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After leading the BC Eagles to three bowl game appearances, former Siena wide receiver and UAlbany coach Jeff Hafley has been hired in Green Bay.

UAlbany gets set to usher in a new era tomorrow night at Bob Ford Field. The Danes take on Holy Cross at 6 p.m., in the first game for new head coach Greg Gattuso. UAlbany is coming off a 1-11 season in its first year in the Colonial Athletic Conference...

College football is just days away from the start of a fun 13-15 week journey. Final preparations are being made as the excitement builds. UAlbany heads into the final season with legendary coach Bob Ford at the helm. Ford has named his captains for the season...

It’s rare in any level of sports for one team to have a coach as long as Bob Ford has been with the University at Albany. The coach’s 43-year run as the team’s fearless leader will end after this season.

Over the last 3 unofficial weekends of summer, Brian Cady is doing a local "College Football Tour," learning everything you need to know to get you ready for the 2012 College Football season in the Capital Region. Every Saturday during "Cady's Corner" from 10-11am, Brian will be joined by a head coach from one of the area college programs - UAlbany, RPI and Union.

UAlbany President George M. Philip, along with Vice President and Athletic Director Lee McElroy, was joined by public officials, coaches, student-athletes, alumni and supporters as the University broke ground on the construction of its new multi-sport complex, on Tuesday morning. Also announced was a $1 million challenge as part of a $2 million campaign to name the new field for head football coac

For the first time in seven years, UAlbany will start its schedule at home, as the Great Danes will host Colgate on Sept. 1, 2012. Vice President and Athletic Director Lee McElroy, along with head football coach Bob Ford, announce the team’s upcoming fall schedule on Thursday, March 29, 2012. UAlbany will host five games at University Field, while taking on three non-conference opponents. Read Mor

Bob Ford's resume speaks for itself. The University at Albany coach is the active Division I leader in coaching victories with 255 and is heading into his 40th season coaching the Great Danes. Just last season, he led UAlbany to its first Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearance...

The UAlbany football program finished up the 2011 season ranked on two national polls, and was receiving votes in a third.

Dan Di Lella found an anonymous note in his locker, a few weeks ago. "If you live in the past, you'll die in the future -- focus on the now." Di Lella has kept moving forward this season and the University at Albany football team has followed their senior quarterback's lead, advancing further than any team in school history...

Today was the fifth week of "Cady's Corner," a 1-hour show covering all of the major headlines and games in College Football. Brian Cady will host the show every Saturday morning from 10-11am during the season, breaking down local and national teams every week.

There’s an old Chinese proverb about a bamboo tree, which University at Albany coach Bob Ford equates to his running game. The story goes that you must water the bamboo seeds without any results for quite some time and eventually, the tree will explode out of the ground, growing very quickly.