CAA 2019 Offseason/Preseason Thread

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Of course the big news is UD’s 60 million & athletic center renovations (which were announced late 2017), and the removal of the iconic piss wall. But that was well chronicled on here this past Spring. In other news.

Legal troubles from this past Feb:
Three New Hampshire football players arrested on felony riot charges
https://collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.c ... t-charges/
The LB Quinlen Dean is a 2 time 2nd team All CAA..

UMaine football star arrested, charged with domestic violence assault
Running back Ramon Jefferson, who led the Black Bears in rushing last fall, is also charged with criminal mischief.
https://www.pressherald.com/2019/02/07/ ... e-assault/
Jefferson, as an rFr last season, became the 1st Maine Fr ever to rush for 1,000 yards in a season..

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Transferring out:

UR got hammered, losing 3 starters to the state of Illinois.
-Dejon Brisset, one of the top WR in the CAA, lost to Illinois as a grad transfer. Was a 1st team All CAA 2017 & an NFL prospect..missed most of last season due to injury.
https://www.richmond.com/sports/plus/sp ... 9850d.html
https://writingillini.com/2019/03/18/il ... ver-corps/
-Kevin Johnson, starting QB from the 1st half of last season, transferred to WIU as a grad transfer.
-Deontez Thompson, a starting RB, also transferred to WIU as grad transfer. Thompson was a Fr AA in 2016, rushing for over 1k yards, and a pre season AA 2017, but got injured. He didn’t do much this past season in a 1/2 doz starts.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_ ... %2As%2As-R

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CAA teams’ G5/P5 transfers. The ones I was able to come up with from each CAA teams’ Winter & Spring & Summer news releases, 2019 roster, the transfer portal, and what’s been posted on AGS. Might be missing a couple. Current count at 35. Seems to be more league wide than I can ever remember.

UD (6)
-rJr LB Dae’lun Darien, Penn St (3 star)
-rJr CB D'Juan Moore, Kansas
-rSo CB Zachariah Burton, UVa
-rFr RB Will Knight, ODU (2 star)
-rFr LB Javar Garrett, Virginia (3 star)
-rFr LB Isaiah Schoonmaker, Miami of Ohio

UR (5)
-Gr WR Charlie Fessler, Northwestern (3 star)
-Gr WR Keyston Fuller, Duke (3 star)
-Gr S Brandon Feamster, Duke (3 star 247/2 star Rivals). (6’3”/205). Last 3 seasons played in 37 of 38 games. Started last 7 games last season.
-Gr LB Jimmy Marchese, Illinois (walkon, did start a couple games couple years ago)
-rSo QB Beau English, Air Force (2 star)

Maine (4)
-rSr Emmanuel Reed, Buffalo (2 star). 2016-2018 29 games, 288 carries, 1244 yards, 10 TDs. Started 9 games 2017.
-rJr WR Jacob Hennie, 2 seasons New Mexico/1 season Mt San Antonio College (2 star 247)
-rSo RB Jordan Rowell, NIU
-rSo TE Ori Jean-Charles, Louisville (was a preferred walkon there).

TU (4)
-rSo WR Darian Street, Pitt (3 star)
-rSo OL Darion Bryant, Temple (3 star)
-rFr DT Jesus Gibbs, USC (3 star)
-rSo P Shane McDonough, Marshall

SBU (4)
-rSr Sean Hammonds, Ball State (2 star 247)
-rJr WR Brandon Benson, SMU (3 star)
-rSo OL James Tunstall, UConn (2 star)
-rSo OLB Keirston Johnson, USF (3 star 247, 2 star Rivals)

W&M (4)
-Gr DL Darius Fullwood, VT (3 star)
-Gr WR Sean Daniel, VT
-Gr QB Kilton Anderson, Fresno St/New Mex Military/CCU (3 star 247/2 star Rivals). 2015 Fresno St played 8 games/5 starts. 2017-2018 CCU played 15 games/8 starts.
-rJr OL Andrew Trainer, Illinois (3 star)

