I interviewed Prairie View A&M running back Donald Babers on Tuesday for the Panthers' season preview, and I had plenty of material left over after writing the story. Babers enters this season atop the depth chart at running back after rushing fo… more »

CHARLOTTE — He can't officially bark at players until Saturday, so David stays busy collecting stones and getting plenty of reps with his slingshot. David's surname is Bennett, he coaches the Coastal Carolina football team and he'll take aim at a tra… more »

ORONO, Maine - The University of Maine football defensive line has undergone changes over the last few years but never those of the wholesale kind. This year’s Black Bear squad will debut one of the youngest front fours in recent memory with preseaso… more »

DOVER — This is the time of year that sometimes seems to take forever to arrive for Delaware State University football coach Al Lavan and his Hornets. Once the football season begins, everything is a blur. It is just getting to this point that seems… more »

Ayers hopes Wofford learns its lesson before end of practice Friday. Austin Palmer (40) is tackled by Colman Hornaday on Friday during the first day of practice in pads for the Wofford College football team. Wofford head coach Mike Ayers couldn’t… more »

Reflecting on the just-completed four-part series on the state of S.C. State athletics, the one word that comes to mind is potential. It’s a word that carries both good and bad connotations. Often times, it’s placed on an athlete, team or, in S.C. St… more »

After back-to-back losing campaigns, this looks like the season that Northwestern State will get back on track. Facing a more manageable non-league schedule and featuring a team loaded with 26 juniors and 14 seniors, the Demons looked like a candidat… more »

AMHERST - When the University of Massachusetts football team wanted to run out the clock last season, it called on No.17, Tony Nelson. A lot has changed over the last eight months for Nelson, the least of which is his number, from 17 to 28. The ju… more »

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Westin Cofer is starting anew. The former two-time All-State linebacker at Steamboat Springs High School is transferring from Mesa State College in Grand Junction to Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, Ga. Cofer, who sat… more »

OGDEN — At this time last year, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins was third on the team's depth chart while a transfer from Alabama was getting all the hype. Running back Trevyn Smith was coming off a season in which he led the Big Sky in rushi… more »

Former USD star seeks a roster spot. SAN DIEGO ---- The long list of accolades and gaudy statistics that are part of Eric Bakhtiari's college football resume doesn't preclude him from being assigned tasks that remind him of his NFL status. As a ro… more »

Gene Washington, the NFL's director of football operations, met with members of the Jackson State football team Tuesday as part of the NCAA's Champs Life Skills program. JSU officials said they requested the Tuscaloosa native and former NFL star.… more »

At 6 foot 7 and a muscular 240 pounds — to go along with impressive speed, quickness and agility — Ashton Farmer looks the part of a football player. Over the next few weeks, Southeast Missouri State coaches will try to learn if Farmer fits the part.… more »

YOUNGSTOWN — Brad Samsa gets around a lot on the Youngstown State football team’s offensive line. In fact this year he’ll be playing his third different position for the Penguins. Samsa (6-foot-3, 280 pounds) came to Youngstown State in 2004 out o… more »

NATCHITOCHES -- Northwestern State's senior class is trying not to make history this year. The Demons, coming off two straight 4-7 seasons, haven't had three consecutive losing seasons in more than 60 years. "There is some additional pressure," ad… more »