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By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal ELON, N.C. — The last time this writer had crossed paths with Towson quarterback Connor Frazier, it was in the aftermath of his one-yard touchdown sneak with 17 seconds left that lifted the Tigers into the 2013-14 national championship game with a 35-31 victory at Eastern.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — If Saturday’s game between Appalachian State and Old Dominion was viewed as the measure of two new Football Bowl Subdivision programs, the Mountaineers’ 49-0 thumping of the host Monarchs showed ASU is light years ahead of its Conference USA opponent. Coming off.
Editor’s Note: In the wake of Liberty’s historic win over Montana, CSJ takes a look back at the first game after Arthur Williams Stadium was renovated in 2010. This article originally appeared on the College Sporting News website on Oct. 2, 2010. By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG. VA. —.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In a week when only two top-10 teams fell, Alcorn State remained No. 1 in the BOXTOROW coaches poll. Tennessee State fell to FCS No. 1 Jacksonville State and fell from No. 1 to No. 4 in the BOXTOROW media poll. North Carolina A&T with.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — For eight years, most of my Wednesday afternoons in the fall were spent enjoying lunch with two college football legends, Villanova’s Andy Talley and Al Bagnoli of Penn. The conversation was always guaranteed to be better than the food, which is more.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jaacksonville State continued to roll in the votes as the top-ranked team Monday in the third week of the Any Given Saturday Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll. The Gamecocks captured 59 of 78 first-place votes in the poll that is widely recognized as the most.
By Hunter Reid Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on the Furmanpaladins.com website and is used by permission. http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-footbl/2015-16/releases/20150917u6b3sv GREENVILLE, S.C. — Much has been written regarding the unique culture of high school football, where fans gather weekly under the lights to cheer on the pride of.
By Hunter Reid Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s Note: This article is courtesy of Furmanpaladins.com http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-footbl/2015-16/releases/20150919wdkapg ORLANDO, FL. — Jon Croft Hollingsworth kicked a school record 55-yard fourth quarter field goal and Furman rode a strong second half defensive effort to beat UCF, 16-15, in football action Saturday evening at Bright.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, VA. — The atmosphere at Arthur Williams Stadium — complete with a record crowd of 22,551 fans in its overflowing stands — was electric on Saturday and Liberty University used that excitement to help generate a frenetic start in its showcase Football Championship Subdivision game.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — For several years, Appalachian State and Old Dominion have admired each other’s football programs from afar. On Saturday afternoon, these two Football Bowl Subdivision newbies will get to take their fresh rivalry to the field. App State (1-1) travels to Foreman Field.
By John N. Mitchell Courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, Pa. — All things must come to an end, and that includes Villanova’s dominance over Penn on the football field. That’s just what happened Thursday night at Villanova as the rebuilding Quakers dominated the Wildcats all night long and defeated.
By Damien Sordelett Courtesy of the Lynchburg News and Advance College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, Va. — D.J. Abnar’s touchdown run early in the fourth quarterback did more than give Liberty a double-digit lead against visiting Montana in front of a boisterous crowd at Williams Stadium. The score, one on a perfectly executed run.
By Jim Nelson Courtesy of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier College Sports Journal SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A review of the game film will certainly reveal a few flaws from ninth-ranked Northern Iowa’s 34-20 victory at Cal Poly Saturday night. But as far as execution of a game plan, it was almost exactly.
By Greg Logan Courtesy of New York Newsday College Sports Journal STONY BROOK, New York — Toward the end of the first half, Stony Brook’s struggles against defending Colonial Athletic Association champion New Hampshire looked eerily similar to the Seawolves’ first two seasons in the conference. They had dominated on defense, but a.
