staff writer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, joconnor@timesdispatch.com
Richmond, Va.
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"Adversity is what we speak about all the time, playing through adversity."
Big guys carry weight as @URSpiders, despite four turnovers, power by @FurmanPaladins 13-9, remain unbeaten in @NCAA_FCS play. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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10-9 @URSpidersFB over @PaladinFootball at half. Furman hit a 49-yard FG on final play. @urichmond has 5 sacks, 3 by Daniel Sellers.
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Fourth-and -two at @PaladinFootball 6. @URSpidersFB goes for it, scores TD to make it 10-3, 9:22 left in second quarter.
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25 yards for @PaladinFootball in first quarter. Still, tied 3-3 at @URSpidersFB. @urichmond has gained 94 yards.
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Kyle Bitsko 26-yard FG, @URSpidersFB leads @PaladinFootball 3-0 in first quarter in @PatriotLeague-@SoConSports meeting. @urichmond already has 2 sacks.
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At Robins Stadium, @PaladinFootball visits @URSpidersFB at 2. Former @SoConSports rivals havent’t met since 2005 @NCAA_FCS playoffs.
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John O'Connor retweeted
“I think each (league) had their pros and cons."
@URSpidersFB-@PaladinFootball Saturday meeting would be @SoConSports game had @urichmond taken other way at road fork. Chose to join @PatriotLeague. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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Analysis of potential reasons for increased number of injuries will be conducted by @urichmond, per @URSpidersFB coach Russ Huesman.
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With @PaladinFootball coming to @urichmond Saturday, remember @URSpidersFB chose @PatriotLeague over @SoConSports in 2024 when leaving @CAAFootball. Russ Huesman admits he liked @SoCon option, but knows PL was right move.
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“Does the defense let up a little bit? Offensively, do we take our foot off the gas?”
@URSpidersFB looking to generate second-half juice after dominating first halves vs. @NCAA_FCS foes. @PaladinFootball visits @urichmond Saturday. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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Reboot, Aussie! For sixth straight season, @URSpidersFB leans on potent punter from Down Under. Only one @NCAAD1 team has punted more than @urichmond, and Ned Gray effectively handles business. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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A football coach's workday ending at 2 p.m.?
'No way,' says @URSpidersFB's Russ Huesman after @DelSt_Football's DeSean Jackson said that's his routine. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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College football head coach out of the office by 2 p.m.? @DelSt_Football's DeSean Jackson says that's his routine. @URSpidersFB's Russ Huesman counters, 'No way.'
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Daniel Sellers, Aziz Foster-Powell could provide @URSpidersFB with fierce face vs. @PaladinFootball Saturday at @urichmond's Robins Stadium in final non-@Patriotleague game. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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Working hardest is a good start, says @URSpidersFB defensive lineman Daniel Sellers. @urichmond ranks fifth in @NCAA_FCS in sacks (14 in four games).
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Thick Aziz Foster-Powell (@gohshsfootball) of @URSpidersFB carries the ball, shedding defenders 'like gnats flying off his legs.' richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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“I just wish that the opportunities for us to have more headlining, Power Four games existed."
@SpiderMBB looks for bump from nonconference hoops schedule. That did not happen last year. richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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Shellacking at @PackFootball did not shake @URSpidersFB, said senior TB Aziz Foster-Powell.
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“FCS teams, we’re kind of turning into feeder programs for these big schools."
For @WMTribeFootball, @URSpidersFB, time to draw curtain on FCS-vs.-Power Four games, which this year have been bigger blowouts than ever? richmond.com/sports/college/… via @RTDSports
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