Category: North Alabama Lions
Alabama A&M, Alabama State trying to avoid costly SWAC slipups
The champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference will be determined on Dec. 8 when the annual title game is played at Birmingham's Legion Field. But the way things are shaping up, the winner of the SWAC's East Division could be decided at that same… more »
UNA gets visit from OVC
Officials from the Ohio Valley Conference will be visiting the University of North Alabama today, but school officials aren’t expecting to receive an invitation to join the Division I conference during the visit.
UNA athletics director Mark Linder co… more »
Ranking the top non-FBS players
Occasionally, I get some emails from folks wanting to hear more about non-FBS football. The subject doesn't usually get much time in the spotlight, outside of a little coverage during the FCS playoffs in December or when there's a rising prospect flashi… more »
Why is UNA going against its community by pursuing Division I?
Why indeed?
Why did the University of North Alabama board of trustees ignore its students, staff and faculty by voting 6-3 this week to pursue a move from Division II to Division I? Because on the surface, this feels like another ill-prepared univers… more »
Since UNA is going D-I, do it right
For better or worse, good or bad, today is the dawning of a new athletic era at the University of North Alabama.
Even though the vote was far from unanimous and remains a divisive issue on campus, the board of trustees decided that now's the proper t… more »
U. of N. Ala. trustees vote to move to NCAA Div. I
The University of North Alabama board of trustees has voted to move up to Division I in athletics after a six-team defection from the Gulf South Conference left Division II competition in the area scarce.
The trustees voted 6-3 Monday in favor of the… 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 »
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 »
North Alabama Trustees Get Pros And Cons
The Lions, with their historic football program, are thinking of moving up from Division II into possibly the OVC or Southland conference.
Taking the athletic program from NCAA Division II to Division I would be an expensive move for the University o… more »
