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Events take place during Saturday’s finale against The Citadel
Georgia Southern Athletics has plans to honor the Military and celebrate the 1989 and 1999 National Championship teams during this Saturday’s (Nov. 21) season finale against The Citadel.
Prior to the game Georgia Southern will also recognize the 2009 senior class playing for the final time in Paulson Stadium.
Mountaineers rule: Elon comes apart early as App State claims league title
ELON — Stepping onto what was billed as one of the biggest stages in Southern Conference football history became a deflating experience for Elon University.
Appalachian State’s reign reached five consecutive league titles by virtue of a precisely administered 27-10 beating of Elon in Saturday’s showdown of unbeaten conference powers at jam-packed Rhodes Stadium.
Amid an electric atmosphere that bubbled with a championship feel, the visiting Mountaineers (8-2 overall, 7-0 Southern Conference) bolted to a 21-0 lead during the game’s opening 15-plus minutes and cruised to the league’s automatic berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Mission men: Elon's objectives drive path toward football showdown
ELON — Having endured a ghastly Halloween afternoon during which Elon University barged in and clobbered his football team on its own home field, Wofford coach Mike Ayers was direct in his assessment.
“They came in on a mission,” he said of Elon that day. “There’s no doubt about that.”
Just like that, and completely unaware, Ayers invoked a certain growing catchphrase that has gained substantial circulation among the Phoenix, which meets Appalachian State on Saturday with the Southern Conference championship hanging in the balance.
Elon indeed is on a mission.
Southern Conference Announces October Players of the Month
The Southern Conference announced its October players of the month today, highlighting excellence among student-athletes in the second full month of competition for the 2009-10 academic year. The players of the month are nominated by each member institution and selected by the conference office.
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Durr served as Catamount athletics’ first-ever athletic trainer, team physician
Cullowhee, N.C. – Western Carolina Hall of Fame member and long time benefactor of Catamount Athletics, Dr. Walter J. Durr, passed away at his daughter’s home in Florida late Tuesday (Sept. 29) evening. Durr, whose medical career spanned more than half a century, was 97 years old.
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They can hardly believe it’s been so long, but Wofford’s head football coach and his top assistants have been working together for nearly two decades.
“I don’t see how we can make it through another year,” defensive coordinator Nate Woody said. “By now, we’re just sick of each other.”
The secret that has allowed the smallest football-playing school in Division I to reach perennial status in the national FCS rankings lies partly in the longevity and loyalty of the coaching staff.
Head coach Mike Ayers kicks off his 22nd season with a 7 p.m. game Saturday in Tampa, Fla., against South Florida. Woody has been at Wofford for 19 years, offensive coordinator Wade Lang for 22. They both played for the Terriers as well.
App State's Jerry Moore Says Edwards Not Healed from Accident
Coach Jerry Moore of Appalachian State said yesterday that there are still a few more days for quarterback Armanti Edwards’ right foot to heal from a cut that has sidelined him all preseason, but that he doubts Edwards will play in Saturday’s season-opening game at East Carolina.
“I don’t think there’s much likelihood, being very honest,” Moore said. “It’s not like we’re trying to play cat-and-mouse games or anything like that. If he could play, we’d play him.
“We’ve never been much here on surprise starters and stuff like that. If Armanti could play, we’d play him. But I doubt very, very seriously if he could play. We’re not going to put him out there, we’re not going to put any player out there, that’s not a lot closer to 100 percent than what he is right now.”
Presley to Start for App State Against ECU
Appalachian State University head coach Jerry Moore announced after Wednesday’s practice that sophomore DeAndre Presley (Tampa, Fla./Middleton) will start at quarterback for the Mountaineers on Saturday when they open the 2009 season at East Carolina. Moore said he does not expect All-American Armanti Edwards (Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood), who injured his right foot in a lawn-mowing accident exactly four weeks ago, to play in the season opener.
Elon Squad Chooses Members of Leadership Council
Elon head football coach Pete Lembo has announced that his squad has elected seniors David Harrison, Walker White, Nolan Ward, Jeff Allen and Jordan Daniel; juniors Sean Jeffcoat, Scott Riddle and Corey O’Shea; sophomores Joshua Jones, A.J. Harris, Jamal Shuman and Khirey Walker; red-shirt freshmen Dale Riley, Justin Ward and Olufemi Lamikanra and true freshmen Jeremy Peterson, Blake Thompson and Dennis Wagner as the members of the team’s 2009 Leadership Council.
Samford Officially Dedicates Cooney Family Field House
Samford University officially dedicated its new Cooney Family Field House with a dedication and dinner on the third floor of the facility Monday evening.
The dedication and dinner were held to thank all of the donors who helped make the new facility possible. Prior to the dinner portion of the evening a video presentation was made, detailing the process of making the field house a reality.
Edwards Returns to Appalachian Practice
Appalachian State University quarterback Armanti Edwards (Greenwood, S.C./Greenwood) returned to practice on Monday afternoon for the first time since injuring his right foot in a lawn-mowing accident 26 days ago.
Elon's Camp Comes to a Close
The 2009 Elon football preseason came to a close on Saturday afternoon as the Phoenix completed its third scrimmage of camp in Rhodes Stadium. Beginning on Sunday, coach Pete Lembo’s squad will begin its game week preparations for next Saturday’s season-opener against the Davidson Wildcats at home at 7 p.m.
Samford Goes Through ‘Mock Game’ Saturday
The Samford football team went through a “mock” game for about an hour Saturday afternoon at Seibert Stadium. The Bulldogs are preparing for their season-opener at UCF next Saturday evening.
Western Carolina Announces its 2009 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
Steve Spradling, Johnny Wike and Steve Yates to be inducted in November
Western Carolina University today announced its 2009 Athletics Hall of Fame class which includes four former Catamount student-athletes with ties back as far as the 1950’s, and one former coach. The five-person induction class, the 20th all-time at WCU, will be placed into the Athletics Hall of Fame during festivities held on the first weekend of November.
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