Campus Currents: Playoffs
After last Saturday’s crushing loss to the University of New Hampshire, the University of Maine football was granted a second chance when they were selected as an at-large team to the NCAA Football Championship Series (FCS) playoffs. The 20th-ranked Black Bears (8-4, 5-3 Colonial Athletic Association) head to the Midwest where they will take on the No.
A successful regular season has resulted in several accolades for Jack Cosgrove and his University of Maine football team.
Cosgrove guided the Black Bears to an 8-4 record and second place finish in the CAA North Division. UMaine was picked to finish fourth in the division, but after a 2-3 start, they reeled off six straight wins before dropping their season finale.
Chronicling the journey to the University of Northern Iowa to cover the UMaine Black Bear football team take on the No. 3 Panthers. Note: All times are in EST. Day 1 (Friday) 8:30 a.m.: I wake up still hurting from a hangover from two nights ago and all of the food that I ate on Thanksgiving.
Day 3 All times in EST. 08:15 a.m.: I wake up to a steady snowfall and messy conditions. The last thing Amy and I needed was a cancellation or delay as two days in Iowa was more than enough. 10 a.m.: After continental breakfast at the hotel, we checked out and took the shuttle to the Waterloo Regional Airport.
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — The state of Iowa has been unkind to the University of Maine football team. On Aug. 30, the Black Bears opened their season in Iowa City against FBS opponent, the University of Iowa. The Big 10 school beat UMaine easily, 46-3. Three months later, Jack Cosgrove’s squad earned an at-large berth in the FCS Playoffs and a first-round matchup with the University of Northern Iowa just 75 miles up the road in Cedar Falls.
All times in EST. 08:30 a.m.: I crawled out of bed, looked out the window and wondered what to do until the 5:05 p.m. kickoff. 08:45 a.m.: I still sat in bed wondering. 09:00 a.m.: .still wondering. 09:15 a.m.: I decide to take a shower and then promptly sit back in bed.
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