April 15, 2009
SPRING FOOTBALL GAME SUNDAY AT 1 PM; BULLDOGS TO RAFFLE OFF A NEW CAR
Bryant University will conclude spring football practice with the annual Black & Gold Spring Game on Sunday, April 19 at Bulldog Stadium. A pre-game student BBQ with live music provided by WJMF will be open to all Bryant students starting at 12:30. A post-game BBQ for all parents will take place immediately following the game in Salmonson Dining Hall at a cost of $6.50.

March 19, 2009
NFL Scout Takes A Look At Bulldog Standouts
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant University senior defensive end Don Smith (Attleboro, MA) and junior linebacker Andre Whyte (Bennington, VT) worked out for a scout with the Arizona Cardinals Wednesday morning. The pair went through several speed and agility tests during the workout session.

February 27, 2009
Spring Football Game April 19 at Bulldog Stadium
SMITHFIELD, RI - The annual Bryant University Spring Football game will take place on April 19 at 1 p.m. at Bulldog Stadium. The game will conclude spring football practice for the Bulldogs. There will be a postgame BBQ following the game and opportunities to purchase season tickets for the upcoming 2009 football season.

February 5, 2009
Bryant Athletics To Induct Four Into Hall of Fame on Friday, February 27
The Bryant University Department of Athletics is pleased to announce the induction of four former standout student-athletes into the Athletics Hall of Fame February 27. This year’s class represents four sports, including two of Bryant’s newest programs: football and men’s lacrosse. The class of 2009 is: Greg Wolniec ’01 (Vernon, CT), football; Bob Brown ’91 (Trumbull, CT), men’s golf; Bunmi Akinnusotu ’03 (Woonsocket, RI), women’s volleyball; and Kevin Barletta ’03 (Mahopac, NY), men’s lacrosse.

February 5, 2009
FORMER BRYANT ASST. FOOTBALL COACH NAMED DEFENSIVE BACKS COACH FOR THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
The former Bryant asst. football coach, Josh Boyer has been recently named the new defensive backs coach for the New England Patriots. Boyer will be continuing on to his fourth season with the Patriots in the upcoming 2009 season. For the past three seasons (2006-08), he has served as a defensive coaching assistant for the 3-time Super Bowl Champions.

February 4, 2009
Football Signs 21 Student-Athletes to NLI
SMITHFIELD, RI – Bryant University head football coach Marty Fine is pleased to announce the signing of 21 student-athletes to National Letters of Intent to enroll and participate in football at the University this fall. The announcement was made today by coach Fine and Director of Athletics Bill Smith. “This is the best recruiting class in the history of our football program,” said Fine who enters his sixth season at Bryant this fall. “The addition of these fine young men will compliment both the football program and the campus community for the next four years.”

January 14, 2009
Former Bryant Football Standout Signs Minor League Contract
NEW YORK - The New York Crusaders, a minor league football team, announced recently the signing of former Bryant University standout Ralph Squitieri at the organization’s offices in Manhattan.

January 5, 2009
Providence Journal: Ex-Bryant star Lorenzo Perry teaching life skills to young adults
PROVIDENCE — Lorenzo Perry, the greatest running back in the brief history of Bryant University football, has returned to the Mount Hope neighborhood where he grew up dreaming of football glory.

January 4, 2009
Former Bulldog Football Player Passes Away
Former Bryant University football player Reggie Streater passed away last Friday evening following a car accident in New Jersey. Streater played football at Bryant in 2000 and 2001. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Streater family.

December 10, 2008
Football's Don Smith Named To All-New England Squad
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University football defensive end Don Smith (Attleboro, MA) was named to the New England Football Writers All-New England team for 2008.

December 9, 2008
FOOTBALL CELEBRATES SUCCESSFUL SEASON IN STYLE
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Following back-to-back conference championships and NCAA appearances, the Bryant football team wasn’t eligible for postseason play this year with its move to Division I, but that didn’t stop the Bulldogs from enjoying one of the best seasons in school history.

