I'm sure some of you are will get annoyed here but I need to remind you that the portal is a fluid process.  Big DecisionYesterday we announced that Houston DT transfer Joshua Donald had committed to ODU. Well, that was...

Starting on Sunday, ODU Football began to welcome their first visits on campus. The first group of visitors resulted in the following commitments: Lonnie Johnson, TE, 6'4, 230 lb., Fort Worth, Texas - Tyler Community CollegeIn his redshirt freshman year...

Happy New Year! Welcome to the 2026! The final day of 2025 was a productive one for ODU football and makes success more likely in the coming year. Just before the clock strikes midnightAs we mentioned in recent posts, negotiations were...

The portal process is a fluid one. Things that were true a week or even a day ago could change. It's why the more I talk with our staff the more I have to respect the time and effort that...

O.A.M.A. is an acronym we use when players enter the portal, it's our way of acknowledging their contributions to ODU Football and it means simply "Once a Monarch, Always". We do this because we want everyone to remember ODU fans,...

The transfer portal timing is weird and with student athlete exits being announced first, it can feel like a listing ship taking on water after the hull is breached. As fans, it really sucks because we just finished a phenomenal...

In our last edition of Behind The Shield, we talked about Coach Rahne naming Coach Cook and Coach Huettel co-offensive coordinators and we've received a couple questions from a lot of fans. We danced around the subject a bit by breaking...

New commit:On Tuesday of this week, ODU Football staff got some good news as they were preparing for the Cure Bowl. Hunter Patterson called and let them know he wanted to be a Monarch. Hunter is a 5'11, 180 lb.,...

Tomorrow, Dec. 3, 2025 starts the official signing period running until Dec. 5th. So you will see ODU Football introducing all the young men on social media and their website as their paperwork becomes official. But you'll be ready for...

New Commit:Zion Agnew announced his commitment after the recruiting update was originally released on Tuesday. Agnew gives us an experienced talented receiver who has the size to play the slot and the speed to play on the outside, giving us...

This week's resounding win over Georgia Southern pushes the Monarchs to 8 wins on the year and that success on the gridiron has only helped lead a great impression on recruits. In our last update, we previewed some visitors for...

This week's resounding win over Troy officially makes this our first winning season since 2016 and helped lead a great impression on recruits. Having one of the best ever turnouts for SportsCenter On Campus certainly doesn't hurt either. So be...