CAA Media Day,Baltimore Raven Stadium,Tuesday,July 23rd 9am

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Starts 9am

Tim Hightower keynote speaker

Russ Huesman up at 10:08am.Maurice Jackson,Daniel Jones to accompany Russ

Streaming begins at 9:30am:FloSports

https://www.flofootball.com/live/13...a&utm_term=caa&rtid=82493&coverage_id=6515953





https://caasports.com/news/2019/7/15/media-day-kicks-off-2019-caa-football-season.aspx

 

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Follow Spider Football At CAA Media Day In Baltimore Tuesday
07/22/2019

• FLOFOOTBALL.COM LIVE

RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond football program will take part in the 2019 Colonial Athletic Association annual Football Media Day Tuesday morning in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium. Media day will be covered on @SpiderFootball on Twitter and Instagram and the 2019 preseason All-Conference, specialty awards and preseason poll will be released Tuesday morning at www.richmondspiders.com.

Head coach Russ Huesman and seniors Maurice Jackson (Levittown, Pa.) and Daniel Jones (Williamsburg, Va.) will be in attendance representing the Spiders.

The day gets underway at 9 a.m. with remarks from Commissioner Joe D'Antonio and a keynote address from former Spider standout and six-year NFL running back Tim Hightower. The presentations can be viewed on the CAA Football Twitter page.

The CAA's coverage of the event will be highlighted by Media Day Live, which be broadcast for free on FloFootball.com beginning at 9:45 a.m. The show, hosted by Bobby Broyles and Brandon Noble, will include interviews with all 12 CAA Football head coaches and two student-athletes from each school. Fans are invited to submit questions for any of the coaches and student-athletes and we'll ask them on the air.

Huesman, Jackson and Jones are slated to be live on FloFootball.com from 10:08-10:20 a.m. while Hightower will take his turn live from 10:20-10:28 a.m

 

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CAA Football also announced its preseason all-conference team. JMU and Maine each had six players honored while Towson had five. Towson’s Flacco was named the preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while Richmond senior defensive end Maurice Jackson (46 tackles, 15.0 TFL, 10 sacks, 4 FF) was chosen as the preseason Defensive Player of the Year.




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 mentionavis 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


2019 CAA FOOTBALL PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
(Selected by a vote of Head Coaches and Media Relations Directors)

1. James Madison (20 first-place votes) 238
2. Towson (3 first-place votes) 217
3. Maine (1 first-place vote) 201
4. Elon 164
5. Delaware 162
6. Stony Brook 151
7. New Hampshire 109
8. Rhode Island 104
9. Villanova 84
10. Richmond 62
11. William & Mary 58
12. UAlbany 34

 

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[64Spider]

We should have a gigantic chip on our shoulder right out of the gate this year!

 

[MolivaManiac]

Good for Maurice Jackson. Not sure that i can recall a year where we had so few players recognized on the preseason team. As 64 says, perhaps some motivation.

I hate the idea of looking up at Rhode Island and some of the others in the standings.

 

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• BY JOHN O'CONNOR Richmond Times-Dispatch
  
• 6 min ago
  

Former University of Richmond running back Tim Hightower was among the celebrities in the Home Run Derby at The Diamond during Eastern League All-Star Week July 7-10.

MARK GORMUS/TIMES-DISPATCH

BALTIMORE - The leading rusher in University of Richmond history has morphed into the Spiders’ leading cheerleader. Tim Hightower, the keynote speaker at Tuesday’s CAA media day at M&T Bank Stadium, wants so badly for his alma mater to regenerate its FCS glory years.

“I love my Spiders,” Hightower told CAA coaches, players and media members during his address. “I take such pride in Richmond.”

UR made four playoff appearances during a run of five consecutive winning seasons 2005-09, a stretch that featured Hightower, and then the 2008 FCS championship. Premier personnel and coaching blended, resulting in sustained excellence for a private school with fewer than 3,000 students. As always with these things, there was much more not as obvious as those two factors.