November 25, 2008
Football Posts 7-4 Record in First Year of Division I
The 2008 Bryant University football season opened with little expectations. After all, this was Bryant's first year competing at the Division I level and little did anyone know just how the Bulldogs would respond.

November 22, 2008
FOOTBALL DEFEATS SAINT FRANCIS PA 23-0 TO FINISH THE SEASON 7-4
LORETTO, PA - Jerell Smith rushed for 150 yards and quarterback Jay Graber threw three touchdown passes to lead the Bryant football team to a 23-0 win over Saint Francis, PA Saturday. The Bulldogs conclude the season with a 7-4 record.

November 19, 2008
Brooklyn's Smith Taking Advantage of Opportunity (Five Boro Sports)
It seemed like every step of Jerell Smith’s football career included a road block. In high school at St. Francis Prep in Queens, he was stuck behind an established senior his junior year and saw little playing time. His final year there the Terriers were moved up to the CHSFL ‘AAA’ division and lost every game, falling to league dynamo St. Anthony’s twice. Read more of Zach Braziller's excellent feature from Five Boro Sports.

November 17, 2008
Bulldogs Travel to Saint Francis PA Saturday To Wrap Up 2008 Season
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University football team, playing in its first year as a Division I school, makes the journey to Loretto, Pa. this Saturday afternoon to face the Red Flash of Saint Francis (PA) at 1 p.m. The game is the season finale for the Bulldogs who last week clinched a winning record for 2008

November 15, 2008
FOOTBALL DEFEATS IONA 23-7 TO CLINCH WINNING RECORD IN 2008
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (11/15/08) – Lindsey Gamble (Roxbury, MA) rushed for a season-high 163 yards on 15 carries to lead the Bryant University football team to a 23-7 win over Iona College Saturday at a wet and rainy Mazzella Field. The win clinches a winning record for the Bulldogs in their first season of Division I football as Bryant will take a 6-4 record into next Saturday’s season finale at Saint Francis (PA).

November 13, 2008
Football Visits Iona Saturday For 100th Game All-Time
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant football team (5-4) travels to Iona Saturday for the program's 100th game all-time. The game will be carried live on WOON-AM 1240.

November 3, 2008
BULLDOG SENIOR JAKE MEYER RECOVERING WELL
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant University Athletics would like to inform the campus community that senior football lineman Jake Meyer is recovering from an injury sustained in Saturday’s football game vs. Duquesne.

November 1, 2008
BRYANT-DUQUESNE POST-GAME NOTES
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - Bryant's 24-10 win over Duquesne was the third win this season over a Division I opponent as the Bulldogs improve to 5-4 overall. Cheyenne Ray (above) picked up Bryant's 14th interception on the season. Read more for some postgame follow up.

November 1, 2008
Football Defeats Duquesne 24-10 As Smith Rushes For 129 Yards
SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Junior tailback Jerell Smith rushed for 129 yards on 14 carries and the Bryant defense forced two turnovers as the Bryant University football team picked up a 24-10 win over Duquesne on Senior Day Saturday.

October 30, 2008
Football To Honor 21 Seniors Saturday
The Bryant University football team will honor 21 seniors playing for the final time at Bulldog Stadium when the Bulldogs host Duquesne University in the final home game of the year. Kickoff is 12 noon.

October 29, 2008
BRYANT ATHLETES TO HOLD FOOD DRIVE THIS SATURDAY - HELP SUPPORT RI FOOD BANK !
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant Student-Athlete Advisory Committee will hold a can food drive this Saturday morning prior to the start of Bryant’s home football game with Duquesne. All fans who bring a non-perishable food item will be admitted to the football game at a discounted cost of only $5.

October 28, 2008
Football Hosts Duquesne Saturday For Senior Day - Kickoff is at 12 Noon
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University football team will host Duquesne this Saturday in the final home game of the 2008 season. The Bulldogs will honor the senior class prior to kickoff which is at 12 noon.

