Western Carolina football coach Dennis Wagner resigned Sunday, one day after the Catamounts lost to Appalachian State 46-14. Western Carolina has an 8-36-1 record in four seasons under Wagner. Assistant coach Mark Rhea will be the interim coach for t… more »

The Alabama team held a two hour practice on Monday in shells at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields as it began to prepare for this week's game against NCAA Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse Georgia Southern. The Crimson Tide and Eagles will mee… more »

Alabama can’t say it wasn’t warned about this Saturday’s opponent. Georgia Southern may be from the Football Championship Subdivision, but it received one vote in today’s Associated Press poll. That ballot belonged to Ray Ratto of Comcast Sports Bay… more »

No more open date. No more NAIA opponent. Fourth-ranked Wofford faces five games in five weeks for the Southern Conference football championship and the FCS playoffs. “We don't want the next five opponents to change our mindset in any way,” Woffor… more »

Being in the red isn’t a bad thing for Georgia Southern. The Eagles have scored either a touchdown or a field goal 25 of 27 times in the red zone (the opposing team’s 20-yard line or closer), ranking ninth among 120 teams in the Football Championship… more »

Linebacker leads SoCon in sacks, tackles for loss Wofford football head coach Mike Ayers saw two plays on video and was on a mission to get high school linebacker Alvin Scioneaux. Virginia-Wise (4-2 NAIA) at Wofford (4-1, 3-0 SoCon) 1:30 p.m., Gi… more »

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga quarterback B.J. Coleman, injured during first-half action last week against No. 1-ranked Georgia Southern, has been walking around the last few days with his right arm in a sling (he tossed it aside on Tuesday).… more »

Five words into Dennis Wagner’s opening comments Tuesday, the Western Carolina football coach’s line went dead. His abrupt disappearance from the Southern Conference’s weekly media call was just the latest hiccup in what has, so far, been another rou… more »

Wofford set to face The Citadel coming off a monumental comeback Knocking off third-ranked Appalachian State had Wofford football coach Mike Ayers feeling great Saturday for about three hours. That’s when The Citadel, this week’s road opponent for… more »

There’s not much to complain about at Georgia Southern these days. The Eagles are the No. 1 team in the Football Championship Subdivision and have been winning games by an average of more than four touchdowns a game while winning their first four gam… more »

I have some advice for Mocs’ football fans: Be patient. I know that seems like a lot after decades of losing records, poor performance on and off the field, numerous coaching changes and millions of dollars in lost revenue. But that’s what we all need t… more »

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team went from feeling sky-high midway through the third quarter Saturday, to the deepest depths of disappointment. So what the heck happened? "You tell me," quarterback B.J. Coleman said after t… more »

After back-to-back losses to start the season followed by two consecutive victories, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs have reached a potential tipping point with Saturday's game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. "We're on that seesaw right now where we could… more »

Mike Ayers of Wofford and Jerry Moore of Appalachian State are the deans of Southern Conference football coaches. “In other words,” Ayers said, “we're the old guys.” SoCon all-time coaching victories 202 — Jerry Moore, Appalachian State (1989-pre… more »

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga is pulling the plug on trying to get injured defensive tackle Nick Davison back this season. A preseason All-Southern Conference pick, Davison suffered a torn ACL in his left knee while sacking Jacksonville… more »