College Sporting News has learned that the Southland Conference tabled a measure at their recently completed meetings that would require all league members to field teams in each of the league's sponsored sports. As it pertains to football, this rule… more »

A new chapter in the "Battle of the Piney Woods" football rivalry begins Saturday, Oct. 23 when Sam Houston and Stephen F. Austin meet at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Since its birth in 1923, the annual gridiron grudge match between the Bearkats and t… more »

Former four-star quarterback Tyrik Rollison, who redshirted last year at Auburn, is headed home, or at least back to his home state. The Sulphur Springs, Texas-native confirmed Tuesday to AuburnSports.com what his father, Michael Kelly, said in Febru… more »

As indicated by the final score, it was all about the Bearkats defense at the annual Orange and White spring football game Saturday morning at Bowers Stadium. In a strictly offense versus defense format in which points were given for big plays, defen… more »

As expected, the defense was far ahead of the offense, but Sam Houston head coach Willie Fritz saw things he liked on both sides of the line during the Bearkats' first full-contact scrimmage of 2010 spring drills. "We did a lot of good things with ou… more »

Chad Froechtenicht, a 6-1 190 wide receiver from Blinn Junior College, has signed to play football for Sam Houston State next fall. Froechtenicht caught 60 passes for 701 yards and two touchdowns and posted punt return touchdowns of 60 and 84 yards d… more »

New Sam Houston head coach Willie Fritz and his staff begin their first on-the-field work with the Bearkat football team as 2010 spring training begins Monday at 3:30 at Bowers Stadium. Approximately 80 student-athletes are expected to participate in… more »

BEAUMONT - Todd Whitten, who spent the past five years as head football coach at Sam Houston State University, is joining Ray Woodard's Lamar University staff as offensive coordinator. Whitten, who replaces Tommy Mainord who left in January to take a… more »

Sam Houston State head coach Willie Fritz has announced the hiring of four new members for the Bearkats' football coaching staff. Bob DeBesse will serve as the Bearkats' offensive coordinator. Johnny Jernigan and Derek Warehime will coach the defensi… more »

AUBURN - Redshirt freshman quarterback Tyrik Rollison, a prized recruit who many envisioned as a future star, is apparently leaving Auburn for a lower-division school. Rollison stunned fans by announcing his departure on his Facebook page Wednesday m… more »

Football spring training for the 2010 Bearkats will begin Monday March 29 and end with the annual Football Dinner and Auction and Orange-White Spring Game the weekend of April 23-24, head coach Willie Fritz has announced. The Bearkats will work out M… more »

Switching gears from a tentative plan to join the Southland Conference in football, UTSA has charted a new course for its fledgling program. University of Texas at San Antonio athletic director Lynn Hickey said the school, which is slated to begin pl… more »

Willie Fritz, who has produced an overall record of 220 victories and 66 losses in a 28-year career as both a head coach and an assistant, will become the 14th head football coach at Sam Houston State University. Bobby Williams, Sam Houston director… more »

Sam Houston State director of athletics Bobby Williams has announced the names of the six men he will interview this week for the university's job as head football coach. The candidates are New Mexico offensive coordinator Darrell Dickey, Central Mis… more »

Todd Whitten has been relieved of his duties as head football coach at Sam Houston State University, Bearkat athletic director Bobby Williams announced Monday. "I appreciate the hard work that Todd Whitten and his football staff have given the univer… more »