Winston-Salem State University's move to Division I athletics could be hitting the wall. Chancellor Donald Reaves of WSSU asked the UNC board of governors to approve an increase in student-athletics fees at a meeting in January, said Joni Worthington… more »

A list of frequently asked questions about the Charlotte 49ers' just released football ticket pricing arrangement, along with other football concerns for the school. WHAT IS AN FSL? It's short for Football Seat License. Purchasing one gives you t… more »

Colonial Athletic Association athletic directors will convene in Washington next week and discuss the league's coming football expansion. In general, the agenda is this question: Can a 14-team football conference work? The ADs will be together for… more »

Today feels like the fourth quarter, but it's not. There's a lot of time left on the clock. UNCC's board of trustees is expected to officially bless a plan to start a gridiron program at North Carolina's fourth largest university. This effort has bee… more »

The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees has voted 8-0, with one abstention, to adopt a Chancellor Phil Dubois plan that could add a football program at the school. In September, Dubois recommended the school suit up a team by 2013, if boosters and footba… more »

Raising $45 million for launch of football will be UNCC’s biggest effort. It’s first down and $45 million to go for football at UNC Charlotte. That’s the price tag that came with UNC Charlotte Chancellor Phil Dubois’ recommendation last week to st… more »

Chancellor challenges UNC Charlotte boosters to raise $5 million toward 49ers stadium complex, within six months. For UNC Charlotte boosters and football fans, it's first down, $5 million to go. That's after UNCC Chancellor Phil Dubois recommended… more »

A staff member tells Charlotte Chancellor Phil Dubois Thursday morning that his tie is Tar Heel blue. "I guess I was thinking of other schools that don't have football," Dubois says. But North Carolina has a coach and a stadium. It has alumni who… more »

One UNCC fan is set against 'big-time' football, but doesn't really tackle the idea of playing at the FCS level. Every now and then, an idea swims by that is so awful, so whacko, so let's-take-a-nap-on -a-nest-of-fire-ants bad, you just have to appoi… more »

Chancellor lays out numbers, but makes no recommendation. Worthy of note is the fact that if they stay at the FCS level and have a 12,000 seat stadium (rather than chase the BCS with no conference affiliation), they could save lots of money. The fin… more »

This opinion piece takes UNCC's football plans and hypothesizing that UNCG shouldn't want to start football - even though thse costs at UNCC and UNCG would be completely different. Should there be helmets and shoulder pads in UNCG's future? It's a… more »

Is Charlotte thinking of using FCS as a stepping-stone to FBS football? If so, there could be rocky waters ahead - and no guarantee for BCS membership, either. If the Charlotte 49ers begin playing football by 2012 -- as the school's football feasibi… more »