October 25, 2008
Football Falls at No. 17 UMass 42-7; Bulldogs Host Duquesne For Senior Day Next Saturday
AMHERST, Mass. - The Bryant University football team fell to No. 17 UMass Saturday, 42-7. Lindsey Gamble rushed for 52 yards and scored on a 6-yard touchdown run while Ross Giffune (above) caught three passes for 27 yards. The Bulldogs host Duquesne next Saturday at noon at Bulldog Stadium.

October 24, 2008
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL - Bryant Faces Test at UMass
Their records are 4-3, and they each put 11 players on the field. That’s where similarities between Bryant University football and University of Massachusetts football end. Bryant is playing its first season of Division I football. UMass played in the first NCAA Division I-AA championship game 30 years ago, won the I-AA national championship 10 years ago and played in the I-AA national championship game against Appalachian State two years ago.

October 20, 2008
Football Travels To #17 UMass Saturday Afternoon
The Bryant football team takes its 4-3 record on the road this weekend when the Bulldogs head up to Amherst, MA to face the 17th-ranked UMass Minutemen (4-3) Saturday at Warren McGuirk Stadium. Kickoff is at 1 p.m. Pat Gauthier (above) was named to the Boston Herald Weekly Honor Roll after three sacks vs. Robert Morris.

October 18, 2008
FOOTBALL DEFEATS ROBERT MORRIS 20-7 SATURDAY BEFORE 5,630
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (10/18/08) -- Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY) rushed for 104 yards on 16 carries while Anthony DiNaso (Staten Island, NY) caught a pair of touchdown passes to lead Bryant University to a 20-7 win over visiting Robert Morris University before a standing-room only crowd of 5,630 at Bulldog Stadium Saturday afternoon .

October 16, 2008
FOOTBALL KICKOFF SATURDAY VS. ROBERT MORRIS AT 1 P.M.
The Bulldogs look to get back in the win column this Saturday afternoon, hosting Robert Morris in the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Kickoff Saturday is at 1 pm. This weekend is Parents & Family Weekend at Bryant.

October 11, 2008
Football Falls to Marist 34-7 Despite Gambles 100 Yards Rushing
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (10/11/08) – Quarterback Chris Debowski completed 15 of 28 passes for 321 yards and four touchdowns to lead host Marist College to a 34-7 win over Bryant Saturday evening at Tenney Stadium snapping a three-game losing skid for the Red Foxes. Bryant will host Robert Morris next Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.

October 10, 2008
Bulldog Football Defense Ranked Among The Best Nationally
SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University football team boasts one of the top defenses in the country when it comes to creating turnovers. The Bulldogs, 3-2 this season heading into Saturday's game at Marist, have used the turnovers much to their benefit in getting off to a strong start to the 2008 season.

October 6, 2008
Football Returns To Action Saturday at Marist (6 pm kickoff)
Coming off a bye weekend, the Bryant University football team returns to action this Saturday evening when the Bulldogs (3-2) travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y. to face Marist in a 6 p.m. contest. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools as Bryant looks for its second win in-a-row after defeating Wagner 24-14 two weeks ago in Staten Island, NY while Marist will be looking to bounce back from a 21-17 home loss to Bucknell last Saturday. Marist took a 17-7 lead into the fourth quarter but the Bison scored two touchdowns in the final 10 minutes - including the game-winner with 1:03 left. Bryant will return home next weekend hosting Robert Morris for Parents & Family Weekend (Oct. 18).

September 29, 2008
Football Savors Memorable Win For Program
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Last Saturday’s 24-14 win over Wagner College not only moved the Bulldogs back above .500 heading into the bye weekend, but will be long remembered in the record books as Bryant’s first against a Division I opponent. After notching wins over Division II Merrimack and Southern Connecticut, the Bulldogs ventured down to Staten Island and pulled out a solid win over the host Seahawks on a wet and dreary afternoon.

September 27, 2008
Football Defeats Wagner College 24-14 For First Division I Win - Bulldog Defense Comes Up Big
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (9/27/08) – Bryant tailback Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY) rushed for 143 yards on 31 carries and the Bulldog defense turned in one of its finest games of the season as the Bulldogs knocked off Wagner College 24-14 Saturday. The win is Bryant’s first over a Division I opponent in six tries and the first this season over a member of the Football Championship Subdivision. Don Smith (left) had five tackles and a pair of big sacks to lead the defensive surge Saturday.

