Football fans as well as prospective students from around the U.S. are paying attention. For years, Appalachian State was virtually invisible nationally as far as sports were concerned. The school had a loyal fan base in the North Carolina mountains,… more »

The early-morning call on Tuesday startled FAMU receiver Kevin Elliott. What he heard from his coach on the other end was even more astonishing. The news was that Elliott and three other Rattlers were named to the All-MEAC first team announced late M… more »

JU, which went from 3-8 in Bell's first year to 9-3 this season, is trying to raise $1.5 million by April so it can start construction on a 6,500-seat stadium. Alan Verlander remembers there was "so much sadness" two years ago when, in his first majo… more »

Yesterday, Manchester Central grad Chip Kelly learned that his dream will one day become true. The former University of New Hampshire assistant football coach will succeed Mike Bellotti as the head football coach at Oregon. Bellotti will become th… more »

HARRISONBURG - The smile on his face and the length of his answers spoke volumes about how far Vidal Nelson has come this season. It wasn't that long ago, eight weeks to be exact, that Nelson was forced into the James Madison football team's starting… more »

Ron McBride has been involved in nearly 200 games as a head football coach, but the Weber State mentor will experience a first Saturday in Missoula. "I've never played a team twice in the same season before," the 69-year-old McBride said Tuesday befo… more »

HOUSTON -- The Prairie View Panthers football team had their best season this year going 9-1, during their 2008 campaign. Their only loss came at the hands of the Grambling State Tigers in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, Texas. The football program has co… more »

BURLINGTON — The University of Vermont last played a varsity football game in 1974. The century-old football stadium is now used only for soccer. And the football conference Vermont belonged to has disbanded. Doug DeLuca knew all of this when he enro… more »

Gordy Combs, Towson University's football coach, was fired yesterday after a 17-year career in which he finished just above .500. School officials said they have begun a nationwide search to find his replacement. Only the third head coach in Towson's… more »