By JP McBride Courtesy of The Huntsville Item College Sports Journal HUNTSVILLE, Texas — If defense wins championships, then the Bearkats have a long way to go before they are a championship-caliber team if Saturday night’s loss to Lamar is any indication. Sam Houston State’s defense was torched for 551 yards in a.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Watching South Carolina State’s dominating 36-0 MEAC victory over Florida A&M on Thursday night, I was struck by a bit of sadness. Jalen Simmons was spectacular in rushing for 159 yards and Justin Taylor had a pair of touchdowns behind outstanding offensive.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Carolina A&T was one a few teams to win a game this past week and the coaches and media took notice. After defeating Shaw 61-7 the Aggies received five first place votes, which is as many as South Carolina State did, but outpaced the.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Three of the top five teams from last week fell in the BOXTOROW coaches poll, while three of the top five teams in the BOXTOROW media poll won, causing shakeups in both polls. In the coaches poll, defending champion Alcorn State defeated Alabama State 35-18 and climbed back.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jacksonville State may have come up a play short of a dramatic upset at Auburn on Saturday, but on Monday, the Gamecocks earned enough respect to stay on top of the Any Given Saturday FCS Top-25 poll. The Gamecocks received 47 of 80 first-place votes.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford coach Mike Ayers displayed a confident smile as he emerged to meet the media following Saturday night’s 34-14 victory over Tennessee Tech. In his 28th year at Wofford and his 31st season as a head coach, Ayers has around long enough.
By John Feinstein Courtesy of The Washington Post College Sports Journal BOSTON, Mass —As a coach in the Football Championship Subdivision, playing a level below college football’s powers, Gary Harrell knows there are going to be days when the job isn’t a lot of fun. Every fall, Howard, the school he graduated from and.
By Wesley Sinor Courtesy of AL.com College Sports Journal AUBURN, Alabama — The Jacksonville State Gamecocks wanted to shock the world Saturday, and boy did they come close. The Gamecocks, members of the Ohio Valley Conference, led Auburn 20-13 on the road with less than two minutes to play Saturday. But with the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal CLEMSON, S.C. — For the better part of three quarters, Appalachian State more than held its own against a Clemson squad that may have been the most physically talented group the Mountaineers have played in their 86-year football history. But a turnover-infested meltdown in the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In 1971, the seminal rock group The Who released one of the cutting edge albums of the decade, Who’s Next?, featuring such classic songs as Baba O’Riley, Behind Blue Eyes and Won’t Get Fooled Again. On the second full weekend of college.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal CLEMSON, S.C. — For years, Appalachian State served as a darling among college football upstarts — a byproduct of the Mountaineers’ 34-32 victory in 2007 against the Associated Press No. 5-ranked Michigan Wolverines. But as App State heads into Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. game at Clemson,.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jacksonville State survived for a 23-20 victory over Chattanooga in its opening game of the 2015 season and was rewarded by vaulting to first place in the Any Given Saturday Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll. Traditionally the most accurate poll in FCS since it was started over.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal Photos by Charlotte Coulson Staff Photographer College Sports Journal JOHNSON CITY, TN. — Probably my most entrenched memory of a home football game at East Tennessee State was the night the lights went out at the Mini Dome. After a squirrel committed suicide at.
By JD Humberg Courtesy of The Oregonian College Sports Journal PULLMAN, Wash. — Bruce Barnum said the words way back in April: “I guarantee you we will win.” Still, few expected it to happen quite so soon. Steven Long scored on a one-yard run with just over 2 minutes left in the.
By Lucas Clark Courtesy of the San Luis Obispo Tribune College Sports Journal MISSOULA, Mont. — Freshman Alex Vega made a 49-yard field goal with four seconds remaining, and Cal Poly defeated Montana 20-19 in a nonconference football game Saturday night at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Gilroy native had not attempted a kick all.
By Matt Zimmer Courtesy of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader College Sports Journal LAWRENCE, Kan. — For most of its existence as a football program, South Dakota State’s biggest wins came against regional foes, like in-state rivals at USD, and fellow Division II schools from North Dakota and Minnesota. There have been some big ones,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — On a festive afternoon where Appalachian State honored some of its greatest players and its most prominent former coach, it was only appropriate that the Mountaineers showed the same enthusiasm on the field in a 49-0 season-opening football victory over Howard before 24,314.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — There is always something a little extra special about the opening game of the college football season and Saturday at 3:30 p.m., when Appalachian State takes the field at Kidd Brewer Stadium for its first contest against Howard, there will be some added.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Author of the book The Rivalry: How Two Schools Started the Most Played College Football Series, Chuck Burton attended his first Rivalry game in 1988 as an undergraduate at Lehigh. In 2001, he became the founder and head writer of Lehigh Football Nation,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Returning Walter Payton Award winner John Robertson of Villanova heads up the 2015 College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-American. A total of 105 players, representing 58 teams and all 13 FCS conferences were named to the three teams. The Colonial.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — For years, one of the biggest complaints that Football Championship Subdivision fans have made is how often television commentators covering FCS games make a big deal of players who transfer from the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks to FCS. On Saturday, in one.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Coastal Carolina is nuts. The Sun Belt is crazy. These will not be among the official statements you will be reading today in regards to Coastal Carolina’s whirlwind acceptance of their athletic program into the Sun Belt. The Sun Belt.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Much like the national championship game less than eight months ago brilliantly showcased the Football Championship Subdivision brand, with North Dakota State coming from behind for a 29-27 victory over Illinois State, those who watched Saturday’s exhibition between the four-time champion Bison and.
