Bates college football

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Bates College football team found out the hard way that Trinity will once again be a contender in the NESCAC in 2018. The Bantams defeated the Bobcats 59-16 on Saturday. Trinity scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns to grab a 14-0 lead heading into the second. Bates responded midway through the second with a 12-play, 50-yard drive that ended in a 36-yard field goal by Justin Foley. A few minutes later, Bates defensive back Anthony Costa intercepted at Jordan Vazzano pass and returned it 25 yards for a touchdown, cutting Trinity’s lead to 14-9 with 4:30 remaining in the first half. But the Bantams scored twice in the final 97 seconds of the half, both on touchdown passes by Vazzano, who threw four in the first half and five in the game. Trinity pulled away in the third quarter with 24 unanswered points. Bates scored with 4:58 left in the game when freshman running back Caleb Bolden ran in from 4 yards out. The Bantams racked up 563 yards total off. … [Read more...] about College football: Vazzano throws 5 TDs, Trinity humbles Bates

Bates College quarterback Brendan Costa works with offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson at the Lewiston college on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The new era of Bates College football has a new outfit. The Bobcats unveiled their new uniforms Sunday morning for their team photo and the program’s media day at Garcelon Field. The new Under Armour uniforms vary slightly from the Adidas versions worn in recent seasons — they’re still maroon-on-maroon but have black and white accents — but they are clearly an updated look. “We’ve been waiting for these,” senior defensive back and team captain Joe Frake said. “It seemed like every year, it was like, ‘We getting new unis? We getting new unis?’ And (athletic director) Mr. (Jason) Fein and Coach (Malik) Hall, I’m sure they played a huge role in making sure that we’re looking real good. And we’re rocking these Under Armours now. I love it. I … [Read more...] about New-look Bobcats embracing new era of Bates College football

BRUNSWICK — When freshman Darius Minor collapsed and died while participating in a supervised University of Maine workout last Tuesday, the loss was felt in college football programs across the state. At Husson University, the coaches were in a meeting when the news broke. “Devastated is not a strong enough word to describe how we felt,” said Gabby Price, Husson’s head coach. “A lot of us cried.” College football deaths are rare — from 2000-2016, an average of two NCAA football players died per season, according to the National Athletic Trainers’ Association — but when they happen close by, they’re magnified. “I’ve heard of situations like this in the past,” said Jack Cosgrove, the former UMaine coach who is entering his first year as the coach at Colby College. “But never so close to home. That really gets your attention. It’s one of ours, a young man who wore the blue of the University … [Read more...] about College football: UMaine player’s death shook state’s football programs