Late August and we already have college teams playing games.
All of these games are warmups, not conference games, but that doesn't mean they are meaningless. Here's a quick look at what happened.
We already gave you some details on Mary Washington beating REME, a Welsh-based military side that is basically the rugby team for the British equivalent of the Army Corps of Engineers. It was a close match, a tough match, and a signal that UMW might have something to say this fall.
GRR's #1-ranked D2 team, IUP, at least made it appear we weren't completely barking up the wrong tree with a convincing 44-12 victory over Pitt. The Hawks also put opponents on notice that they will find points any which way, with Tyler Johnson slotting a nicely-taken drop goal on the day. This is a returner-heavy IUP side and we saw the likes of Johnson (12 points with the boot), Brian Arnold (two tries), and Colton Moyer (also two tries) start strong. Dylan McAnulty and Jordan Smith also scored tries and Barry Ashway added a conversion.
SUNY Binghamton started their fall with an impressive 52-12 win over Cornell.
