GREENVILLE, S.C. — Seated at a table in the back right corner of the Pinehurst room — all the conference rooms at the Embassy Suites are named after elite golf courses — Rodney Allison looked around and saw a lot that has changed and a lot that has rema… more »

Coaches say league no longer top heavy. GREENVILLE, S.C. - Appalachian State, which has won three straight national titles in the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision, was the choice of coaches and media yesterday to win this year's Southern Conf… more »

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Samford head coach Pat Sullivan was not surprised to find his team at the bottom of the Southern Conference coaches' preseason football poll. As newcomers to the league this year after spending five seasons in the Ohio Valley Confe… more »

League coaches and media predict Mountaineers will rule the conference again. GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Three-time defending national champion Appalachian State was everyone's choice to win another Southern Conference football championship this fall at Wed… more »

Terriers football players pick up conference preseason honors. GREENVILLE -- The unofficial beginning to every college football conference season might not be at the practice field or the weight room. It might be in the ballroom. Wofford head coac… more »

GREENVILLE, S.C. — Appalachian State head football coach Jerry Moore has seen his life change after a third consecutive Football Championship Subdivision title and a stunning upset of Michigan in Ann Arbor last season. “I’m on the go now a lot more,”… more »

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Can you kick a football? Are you enrolled at Samford University? If so, then, boy, does Pat Sullivan have a job for you. The Samford head football coach and Ross Robinson, his recruiting coordinator, need to fill a couple of hol… more »

The Samford Bulldogs head into their new athletics conference this year. Next year, they will have a new building to help recruit more football players to compete in the Southern Conference. Samford will begin work, possibly as soon as next week,… more »

Samford University’s campus is still nestled on a quiet hillside spot off Lakeshore Drive in Birmingham. Indeed, it’s still a little patch of collegiate paradise home to 4,400 students. The big change that has taken place at Samford can’t be seen at… more »

Sitting in his office last Monday morning, surrounded by photos and mementos from his nearly 40 years in college football, Pat Sullivan appears comfortable and confident as he talks about the difficult road ahead. In a career as long as his there’s n… more »

For the 11 other schools in the Southern Conference, the inevitable question that comes with the addition of Samford to the league is: Who are these guys? Which is code for: In what areas are they a threat? Of course, there’s another side to that que… more »

One year ago, Kendall Lacey was the last man left on the base paths. The celebration had already begun in the Prattville stands and in the Lions’ dugout. The lanky junior had been caught stealing with two outs and the Indians down 1-0 in the series.… more »

Head coach Pat Sullivan expects some strong competition for spots on his second Samford football team, particularly with three transfers from I-A schools who are now enrolled and working out. The Bulldogs have signed quarterback Matt Malouf from the… more »

Samford University is officially a member of the Southern Conference today. The first game against a member of its new conference is set for Sept.26 when the soccer team plays host to Elon, but Samford is already in the heat of competition with the SoCo… more »

STATESBORO - It didn't take long before commissioner John Iamarino learned the main issue on everyone's mind in the Southern Conference. Expansion. "We addressed expansion at every (league) meeting when I first got here (in 2006)," Iamarino said.… more »