Former Viking among 11 area players on SoCon rosters. GREENVILLE — To his coach, Joel Bell might have seemed too much of a lone wolf to ever be captain of the Furman University football team. Bell keeps his hair down past his shoulders, rides a mo… more »

BALTIMORE - Villanova's football team is ranked as high as No. 17 in national polls, which is where it finished last season. The Wildcats have also been picked to finish fourth in the Colonial Athletic Association's South Division in a vote of the coach… more »

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Samford head coach Pat Sullivan was not surprised to find his team at the bottom of the Southern Conference coaches' preseason football poll. As newcomers to the league this year after spending five seasons in the Ohio Valley Confe… more »

Success breeds high expectations. Just ask the University of Massachusetts football team. The Minutemen are an overwhelming favorite to win the Colonial Athletic Association's North Division, earning 17 of the 19 first-place votes in the preseason po… more »

Sycamores’ new football coach not concerned with team’s place in conference pecking order. ST. LOUIS — “New name, same game” says the slogan for the newly-named Missouri Valley Football Conference on its media guide. Same game indeed when it comes… more »

League coaches and media predict Mountaineers will rule the conference again. GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Three-time defending national champion Appalachian State was everyone's choice to win another Southern Conference football championship this fall at Wed… more »

MANKATO, Minn. -- Jared Allen looked out the window Friday morning, saw the rain pouring down and one thought came immediately to mind: I'm about to lose valuable nap time. "It sucks when you have to wait around," Allen said following a practice that… more »

Take three steps back. Hop to the right. Spin once. Slide to the left. Shimmy from side to side. Now take off running. Congratulations. You’ve just done the Eddie Thompson. Practice a little bit, take the Thompson shuffle onto the dance floor and… more »

Mustangs AD says a game between the two teams is ‘likely’ for 2010 but not a done deal The Cal Poly and Fresno State football programs have not yet finalized a contract for a game in 2010, but a deal is in the works and considered “likely,” Cal Poly… more »

When the University of Central Arkansas ripped apart Texas State, 63-21, last year on a Thursday night on regional telecast at Estes Stadium, it caused more than a little soul-searching in the TSU camp when the Bobcats returned to San Marcos. "We scr… more »

North Dakota State officials say the day is coming when the Bison will be playing their longtime rival again. After making the move to Division I, NDSU has not played the University of North Dakota in any sports since the 2003-04 school year. That… more »

For the athletic programs at the Universities of North Dakota and South Dakota, there’s no place like home while looking for another. The two Dakota schools, which this fall will begin the second of a five-year transition to Division I, are new membe… more »

ST. LOUIS --- Coaches live to compete. Tuesday, the coaches of the Missouri Valley Football Conference joined forces to support a man and his fight to live. They stood unified and delivered a rousing, standing ovation to Don Patterson, the leader… more »