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The cheers continued to come in for AJ Davis during the tip. Davis was on the court in a wheelchair for the opening tip the last time the Founding Fathers played in the TBT. This year, he was determined to be on the court standing this time.

HALFTIME: Founding Fathers 39, NXT ERA ELITE 35. Big half for Alonzo Sule (JMU 2021-23) with 10 points, 7 rebounds and a nasty block that led to a fast break dunk from Andre Nation.

End of the third, NXT ERA Elite leads the Founding Fathers 60-55. NEE's Ahmad Gilbert has 18 points to lead all scorers. Alonzo Sule and Elijah Hutchins-Everett each have 10 points and 9 rebounds for the JMU alumni.

TBT FINAL: NXT Era Elite 82, Founding Fathers 64.

Retweeting this after bouncing between TBT & JMU practice today. One lineup Dukes used a lot had Bradley Douglas at PG with four guys at least 6-7. The tallest, Preston Fowler, playing the two. This team could cause some matchup headaches for opposing coaches.

Odds for Group of 5 teams to make College Football Playoff via Circa Sports Boise State +190 Tulane +850 Memphis +900 James Madison +1200 UNLV +1200 UTSA +1200 Liberty +1500 Texas State +1500 Louisiana +2000 Toledo +2000 Not all G5 teams listed

Just Announced: Jim Gaffigan is bringing his Everything Is Wonderful! tour to the Atlantic Union Bank Center on Friday, September 26. Tickets are on sale now. Get your tickets here: bit.ly/JMUJimGaffigan

As we alluded to in the most recent Purple & Bold podcast, that Chesney nominated Alonza Barnett for preseason All-Sun Belt honors would seem to be the biggest clue yet that the JMU QB's recovery from ACL injury is ahead of schedule.

“The Sun Belt continues to rise. As respected ESPN writer Bill Connelly stated, ‘The age of Sun Belt is upon us.' The growth of this conference over the last 25 years has been truly remarkable.” Gill happy with Sun Belt's growth dnronline.com/sports/college…

Talked with JMU head coach Bob Chesney this morning. He said that Alonza Barnett III would probably still be considered ahead of schedule, but isn't cleared for contact yet. The initial timeline would be about nine months from December, which would've meant being cleared for

Jacob Dobbs is officially back with JMU as he's helping as a member of the coaching staff.

Sources: Marshall is targeting Austin Peay AD Gerald Harrison to be the Herd's next Director of Athletics

“It's hard because I don't blame people. You build friendships, but everyone's got to do what's best for them, so that's just how it goes sometimes.” Friendships harder to build in today's college game dnronline.com/sports/level/c…

"He works so hard at making sure his body's right. He works so hard at his playbook. He works so hard at everything that he's doing, so I think that he's in a good spot." #JMU QB Barnett not cleared for contact dnronline.com/sports/level/c…

RECAP | Dukes Open Foreign Tour With Victory in Madrid 🐶 Angela Williams - 15 PTS, 9 REB 🐶 Delilah Soltys - 13 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 🐶 Grace - 12 PTS, 5 REB #GoDukes jmusports.com/news/2025/7/25…

Since this came out JMU has offered two more high school bugs, Lloyd from Delaware and Jayvon Rampersant from New Jersey. dnronline.com/sports/level/c…

"To me, when I just think about the experience that's on the team, even though only four are returning as technically starters, there's still a lot of experience." #JMU: Despite losing starters, Dukes return plenty of experience dnronline.com/sports/level/c…

A Shane Mettlen free episode as Catie Harper fills in to recap Sun Belt Football Media days - 🟢- bit.ly/4lRny87 🍎- bit.ly/4lNFIYd

JMU's Pat McMurtrie and Immanuel Bush were named to the Outland Trophy Watch List today, which is given to college football's best interior lineman.

“Our assistants joke we’re like, ‘Big Guard U,’ because that’s what we have.” #JMU is becoming known for its size in the backcourt (via Shane Mettlen): dnronline.com/sports/level/c…