BOONE — It's a good thing Appalachian State isn't too picky about how it wins ballgames. The Mountaineers — owners of the nation's sixth-best rushing attack before Saturday's FCS post-season opener against South Carolina State — took the high road an… more »

South Carolina State is expected to have its hands full Saturday in Boone, N.C. trying to contain Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards. Bulldog fans could only dream “what might have been” after the Greenwood left-hander and Payton Award fin… more »

The realization of facing defending three-time champion Appalachian State to open the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs sunk in quickly for South Carolina State. Almost an hour after the announcement was made, the S.C. State coaching staff w… more »

Oliver “Buddy” Pough bent over and propped himself up on a lectern. He took a second to catch his breath and watch as the television cameras and tape recorders that had stalked him just moments earlier turned their attention to several of his players… more »

It’s “High Noon in Boone” for the South Carolina State football team. Sunday night at the Smith-Hammond-Middleton Memorial Center, the 13th-ranked Bulldogs learned their first-round opponent in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs was none… more »

The Garden City could rival Death Valley -- the site of this year's annual Clemson/University of South Carolina clash -- in football frenzy during Thanksgiving weekend. During Tuesday's weekly Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teleconference, South Car… more »

“Could somebody explain to me why we are playing a school like Clemson?” That was the question South Carolina State University Board Vice Chairman Dr. John Corbitt posed to fellow trustees at Thursday’s board meeting, days after the Bulldogs were dem… more »

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- When Furman coach Bobby Lamb says his Paladins have a big task in front of them Saturday against Delaware, he means it literally. Lamb noted two things about the Blue Hens -- they are one of the biggest teams he has ever seen and th… more »

The Charleston Post & Courier talks about Coastal Carolina, Furman, Elon, Presbyterian, South Carolina State, and Charleston Southern football this week. Coastal Carolina's heartbreaker of a loss to Colgate on Sunday — the Raiders won, 23-19, on… more »

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The phrase “moral victory” is not in South Carolina State head football coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough’s vocabulary. Not surprisingly, he refused to view Saturday’s 17-0 season-opening loss to Central Florida in such a manner. “We’re… more »

The city of Orangeburg was truly “Garnet and Blue Country” Tuesday evening. A sizable crowd packed the Russell Street Square Tuesday to show their support for the 2008 South Carolina State football team. From young and old, alumni to non-S.C. State g… more »

For the second year in a row, South Carolina State has been voted the preseason favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship, much to Buddy Pough's surprise. The Bulldogs received 272 points in the poll of MEAC coaches and sports… more »

The number of games between ACC teams and Division I-AA teams will double this season. Three ACC teams — Clemson, Florida State and Georgia Tech — have the audacity to play two Football Championship Subdivision, or FCS teams in the politically correc… more »

This year’s preseason camp at South Carolina State has moved along on the quiet side. Missing is the open talk about winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Through Wednesday’s practice, there were no public proclamations about this… more »

Flashes of lightning dominated the evening skies hovering above Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Thursday night. Friday night, a different kind of “aerial show” much closer to the ground drew curious and fascinated eyes in attendance for South Carolina State… more »