Archives for: June 2011, 22
With five new assistants, Pough has more change than normal at SCSU
If there are two constants with South Carolina State football under head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough, it's winning and change.
With four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles, three straight Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearances and t… more »
Georgia Southern move to FBS?
The student population at Georgia Southern University this past year is nearly 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students, and with more students beginning their collegiate careers in the fall; the university is only growing.
The influx of students w… more »
UMass transfers ruled eligible by NCAA
Six weeks away from the first practice in the last season in the Football Championship Subdivision, the University of Massachusetts received some good news from the NCAA.
Football Bowl Subdivision transfers Kellen Pagel, Ryan Campbell and Chris Burns… more »
Chattanooga Loses Three Players
The University of Chattanooga football team has made some huge strides the last two years under head coach Russ Huesmann.
But as the old cliche' goes, two steps forward and one step back, and that scenario best describes the Mocs and their current wo… more »
New Samford AD dreams big and comes home for job
New Samford Athletics Director Martin Newton has a unique resume.
He's the son of former Alabama and Vanderbilt basketball coach and Kentucky AD C.M. Newton. He's worked for Joe Dean Sr. at Converse, Phil Knight at Nike and John Calipari at Kentuc… more »
Colleges Continue to Add Football Teams
Eight schools set to add football programs in 2011, creating a total of 36 schools fielding new gridiron teams in the span of six years.
The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) highlighted today that eight new college footba… more »
Evaluation, repetition key to Princeton’s summer
Evaluating players is one of the less noticed and more difficult jobs of a high school football coach. Having three weeks in June to be on the field with those players is a big help, Princeton head coach Ted Spadaro said during Tuesday’s practice at Hun… more »
ODU's Wilder backs CAA eligibility plan
Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder said he is in favor of proposed legislation that would give players in the Football Championship Subdivision five years of eligibility.
The Colonial Athletic Association, which ODU's football program is joining this fa… more »
