HOUSTON—For a conference that fancies itself as "the SEC of I-AA", embarrassing was about the only applicable word for its FCS playoff showing last season. After an outstanding undefeated run through the meat grinder Southland Conference schedule, th… more »

Jay Lucas had a "frame-it" game against the University of Central Arkansas last season. He rushed for career-high 215 yards on 24 carries, the third-highest single-game yardage in Southeastern Louisiana history. He most vividly remembers one pla… more »

HOUSTON—For the first time since the Hal Mumme years of the Southeastern football resurrection, the Lions bring back a starting quarterback this season for their fourth run in the Southland Conference. But unlike recent years, there's not much of an… more »

This year, Sam Houston State's Rhett Bomar is another face in the crowd. The spotlight has been a little diffused. And that's the way everybody likes it. Last year at Southland Conference Media Days, Bomar wasn't a face because he might have been… more »

HOUSTON - For much of the afternoon Tuesday, Ray Woodard sat by himself at a table well away from the spotlight reading preseason media guides and talking on a cell phone. Woodard, the friendly, new Lamar University football coach, had more of a dist… more »

HOUSTON — Everyone welcomed in first-year member Central Arkansas last year at Southland Conference media days, introducing the Bears to all the right people and voting them to finish second-to last in the coaches’ and sports information directors’ poll… more »

HOUSTON - One of the great unanswered questions of last year's Southland Conference football season was what would have happened if the University of Central Arkansas would have defeated McNeese State in the showdown game on the last playing date of the… more »

Somebody had to be picked No. 1 in the Southland Conference. When it came down to it, there was really only one choice. McNeese State was picked as the overwhelming favorite in preseason polls at SLC media days in Houston this week. The Cowboys were… more »

The Southland Conference is trying to slice into what is becoming the cutting edge of college sports programming. The Southland Conference Television Network, which will debut this fall along television stations and cable systems across the league's… more »

The University of Central Arkansas Bears were picked second in one preseason football poll and fourth in the other when they were announced Tuesday at the 2008 Southland Conference Football Media Days. The Bears, who finished tied for second place a… more »

HOUSTON – When the Southland Conference’s preseason football polls came out on Tuesday, the Nicholls State Colonels weren’t anywhere near the top of them. They were picked to finish fifth in both the league’s coaches and sports information directors’… more »

When the University of Hawai'i gets around to announcing its 2009 football season opener any day now, don't expect a big production. No brass bands or fireworks for this one. Not when the opponent is — and we'll pass on a drum roll here — Central… more »

When the University of Central Arkansas ripped apart Texas State, 63-21, last year on a Thursday night on regional telecast at Estes Stadium, it caused more than a little soul-searching in the TSU camp when the Bobcats returned to San Marcos. "We scr… more »

HOUSTON — The smack talk has begun. In a taped segment on KATV, Channel 7, several Arkansas-Pine Bluff players called out their former Little Rock Central teammate, Central Arkansas offensive lineman Brad Gordon. UAPB running back Mickey Dean and… more »

FRISCO, Texas – The Nicholls State football team has been picked to finish fifth overall in the Southland Conference head coaches and sports information directors’ preseason polls released Tuesday. McNeese State, a team which has won the last two SLC… more »