SOUTHERN FOOTBALL NEWS

Samford wins 28-23 after long weather delay (Aug 31, 2017)

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) Devlin Hodges threw four touchdown passes and Samford rallied in the second half after a long delay for a 28-23 victory over Kennesaw State on Thursday nigh...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Riley accounts for 5 TDs in first game as Mercer rolls 48-7 (Aug 31, 2017)

MACON, Ga. (AP) Kaelan Riley threw for three touchdowns and ran for two more in his first career game to lead Mercer to a 48-7 win over Jacksonville in a season opener on Thursda...

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Kennesaw State visits Samford looking for elusive big win

(STATS) - By most logical measures, Kennesaw State's first two seasons with a football program have been a massive success: a 14-8 record,...

AUGUST 31, 2017

ETSU dismisses player after arrest on statutory rape charge

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has dismissed defensive back Jackson Trawick from its team after his arrest on a statutory rape charge.

AUGUST 30, 2017

Ex-Gamecocks star McKie joins East Tennessee State staff

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) BJ McKie, the all-time leading scorer at South Carolina, has joined East Tennessee State's staff as an assistant coach.

AUGUST 28, 2017

Chattanooga eager for shot at redemption vs. JSU

(STATS) - The last time Tom Arth left the sidelines of a competitive football game was on a cold December day in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, his Jo...

AUGUST 25, 2017

Chattanooga QB Bennifield suspended 4 games

(STATS) - Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield has been suspended for the first four games of the season because of an NCAA academic issue.

AUGUST 25, 2017

NCAA academic issue sidelines Chattanooga QB for 4 games

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Chattanooga quarterback Alejandro Bennifield will miss the Mocs' first four games because of what the school has described as an NCAA academic issue.

AUGUST 25, 2017

Report: The Citadel, Charleston Southern add Clemson games

(STATS) - The Citadel and Charleston Southern have agreed to future matchups with 2016 FBS national champion Clemson, according to a report.

AUGUST 24, 2017

Nasty: Good pitching beats good hitting (so far) at LLWS

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) As teams got ready for the Little League World Series, managers marveled at the power of the young hitters. Then the tournament began and the pitcher...

AUGUST 24, 2017

Carter to take over for Sander as East Tennessee State's AD

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) East Tennessee State has announced that Scott Carter will take over for Richard Sander as athletic director next month.

AUGUST 22, 2017

Chattanooga hires Mark Wharton as its athletic director

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) Chattanooga has hired Mark Wharton as its new athletic director.

AUGUST 22, 2017

Homers: Little leaguers ready to show power at World Series

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) Joey Randazzo's teammates marveled as the Grosse Pointe, Michigan, shortstop lifted pitch after pitch over the left field fence during Little League...

AUGUST 17, 2017

Mercer hopes to squeeze into SoCon title race

(STATS) - One year after the Southern Conference had four teams qualify for the FCS playoffs for the first time, it seems the title race ca...

JULY 18, 2017

Wofford picked by SoCon coaches, media to win league

SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) Wofford is the preseason pick to win the Southern Conference by both league coaches and media.

JULY 18, 2017

Dates of FCS preseason polls, teams

(STATS) - The anticipation for college football will rise significantly this week as the conferences begin to get people talking about the 2017 season ahead.

JULY 10, 2017

Florida vs. East Tennessee State: Live stream, game time, TV

How to watch Florida vs. East Tennessee State.

JUNE 30, 2017

John McEnroe Sr. passes away at age of 81

John Patrick McEnroe Sr., father of former tennis players John McEnroe Jr., Mark and Patrick, died at age 81 on Saturday, February 18, 2017...

JUNE 30, 2017

WATCH: Tony Richardson butchers J-E-T-S chant at NFL draft

J-E-T-E....what? 

JUNE 30, 2017

UMass hires Chattanooga's Matt McCall after previous candidate backs out

UMass has hired Chattanooga head coach Matt McCall.

JUNE 30, 2017