By the time Cole Johnson went into the locker room during James Madison's Week 2 win over Colonial Athletic Association counterpart Maine, the Dukes quarterback passed for 305 yards and three touchdowns.

Fresh off a season-opening rout of one Patriot League opponent, Lehigh, Villanova kicks off its fall 2021 home slate in Week 2 with another Patriot counterpart, Bucknell.

Labor Day weekend serves as an unofficial bridge between seasons. Between the cookouts and other festivities, it is —to paraphrase Jeff Spicoli — the last summer fiesta.

Richmond has qualified for the FCS playoffs 11 times and won the national championship in 2008, but the program’s last playoff appearance came in 2016.

If the members of the Elon football team need any extra motivation heading into the 2021 season all they have to do is turn their attention to the Colonial Athletic Association’s Preseason Poll.

There’s a fair amount of buzz surrounding the Rhode Island football team as it enters the 2021 season, as there should be.

Since Chuck Priore became the program’s head coach in 2006, Stony Brook has been known for its stingy defense. The Seawolves haven’t played defense at their usual standard the last couple seasons, however.

Were it not for a goal-line stand near-miss in the National Championship Game and road lead that slipped away in the national semifinal, James Madison could be talking three-peat heading into the fall 2021 season.

Picked to finish last place before the 2019 season, UAlbany went on a history-making tear.

Villanova boasted a nationally top 20-ranked scoring offense in each of the past two seasons — and the Wildcats just might be at their most dangerous on that side of the ball in the campaign to come.

From quite literally the first play, it was evident Delaware was in for a special spring football season.

There was a time when it seemed like the NCAA rubber-stamped New Hampshire a spot in the FCS playoff field each season. The Wildcats qualified for postseason play 14 years in row (2004-2017), but haven’t tasted the playoffs since that 2017 season.

Missing on a Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs berth earlier in 2021 has the Richmond Spiders primed to avoid a repeat later in the year.

If you’re looking for a place to start evaluating the depth of Colonial Athletic Association football in 2021, start at the bottom.

As summer days get just a little bit shorter, an almost instinctual eagerness settles in: Football season approaches.