When: 3 p.m. Radio: WREJ (1540)  Tickets: $22 sideline, $17 end zone
  Records: Towson 1-6 CAA, 2-8;
James Madison 3-4, 5-5
  Players to watch: Towson—LB Danzel White, 105 tackles, RB Tremayne Dameron, 153 carries, 521 yards, 6 TDs; JMU—QB Justin Thorpe, 138-622 yards rushing, 5 TDs, 68-124 passing, 1,001 yards, 6 int., 3 TDs, WR Rockeed McCarter, 28 catches, 545 yards, 3 TDs, DE Arthur Moats, 83 tackles, 23.5 for a loss.

When: Noon
  TV: The Comcast Network; Radio: WREJ (1540)
  Records: JMU 2-4, 4-5; Massachusetts 3-3, 5-4
  Players to watch: JMU—QB Justin Thorpe, 60-111 passing, 881 yards, 3 TDs, 6 int., 653 yards rushing; DE Arthur Moats, 72 tackles, 21 for loss, LB Pat Williams, 65 tackles; UMass—QB Kyle Havens, 136-244 passing, 1,820 yards, 9 TDs, 14 int., WR Victor Cruz, 46 catches, 702 yards, 5 TDs, LB Tyler Holmes, 87 tackles, 4 int.

2008-09: 12-6 CAA, 25-10
  Players to watch: C/F Gerald Lee, Sr.; F/G Ben Finney, Jr.; F Frank Hassell, Jr.; G Marsharee Neely, Sr.; G Darius James, Jr.
  Why they will win: Five starters return from a 25-10 team, led by preseason co-player of the year Gerald Lee (15.5 ppg, 5.7 rebounds). Monarchs are tall and physical around the basket, and they were the top team in the conference last season in scoring defense (60.3 points). Keyon Carter (6-8, 7.9 ppg) and G/F Kent Bazemore lead a deep bench.

Kingston, R.I.
  When: 1 p.m.
  Radio: WTOX (1480), 12:30
  Records: William and Mary 3-1 CAA, 6-1;
Rhode Island 0-4, 1-6
  Players to watch: W &M—RB Jonathan Grimes, 110.5 yards per CAA game, WR D.J. McAulay, 33 catches, 423 yards, 3 TDs, DE Ravi Pradhanang, 3 sacks in last 4 games. URI—QB Chris Paul-Etienne, 133 yards per game, P Tim Edger, 41.6 average punt, DE Steve Weedon, 6 forced fumbles in 7 games this year.

Lexington
  When: 1:30 p.m.
  Radio: WLEE (990), 12:30
  Tickets: $20 reserved, $17 general
admission, $10 youth/student
  Records: Stony Brook 1-0 Big South, 2-4; VMI 0-2, 1-4
  Facts: VMI senior quarterback Kyle Hughes had a nightmare game in last Saturday’s 20-6 loss at Coastal Carolina. He completed 4 of 15 passes for 75 yards and two interceptions. For the season, he is completing 47.3 percent of his passes and has as many touchdowns (four) as interceptions. Stony Brook, which is on Long Island, N.Y., is in its second year as a football-only member of the Big South. The Seawolves beat VMI 40-26 last year and are coming off a 31-24 loss at North Dakota.

When: 1 p.m.
  Radio: WTOX (1480), 12:30 p.m.
  Records: No. 8 William and Mary 1-1 CAA, 4-1; Northeastern 0-2, 0-5
  Players to watch: W&M—WR D.J. McAulay, leads team with 25 catches for 328 yards and 3 TDs, LB Jake Trantin, leads team with 33 tackles, TE Rob Varno, at least four catches in each of the last three games. NU—Coach Rocky Hager, 17-44 career record, WR Jordan Batts, 104 yards receiving last week, QB Matt Carroll, two career starts—filling in for injured Alex Dulski

Where: Williams Stadium (cap. 12,000), Lynchburg
  When: 7 p.m.
  Radio: Midlothian (106.9), WREJ (1540)
  Tickets: $25 premium, $20 reserved, $15 general admission
  Records: James Madison 1-1, Liberty 2-1
  Players to watch: JMU - QB Drew Dudzik, 18-28, 355 yards, 5 TDs; QB Justin Thorpe, 8-13, 135 yards, TD; TE Mike Caussin, 6 catches, 197 yards, 4 TDs; LU - QB/WR Mike Brown, 39-48, 313 yards, 2 TDs passing, 139.3 all-purpose yards; QB Tommy Beecher, 25-39, 228 yards, TD; WR Chris Summers, 17-182 yards, TD.

Hampton University seeks stability at the top of its football program. HU this season will have its third coach in three years. From 1992-2007, the Pirates went 136-48-1 and made five Division I-AA playoff appearances under coach Joe Taylor. In a curious move, Taylor switched from Hampton to Florida A&M, another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference member.

2008 records: 5-3 MEAC, 6-5
  Offense: Junior QB Herbert Bynes set school records for passing yards (2,713), total offense (2,616 yards) and completions (199) last season in his first year as a starter. Rose has indicated he would like the Pirates to get back to the running game that served them so well in previous seasons. So look for more of LaMarcus Coker, the 5-10, 195-pound Tennessee transfer who gained 612 yards in nine Hampton games last year. HU may also be leaning on the run more because it lost its top three receivers from last season (Jeremy Gilchrist, Justin Brown, Kevin Teel). Florida State transfer Damon McDaniel will perk up Hampton’s receiving group.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.—Justin Oliver held on for second place as the anchor in the 1,600-meter relay, giving Texas A&M the men’s team title at the NCAA track and field championships yesterday. Texas A&M also won the women’s title, becoming the first school since 1990 to win both outdoor championships. Virginia Tech’s Kristi Castlin earned a second-place finish in the 100 hurdles with a time of 13.15 while Hampton’s Francena McCorory crossed the finish line at 50.58, earning third place in the 400.

COLLEGES NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
(at Fayetteville, Ark.)
(All races are finals;
distances in meters)
  YESTERDAY
MEN
200
1, Charles Clark, Florida State, 20.55 seconds. 2, Rondel Sorrillo, Kentucky, 20.70. 3, Marcus Rowland, Auburn, 20.82. 4, Gerald Phiri, Texas A&M, 20.83. 5, Gavin Smellie, Western Kentucky, 20.96. 6, Chris Dykes, Texas A&M, 21.05.

State college athletes to watch at this week’s NCAA Track & FieldChampionships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.: