By CHRIS HOBBS
HobbsDailyReport.com
The football head coaches in the South Atlantic Conference on Monday selected Lenoir-Rhyne University as the favorite to win a title.
The Bears gained 69 points in the voting by coaches — five of whom picked them to win a title — with Wingate (63, one first-place vote), Newberry, S.C. (58, one first-place vote) and Tusculum (52,two first-place votes) rounding out the top four.
Carson-Newman (46) was picked fifth, followed by Limestone (32) and Mars Hill (29).
LRU went 3-1 last season, the loss coming April 10 in Hickory against Tusculum in the SAC title game, 28-23.
The Bears open this season on Sept. 4 with a 6 p.m. game at Virginia State. They play a 10-game schedule with the home opener set for Sept. 25 against Mars Hill (6 p.m.).
This will be head coach Mike Jacobs’ second season at LRU.
SAC PRESS RELEASE: 2021 sac football preseason release
LRU’S 2021 SCHEDULE: https://lrbears.com/sports/football/schedule/2021
BEARS’ 2020 ROSTER: https://lrbears.com/sports/football/roster