Nick Charlton Talks Blowout Loss, Remainder Of Spring Season
University of Maine football coach Nick Charlton made his weekly appearance on The Drive Monday after his Black Bears suffered a 44-17 defeat at the hands of #16 Villanova this past Saturday.
Maine is now 2-2 this spring with two games remaining on the schedule. Though, after this week s trip to Rhode Island, a big question remains whether Maine will get to host their final game of the season or not.
The Black Bears are scheduled to close the regular season April 17 vs. UNH in Orono, though New Hampshire has only played one game, their opener vs. Albany on March 5. The Wild Cats have not been able to take the field since due to a series of COVID-19 issues. Albany has also since cancelled the rest of their season, leaving the CAA North with five active teams.
Fans In The Stands! Gov. Mills Announces Reopening Plan
It s almost time for sports fans to return to some of their favorite in-state venues. Gov. Janet Mills announced Friday the economic reopening plan for the state of Maine, which included expanded limitations to both indoor and outdoor gathering capacities.
Starting March 26, indoor gatherings will be expanded to 50 percent space capacity, followed by a jump to 75 percent capacity on May 24.
Outdoor gathering limits are set to expand to 75 percent capacity on March 26 and 100 percent capacity on May 24.
What does this mean for sports fans and their ability to get out and enjoy some of the best action the state has to offer? Well, it provides the potential for crowds up to 6314 at University of Maine home football games on Apr. 3 and Apr. 17.
UMaine A.D. Gives Radio Tour Of $110mil Plan
Ken Ralph, who began his day by unveiling the ambitious $110-million athletics facilities plan for the University of Maine, ended it by appearing on The Drive to walk the listeners through what is in store over the next several years on the Orono campus.
To see the visuals of the various projects, and grasp the vast scope of the project s undertaking, check out the renderings provided at GoBlackBears.com.
Ralph walked us through the vision for each of the improvements which will provide state-of-the-art facilities to each of the 17 varsity programs on campus.
UMaine Rolls Out $110-Million Athletic Facilities Plan You can view the plan s state-of-the-art renderings, here.
The University of Maine has unveiled it s $110-million master plan to provide modern facilities for all 17 varsity programs.
In October, the school received $90-million in funding from the Harold Alfond Foundation as part of a $240-million investment in the University of Maine System. We are going to build outstanding athletic facilities to support our Black Bear athletes and students and youth from all over the state, said UMaine President Joan Ferrini-Mundy. For many years our athletes have been performing in outdated and even crumbling, cramped facilities. Thanks to the generosity of the Alfond Foundation and support from university leadership, we will be able to provide the quality of facilities necessary for our Black Bears to compete on a national level, said UMaine Director of Athletics Ken Ralph.