COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LRU, ranked No. 24, battles UNC Pembroke on Saturday

Bears have won 7 straight, sit atop conference standings HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University plays its first football game ranked in the Top 25 since 2015 when it battles UNC Pembroke on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Moretz Stadium. The Bears (7-1, 5-0 South Atlantic Conference) are ranked No 24 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NCAA Division …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears sweep all 3 SAC weekly football awards

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – All three weekly award winners in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football, as selected by conference officials, are from Lenoir-Rhyne University. The Bears beat Limestone 63-17 at home on Saturday to continue atop the conference standings, and Bradley Jones, Sherrod Williams and Jaquay Mitchell won league awards. Jones, a junior running back from Virginia Beach, Va., won …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Report says former East Lincoln star to miss rest of season at UNC

HobbsDailyReport.com CHAPEL HILL — A sourced report by TarHeel Illustrated says former East Lincoln High football star Chazz Surratt will miss the rest of the college football season at North Carolina. Visit https://northcarolina.rivals.com/news/surratt-out-for-the-season for more details about the Tar Heels quarterback, a sophomore who will be sidelined due to an injured wrist, the report says.  

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Dugger leads Bears into homecoming weekend at Lenoir-Rhyne

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Kyle Dugger leads the Bears into homecoming weekend and a battle with Limestone after winning Special Teams Player of the Week in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Dugger, a junior from Fayetteville, became the first player in LRU history to return two punts for a touchdown in a single game as the Bears defeated Newberry …