SMITHFIELD – This was a performance worthy of welcoming the latest upgrade to Beirne Stadium.

Bryant certainly doesn’t appear to be the struggler that sunk to the bottom of the Coastal Athletic Association last season. The Bulldogs sent a warning to anyone watching with an upset of Massachusetts last week , and this ideal night on campus brought a thrashing of a Division II foe.

Bentley was virtually powerless from the start in a 42-6 cruise, one that was effectively over early in the third quarter. The Falcons averaged less than a yard per rushing attempt and scored only on a coverage bust in the Bryant secondary midway through the third quarter.

“They play for each other,” Bryant coach Chris Merritt said. “They believe there is not going to be any individual success without team su

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