Rhode Island leaving the CAA?

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Rhode Island may be leaving the CAA in 2012.

The NEC allows forty scholarships and will be eligible for the FCS playoffs for the first time in 2010.

The Rams have struggled in the CAA. Last year they finished 1-10 overall and 0-8 in the league. This is bad for New England football, but at least Rhode Island will be still playing.