Albany (4)
-Gr FB Max Anthony, Rutgers
-rJr QB Griffin Dahn, Nevada
-rJr RB Alex James, CCU (2 star)
-Jr DL MJ Crazier, Kent St

JMU (3)
-Gr WR Brandon Polk, PSU (4 star 247, 3 star Rivals) 10 career starts, 3 as a true Fr, 7 last season.
-rFr WR Dillon Spalding, WVU (3 star)
-rFr DE Antonio Colclough, Temple (3 star 247, 2 star

Elon (1)
-rJr ILB Tyler Sponseller, Cincinnatti (3 star)

None announced yet that I could find:
UNH
VU
URI

Looks like 4 proven players with multiple career starts:
-PSU WR to JMU.
-Duke safety to UR.
-Buffalo RB to Maine.
-Fresno St/CCU QB to W&M.

[bluehenbillk]

Delaware needs all those LB's - Colby Reeder out for the season with back surgery. Expect the defense to take a step back or two this fall.

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Updated the transfer list. As MaineJeff pointed out on AGS, they got a RB from Buffalo who was a 2017 starter.

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52 CAA streaming games on Flo Sports announced:


https://twitter.com/Madia_DNRSports/sta ... 0712538120
https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/17/mo ... -2019.aspx
https://www.flofootball.com/articles/65 ... wing-guide

Flo only has exclusive rights to streaming. The games streamed on Flo can still be televised by a TV network. They just can't be streamed by another network or the school.

[AZGrizFan]

So, is it JMU and everybody else again in ‘19? Or is there someone up to the challenge this year?

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So, is it JMU and everybody else again in ‘19? Or is there someone up to the challenge this year?

Maine or Towson.

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CAA Media Day


2019 CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches and Media Relations Directors)
OFFENSE
Name, School Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Tom Flacco, Towson Sr. QB 6-1 208 Voorhees, N.J./Eastern
Shane Simpson, Towson Sr. RB 5-9 200 Easton, Pa./Easton
Jaylan Thomas, Elon So. RB 5-10 190 Carrollton, Ga./Carrollton
Tyler Crist, William & Mary Jr. FB 6-0 225 Hampton, Va./Kecoughtan
Earnest Edwards, Maine Sr. WR 5-10 175 Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute
Shane Leatherbury, Towson Sr. WR 5-10 183 Salisbury, Md./Delmar
Aaron Parker, Rhode Island Sr. WR 6-3 191 Prince George’s Co., Md./Gwynn Park
Matt Foster, Elon Sr. TE 6-3 242 Williamsville, N.Y./Williamsville South
Liam Dobson, Maine Jr. OL 6-2 330 Ottawa, Ontario/Canada Prep Acad.
Mario Farinella, Delaware Gr. OL 6-2 300 Bloomfield, N.J./Bergen Catholic
Liam Fornadel, James Madison Jr. OL 6-4 307 Wyckoff, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
Kyle Murphy, Rhode Island Sr. OL 6-4 312 Attleboro, Mass./Attleboro
Kyle Nunez, Stony Brook So. OL 6-2 345 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip

DEFENSE
Name, School Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Ron’Dell Carter, James Madison Sr. DL 6-3 273 Baltimore, Md./Long Reach
Maurice Jackson, Richmond Sr. DL 6-2 265 Levittown, Pa./Truman
Sam Kamara, Stony Brook Sr. DL 6-2 295 Carteret, N.J./Carteret
Kayon Whitaker, Maine Sr. DL 6-2 255 Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate
Robert Heyward, Towson Sr. LB 5-10 227 Savannah, Ga./Calvary Day School
Dimitri Holloway, James Madison Sr. LB 6-1 215 Newport News, Va./Heritage
Taji Lowe, Maine Sr. LB 6-1 235 Stewartsville, N.J./Phillipsburg
Deshawn Stevens, Maine Jr. LB 6-1 250 Toronto, Ontario/Kent School
Pop Lacey, New Hampshire Sr. S 6-0 199 Reading, Pa./Berks Catholic
Isaiah Laster, William & Mary Sr. S 6-1 210 Cary, N.C./Panther Creek
Adam Smith, James Madison Sr. S 6-1 179 Charlotte, N.C./Hough
Manny Patterson, Maine Sr. CB 5-10 180 Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph
Rashad Robinson, James Madison Sr. CB 5-11 185 Richmond, Va./Hermitage

