no blog. Sorry for my extended absence. Last week was a weird week filled with family matters and, tech problems, communication issues, and on and on.

Morgan Sabia scored 20 points and three others scored in double figures as Hartford beat Fordham 70-62 on Saturday.

As the Patriot League grapples with the issue of allowing member schools to give athletic scholarships --Fordham has said it will go ahead and do it with its next recruiting class and will not be eligible for league honors beginning next season -- there's little question that the PL has had a banner 2009 football season.

Freshman Chris Gaston scored 22 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked five shots as Fordham got its first win of the season, defeating Sacred Heart 76-66 on Wednesday night.

With just under eight minutes to go in yet another close game against Fordham, Fairfield coach Ed Cooley called Derek Needham over to the sidelines and whispered in his ear.

Freshman Derek Needham scored a career-high 19 points and Fairfield rallied to beat Fordham 63-55 on Sunday night.

JB Clark's 22-yard pass to DeVaughn Gordon with 3:34 remaining in the third quarter, the only score of the second half, lifted Lehigh over Fordham 35-28 on Saturday.

Gerald McLemore scored 26 points to lead Maine to a 76-73 win over Fordham in the season opener for both teams on Friday night.

Headed into this weekend, the Lehigh University football team is 2-7. The Mountain Hawks are coming off a heartbreaking 24-20 loss to No.

When you're coming off a historically bad season, having posted a 3-25 record, there really is no where to go but up.

Considered one of the top NFL quarterback prospects in the country, Fordham senior John Skelton will now get a chance to compete against the elite players in the nation after he was selected to participate in the 85th East-West Shrine Game at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando on Jan.

Normally, Fort Valley State heads to town Friday and spends the night in a local hotel before the Fountain City Classic.

John Skelton passed for 305 yards and a touchdown and Fordham defeated Bucknell 21-7 on Saturday.

Dominic Randolph threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Santana with 1:03 remaining to seal Holy Cross' 24-20 comeback win over Lehigh on Saturday.

Lafayette College's current five-game winning streak has seen the Leopards sweep four Ivy League opponents, including preseason favorite Harvard, and hold off Fordham with John Skelton, the Rams' NFL quarterback prospect.

Halloween night will look very spooky for a few Patriot League Football teams if they don't come up with victories in the afternoon, as the three teams that lead the standings put their records on the line against squads that desperately need a win to stay in the race for the 2009 Patriot League title.

John Skelton's 67th and final pass of a very long afternoon hit his receiver in the hands but quickly thudded to the turf in the end zone.

Dominic Randolph passed for 314 yards and four touchdowns to lead Holy Cross to a 41-27 win over Fordham on Saturday.

A good number of college student-athletes have signed autographs for fans. However, the number who have signed a book on their lives and how they overcame adversity is probably fairly small.