SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Fans of SoCon football will have an opportunity to take an in-depth look at the league’s nine football programs with the launch of Southern Conference Football, a magazine produced by SportsUnlimited and the conference office. Sched… more »

Mountaineers look to win fifth consecutive SoCon football title The Southern Conference football coaches have unanimously selected Appalachian State as the preseason favorite to win the league crown in 2009. ASU, winners of four consecutive SoCon… more »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference preseason football media teleconference on Tuesday, July 28 will be streamed live throughout the day on SoConSports.com, giving SoCon football fans the chance to hear the league’s head football coaches and sel… more »

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference has announced it will participate in myPlaybook, a pilot program designed to prevent alcohol and other drug related harm among student-athletes. It will be the first time the program is implemented throughout… more »

SoCon Saturdays Return Sept. 19 with Western Carolina @ Georgia Southern The Southern Conference and SportSouth today announced the 2009 Southern Conference football telecast schedule. Branded SoCon Saturdays, the Southern Conference football sched… more »

The nonconference portion of a Football Championship Subdivision team’s schedule is like a land of opportunity. It can provide riches or reward — ideally both. In the case of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and its Southern Conference coll… more »

The Samford football program has hired former NFL and Alabama star Sam Shade as an assistant coach on its football staff, head coach Pat Sullivan announced on Thursday. “We are excited to have someone of Sam’s character join our program,” Sullivan sa… more »

Four hopefuls on list for Bulldogs receivers coach Three months after losing receivers coach Roger Totten to Alabama State, Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones said he's close to finding a replacement. Jones interviewed four candidates last week.… more »

In just three NFL seasons, Milton High graduate Cortland Finnegan has carved his niche. The Tennessee Titans cornerback is widely known for his hard-nosed, scrappy, no-fear style of play. Off the field and returning home for the Pensacola Sports Asso… more »

Boone glad nightmare is over, says lessons learned with help avoid a repeat in the future. OXFORD — Now that the great football scheduling debacle of 2009 is over, Ole Miss athletic director Pete Boone spent Wednesday afternoon explaining why it happ… more »

The Samford football team wrapped up spring practice with its final scrimmage Thursday afternoon at Seibert Stadium. The scrimmage lasted about an hour and a half. Head Coach Pat Sullivan said the scrimmage was a positive end to the team’s spring pra… more »

The Samford football team held its first scrimmage of the spring Saturday morning at Seibert Stadium. Samford head coach Pat Sullivan said he was pleased with the way his team performed in its first full scrimmage. “I thought we had a good scrimmage… more »

The Southern Conference on Friday announced several cost-saving measures that will go into effect for the 2009-10 academic year, including trimming one day off baseball trips and cutting the number of teams eligible for postseason league tournaments in… more »

The Samford football team will hold its first practice of the 2009 spring season and will open the 2009 season on Sept. 5 with a game at UCF in Orlando. Samford Releases 2009 Football Schedule A trip to Orlando to play UCF, a home game against cro… more »

Former Samford standout Cortland Finnegan and Eastern Washington star Michael Roos are honored. Michael Roos is All-Pro Drafted in the 2nd round (41st pick overall) by Tennessee in the 2005 NFL Draft. Since becoming a Tennessee Titan, Roos has… more »