September 22, 2008
Bryant Football Travels to Wagner College Saturday for 1 p.m. Kickoff
The Bryant University football team hits the road for just the second time this season on Saturday when the Bulldogs head to Staten Island to take on Wagner College (2-1). Last week Bryant fell to Monmouth College 30-17 at home to even its record to 2-2. Wagner pulled out a thrilling 21-14 win at Marist College Friday night, scoring the game-winning TD with just six seconds left. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Wagner is a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC), Bryant’s future home in 2012.

September 20, 2008
Football Falls to Monmouth at Home 30-17 Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (9/20/08) -- Senior running back David Sinisi rushed for 171 yards on 26 carries and scored twice as visiting Monmouth earned its first victory of the season defeating Bryant University 30-17 in non-conference football action Saturday before 2,107 at Bulldog Stadium.

September 15, 2008
Football Hosts Monmouth Saturday at 1 p.m.
Winners of two-straight, the Bryant University football team hosts Monmouth University Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. This will be the first-ever meeting between the two schools and Bryant's first at home this season against a Division I future Northeast Conference opponent. Bryant brings a 2-1 record into today's game while Monmouth is searching for its first win after falling to 0-3 after a 26-7 loss to Coastal Carolina last Saturday. Bryant is currently 16-1 at home in the regular season over the last four seasons

September 13, 2008
Football Defeats Merrimack 20-7 Before Full House on Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (9/13/08) --- Junior tailback Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY) rushed for 130 yards on 27 carries to lift the Bryant University football team to a 20-7 non-conference win over Merrimack College before an overflow crowd of 5,530 fans on Homecoming & Reunion Weekend Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. Bryant, with the win, improves to 2-1 on the season heading into next weekend’s home game with Monmouth College (1 p.m.). Merrimack, which turned the ball over seven times in the game, drops to 1-1.

September 12, 2008
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL- Guard Alex Grande A Big Part of Bryant Football Attack
If you were a 5-10, 180-pound cornerback, you would not want to see No. 62 for Bryant charging around the end in search of a 5-10, 180-pound cornerback to flatten. Read more of Mike Szostak's article in today's Providence Journal. That’s because Alex Grande fills that football jersey, and the 6-foot senior weighs 270 pounds. Few cornerbacks would relish a collision with him.

September 10, 2008
Football Hosts Merrimack Saturday For Homecoming & Reunion Weekend
or the first time this season, the Bryant University football team will play a team from a state other than Connecticut this weekend when the Bulldogs host former Northeast-10 Conference rival Merrimack College Saturday afternoon for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend. Bryant (1-1) is coming off a big 39-36 win over a tough Southern Connecticut team last Saturday at Bulldog Stadium. Junior Jerell Smith rushed for a career-high 221 yards in the win for the Bulldogs. Merrimack (1-0) opened its season with a convincing 42-7 win over Division III Husson College last weekend.

September 6, 2008
Smith's Career-High 221 Yards Carries Football Past Southern Connecticut, 39-36 Saturday
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (9/6/08) – Junior running back Jerell Smith rushed for a career-high 221 yards on 34 carries to help lead Bryant University to a 39-36 non-conference win over Southern Connecticut before 2,417 at Bulldog Stadium Saturday afternoon. The win improves Bryant’s record to 1-1 on the season heading into next week’s home game with Merrimack College (1 p.m.). Southern Connecticut drops to 1-1 on the season.

September 5, 2008
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Bulldogs Going Back To Basics
Bryant will play its first home game as a Division I football team tomorrow, but the opponent will be a familiar foe from the Bulldogs’ 10 years as a Division II school. Southern Connecticut will visit Bulldogs Stadium for a 1 p.m. game that might be played in the remnants of Tropical Storm Hanna.

