Maine Football

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.

New UMaine football head coach Nick Charlton has promoted wide receivers coach Andrew Dresner to offensive coordinator.

UMaine linebacker Sterling Sheffield has been invited to play in the prestigious National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) Collegiate Bowl on January 19th at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

A week ago, Joe Harasymiak was UMaine head coach. Last night, he helped Minnesota head coach P.J. Fleck win the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit.