Not everyone who resides in the Myrtle Beach area will have to travel to State College, Pa., to catch the Chanticleers' season opener against Penn State. HTC will televise the game on channel 6. The game is part of a two-week free trial of the Big Te… more »

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Jerome Simpson has history on his side. He is the fifth wide receiver the Bengals have selected in the second round of the draft in 41 tries. The other four – Cris Collinsworth in 1981, Carl Pickens in 1992, Darnay Scott in 1994 and Ch… more »

CHARLOTTE — He can't officially bark at players until Saturday, so David stays busy collecting stones and getting plenty of reps with his slingshot. David's surname is Bennett, he coaches the Coastal Carolina football team and he'll take aim at a tra… more »

Backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick's 43-yard touchdown pass to a diving Jerome Simpson said as much about Fitzpatrick as it did the rookie receiver. Fitzpatrick spent some time with receivers coach Mike Sheppard at dinner before the scrimmage and on… more »

CONWAY - It was just past 8:30 Saturday night, just on the other side of the gloaming and noticeably cooler than the cauldron of the previous two hours, when Coastal Carolina's leatherheads put their first formal practice in the books. And as first p… more »

CCU redshirt freshman quarterback Jamie Childers is out 3-6 weeks with viral meningitis according to Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett. The Sun News reported Friday that Childers had been vomiting the past several days and had been taken in for bl… more »

CHARLOTTE — While Liberty was the runaway choice as preseason Big South conference champion Friday, it became clear one team was very difficult to pin down. Charleston Southern had a first-place vote and two last-place votes among the 13 ballots cast… more »

Football Bowl Subdivision teams face large opening day foes CHARLOTTE — Jay Mills had a vision of what he wanted to do at Charleston Southern when he accepted the head football coaching job in December, 2002. His vision for the Buccaneers paled in… more »

“Football isn’t life or death: it’s much more important than that.” This quote from Bill Shankley, former manager of the Liverpool Football Club, could be an accurate assessment of the opinions of many South Carolinians. And it doesn’t even matter that… more »

If UTPA ever gets their act together, could football be on the horizon for this Texas State system school? EDINBURG - Steve Schnall has seen a lot during his 40-plus years of coaching in college and the professional ranks. He recruited and coached… more »

MYRTLE BEACH -- Clemson football coach Tommy Bowden visited the northern South Carolina coast Tuesday, where the Tigers have become increasingly involved in recent months. Former Myrtle Beach kicker Spencer Benton has already enrolled as a Tiger, for… more »

MISSOULA - University of Montana athletic director Jim O'Day has been appointed as a member of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Committee. His four-year membership on the committee begins September 1, 2008, and continues through Sep… more »

While the BCS has said no — again — to the idea of a playoff for the big boys of college football, the playoff field for Football Championship Subdivision teams is growing. And that will boost the playoff odds for state FCS schools such as The Citade… more »

Alex Laine was finally living his dream. He was starting at quarterback his senior year at Souhegan High School and running the wide-open, no-huddle spread offense. It seemed like the perfect offense for Laine's skills as both a passer and a runner.… more »

The Cincinnati Bengals drafted Jerome Simpson nearly three days ago and yet the Reidsville native is still on cloud nine. “It’s still sinking in now,” said Simpson Monday. “I woke up the next morning and it wasn’t a dream.” Simpson, who was taken… more »