Category: Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Great West nears end as schools shift plans
The end is near for the Great West Football Conference, which learned Tuesday that next season will be the last in the league for two of its five members.
UC Davis and Cal Poly, charter members of the seven-year-old FCS conference, announced they wer… more »
Summit League Will Conduct Football Feasibility Study
ELMHURST, Ill. - The Summit League conducted its annual President's Council Meeting on June 21 in Chicago and announced that the league will conduct a feasibility study into having football as a league-sponsored sport.
According to a statement releas… more »
College football: An early look at replacements for Boise State
Current WAC membership
Here's what the WAC's membership will look like in 2011-12 if it doesn't add additional institutions.
» Fresno State
» Hawaii
» Idaho
» Louisiana Tech
» Nevada
» New Mexico State
» San Jose State
» Utah St… more »
Conference shake-up could bolster UND's chances of finding a home
The conference movement that is shaking NCAA Division I athletics like a massive earthquake this week has the Big Sky Conference on alert. On Thursday, the University of North Dakota and Southern Utah were both on the league’s radar.
To what extent i… more »
SUU looking good after first scrimmage
Southern Utah's football team held its first full scrimmage of the 2010 spring session Saturday and third-year head coach Ed Lamb said he was pleased with what he saw on the field.
"We had a good scrimmage," Lamb said. "We're far ahead of where we we… more »
Southern Utah To The Big Sky? It Makes Sense
When it comes to conference realignment, Utah and BYU are the in-state schools most often connected to the discussion.
In fact, sport-talk radio chatter and Internet speculation on the subject has been nonstop since new Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scot… more »
SUU, Dixie State Resume Long-Dormant Rivalry
A neighborhood rivalry that has been dormant since Southern Utah University became a four-year school 46 years ago resumes Thursday night when the Thunderbirds open their season against Dixie State.
Southern Utah and Dixie played regularly when both… more »
T-Birds confident improvement will continue
Southern Utah has managed one winning season since 2000 -- and only three in the last 16 years.
So, heading into his second season as the Thunderbirds' head coach, why is Ed Lamb optimistic?
For starters, Southern Utah took an eye-opening step f… more »
Size matters for Thunderbirds’ O-line
CEDAR CITY — The expression may go that the numbers don’t lie, but when looking at 2008, the offensive line for Southern Utah may feel like the numbers are a cold slap in the face. Opponents sacked T-Bird quarterbacks 26 times to 16 secured by SUU in 11… more »
2008 Great West Fall All-Academic Honors Announced
The Great West Conference has awarded Academic All-Conference honors since the league began with just football members in 2004, but in this first year as an all-sport league, those individuals who compete in leaguesponsored sports are going to be added… more »
SUU football: T-birds confident that wins will come
For a college football program that was winless last season and has just three victories in the last two years, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds aren't too worried if they're going to notch a win this season.
They believe a win is inevitable.
The… more »
Southern Utah Battling Through Identity Crisis
CEDAR CITY - When their new coach greeted them this past winter, Southern Utah University's football players were introduced to a conditioning program featuring the grueling "Fight Gone Bad" workout. The timed, circuit-training exercise became a theme f… more »
SUU: Thunderbirds conditioning program
CEDAR CITY - When their new coach greeted them this past winter, Southern Utah University's football players were introduced to a conditioning program featuring the grueling "Fight Gone Bad" workout. The timed, circuit-training exercise became a theme f… more »
Gridiron warrior
CEDAR CITY - In his first year at Southern Utah University, junior defensive end Sam Bringhurst feels blessed to be part of the rebuilding Thunderbirds football squad that limped to an 0-11 finish last season.
"The veterans have all said it's totally… more »
Experience leads way
CEDAR CITY - When Southern Utah's offense is on the field this football season, any success the T-Birds will enjoy starts with the work of the big men blocking up front.
SUU's offensive line, in shells during Wednesday's practice, is in the capable h… more »