When it was clear there was a good chance that Liberty, Stony Brook and Coastal Carolina would finish in a three-way tie atop the Big South football standings last November, confusion reigned. The team that allowed the fewest points in conference games… more »

The state of Coastal Carolina football is on the rise—according to director of Athletics Hunter Yurachek. In 2010, the program won a Big South Championship, hosted its first ever FCS playoff game and had a more than $50,000-dollar increase in gross t… more »

CONWAY -- It was a number of years ago when Coastal Carolina football coach David Bennett first heard the name Maurice Drayton. He was hearing it a lot, for that matter. In talking with his staff about various recruits over the years, he'd often lear… more »

CONWAY, S.C. — Coastal Carolina University is opening its dorms a day early so students can return from Thanksgiving break and cheer on the school's football team in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. University officials tell The Sun Ne… more »

Coastal Carolina University launched its football program in 2003, and occasional chances to play CAA Football programs serve as gauges with which to measure the Chanticleers' growth, CCU coach David Bennett says. Bennett, the only coach in Coastal f… more »

Maurice Drayton didn't need to watch the film to identify what went wrong. Drayton, CCU's first-year special teams coordinator, knew immediately as he watched the blocked punt and blocked extra point attempt Saturday night that contributed to Coastal… more »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) - The Big South Conference today announced that it will have its largest football TV package ever in 2010, as a League-record eight Conference games will be televised this upcoming season. Overall, the Big South… more »

DURHAM, N.C. – After seven seasons on the football coaching staff at Coastal Carolina, Antoine Rivens returns to North Carolina Central University as the tight ends and offensive tackles coach for the Eagles. Rivens is no stranger to NCCU, as he spen… more »

Coastal Carolina University football team will have five home games along with a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) road game on its 2010 schedule, announced Wednesday. Through their first seven seasons, the Chants are 30-10 (.750) at home in Brooks Sta… more »

Some people say college football has recently turned into a business. However, the first "guarantee" game for Penn State football can be dated back to 1887 against Dickinson College. According to Lou Prato's book, "The Penn State Football Encyclop… more »

More than three months after the 2009 season ended, Coastal Carolina opens spring practice today with the same nagging question hanging over the program. When will one of the Chanticleers' talented quarterbacks - senior Zach MacDowall and junior Jami… more »

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Charleston Southern had three players named to the Orangeburg Touchdown Club’s all-state team, it was announced at a banquet Monday night. Junior wide-out Gerald Stevenson and senior offensive lineman J.W. Myers were named to the f… more »

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference today announced additional television coverage of its football games during the 2009 season, beginning with Saturday’s showdown between No. 6 James Madison and No. 24 Liberty. Meanwhile, S… more »

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Eight months might have passed when the Big South Conference gathered for its annual football media event on the final day of July, but the coaches of this fledgling Football Championship Subdivision league were still… more »

The Big South Conference today announced its football TV package for the 2009 campaign, and the League will appear on television during nine of the 12 weeks this season. The TV slate features two games on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), as well… more »