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2021 NCFA ANNUAL LEAGUE MEETING ANNOUNCED
IMPORTANT! – The date and time has been set for the 2021 NCFA Annual League Meeting. The meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 9th starting at 6:00pm EST. This year’s league meeting will be conducted through the Zoom Video Conferencing platform. A link to join the Zoom call has been sent out to all team representatives. Teams that have not received the link should contact Sandy Sanderson directly.
NCFA Cancels Potential Season For Spring 2021
The National Club Football Association has officially decided to suspend all conference athletic events and championships through the spring 2021 semester in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. League administrators have already undertaken a full review of its ability to shift fall sports competition and championships to the spring semester, and have determined that a spring season is not feasible at this time. The NCFA fully intends to return to competition in the fall of 2021, assuming athletic competition can be safely executed.
“The entire league as a whole has worked hard these last few months to prepare for the return of club football beginning this spring,” explains NCFA President Sandy Sanderson. “Despite our planning and collective efforts, it has become clear that we are not able to do so. Unfortunately there are only 6 teams in the NCFA reporting they are allowed to compete this spring and only 1 conference (South Atlantic) having more than 1 team allowed to compete. Thus given these numbers it will be impossible for the NCFA to successfully host a spring 2021 football season.”
The NCFA will now shift our focus towards a reboot for the fall ’21 season. The league will provide updates this Thursday (1/28/21) with the next steps towards planning for fall ’21.
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Team/School Name: Columbus State University
Mascot: Cougars
Location: Columbus, Georgia
Team Write-Up: Columbus State University started the club program in 2010 and has been a part of the NCFA since. We have been competitive every year. We finally won the South Atlantic Conference championship in 2019. We have placed over 50 kids in scholarship programs since our program has started.
Interesting/Fun facts: Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia is located 1 hour and 30 minutes south of Atlanta, Georgia. We consider our University to be a “diamond in the rough.”
Team Quote: “Deeds not Words”
Social media:
Twitter: @ColumbusStateFB
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Team/School Name: Longwood University
Mascot: Lancers
Location: Farmville, Virginia
Team Write-Up: Longwood Club Football Team was established in 2010. Since then we won the Magus Cup during the 2015 season and made it to the 2016 MAC Championship game. We have a strong core of returning players and we plan on improving upon this past season. We pride ourselves on Brotherhood, Tenacity, and Passion for the game.
Interesting/Fun facts: Our team is full of athletes, our starting Quarterback is a linebacker. We are heading into the next season with a new coaching staff, looking to compete with our talented and experienced skill group of players
Social media:
Twitter: @longwoodfball
Instagram: @longwoodclubfootball
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | GREAT LAKES CONFERENCE
Team/School Name: Roosevelt University, formally Robert Morris University. (Merged with Roosevelt in March 2020)
Mascot: Lakers
Location (City, State): Peoria, Illinois
Team Write-Up: Roosevelt University is the smallest college when it comes to enrollment represented in the NCFA. They have been able to compete at a high level for the past 8 years the program has been around. Robert Morris made it to the National Championship in the 2nd year of the program, falling short to Oakland University in 2013. Since then, they have dominated the Great Lakes West division winning year after year. In 2019 the then Eagles lost to Loyola University in a controversial conference championship game for the first time in program history. Coach Siggers and his staff are coming into their 4th year together and were optimistic for the 2020 season.
Interesting/Fun Facts: They were able to bring back most of their starters and had an incoming class of 25 freshmen ready to compete.
The Lakers are returning some key players that are expected to have break out seasons. Sophomore RB Amanjah Jackson who was sidelined after week 3 of last year with a knee injury. Amanjah was on pace to have over 1000 yards rushing for the Eagles in 2019 before his season was cut short. Sophomore Devonte Wilson, hard hitting safety is expected to be the leader on the defensive side of the ball. Sophomore Marcus Brown and Junior Kristian Flowers are expected to compete for the starting quarterback job this spring. Both guys have different thing they bring to the table and it should be fun to watch those guys battle it out. Incoming Freshman RB DeAngelo Hudson is expected to come in this season a compete for time as well . Junior Kenny Williams is expected to have a big year as this will be his 3rd season as a starter on the Oline. The lakers are excited for the spring season to get underway and are ready to compete in any capacity possible
Social media:
Twitter: @RUPRFB
Team quote: “This year has obviously been crazy and unexpected for everyone. I know our guys were hungry to get this season underway and have a chip on their shoulder after ending the season like we did last year. This season we have a lot to prove and it’s a redemption type year for us”
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | NORTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Team/School Name: Sacred Heart University
Mascot: Pioneers
Location (City, State): Fairfield, Connecticut
Team Write-Up: The Sacred Heart Club Football program is a 4-Time NCFA North Atlantic Champion and 2017 NCFA National Champion. We have over 40+ student athletes who have made NCFA All-American honors and 30+ who have made Academic All-American honors.
Interesting/Fun Facts: Sacred Heart is 45 minutes north of NYC. Second largest Catholic University in the northeast behind Boston College.
In the 5 years the team has been in existence, they have won 4 North Atlantic championships and 1 national championship.
D1 athletic director is Bobby Valentine
We have a lot more “fun facts” and information listed on our twitter and Instagram!
Social media:
Instagram: @SHUClubFootball
Twitter: @SHUClubFootball
Team quote: “It’s not your team, it’s not my team, it’s our team. Family.”
2020 Post Season History
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 2020 Season was cancelled.
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Mascot: Panthers
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Team Write up: After a tough 2019 season, the team looks to return 12 players from last year, including 10 starters along with a large contribution from new players this spring. Our notable returning starters include QB Brandon Taylor, WR Kenton Vanderwoude, LB Mason Kling, S Evann Gilman, and DE’s Matt Jaros and Henry Spencer. With our returning and new players we look to have a competitive and promising Spring season.
Interesting/ fun facts: Our team has had 2 players walk on to the varsity team in 2 years and we have been featured on bleacher report
Social media:
Instagram: @pittclubfootball
Twitter: @Pitt_Club_FB
Team quote: “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe” -Abe Lincoln
NCFA FEATURED TEAM OF THE WEEK
NCFA | SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
Mascot: Eagles
Location: Lauderhill, Florida
Interesting/Fun facts: Passed out 3,000 Turkeys and Community Service with “Dare to Care” & “ Phil Smith Cheverlote”. Head Coach Drametrice Smith – Coached for the Jacksonville Jaguars in Training Camp 2019..
Social Media:
Instagram: @uftleaglesfootball