By AJ Mazzolini Courtesy of the Missoulian College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT — It takes a lot to leave Joey Counts speechless. The climactic touchdown in one of the biggest events in Missoula sporting history sure did the trick though. The beleaguered running back carried Montana into the end zone and past.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State has become like one of those horror-film villains — think Freddie Kruger from Nightmare on Elm Street, Jason from Friday the 13th, or Michael Myers from Halloween. Just when you think the Bison are dead, they come back to life.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — Scott Satterfield was reflective of a 19-year Mountaineer career that started as a freshman quarterback in 1991 as he watched Appalachian State open football practice Aug. 4 with high hopes for the 2015 season. Now in its second year as a Football.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State will be celebrating two significant commemorations this year of the accomplishments of its football program — the 20th anniversary of its undefeated and untied regular season squad of 1995 and the 10th anniversary its first national championship team in 2005. .
Editor’s Note: CSJ Classic takes a look back at a quarterback who may not have been around for long at the Football Championship Subdivision, but made a huge impact, Marshall’s Chad Pennington. By William Stanley Special Correspondent College Sports Journal LEXINGTON, KY. — I nervously fixed my mint green tie, and straightened my.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — For the second year in a row, ESPN will be ushering in the first FCS football game of the year on the flagship station. And for the second year in a row, the matchup will be worth your time. It’s hard.
By Wayne Otto College Basketball Columnist College Sports Journal PORTSMOUTH, VA – The epicenter of world wide basketball the second week of April annually is: A) New York, B) Barcelona, Spain, C) Rome, Italy, D) Portsmouth, VA? If you guessed “D”, you would be correct and know your basketball. The 63rd edition of the Portsmouth.
Editor’s Note: This is a special remembrance of legendary University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith, who passed away February 7 at the age of 83. Waddell, currently the senior associate athletic director at the University of Illinois and the former athletic director at Towson University, wrote about his personal relationship with Smith,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — On my first trip to historic Franklin Field, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, I made a bit of a pilgrimage. I walked inside of the 10-yard line to the area of the field where Chuck Bednarik had made the.
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared on The Sports Network website on Jan. 20, 2010 in David Coulson’s regular, nationally-syndicated column on the Football Championship Subdivision and is reprinted in honor of Chuck Bednarik, the legendary Philadelphia Eagles and Penn Quakers football star, who passed away March 21, 1915 at the age of 89. .
By Wayne Otto College Basketball Columnist College Sports Journal PORTSMOUTH, VA – The Summit League commissioner Tom Douple could barely hold back the smiles of relief and joy with the smug look he was trying to hold after the first women’s basketball tournament session of the 2015 Summit League basketball tournament. Douple was getting a.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, PA. — Playing without its emotional leader, John Robertson, when the junior quarterback and likely Walter Payton Award winner suffered a reoccurrence of concussion symptoms on Saturday morning, Villanova might have considered itself fortunate to be one final drive away from winning, or at least.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, Pa. — When you coach 30 seasons at the same school, win a national championship and spend 35 years overall as a head coach, panic doesn’t easily set in. The multitude of experiences logged by Andy Talley and his veteran staff translated into a.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal ELON, N.C. — The last time this writer had crossed paths with Towson quarterback Connor Frazier, it was in the aftermath of his one-yard touchdown sneak with 17 seconds left that lifted the Tigers into the 2013-14 national championship game with a 35-31 victory at Eastern.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — If Saturday’s game between Appalachian State and Old Dominion was viewed as the measure of two new Football Bowl Subdivision programs, the Mountaineers’ 49-0 thumping of the host Monarchs showed ASU is light years ahead of its Conference USA opponent. Coming off.
