COLLEGE FOOTBALL: South Atlantic Conference standings (through Sept. 2 games)

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS (through games of Sept. 2)                                                                                   Conf.                      All Carson-Newman                                             0-0                         0-1 Catawba                                                                0-0                         0-1 LENOIR-RHYNE                                            0-0                       0-1 Limestone                                                          …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Willingham, Williams win Lenoir-Rhyne football awards

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Quarterback Grayson Willingham and linebacker Sherrod Williams were named Tuesday as winners of Player of The Week awards for Lenoir-Rhyne University football. In a press release, the school said Willingham, a sophomore from Matthews, won Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for 300 yards in a 36-32 loss at West Alabama last Thursday night. Williams, a …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: West Alabama scores at end, nips Bears in opening game

LRU falls on the road in debut of new head coach Drew Cronic HobbsDailyReport.com LIVINGSTON, Ala. – West Alabama University scored in the final 12 seconds on Thursday night to nip visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University 36-32, spoiling the debut of Drew Cronic as the Bears’ head coach. LRU took a 32-29 lead with one minute, 56 seconds to play after rallying …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Cronic debuts as Lenoir-Rhyne head coach on Thursday night

HobbsDailyReport.com LIVINGSTONE, Ala. – Drew Cronic’s first game as head football coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University is just around the corner. The Bears open their season on Thursday night at 7 p.m., playing at 12th-ranked West Alabama in a repeat of last year’s first game of the season (West Alabama 46, LRU 7 in Hickory). Cronic left an offensive coordinator’s position …