after last season's embarrassing loss to the Pirates in our CAA opener, I'm glad we get them in a late November battle which could have significant CAA Championship and FCS Playoff implications for the Spiders...
no matter what kind of season the Pirates are having, many of their players will bring the confidence of their dominating 2023 win onto the field at Armstrong Stadium...if the Spiders need any additional incentive to stay focused, motivated and winning their memories of getting slam dunked by these guys should be perfect tonic for some important payback!
Richmond has not lost in the three previous meetings at Armstrong Stadium...on CAA Media Day interim head coach Trenton Boykin, who replaced Robert Prunty after spring camp, expressed his believe that this could be the best Hampton team since he arrived as an HU assistant in 2020...he attributes a lot of this to experience...the Pirates bring back a lot, particularly on offense where the sole Pirate on the All CAA Preseason team RB Elijah Burriss will lead the way behind an offensive line that Boykin describes as getting bigger, stronger and faster since last season...
former Richmond linebacker Xavier Marshall will play a significant role in Hampton's defense...
the Pirates were picked to finish 12th in the 16 team conference in the CAA Media Day preseason poll...
payback game, or not, this is a late November road game against an opponent that the Spiders have to defeat...you can't defend a Championship, or earn a Playoff spot, without winning games like this one!
enjoy the Countdown!
Go Spiders!
