Old Dominion Monarchs
FILE - Marshall players and coaches take the field against UAB in an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington W.Va. On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, Conference USA announced in a joint statement with Marshall, Old Dominion and Southern Miss that it has reached a resolution with the three schools to expedite their early move to the Sun Belt. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP, File)
East Carolina at Memphis 11/13/2021

Mar. 29, 2022 08:13 PM EDT

Sun Belt releases schedule with departing C-USA schools

Mar. 01, 2022 11:04 AM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Sun Belt Conference on Tuesday released a football schedule for the coming season that includes new members Marshall, Southern Mississippi and...

Marshall takes on Middle Tennessee during an NCAA men's basketball game on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington. (Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch via AP)
Marshall, Old Dominion, S. Miss choose early C-USA exit

Feb. 11, 2022 03:58 PM EST

Tulsa's Davis Brin (7) throws the ball over the Old Dominion defense in the first half of an NCAA college football game in the Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, S.C., Monday, Dec. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Mic Smith)
Brin, Tulsa take Myrtle Beach Bowl 30-17 over Old Dominion

By Pete Iacobelli Dec. 20, 2021 06:14 PM EST

Tulsa, Old Dominion on rolls headed to Myrtle Beach Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 18, 2021 05:12 PM EST
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — Myrtle Beach Bowl: Tulsa (6-6) vs. Old Dominion (8-4), Dec. 20, 2:30 p.m. EST (ESPN). Line: Tulsa by 8, according to FanDuel...

Old Dominion's Blake Watson leaps for additional yardage past Florida Atlantic's Teja Young during an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at S.B. Ballard Stadium in Norfolk, Va. (Jason Hirschfeld/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
Old Dominion to play Tulsa in 2nd ever Myrtle Beach Bowl

By The Associated Press Dec. 05, 2021 03:36 PM EST

Old Dominion beats Charlotte, 56-34, to become bowl eligible

Nov. 27, 2021 06:19 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Hayden Wolff threw three touchdown passes to Ali Jennings III and Old Dominion saw a 21-point lead evaporate in the fourth quarter only to...

FILE - Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy takes the field for the team's NCAA college football game against Kansas on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021, in Stillwater, Okla. Oklahoma State plays against Texas Tech on Saturday, Nov. 20. (AP Photo/Brody Schmidt, File)
Week 13: Rivalries, championship hopes, CFP implications

By Ralph D. Russo Nov. 24, 2021 12:41 PM EST

Old Dominion rallies to 24-17 win on pair of 4th-quarter TDs

Nov. 20, 2021 09:11 PM EST
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (AP) — Elijah Davis and Blake Watson scored touchdowns three minutes apart and Old Dominion rallied in the fourth quarter to defeat Middle...

Rice kicks Old Dominion past Florida Atlantic, 30-16

Nov. 13, 2021 08:59 PM EST
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Nick Rice kicked three second-half field goals and Old Dominion scored on two first-half safeties en route to a 30-16 win over Florida...

FILE - Illinois running back Joshua McCray sticks the ball over the goal line to avoid a safety as Wisconsin defensive end Matt Henningsen (92) and Collin Wilder (18) make the tackle during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. Across the country, college football teams once again are discovering that establishing a rushing attack is even tougher than it was the year before.(AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
What's the rush? Teams struggle to establish ground attacks

By Steve Megargee Nov. 11, 2021 03:11 PM EST

Watson, Old Dominion runs past Florida International, 47-24

Nov. 06, 2021 11:29 PM EDT
MIAMI, Fla. (AP) — Blake Watson ran for 158 yards and two touchdowns and Hayden Wolff threw a pair of touchdown passes as Old Dominion handed Florida...

Rice's late FGs send Old Dominion past Louisiana Tech 23-20

Oct. 30, 2021 08:06 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Nick Rice kicked a pair of field goals in the last two minutes and his 46-yarder as time expired carried Old Dominion past Louisiana Tech...

Troy wide receiver Tez Johnson (15) runs for a first down during the first half of the team's NCAA college football game against Coastal Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Conway, S.C. (AP Photo/Matt Kelley)
Troy at Coastal Carolina 10/28/2021

Oct. 28, 2021 09:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2021, file photo, Old Dominion quarterback DJ Mack Jr., center, looks for an open pass during an NCAA college football game against Liberty in Lynchburg, Va. Old Dominion and Sun Belt Conference officials say their partnership makes perfect sense with the new wave of conference realignment underway. (Kendall Warner/The News & Advance via AP, File)
Old Dominion at Liberty 9/18/2021

Oct. 28, 2021 01:23 PM EDT

Old Dominion University athletic director Wood Selig officially announces that the Monarchs are joining the Sun Belt Conference during a press conference Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, in Norfolk, Va. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
ODU: With latest realignment, move to Sun Belt made sense

By Hank Kurz Jr. Oct. 28, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

Old Dominion leaving Conference USA for the Sun Belt

Oct. 27, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Old Dominion announced Wednesday it has accepted an invitation to join the Sun Belt Conference no later than July 1, 2023. ...

North Dakota uses trick plays to beat Western Illinois 34-10

Oct. 23, 2021 06:33 PM EDT
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Tommy Schuster threw one touchdown pass and North Dakota added two more scores off trick plays as the Fighting Hawks rolled to a 34-10...

Wake Forest wide receiver Jaquarii Roberson scores a touchdown against Army during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Wake Forest at Army 10/23/2021

Oct. 23, 2021 01:51 PM EDT

Zappe throws 5 TD passes, WKU rolls past Old Dominion 43-20

Oct. 16, 2021 07:27 PM EDT
NORFOLF, Va. (AP) — Bailey Zappe threw four of his five touchdown passes in the first half as Western Kentucky jumped out early and beat Old Dominion 43-20 on...