Editor’s Note: In the wake of Liberty’s historic win over Montana, CSJ takes a look back at the first game after Arthur Williams Stadium was renovated in 2010. This article originally appeared on the College Sporting News website on Oct. 2, 2010. By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG. VA. —.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In a week when only two top-10 teams fell, Alcorn State remained No. 1 in the BOXTOROW coaches poll. Tennessee State fell to FCS No. 1 Jacksonville State and fell from No. 1 to No. 4 in the BOXTOROW media poll. North Carolina A&T with.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — For eight years, most of my Wednesday afternoons in the fall were spent enjoying lunch with two college football legends, Villanova’s Andy Talley and Al Bagnoli of Penn. The conversation was always guaranteed to be better than the food, which is more.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jaacksonville State continued to roll in the votes as the top-ranked team Monday in the third week of the Any Given Saturday Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll. The Gamecocks captured 59 of 78 first-place votes in the poll that is widely recognized as the most.
By Hunter Reid Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared on the Furmanpaladins.com website and is used by permission. http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-footbl/2015-16/releases/20150917u6b3sv GREENVILLE, S.C. — Much has been written regarding the unique culture of high school football, where fans gather weekly under the lights to cheer on the pride of.
By Hunter Reid Special to College Sports Journal Editor’s Note: This article is courtesy of Furmanpaladins.com http://www.furmanpaladins.com/sports/m-footbl/2015-16/releases/20150919wdkapg ORLANDO, FL. — Jon Croft Hollingsworth kicked a school record 55-yard fourth quarter field goal and Furman rode a strong second half defensive effort to beat UCF, 16-15, in football action Saturday evening at Bright.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, VA. — The atmosphere at Arthur Williams Stadium — complete with a record crowd of 22,551 fans in its overflowing stands — was electric on Saturday and Liberty University used that excitement to help generate a frenetic start in its showcase Football Championship Subdivision game.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal NORFOLK, VA. — For several years, Appalachian State and Old Dominion have admired each other’s football programs from afar. On Saturday afternoon, these two Football Bowl Subdivision newbies will get to take their fresh rivalry to the field. App State (1-1) travels to Foreman Field.
By John N. Mitchell Courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, Pa. — All things must come to an end, and that includes Villanova’s dominance over Penn on the football field. That’s just what happened Thursday night at Villanova as the rebuilding Quakers dominated the Wildcats all night long and defeated.
By Damien Sordelett Courtesy of the Lynchburg News and Advance College Sports Journal LYNCHBURG, Va. — D.J. Abnar’s touchdown run early in the fourth quarterback did more than give Liberty a double-digit lead against visiting Montana in front of a boisterous crowd at Williams Stadium. The score, one on a perfectly executed run.
By Jim Nelson Courtesy of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier College Sports Journal SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A review of the game film will certainly reveal a few flaws from ninth-ranked Northern Iowa’s 34-20 victory at Cal Poly Saturday night. But as far as execution of a game plan, it was almost exactly.
By Greg Logan Courtesy of New York Newsday College Sports Journal STONY BROOK, New York — Toward the end of the first half, Stony Brook’s struggles against defending Colonial Athletic Association champion New Hampshire looked eerily similar to the Seawolves’ first two seasons in the conference. They had dominated on defense, but a.
By JP McBride Courtesy of The Huntsville Item College Sports Journal HUNTSVILLE, Texas — If defense wins championships, then the Bearkats have a long way to go before they are a championship-caliber team if Saturday night’s loss to Lamar is any indication. Sam Houston State’s defense was torched for 551 yards in a.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Watching South Carolina State’s dominating 36-0 MEAC victory over Florida A&M on Thursday night, I was struck by a bit of sadness. Jalen Simmons was spectacular in rushing for 159 yards and Justin Taylor had a pair of touchdowns behind outstanding offensive.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Carolina A&T was one a few teams to win a game this past week and the coaches and media took notice. After defeating Shaw 61-7 the Aggies received five first place votes, which is as many as South Carolina State did, but outpaced the.
