Richmond has qualified for the FCS playoffs 11 times and won the national championship in 2008, but the program’s last playoff appearance came in 2016.

Missing on a Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs berth earlier in 2021 has the Richmond Spiders primed to avoid a repeat later in the year.

As summer days get just a little bit shorter, an almost instinctual eagerness settles in: Football season approaches.

The logjam of Colonial Athletic Association teams with one conference loss gains some relief Saturday when Delaware hosts Richmond.