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Playoff Posturing: James Madison Roots for Duke, Alabama Looks to Take Care of Business
James Madison and Troy face off in the Sun Belt Conference title game at Bridgeforth Stadium to decide the season champion.
- Dec 5, 2025, James Madison hosted Troy at Bridgeforth Stadium for the Sun Belt Conference championship, and James Madison athletic director Matt Roan urged fans to stop throwing snowballs.
- After Friday's snowfall, fans began throwing snowballs during pregame warm-ups, pelting the James Madison marching band with snow made from about 1 1/2 inches in Harrisonburg, Va.
- On a punt at 4:30 remaining in the first quarter, a snowball nearly struck Troy punter Evan Crenshaw, and he shanked a 26-yard punt that helped set up JMU's 40-yard field goal.
- Roan warned the crowd that continued snowball-throwing could cost JMU a penalty, but Dukes fans persisted despite repeated PA system warnings for most of the first half.
- JMU had an outside shot at the College Football Playoff if it beat Troy and No. Virginia lost on Saturday, and the Sun Belt title game was its final home game at Bridgeforth Stadium.
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Playoff posturing: James Madison roots for Duke, Alabama looks to take care of business
The James Madison Dukes are rooting for Duke. Tulane is riding a wave straight into the bigtime. Alabama needs to take care of business. Notre Dame and Miami can only sit back, wait and wonder. And for BYU — well, it’s bye-bye. Saturday’s slate of conference title games will set the stage for the last debate among members of the College Football Playoff selection committee, who will release the bracket for the 12-team tournament Sunday. Some iss…
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