MACON — For Football Championship Subdivision schools like Georgia Southern, playing college football’s big dogs certainly has its advantages. A fat paycheck and increased media exposure are usually the biggest pluses enjoyed by lower-tier Division I… more »

Macon —- For a coach who claims to have many questions about his youthful team, Georgia Southern's Chris Hatcher is quick to backhand the suggestion that his Eagles will open the season as an asterisk in the way of Georgia's preordained march to a natio… more »

So much for 2008 being a rebuilding year for Georgia Southern's football program. Quarterback Antonio Henton, formerly of Ohio State, is now an Eagle. He will open preseason practice as the fourth or fifth stringer but come out of two-a-days as the s… more »

Opinion piece talks about some high-profile transfers from Ohio State recently, as well as the reasons why players choose to transfer. Sometimes it's as easy as hut-one, hut-two, hut-three. Quarterbacks grow up learning to read what's in front of th… more »

STATESBORO - Coach Chris Hatcher has a never-ending quest to improve the Georgia Southern football program. So when quarterback Antonio Henton looked to transfer from Ohio State, Hatcher saw an opportunity to reel in one of the top high school player… more »

Macon — For a coach who claims to have many questions about his own youthful team, Georgia Southern's Chris Hatcher is quick to backhand the suggestion that his Eagles will open the season as an asterisk in the way of Georgia's pre-ordained march to nat… more »

Chris Hatcher took a deep breath, smiled and confirmed the mounting speculation: Antonio Henton is officially an Eagle. The former Ohio State quarterback enrolled at Georgia Southern Monday and will begin working out with the team Tuesday. "He was… more »

The most recent football game Antonio Henton played in Georgia was a state championship game. The next football game Henton will probably play in his home state will be against a college national championship favorite. The former Peach County stan… more »

Transferring from a big program to a smaller program worked well for Dusty Bonner and Fabian Walker. The smaller program in both cases was Valdosta State, led by head coach Chris Hatcher. That equation appears to be the right one for Antonio Hento… more »

The race for Georgia Southern’s starting quarterback job might take an interesting twist with the possible transfer of a blue-chip prospect from a major university. Ohio State quarterback Antonio Henton has reportedly told his Buckeye teammates he’s… more »

Georgia Southern’s Southern Conference family is about to get a little bigger. On July 1, Samford University will officially enter the SoCon ranks as the league’s 12th member. Athletically, academically and geographically, conference officials consid… more »

The folks that brought us the Texas Vs. The Nation postseason all-star game are looking to bring one to The Citadel's home stadium. A college football all-star game pitting players from the Southeast against those from across the nation is in the wor… more »

The next big step: Atlanta firm hopes to conduct feasibility study to determine whether program should move to FBS. Georgia Southern's administration and fans want to know the possibilities of moving the football program to the highest collegiate lev… more »

Coaches greet August and preseason football practice with great anticipation, and Chris Hatcher is no exception. He can't wait to start battling the south Georgia mosquitoes and heat and hand out playbooks to Georgia Southern's 2008 players. He an… more »

The Miami Dolphins get the inaugural "Bill Parcells" award for bringing in the most FCS-level free agents on their team: not only Mr. Foster, but alums from Delaware, Montana, Portland State, and Maine. Twelve minutes after officially selecting Michi… more »