September 2, 2008
Bulldog Football Hosts Southern Connecticut Saturday for Home Opener - Kickoff is at 1 p.m.
SMITHFIELD, RI - The Bryant University football team returns to action Saturday hosting Southern Connecticut in a 1 p.m. kickoff at Bulldog Stadium. The Bulldogs are coming off a solid outing last week at Central Connecticut in their Division I debut. Saturday's game is the first of three-straight at home as Bryant will host Merrimack on Sept. 13 for Homecoming & Reunion Weekend and Monmouth on Sept. 20. Saturday's game can be heard live on WOON-AM 1240.

August 30, 2008
FOOTBALL COMES UP SHORT, 42-35 IN OPENER AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
NEW BRITAIN, CT (8/30/08) – If there were any questions as to whether the Bryant University football team was ready for Division I, Saturday’s effort at Central Connecticut provided all the answers. Facing a talented Blue Devil team in the school’s season opener, Bryant pushed Central Connecticut before coming up short, 42-35 Saturday night at Arute Field. Bryant will return home next Saturday hosting Southern Connecticut in a 1 p.m. game at Bulldog Stadium.

August 29, 2008
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: Bryant Tries To Show It Belongs
SMITHFIELD — Throughout this season, Bryant University football coach Marty Fine is going to keep asking himself an important question. When Fine leads his team into its first game as an independent member of Division I tomorrow at Central Connecticut, he’ll begin to find out whether his team is ready for the jump and, perhaps more important, which individuals can play at the next level. “I don’t have those answers. I wish I did,” Fine said. “Some guys are not there yet but I know we have a good amount of players who are Division I players. Now it’s their chance to show it.”

August 29, 2008
BOSTON GLOBE - Bryant Taking It Up A Notch
He is well traveled, with coaching stops from coast to coast: Sonoma State, Indiana State, Colgate, Indiana University, Iowa State, and now Bryant University. In Marty Fine's mind, it's all college football, whether it's Division 1, 2, or 3. "I've coached all levels, high school to the Big Ten . . . and called the plays against Oklahoma, Michigan, and Penn State," said Fine. "You're coaching young men." This season, Fine's fifth on the Smithfield, R.I., campus, the Bulldogs, along with the university's 21 other varsity programs, are on the move, from Division 2 to 1. After 25 practices since they reported to camp Aug. 8, the preparation is complete. The two-time defending Northeast-10 Conference champions will kick off the new era tomorrow afternoon, hitting the road to tackle future Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut State. Quite a remarkable leap for a program that only started football in 1999.

August 26, 2008
Football Opens Season Saturday at Central Connecticut
Bryant begins its 10th season of varsity football its first season of Division I (Football Championship Subdivision, formerly I-AA) this Saturday when the Bulldogs travel to New Britain, CT for a game against future Northeast Conference foe Central Connecticut. Kickoff is at 5 p.m. EST. The game can be heard live on the new home of Bryant football, WOON-AM 1240 with John McCarthy returning for his seventh season as the "Voice of the Bulldogs." Bryant returns six starters on offense and five on defense from last year's team that went 8-3 in its final year of Division II. Fifth-year coach Marty Fine and the Bulldogs captured their second-straight Northeast-10 Conference Championship and second consecutive berth in the NCAA playoffs, falling to Southern Connecticut in the first round. Central Connecticut, under the direction of third-year coach Jeff McInerney, returns 16 starters from last year's team that went 6-5.

August 24, 2008
PROVIDENCE JOURNAL: The move to Division I starts for Bryant football
SMITHFIELD - Marty Fine may field the best team in Bryant University's 10-year football history this season, but after the final snap in November, fans might not know it. Such is the potential for losing when a program moves up a division, as Bryant is doing this season. The Bulldogs are bigger, faster and stronger than ever, but they will run in Division I, not Division II, when they will make their Division I debut at Central Connecticut on Saturday, Aug. 30.

August 20, 2008
Football Veterans Look to Lead Bulldogs into 2008
They may have allowed a stingy 24.1 points per game last season, held opponents to 171 yards rushing and only 17 rushing touchdowns a year ago, but the Bulldog defense is going to rise to the occasion in 2008. This year's opponents (Division I) will feature much faster tailbacks and offensive weapons quite unlike those seen in year's past. While Bryant loses standouts Jay Stahl and Mark Gunther from the defensive line, the Bulldogs will look to defensive end Don Smith (Attleboro, MA) and the Gauthier twins, Pat and Peter of Woonsocket, RI to lead the way up front.