Special to College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Three of the top five teams from last week fell in the BOXTOROW coaches poll, while three of the top five teams in the BOXTOROW media poll won, causing shakeups in both polls. In the coaches poll, defending champion Alcorn State defeated Alabama State 35-18 and climbed back.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jacksonville State may have come up a play short of a dramatic upset at Auburn on Saturday, but on Monday, the Gamecocks earned enough respect to stay on top of the Any Given Saturday FCS Top-25 poll. The Gamecocks received 47 of 80 first-place votes.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal SPARTANBURG, S.C. — Wofford coach Mike Ayers displayed a confident smile as he emerged to meet the media following Saturday night’s 34-14 victory over Tennessee Tech. In his 28th year at Wofford and his 31st season as a head coach, Ayers has around long enough.
By John Feinstein Courtesy of The Washington Post College Sports Journal BOSTON, Mass —As a coach in the Football Championship Subdivision, playing a level below college football’s powers, Gary Harrell knows there are going to be days when the job isn’t a lot of fun. Every fall, Howard, the school he graduated from and.
By Wesley Sinor Courtesy of AL.com College Sports Journal AUBURN, Alabama — The Jacksonville State Gamecocks wanted to shock the world Saturday, and boy did they come close. The Gamecocks, members of the Ohio Valley Conference, led Auburn 20-13 on the road with less than two minutes to play Saturday. But with the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal CLEMSON, S.C. — For the better part of three quarters, Appalachian State more than held its own against a Clemson squad that may have been the most physically talented group the Mountaineers have played in their 86-year football history. But a turnover-infested meltdown in the.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — In 1971, the seminal rock group The Who released one of the cutting edge albums of the decade, Who’s Next?, featuring such classic songs as Baba O’Riley, Behind Blue Eyes and Won’t Get Fooled Again. On the second full weekend of college.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal CLEMSON, S.C. — For years, Appalachian State served as a darling among college football upstarts — a byproduct of the Mountaineers’ 34-32 victory in 2007 against the Associated Press No. 5-ranked Michigan Wolverines. But as App State heads into Saturday’s 12:30 p.m. game at Clemson,.
Special to College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Jacksonville State survived for a 23-20 victory over Chattanooga in its opening game of the 2015 season and was rewarded by vaulting to first place in the Any Given Saturday Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll. Traditionally the most accurate poll in FCS since it was started over.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal Photos by Charlotte Coulson Staff Photographer College Sports Journal JOHNSON CITY, TN. — Probably my most entrenched memory of a home football game at East Tennessee State was the night the lights went out at the Mini Dome. After a squirrel committed suicide at.
By JD Humberg Courtesy of The Oregonian College Sports Journal PULLMAN, Wash. — Bruce Barnum said the words way back in April: “I guarantee you we will win.” Still, few expected it to happen quite so soon. Steven Long scored on a one-yard run with just over 2 minutes left in the.
By Lucas Clark Courtesy of the San Luis Obispo Tribune College Sports Journal MISSOULA, Mont. — Freshman Alex Vega made a 49-yard field goal with four seconds remaining, and Cal Poly defeated Montana 20-19 in a nonconference football game Saturday night at Washington-Grizzly Stadium. The Gilroy native had not attempted a kick all.
By Matt Zimmer Courtesy of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader College Sports Journal LAWRENCE, Kan. — For most of its existence as a football program, South Dakota State’s biggest wins came against regional foes, like in-state rivals at USD, and fellow Division II schools from North Dakota and Minnesota. There have been some big ones,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — On a festive afternoon where Appalachian State honored some of its greatest players and its most prominent former coach, it was only appropriate that the Mountaineers showed the same enthusiasm on the field in a 49-0 season-opening football victory over Howard before 24,314.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — There is always something a little extra special about the opening game of the college football season and Saturday at 3:30 p.m., when Appalachian State takes the field at Kidd Brewer Stadium for its first contest against Howard, there will be some added.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Author of the book The Rivalry: How Two Schools Started the Most Played College Football Series, Chuck Burton attended his first Rivalry game in 1988 as an undergraduate at Lehigh. In 2001, he became the founder and head writer of Lehigh Football Nation,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Returning Walter Payton Award winner John Robertson of Villanova heads up the 2015 College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Preseason All-American. A total of 105 players, representing 58 teams and all 13 FCS conferences were named to the three teams. The Colonial.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — For years, one of the biggest complaints that Football Championship Subdivision fans have made is how often television commentators covering FCS games make a big deal of players who transfer from the Football Bowl Subdivision ranks to FCS. On Saturday, in one.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — Coastal Carolina is nuts. The Sun Belt is crazy. These will not be among the official statements you will be reading today in regards to Coastal Carolina’s whirlwind acceptance of their athletic program into the Sun Belt. The Sun Belt.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT. — Much like the national championship game less than eight months ago brilliantly showcased the Football Championship Subdivision brand, with North Dakota State coming from behind for a 29-27 victory over Illinois State, those who watched Saturday’s exhibition between the four-time champion Bison and.
