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College Football: 6 defunct programs we’d like to see reborn

By John Scimeca

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Bill Clark of the UAB Blazers reacts to pass interference called on his defense against the Texas A&M Aggies in the second quarter at Kyle Field on November 17, 2018 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS - NOVEMBER 17: Head coach Bill Clark of the UAB Blazers reacts to pass interference called on his defense against the Texas A&M Aggies in the second quarter at Kyle Field on November 17, 2018 in College Station, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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3. Vermont Catamounts

Year started: 1886

Last active season: 1974

Division I football in the Green Mountain State? Sounds like a joke, right?

Think about the chance to revive the Yankee Conference. This league dissolved in 1997 and is considered the predecessor of today’s Colonial Athletic Association. Think about the chance to recruit a somewhat-untapped market of Canadian high school football players from Ottawa, Montreal, and Quebec City.

Think about the uniqueness of maple syrup-infused tailgate parties and an underdog Catamounts squad taking on Syracuse or Boston College. Also, Consider the spirited efforts in establishing a club football program in 2006 at the school.

Vermont football could restart a modern-day telling of the Yankee Conference by inviting hopelessly independent UMass to join up with Army (in West Point, NY), then adding a competitive Maine squad (FCS 2018 playoff semifinalist) and going from there. Could Rutgers be enticed from its strange environs in the Midwest-dominated Big Ten? (probably not, but humor me.) How long will it take UConn to get kicked out of the AAC? There, you’ve got the start of a modern-day Yankee Conference.

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