James Madison's Rockeed McCarter dives for a pass during second quarter action against Richmond at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday. Richmond won the game 21-17.
When the giant inflatable Duke Dog lost power just before the JMU players were to take the field, making their usual entrance from underneath it with fog and fanfare, I told someone standing nearby that it was probably a bad omen. They restored power in the nick of time, but the stage was set.
The Richmond Spiders came into Bridgeforth Stadium ranked number one in the CAA standings. JMU held tough and had the lead for about half of the game.
Richmond scored with 7:20 left in the fourth quarter to go up by four on the Dukes. JMU then marched down the field and got into scoring position with a first and goal on the 6-yard line with 1 minute remaining.
Just like the inflatable mascot at the start of the game, the wind came out of the Duke’s sails and the quarterback fumbled on the very next play. Richmond won the game 21-17.
As our newspaper’s sports editor Chris Simmons said in his column, “The fairy dust that coated the Dukes last season has evaporated.”
James Madison's Brandon Randolph tackles Richmond's Tre Gray during first quarter action at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday.
Richmond's Darryl Hamilton breaks up a pass to James Madison's Rockeed McCarter during second quarter action at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday.
Richmond's Brett Weigand has his punt blocked during second quarter action against James Madison at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday. James Madison's Corwin Acker recovered the blocked punt for a touchdown.
James Madison's Arthur Moats gets his hands on Richmond quarterback Nick Hicks during third quarter action at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday.
James Madison head coach Mickey Matthews is held back as he voices his displeasure over a call to one of the officials during James Madison's game against Richmond at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg Saturday.
Richmond's Kevin Grayson looks back for a pass over JMU's Vidal Nelson during first quarter action at Bridgeforth Stadium in Harrisonburg on Saturday.
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