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 »

Which current NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) members would be considered for membership if the conference were to expand to 14, including 12 that play football, in 2013. Athletic director Scott Farmer, university president Joseph Savoie… more »

Kats continue to develop passing game as close of spring football draws near With the spring winding down and just a limited number of practices left, the Bearkats are still trying to get as much work done as possible. On Friday afternoon, the Kat… more »

What’s next for the Sam Houston State Bearkat football team? After the best football season in school history, going undefeated all the way to their first appearance in the Football Championship Subdivision national title game, that’s a popular quest… more »

The 2011 NCAA Division I Football Championship set a tournament record for fan attendance with 256,384 (235,798 prior to title game) in 2011. The previous attendance mark was 209,761 in 1994. The attendance for today’s game was 20,586. The NCAA FCS s… more »

Press conference quotes from Friday, January 6, 2012 in Frisco, TX prior to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game on January 7. See a gallery of photos here from Kent Schmidt, CSN West columnist. An Interview With North Dakota State: Coach… more »

Coach/Player Quotes - Thursday Post Practice Here are quotes from select Sam Houston State players and head coach Willie Fritz following today's practice in preparation for the 2012 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game Saturday at Pizza Hut P… more »

The Southland Conference will look a little different this season compared to years past. The effects of the conference realignment movement in college football have made its way down to the Southland. Gone is longtime Southland member and footbal… more »

What a difference a turnaround season can make. On the heels of back-to-back losing seasons, not much was expected of Sam Houston State in 2010. That was reflected in last year’s All-Southland preseason football squads as the Bearkats were shut out f… more »

What do they say about good things coming to those who wait? That sure proved true today for the sports guys at The Huntsville Item. Dave Campbell’s 2011 Texas Football magazine, the “Southwest’s leading football source since 1960,” came in the mail… more »

Production of Stephen F. Austin vs. Sam Houston State football game ranks among broadcasting’s best The Southland Conference Television Network, the league’s three-year-old in-house broadcasting effort, picked up a national honorable mention award at… more »

Texas State, UTSA to depart Southland on June 30, 2012 The Southland Conference's Board of Directors met recently to review the Conference's constitutional articles related to membership withdrawal. The meeting took place after Southland members Texa… more »

Last Saturday’s loss in the Battle of the Piney Woods was a bitter pill for Sam Houston State to swallow. A determined Bearkat squad went toe-to-toe with fourth-ranked Stephen F. Austin and were a few breaks away from pulling off an upset in a 31-28… more »

Sam Houston State head coach Willie Fritz called the Bearkats into a huddle at the end of Thursday afternoon's workout at Bowers Stadium. After talking over the basics that come with every post-practice speech, Fritz told the team that the only thing… more »

FRISCO, Texas - The award-winning Southland Conference Television Network will televise 10 football games in 2010, league commissioner Tom Burnett announced Wednesday. Entering its third year of programming, the network has affiliate commitments from… more »