SOUTHERN FOOTBALL NEWS

Hodges repeats as SoCon offensive player of the year

(STATS) - Samford finished in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference, but perhaps the league's hottest team heading into the playoffs also features its two best players...

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Chattanooga coasts to 67-50 win over Alabama State (Nov 20, 2017)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Makinde London scored 18 points, Rodney Chatman had 13 more and Chattanooga never trailed in a 67-50 win over Alabama State on Monday night.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

East Tennessee State routs Delaware State 81-57 (Nov 20, 2017)

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) Desonta Bradford scored 16 points, Jalan McCloud added 15 and East Tennessee State beat Delaware State 81-57 on Monday night.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Alonso has career-high 32, UNC Greensboro beats Del. 79-66 (Nov 20, 2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Francis Alonso had a career-high 32 points as UNC Greensboro stormed back to beat Delaware to a 79-66 on Monday night.

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

King's 25 leads Colorado past Mercer, 79-70 (Nov 19, 2017)

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) The players at Colorado and on seven other teams didn't get the trip to the U.S. Virginia Islands they expected when they saw their schedules for the year.

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Krzyzewski puts charge into No. 1 Duke for Furman game (Nov 20, 2017)

DURHAM, N.C. -- The past couple of days might have been a bit rough for Duke after a less-than-sterling outing Friday night.

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Davis, Perkins power NC Central to 80-67 win over Southern (Nov 19, 2017)

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) Raasean Davis notched a double-double, Jordan Perkins came off the bench to score 17 and North Carolina Central turned back Southern 80-67 on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Loyola (Chicago) quells Samford 88-67 behind Townes, Custer (Nov 19, 2017)

CHICAGO (AP) Marques Townes and Clayton Custer each scored 18 points, Donte Ingram added 14 and Loyola-Chicago posted a comfortable 88-67 win over Samford on Sunday.

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Maggee's 31 PTs lifts Wofford past N. Florida 86-83 (Nov 19, 2017)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Fletcher Magee shot 6 of 11 from 3-point range and scored 31 points, Cameron Jackson scored 23 on 11-of-14 shooting and collected 10 rebounds and Wofford b...

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

No. 14 Minnesota looks for 'rock-solid' effort vs. Western Carolina (Nov 19, 2017)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Returning five starters from last year's NCAA Tournament team has allowed Minnesota to get off to a quick start.

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Samford edges Furman 26-20 (Nov 18, 2017)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Devlin Hodges threw for two touchdowns as Samford edged Furman 26-20 in a regular season closer on Saturday afternoon.

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Mercer tops Drexel, 78-59 to reach Paradise Jam title game (Nov 18, 2017)

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ria'n Holland dropped 29 points to spark Mercer to a 78-59 victory over Drexel in a semifinal-round game of the Paradise Jam tournament at Liberty University...

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Chattanooga stuffs ETSU with stingy defense in 10-3 win (Nov 18, 2017)

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Cole Copeland was 20-of-29 passing for 154 yards and one touchdown, Darrell Bridges ran 20 times for 74 yards and Chattanooga's defense held East Tennesse...

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

No. 4 Clemson stays in playoff hunt with 61-3 Citadel win (Nov 18, 2017)

CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) First and foremost for Clemson coach Dabo Swinney, Saturday's 61-3 win over lower division Citadel counts as a victory.

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

The Citadel rallies past High Point 79-77 (Nov 18, 2017)

HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) Preston Parks hit three 3-pointers and scored 16 points and The Citadel rallied in the second half to turn back High Point 79-77 on Saturday.

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

No. 1 Alabama blasts Mercer 56-0, moves on to Iron Bowl (Nov 18, 2017)

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama came out of the locker room with one touchdown drive after another, clearly not too distracted by thoughts o...

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Vereen, Creammer lead VMI past Presbyterian 78-58 (Nov 18, 2017)

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) Austin Vereen scored 22 points with four 3-pointers and 7-for-9 shooting, Tyler Creammer added 19 more and a hot-shooting VMI led start to finish to win its h...

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Wofford beats Bob Jones 96-65 behind Magee's 23 points (Nov 18, 2017)

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Fletcher Magee scored 23 points with six 3-pointers, Matthew Pegram scored a career-high 18 points, and Wofford never trailed in beating Bob Jones Universi...

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Alabama sits injured Pierschbacher, Fitzpatrick vs. Mercer

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) Alabama safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and guard Ross Pierschbacher were held out of Saturday's game with Mercer.

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Miller, Smith lead UNC Greensboro in 95-43 win over Ferrum (Nov 17, 2017)

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) Isaiah Miller scored 19 points, Marvin Smith scored 10 of his 15 points in the first half, including a go-ahead free throw, and UNC Greensboro pulled away e...

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

Mercer beats Liberty in 1st game of relocated Paradise Jam (Nov 17, 2017)

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Ria'n Holland scored 13 points, Jordan Strawberry had nine points, a career-high 13 rebounds and seven assists, and Mercer beat Liberty 63-48 on Friday in the...

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Plenty on the line for both Furman, Samford

(STATS) - With half of the league off tussling with the big boys of the SEC and ACC, it'd be easy to think of the final full week of the FC...

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

UNC hosts Western Carolina looking for 2nd straight win

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Now that North Carolina's long losing streak is history, it wants to end a tough season on a roll in the opposite direction.

NOVEMBER 17, 2017