By AJ Mazzolini Courtesy of the Missoulian College Sports Journal MISSOULA, MT — It takes a lot to leave Joey Counts speechless. The climactic touchdown in one of the biggest events in Missoula sporting history sure did the trick though. The beleaguered running back carried Montana into the end zone and past.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State has become like one of those horror-film villains — think Freddie Kruger from Nightmare on Elm Street, Jason from Friday the 13th, or Michael Myers from Halloween. Just when you think the Bison are dead, they come back to life.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — Scott Satterfield was reflective of a 19-year Mountaineer career that started as a freshman quarterback in 1991 as he watched Appalachian State open football practice Aug. 4 with high hopes for the 2015 season. Now in its second year as a Football.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal BOONE, N.C. — Appalachian State will be celebrating two significant commemorations this year of the accomplishments of its football program — the 20th anniversary of its undefeated and untied regular season squad of 1995 and the 10th anniversary its first national championship team in 2005. .
Editor’s Note: CSJ Classic takes a look back at a quarterback who may not have been around for long at the Football Championship Subdivision, but made a huge impact, Marshall’s Chad Pennington. By William Stanley Special Correspondent College Sports Journal LEXINGTON, KY. — I nervously fixed my mint green tie, and straightened my.
By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA — For the second year in a row, ESPN will be ushering in the first FCS football game of the year on the flagship station. And for the second year in a row, the matchup will be worth your time. It’s hard.
By Wayne Otto College Basketball Columnist College Sports Journal PORTSMOUTH, VA – The epicenter of world wide basketball the second week of April annually is: A) New York, B) Barcelona, Spain, C) Rome, Italy, D) Portsmouth, VA? If you guessed “D”, you would be correct and know your basketball. The 63rd edition of the Portsmouth.
Editor’s Note: This is a special remembrance of legendary University of North Carolina men’s basketball coach Dean Smith, who passed away February 7 at the age of 83. Waddell, currently the senior associate athletic director at the University of Illinois and the former athletic director at Towson University, wrote about his personal relationship with Smith,.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal PHILADELPHIA, PA. — On my first trip to historic Franklin Field, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania, I made a bit of a pilgrimage. I walked inside of the 10-yard line to the area of the field where Chuck Bednarik had made the.
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared on The Sports Network website on Jan. 20, 2010 in David Coulson’s regular, nationally-syndicated column on the Football Championship Subdivision and is reprinted in honor of Chuck Bednarik, the legendary Philadelphia Eagles and Penn Quakers football star, who passed away March 21, 1915 at the age of 89. .
By Wayne Otto College Basketball Columnist College Sports Journal PORTSMOUTH, VA – The Summit League commissioner Tom Douple could barely hold back the smiles of relief and joy with the smug look he was trying to hold after the first women’s basketball tournament session of the 2015 Summit League basketball tournament. Douple was getting a.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, PA. — Playing without its emotional leader, John Robertson, when the junior quarterback and likely Walter Payton Award winner suffered a reoccurrence of concussion symptoms on Saturday morning, Villanova might have considered itself fortunate to be one final drive away from winning, or at least.
By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal VILLANOVA, Pa. — When you coach 30 seasons at the same school, win a national championship and spend 35 years overall as a head coach, panic doesn’t easily set in. The multitude of experiences logged by Andy Talley and his veteran staff translated into a.