SPECIAL TEAMS
Name, School Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School
Earnest Edwards, Maine Sr. KR 5-10 175 Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute
D’Angelo Amos, James Madison Jr. PR 6-1 186 Richmond, Va./Meadowbrook
Aidan O’Neill, Towson Sr. PK 6-1 199 New Paltz, N.Y./New Paltz
Nick Pritchard, Delaware Sr. P 5-10 210 New Egypt, N.J./New Egypt
Isaiah White, Stony Brook Sr. SPEC 5-11 215 Gordon Heights, N.Y./Longwood

CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Tom Flacco, QB, Towson
CAA FOOTBALL PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Maurice Jackson, DL, Richmond

Honorable mention: Davis Cheek, QB, Elon; Chris Ferguson, QB, Maine; Dejoun Lee, RB, Delaware; Carlos Washington, RB, New Hampshire; Joey Kenny, FB, Rhode Island; Owen Tyler, FB, Delaware; Jabari Allen, WR, Towson; Dev Holmes, WR, UAlbany; Simon Bengelis, TE, Villanova; Aaron Grzymkowski, OL, Towson; Mac Patrick, OL, James Madison; Mark Williamson, OL, William & Mary; Bryce Carter, DL, Towson; John Daka, DL, James Madison; Brandon Ginnetti, DL, Rhode Island; Charles Mitchell, DL, Maine; Bill Murray, DL, William & Mary; Levi Metheny, LB, UAlbany; Keon Paye, LB, Towson; Drew Wiley, LB, Villanova; Augie Contressa, S, Stony Brook; Daniel Jones, S, Richmond; Corey Parker, S, William & Mary; Jaquan Amos, CB, Villanova; Gavin Heslop, CB, Stony Brook, Greg Liggs, CB, Elon; Ahmere Dorsey, KR/PR, Rhode Island; Drew Sanborn, P, New Hampshire; Eli Mencer, SPEC, UAlbany
https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/22/ja ... -2019.aspx

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# of Pre season All CAA by school:
Maine: 7 (2 offense/4 defense/1 ST)
JMU: 6 (1 offense/4 defense/1 ST)
TU: 5 (3 offense/1 defense/1 ST)
SBU 3 (1 offense/1 defense/1 ST)

2 each: Elon, UD, W&M, URI
1 each: UNH, RU
0: VU, Albany

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JMU gets a commitment for 2020 from Lorton, VA’s Zion Dayne. The son of Ron Dayne. Yes, THAT Ron Dayne, the leading rusher in NCAA history with 7125. Ironically the 240 lb Zion isn’t a RB, but a defensive end...

Came across an interesting article when looking up stuff about his dad:
http://www.iconoclasticallybombastic.co ... ron-dayne/
A 4 time All American, won the Doak Walker, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Heisman, everything a RB could possibly win.

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JMU announces it TV games. All 6 home televised.
StFU: NBC Sports Washington
Morgan St: NBC Sports Washington
VU: MASN
TU: MASN & SNY
UNH: MASN & SNY
UR: MASN & SNY
https://mobile.twitter.com/jmusports/st ... 6087053312
CAA has the league wide streaming deal with FloSports, but as far as TV, every school is on its own. JMU didn’t even want the Flo deal, since they Flo has exclusive streaming rights & JMU would rather stream home games on ‘Madizone’. JMU acquiesced to taking 2 home games on Flo (Morgan State and Villanova). All 4 of their away CAA games are on Flo.