Categories: SoCon, Appalachian State Mountaineers, Chattanooga Mocs, Elon Phoenix, Furman Paladins, Georgia Southern Eagles, Samford Bulldogs, The Citadel Bulldogs, Western Carolina Catamounts, Wofford Terriers
CAA in the Second Round
As one of FCS Football’s premier conferences, CAA Football certainly has no shortage of news and notes from around the league. Here are some of the latest storylines coming out of the conference and Saturday's matchups featuring New Hampshire and Old Do… more »
Could invite to FBS Conference be coming soon for Georgia Southern?
Georgia Southern Athletic Director talks about move to FBS
Georgia Southern University's move from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision appears to be picking up steam.
With realignment in major college football, Geo… more »
Georgia Southern hoping postseason experience provides an edge
It’s Year 3 of Jeff Monken’s reign as head football coach at Georgia Southern.
And each season under Monken, the Eagles have advanced to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Monken hopes that experience provides an edge when fifth-seeded S… more »
Wofford gets a rush out of running the ball
Based on the evidence, offensive balance is overrated as far as the Wofford College football team is concerned.
“We're going to run the football,” the Terriers say. “Try to stop us.”
Think they're bluffing? Just look at the numbers. Wofford rushed… more »
Option offense gives Eagles an edge against football's giants
The option offense is to Georgia Southern what the sling was to David.
With perfect execution, the Eagles can make it tough on Goliath — or in Saturday’s case, the fifth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs at Sanford Stadium.
“It really is a different brand o… more »
Martinizing the SoCon
The top punter in the Southern Conference didn’t start punting at all until he got to college. It was not his childhood dream to punt in college, let alone in the NFL.
Sam Martin is already punting in college at Appalachian State. He’s very likely to… more »
SoCon title on the line for Wofford
Wofford has a chance to win the Southern Conference title by beating Chattanooga in a matchup set for 1:30 p.m. at Gibbs Stadium.
But the Terriers (7-2, 5-2 SoCon) had a chance to do that last week and lost to Samford in double overtime. A playoff bi… more »
Elon receiver tries to reach even higher level
Coming off the open date on Elon University’s football schedule, Aaron Mellette has had time to rest while assessing and reassessing the manner in which his senior season is unfolding.
His mission statement moving forward could be considered a warnin… more »
Wofford's Ayers not worried about team's ranking
#18 in the GPI, Breitenstein probable for Saturday's game with ankle injury
With the wackiness that was the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision on Saturday, Wofford actually had a chance to be ranked No. 1 in the nation for the first time in progr… more »
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 »
Elon-App State showdown crucial in more ways than one
Even at the end of this past Saturday’s 49-24 loss to Wofford College, a game when they were “outplayed” in every aspect according to head coach Jason Swepson, the Elon University football team was already thinking ahead to this Saturday’s showdown with… more »
36 FCS Student-Athletes Named Semifinalists For The National Football Foundation's William V. Campbell Trophy
Selected as the best and brightest from the college gridiron, The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced today the 147 candidates (36 from the FCS)for the 2012 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
The awards are prese… more »
Not Just Hype - Griz at App
Montana will travel more than 2,000 miles to play at Appalachian State on Saturday night in what is being billed as one of the most anticipated match-ups in NCAA Football Championship Subdivision history.
Judging from resumes, it's not just hype.… more »
Georgia Southern need not play big-time football to be big-time school
Enrollment nearly doubled in the 1980s and has almost doubled again since the program went from upstart to overlord. Consider that there were more students standing sweaty-shoulder-to-sweaty-shoulder in the Paulson Stadium stands for Saturday’s season o… more »
Gardner-Webb Looks to Gap-Control Wofford
Saturday night’s season opener at Spangler Stadium has all the elements college football can offer.
It pits two familiar rivals from the same region, Gardner-Webb and Wofford, not to mention that the visiting Terriers are ranked in the preseason in m… more »