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Punting on pigskin: FGCU not ready for some football, president says
The lights of the FGCU soccer field light up Wednesday and Thursday nights for dozens of games of flag football played by students and staff of FGCU and Edison Community College. The popularity of the sport has exploded in the last two years with hundre… more »
Stetson joining Jacksonville University in the Pioneer Football League
Stetson University is reviving its football program and will join Jacksonville as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) starting in the fall of 2013.
Mercer made a similar announcement last fall as the PFL will grow to 12 teams in two years. Th… more »
Stetson might give green light for football
DELAND -- Does Stetson University have a football team in the near future?
Stetson president Wendy B. Libby certainly sounded optimistic in an e-mail she sent to the Hatters' community of faculty, staff and students Thursday night.
"We are excited… more »
49ers add big fish to football schedule for '19
The Charlotte 49ers made their biggest football scheduling announcement yet Wednesday ... but it's eight years away from happening.
Charlotte will open its 2019 season against Virginia Tech in the Hokies' Lane Stadium. The announcement comes on the h… more »
Ohio Valley Conference seeks information on UNA athletics
FLORENCE - Presidents of the Ohio Valley Conference universities spent part of Sunday and Monday acquainting themselves with the University of North Alabama and its athletics program just in case there is a relationship between them down the road.
Th… more »
FGCU athletics: Board of Trustees chair admits adding football 'insurmountable task' right now
The chairman of the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees has had a bit of time to digest the football feasibility study numbers that were distributed during the Jan. 18 meeting.
And he finds them impossible to swallow.
At least for now.… more »
A-Sun schools Jacksonville, Campbell, Mercer, Kennesaw State have or will have football
Florida Gulf Coast University would have company within the Atlantic Sun with four conference members that field the sport.
Three Atlantic Sun Conference schools already have been or are preparing to enter an arena where Florida Gulf Coast University… more »
Football feasibility study for FGCU says addition of sport likely well off in the future
Florida Gulf Coast University’s decision on whether to field a football program certainly won’t be a two-minute drill.
And even if FGCU eventually decides to make the move, despite the massive financial and gender equity concerns, it will be at least… more »
Lamb to be Mercer’s new football coach
The timing is almost too good to be true.
While Mercer officials were holding a news conference on Nov. 19 announcing the resumption of football after a 70-year hiatus, Furman was preparing a news release that Bobby Lamb was resigning as the Paladins… more »
Kick it off, Kennesaw State!
Kennesaw State University football is a reality.
The Marietta Daily Journal has learned from multiple members of the KSU football exploratory committee that committee chairman Vince Dooley will recommend to university President Dr. Dan Papp today tha… more »
UNA leaders face tough decisions in Division I move
In Steve Pierce's vision, the University of North Alabama football team travels to Norman, Okla., on a Saturday afternoon in the fall for a game against the Oklahoma Sooners.
Game complete and after returning home, the Lions deposit a six-figure chec… more »
Georgia State Opens Preseason Practice Wednesday
ATLANTA-This time, it's for real.
Preparations for the inaugural season of Georgia State football begin in earnest as the Panthers officially report Tuesday and then begin practice Wednesday with a 3 p.m. workout at the GSU Practice Complex. The team… more »
Georgia State Unveils Uniforms
Among the many tasks involved in starting a football program from scratch is the look of the team uniforms.
Naturally this process began with director of athletics Cheryl L. Levick and head coach Bill Curry, and it included major coordination from ex… more »
Williams signs contract with Dallas Cowboys, First UTSA NFL Player
SAN ANTONIO — Four-time track & field All-American Teddy Williams fulfilled a life-long childhood dream on Thursday when he signed a contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Williams, who will begin his National Football League (NFL) career at defensive ba… more »
Georgia State, Alabama Agree to Move Date of November Contest
ATLANTA-Georgia State's season-ending football game at national champion Alabama has been moved to Thursday, Nov. 18 at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Ala., the two schools announced Thursday.
Kickoff time and television exposure are to be deter… more »
