Maine Football

Add LB Sterling Sheffield and WR Micah Wright to the list of former UMaine Black Bears getting a shot at the NFL. Both players were signed to free agent contracts after impressing at the rookie tryout camps over the weekend.

The University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame will open its doors to the 1965 Tangerine Bowl football team and seven individual standouts of the past at a banquet in September.

The Nick Charlton era of UMaine football began in earnest on this chilly March morning. His first spring practice as Black Bears head coach.

The Detroit Lions have released linebacker Trevor Bates, the former UMaine and Westbrook HS player.

New UMaine football coach Nick Charlton and his staff got National Letters of Intent from 14 players. Add in transfers plus mid-year commits and the incoming class totals 21.

Ice, wind, rain and snow has caused the Mahaney Dome on the UMaine campus to collapse again. It happened late last week. No one was injured.

In 2016 and 2017 Liam Coen was running the UMaine Black Bears offense as the offensive coordinator. This week he's prepping for ways to beat the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Chalk up another win on the gridiron for UMaine senior linebacker Sterling Sheffield. At the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Game at the Rose Bowl over the weekend, Sheffield played for the American team that beat the National team 10-7.

The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) has named Joe Harasymiak the National FCS Coach of the Year. He's the first UMaine football coach to win the award.

UMaine football made its historic playoff run to the national semi-finals and now the pollsters hand out the final rankings for the year. Depending on which poll you look at, the Black Bears finish #4 or #5.