The University at Albany is getting a twelve million dollar renovation to SEFCU Arena and the physical education gym. There will be some major upgrades and new amenities for both the fans and the athletes.
Students from the Capital Region and beyond attend SUNY Albany each year, and here is how much money the school has awarded in scholarships to new students since 2009.
The Albany Cup is returning and it should be. Siena College and the University at Albany officially announced the return of the premier Capital Region men's basketball series at a joint press conference Tuesday at 677 Prime in downtown Albany. Both athletic directors have confirmed for months on The Drive with Charlie & Dan that they were working towards an agreement. The three-year deal tips off at the newly renamed MVP Arena next season.
The New York Giants have a deep history with Albany and the Capital Region. Check out some of the best photos from camp, featuring the Giants biggest stars.
The Colonial Athletic Conference has produced such NFL greats as Howie Long (Villanova), Joe Flacco (Delaware), Charles Haley (James Madison), Darren Sharper (William & Mary) and scores of others. 36 CAA players were on NFL rosters at the start of last football season, including former UAlbany Great Dane, Jarron Williams. Many of them, including Williams, played at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium while still in college. All the more reason to support the UAlbany Great Danes by purchasing a couple of season tickets.
I hope you're ready for some football because you're about to get a double dose of UAlbany! The CAA Fall Football schedule has officially been announced! We've been forced to wait MONTHS to see the UAlbany Great Danes's follow-up performance to making the second round of the 2019 NCAA FCS Championship Tournament but the wait is almost over! With CAA Spring football set to kick-off in March, we now know it'll be a quick turn around then back at it when the 2021 Fall season starts on September 4th.
In the midst of what seems to be the reported "second wave" of COVID-19 across the world, there's a glimmer of hope that we could return to life as we knew it sooner than later. With the news that Pfizer believes it has a vaccine that's 90% effective it feels like maybe just maybe we can start to dream about live sporting events again.
The Great Danes are undefeated at home, breaking records on offense and doing work on defense. This season is a long way from over but there's a different energy when you see the UAlbany football team take the field this season. Just a week after Defensive Lineman Nick Griffin scored on a fumble recovery he joins Levack and Goz to explain why things are indeed different this season.