Go back to the summer of 2007, which was Hightower’s senior year. A prominent player was absent as a Spiders' voluntary workout was about to begin early one morning. Hightower, a captain, noticed.

“Something just said to me, ‘If he’s not here, it’s going to impact all of us.’ It was like a broken link on the team,” said Hightower, who gained 3,712 yards at UR and then played six years in the NFL. He led his teammates in a jog to the dorm room of the absent Spider, who rose and joined the group for the training session.

Before Hightower started carrying the ball on a regular basis as a sophomore, the Spiders posted four straight losing seasons, and had 13 losing seasons among their previous 20, with three FCS playoff qualifications (2000, 1998, 1987).

Things flipped in 2005 for coach Dave Clawson’s program. UR took off behind Hightower, an FBS talent snagged by Clawson's predecessor, Jim Reid, largely because Hightower missed most of his senior season at Alexandria’s Episcopal High with a broken foot. Hightower was not familiar with UR, but determined he would make the most of the opportunity.


Consistent success Richmond accomplished 2005-09, a more challenging stroke at a school such as UR, can be repeated, Hightower believes, if the culture can be recreated.


“There was a brotherhood of accountability that we developed. It extended beyond the football field,” he said. “We were competitive, and we looked out for each other. We loved being around each other.

“You look at the different teams that figure out a reason to play beyond football. That’s something that you build before the wins and losses start, and it carries over late in games, it carries over on the road.”

In coach Russ Huesman’s third year, the Spiders reach a pivotal point. Huesman, UR’s defensive coordinator 2004-08, inherited a program that advanced to the playoffs under coach Danny Rocco 2014, 2015 and 2016. The Spiders went 6-5 (4-4 CAA) in Huesman’s first year, and 4-7 (2-6 CAA) last season.

Richmond rose from darker days, Hightower appreciates, and can again.

“Man, I hope it happens. I want to see it happen,” he said.

 

[SpiderRick]

One player on the preseason teams, not even a honorable mention! This is so sad. Even lowly W&M has 5 listed. No more excuses for Huesman, this is his team.

 

[urmite]

One player on the preseason teams, not even a honorable mention! This is so sad. Even lowly W&M has 5 listed. No more excuses for Huesman, this is his team.

Daniel Jones?

 

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CAA Media Day Full Session:

https://www.flofootball.com/events/...all-media-day/videos?playing=6542182&limit=60

 

[FrontRoyalSpider]

One player on the preseason teams, not even a honorable mention! This is so sad. Even lowly W&M has 5 listed. No more excuses for Huesman, this is his team.

How many years remain on Huesman's contract? Is he now on the "hot seat"?

 

[fballcoach65]

I believe it was a 5 year contract. I do not believe he is on the hot seat - yet. He has been having to work with a lot of Danny's recruits who, for the last two seasons, did not want to buy into his system. The roster is completely rebuilt with all of his recruits. If, however, we still have another 4-7 season, I believe the seat could start to get pretty warm.

 

[FrontRoyalSpider]

I believe it was a 5 year contract. I do not believe he is on the hot seat - yet. He has been having to work with a lot of Danny's recruits who, for the last two seasons, did not want to buy into his system. The roster is completely rebuilt with all of his recruits. If, however, we still have another 4-7 season, I believe the seat could start to get pretty warm.

I hope he is able to get our Spiders back in the playoffs on a regular basis.

 

[ItsOnlyaGame3]

I thought that Coleman should have made All-CAA. Started every games and didn't miss an offensive snap. On defense, Ritten should have been mentioned as a pre-season All-CAA.

 

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I thought that Coleman should have made All-CAA. Started every games and didn't miss an offensive snap. On defense, Ritten should have been mentioned as a pre-season All-CAA.

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When you go 2-6 in conference for 2018,getting individual accolades ain’t easy going into following season.It makes Maurice Jackson’s acknowledgment by CAA SIDs and coaches that much more noteworthy.

 

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Huesman 1:1 on 2019 outlook:

https://www.flofootball.com/events/...all-media-day/videos?playing=6542460&limit=60