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Barnett returns to practice for the Dukes Since sustaining an injury in James Madison’s regular-season finale, quarterback Alonza Barnett III has been left sidelined from football-related activities.

"He's been cleared — I mean non-contact. Not really movement, just throwing a little bit."

#JMU: Barnett returns to practice for the Dukes
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Dobbs wanted chance to back up performance on film For Jacob Dobbs, the approach to Pro Day was simple.

"If they want me to fill up water and put me on the 53-man roster, I’ll be the best water boy in the history of sports."

#JMU: Dobbs wanted chance to back up performance on film
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JMU's Hitschler finds importance in learning To be successful, a coach needs to be willing to learn.

"This game is just evolutionary every year. … If you sleep on the game, you're going to get passed."

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Smith was eager for JMU offer Jonah Smith had to wait just a little bit to get his dream offer.

“I was always looking for JMU.”

Smith was eager for #JMU offer
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JMU hosts annual Pro Day It was a work day for former members of the James Madison football program on Thursday.

"You don't rise to some competition, you sink to the level of your training, and that's actually exactly what today is."

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JMU returns to practice after spring break It wasn’t necessarily the most crisp practice head coach Bob Chesney has ever seen, but James Madison has a foundation to build upon after returning to the field following spring

“It's hard to get back out here right away and go.”

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Epke's work ethic led to all-time JMU record It shouldn’t be all too surprising that Maddie Epke has found a home in the draw circle for James Madison.

“To perform at the level that we are right now, you need to be doing work off the field in your own time. I think Maddie has done a tremendous amount of that before she even got here.”

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Dukes continue to build off bowl win Last year's Boca Raton Bowl won’t be forgotten anytime soon for the James Madison.

“Our expectations are to win our conference championship and get to the next level and hopefully play in that 12-team playoff.”

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JMU's Adeyi ready to make most of additional season Ayo Adeyi is no stranger to injuries.

“After getting hurt, kind of felt like I let everyone down. Kind of put me in a hard place mentally.”

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Dukes close out good first week of practice The schedule hasn’t been traditional for James Madison as it begins spring practice, but the Dukes are taking it in stride.

“I think by that Wednesday, Thursday, everyone's going to be itching to come back, so by the time we come back, I'm not worried about this group of guys.

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Dukes take series against Warhawks Sometimes every sport needs a little flare for the dramatics.

"One out, sac fly does the job."

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JMU football has some changes for its future opponents.

It adds a game vs. Duquesne (FCS) on Sept. 11, 2027. It'll be at home.

New dates for JMU vs. Miami (OH):
at Miami (OH) - Sept. 24, 2033
vs. Miami (OH) - Sept. 9, 2034

JMU opens spring practice Just after 10:30 a.m., James Madison huddled around head coach Bob Chesney at the center of Zane Showker Field.

“If you're only doing it in your meeting time, and if you're only doing it from the opening whistle to the final whistle of practice, there's a lot of opportunity, ultimately, that you're missing in there.”

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Hey #JMU fans!

I'm trying to get some football content out to you all, but Twitter is crashing out and Bluesky doesn't like my videos.

I'll hopefully have some stuff to you all very soon, though!

Steadman had untraditional journey to JMU Eli Steadman was on his way back to Xenia, Ohio, after a summer-league series in Michigan, when he decided to send out some final Hail Mary emails.

The best decision Eli Steadman ever made was enrolling at Birmingham Southern.

Nine months after the school closed, the
#JMU baseball outfielder remains grateful for his time representing the Panthers, while being excited for his chance at the DI level.
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Chesney looking forward to QB competition Leading into last season, the James Madison quarterback battle was a two-man race.

“Our job is to make that room as competitive as possible. That's one right now that's as competitive as any on this team.”

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JMU hopes to build momentum The opening weekend sweep isn’t necessarily lingering among the 2025 James Madison baseball team.

“Continue to lay our foundation of what we do offensively and defensively and on the mound as well.”

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JMU gets first series win against Canisius On Friday night, it was Jackson Logar dealing for James Madison. Not even 24 hours later, Jaden Kinsler had his chance.

Jaden Kinsler was strong in his start, Ike Schmidly hit his first-career home run and #JMU claimed its first series win of the season.

“We've been really confident this weekend.”
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JMU's O'Donnell continues to embrace new role Brendan O’Donnell spent his time playing baseball around good coaches.

Brendan O'Donnell wanted to play affiliated baseball and he thought he was good enough to do so. After a summer in the Frontier League, though, O'Donnell was given an opportunity he couldn't refuse.

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Dukes down Highlanders for comeback win It may have taken him some time, but James Madison infielder Corey Dowdell eventually saw where his hit landed.

“I was just proud of how our guys just hung in there and grinded it out.”

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JMU Notebook: Dukes sit atop SBC standings On the women’s side, James Madison has been in control since Sun Belt Conference play opened.

"It's a cool thing, and I got a lot of pride in this place, for sure."

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McDaniel continues to show her importance to JMU There’s a reason Peyton McDaniel entered the 2024-25 season as the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year.

“She's not just a shooter. She’s not just a perimeter player. She can go inside, outside, threes, drives, post-ups.”

McDaniel continues to show her importance to #JMU
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Dukes remain in control of Royal Rivalry The two schools meet often.

“We run Virginia.”

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Dukes dealing with short preseason ahead of opener There isn’t much time for James Madison to waste.

“It definitely feels like we're in a little bit of a time crunch. But we're all so excited to get started. I think it gives us just the perfect amount of time to get ready.”

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JMU hopes for another NCAA Regional, faces tough schedule Marlin Ikenberry’s closing remarks as James Madison wrapped its 2024 season in the Raleigh Regional were simple.

"This might be the toughest schedule I've ever put together. When you look at who we're playing out of conference … our midweek games aren't easy either."

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Fort Defiance grad reflects on time as school mascot For four years at Fort Defiance, Amy Wells told just about anybody who would listen what her dream was.

“For them to be able to see that their mom stuck with it and their mom did this, that means a lot to me as well.”

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JMU DC Hemphill departing for Texas A&M The transfer portal may not have hit James Madison as hard this season, but it still faces a major loss.

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McMurtie has unfinished business with Dukes Pat McMurtrie knew that this past fall didn’t have to be his final one at the college level.

"You have to learn to trust your body again and, obviously, wherever you get injured, you have to just learn to trust yourself again."

#JMU: McMurtie has unfinished business with Dukes
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COVID left lingering impact on college football Nearly five years later, COVID-19’s impact is still evident in college football.

“It's almost like a speed date. You get in there, you got to meet the coaches fast, you got to know whether you like them off your first instinct.”

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JMU's cross divisional opponents for the 2025 season will be Louisiana and Texas State.

The Dukes will travel to Texas State and host the first-ever meeting with Louisiana.