COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne wins 11th straight, faces Wingate next in NCAA playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Forcing six turnovers and keeping the ball for nearly 40 minutes, Lenoir-Rhyne University rolled past visiting Florida Tech 43-21 on Saturday to advance in the NCAA Division II football playoffs. The third-seeded Bears (11-1) will take an 11-game win streak into the second round and play at home next Saturday (time to be announced) against South Atlantic …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears open NCAA Division II playoffs with Saturday game against Florida Tech

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University opens play in the NCAA Division II football playoffs on Saturday at 2 p.m., facing Florida Tech in Moretz Stadium. Click the link below to read more about the Bears (10-1), who have won 10 straight, and their first postseason opponent. https://lrbears.com/news/2018/11/15/football-preview-bears-host-florida-tech-in-ncaa-playoff-opener.aspx?path=football MORE ON FLORIDA TECH: https://floridatechsports.com/news/2018/11/15/football-florida-tech-travels-to-lenoir-rhyne-for-ncaa-first-round.aspx?path=football

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Cronic, Poe win conference awards

Bears produce SAC’s Coach of the Year, Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner; second-team picks include former Maiden star running back Huff HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) head football coaches acknowledged the job Drew Cronic of Lenoir-Rhyne University has done this season, selecting him on Wednesday as the conference’s Coach of the Year. Cronic, in his first …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kickoff for first Lenoir-Rhyne playoff game set for 2 p.m. on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The kickoff time for Florida Tech at Lenoir-Rhyne University in the NCAA Division II football playoffs is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday. LRU officials announced the game time on Monday, a day after the Bears (10-1) received news they are the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two. Florida Tech (8-3) is a No. 6 seed. …