University of Richmond Athletics
Football Preview: Richmond at Northeastern
Sept. 3, 2007
Richmond Spiders (0-1, 0-0 CAA South)
at
Northeastern Huskies (0-1, 0-0 CAA North)
Parsons Field (7,000) • Boston, Mass.
September 8, 2007 • 12:30 p.m. ET
Television: Northeastern will broadcast the game on its video website (GONU.tv). Please note, a subscription purchase of $4.95 is required.
Radio: ESPN 950 AM in Richmond with Bob Black (play-by-play), fomer Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '97 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Satellite Radio: The game has been added to the Sirius college football lineup on Saturday. It can be heard live on Sirius Channel 119 (Richmond broadcast).
Internet: Live audio coverage, photo gallery and postgame wrap-up on RichmondSpiders.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
Northeastern: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
Coach Clawson on the CAA Teleconference 
NU Coach Rocky Hager on the CAA Teleconference
Weekly Press Conference #2: Video 
Weekly Press Conference #2: Audio
Quick Slants:
• Richmond is one game into its 125th season of football and its fourth under head coach Dave Clawson.
• Today marks the CAA Football opener for both teams, with each coming off setbacks against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams last weekend -- Richmond fell at Vanderbilt and Northeastern fell at Northwestern.
• The Spiders are 12-9 in conference openers since 1986 -- their first season in the Yankee Conference, which became the A-10 and now the CAA. Richmond downed Northeastern in last year's opener at UR Stadium, 12-7, and has won three of its last five. Under Clawson, Richmond is 2-1.
• Redshirt freshman Justin Rogers was named the first-ever CAA Football Rookie of the Week (9/2/07). The Baton Rouge, La. native collected 201 yards in kickoff returns, including a 93-yarder for TD, against Vandy last Saturday.
• Senior WR Arman Shields caught 12 passes for 107 yards against the Commodores, moving him into a tie for second in career receptions at Richmond.
• The Spiders are in their first year of competition in the Colonial Athletic Association. CAA Football, regarded as one the nation's top Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conferences, is comprised of the same 12 teams that played in the Atlantic 10 Conference until last season.
Last Meeting:
A wild and windy first quarter proved to be the difference as Richmond downed Northeastern, 12-7, Sept. 30, 2006 at UR Stadium. The Spiders scored three times in the period by way of a blocked punt return for TD, a field goal and a safety, to lead 12-0. The defense also blocked an NU field goal in the opening 15 minutes. Tim Hightower carried the ball 37 times for 149 yards (both career highs) to lead a rushing attack that out-gained the Huskies 167-25. The win moved the Spiders to 4-0, while dropping the Huskies to 1-4.
Up Next:
The Spiders are off next week before ending their three-game season-opening road swing at Bucknell Sept. 22 at 1 p.m. in Lewisburg, Pa.