Friday, June 25, 2010

Friday News --- June 25th, 2010

Vladimir Ducasse remains unsigned by the New York Jets.

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Shannon James was released by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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Phl Steele has picked William & Mary, UMass' first opponent in 2010, as the #1 team in FCS.

According to a poster on AGS, UMass does not crack Phil Steele's Top 40:

1. William & Mary
2. Appalachian St
3. Villanova
4. Montana
5. Northern Iowa
6. Elon
7. Southern Illinois
8. James Madison
9. Northern Arizona
10. McNeese St
11. Wofford
12. SF Austin
13. Illinois St
14. Cal Poly
15. Delaware
16. Weber St
17. Richmond
18. South Dakota St
19. Eastern Illinois
20. Montana St
21. South Carolina St
22. Jacksonville St
23. Colgate
24. Penn
25. Liberty
26. Grambling St
27. Eastern Washington
28. New Hampshire
29. Texas St
30. Robert Morris
31. Samford
32. Eastern Kentucky
33. Central Arkansas
34. Furman
35. Harvard
36. Dayton
37. Chattanooga
38. Maine
39. UC Davis
40. Missouri State.

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According to the Virginia Pilot, FCS leagues including the CAA, are still worried about conference re-alignments.

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Off Topic: Five of John Calipari's players were chosen in the first round of the NBA draft.