I was a mentor, right out of college, at William Perry Elementary School, but the difference between me, Chantz Harley and KJ Flowe, who were mentors for a group of kids at William Perry this past year, is, they played in the College Football Playoff.
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IU coach Curt Cignetti leaves Virginia out of his final Top 25 ballot
Indiana coach Curt Cignetti revealed the ballot he filled out for the final coaches poll Top 25, and noticeably absent was: Virginia.
Steve Buckhantz, Curt Dudley bring 90 years of experience to JMU hoops broadcasts
On a recent weekday at 4:30 p.m. – exactly 150 minutes before the opening tip – veteran sports broadcaster Steve Buckhantz walked into the almost-empty Atlantic Union Bank Center on the campus of JMU in Harrisonburg.
St. Anne’s-Belfield alum Justin Taylor, now at JMU, glad to be back in Virginia
Once Justin Taylor decided to transfer from Syracuse, the next stop seemed logical for the former basketball standout from STAB.
Virginia Tech drops JMU game from 2026 schedule: JMU pivots to San Diego State
Bad news for JMU Football, which is losing a marquee game from its 2026 schedule, with the news on Wednesday that the Sept. 26 game at Virginia Tech has now been canceled.
Harrisonburg: Visioning process for future of Court Square Theater begins this month
A trio of community meetings to discuss the future of Court Square Theater will be held next month in downtown Harrisonburg.
JMU, Tulane suffer CFP blowouts: Proof that Group of 5 schools don’t belong?
Did Saturday prove that Group of 5 champs shouldn’t jump the likes of Notre Dame, BYU, Texas, Vanderbilt, et al, to get spots in the College Football Playoff?
Harrisonburg: Two receive hefty prison sentences in 18-year-old’s death from fentanyl poisoning
Two Harrisonburg residents received hefty prison sentences for their part in a Virginia high school student’s death by fentanyl poisoning.
JMU, moving quickly, hires Billy Napier, former Florida football coach
JMU is set to hire Billy Napier, fired in October after three subpar seasons at Florida, to take over its football program, with current coach Bob Chesney on his way to UCLA.
JMU Football coach Bob Chesney set to take head-coach job at UCLA
ESPN, the Los Angeles Times and the Daily News Record, among others, are reporting that JMU Football coach Bob Chesney is going to take the head-coaching job at UCLA.