August 18, 2008
Football Camp Heats Up Entering Second Week
The sun and heat, often the norm at most football preseason practice sessions, made its return to the Bryant University campus where the Bulldog football team conducted the 13th practice of the preseason Monday afternoon. With temperatures rising throughout the day, the Bulldogs took to the field at 3:15 p.m. Opening with normal individual and unit stations, and punt coverage reps, one thing was certainly noticeable this afternoon: the level of intensity. After a cool evening practice Sunday under the lights, the sounds of pad and helmet hitting echoed through the practice fields, Coach Marty Fine made sure the tempo was up a notch, even through all of the individual drills.

August 17, 2008
WOON-AM 1240 THE NEW HOME OF BULLDOG SPORTS
SMITHFIELD, R.I. – Bryant University football fans will be able follow the Bulldogs as they begin their first season of Division I will now be able to do so throughout northern Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts. The department of athletics is pleased to announce radio station WOON-AM 1240 is the new home of Bryant University sports starting with the 2008 Bulldog football season.

August 15, 2008
BULLDOG FOOTBALL PREVIEW: Backfield Raring to Go As Season-Opener Approaches
They formed one of the most dangerous backfields in the Northeast-10 Conference last season and this year they take their talents to the highest level. Junior running backs Lindsey Gamble (Boston, MA) and Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY) will look pave the way for the Bulldog offense this coming season as the Bulldogs begin their first year competing in Division I. With the first week of camp under their belts, the Bulldog coaching staff has used the first few practices to start with the basics, especially with so many new faces at various positions. But the one strength this year should be in the team's running game.

August 14, 2008
2008 Bryant Football 10th Anniversary Football Media Guide
The 2008 Bryant University football media guide is now available for purchase. Be sure to get your copy to the 2008 media guide that previews Bryant's first year of Division I competition. Included are updated player and coaches profiles as well as updated records and the history of Bulldog football including last year's historic run to the NCAA playoffs and second-straight conference championship.

August 8, 2008
Bryant Football Opens Fall Camp Saturday
SMITHFIELD, RI - A total of 112 players are expected to report to camp as fifth-year coach Marty Fine and the Bryant University football team open fall camp Saturday. Included among the student-athletes reporting to camp are 36 letterwinners and 12 starters from last year's squad which finished 8-3 and captured the program's second-straight conference championship and berth in the NCAA playoffs. Running backs Lindsey Gamble (Roxbury, MA) and Jerell Smith (Brooklyn, NY)lead the offensive returners for 2008. Gamble rushed for 941 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore while Smith helped provide Bryant with a solid one-two punch out of the backfield. The Howard University transfer had 619 yards rushing in his first season including 125 yards in the team's win over C.W. Post.

May 23, 2008
Northeast Conference Football Gains Championship Access Through Bracket Expansion
Somerset, NJ — As a result of the NCAA Board of Directors’ approval of a new budget that allows for the expansion of the Division I Football Championship Subdivision post-season bracket, the Northeast Conference will gain automatic access into the Division I Football Championship beginning in 2010. NEC Football is also eligible for automatic qualification into the championship bracket during the 2008 and 2009 seasons if its champion meets specifications of the bridge program. “This is great for the NEC and its student-athletes,” commented league commissioner Brenda Weare. “It provides greater opportunity for our league on numerous levels. It should bolster our recruiting efforts and overall competitiveness, while also helping us brand our league.”

April 14, 2008
MAWEMA, JOINER SELECTED TO REPRESENT BRYANT AT NCAA NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE MAY 25-29
SMITHFIELD, RI - Field hockey sophomore Kundayi Mawema and track and field junior Jonathan Joiner have been selected to represent Bryant University in the 2008 NCAA National Leadership Conference in Orlando, Fla., May 25-29.