By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – A Lenoir-Rhyne University official confirmed this week the seven football coaches who are listed on the school’s athletic website remain employed by the Bears. In responding to an earlier e-mail inquiry from HobbsDailyReport.com that asked if answers to a series of questions about LRU football and its open head football coaching position were available, …
LENOIR-RHYNE FOOTBALL: Fired head coach thanks school for 2 years in that position
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mike Kellar, fired Wednesday by Lenoir-Rhyne University, posted a message on Twitter on Saturday thanking the university for his two seasons as the Bears’ head football coach. The message – at https://twitter.com/coach_kellar — said: “Can’t thank Lenoir-Rhyne enough for the opportunity they gave me and my staff. I loved every second of coaching that …
LENOIR-RHYNE FIRES HEAD FOOTBALL COACH MIKE KELLAR (Updated)
By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University fired head football coach Mike Kellar on Wednesday after two seasons. The Bears went 6-15 overall and 5-9 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) under Kellar, who came to Hickory after four seasons as head coach at California (Pa.) University. LRU finished 3-7 overall and 2-5 in the SAC this season, giving …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Brown selected first-team all-conference
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University has four All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football players this season, with sophomore running back Nelson Brown a first-team pick. In voting by conference head coaches released by SAC officials on Tuesday, Brown was selected among the top players in the NCAA Division II league. He gained 1,071 yards and had 10 rushing touchdowns …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Ex-Maiden star Huff wins 2 awards for game against Catawba
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Former Maiden High star Xzavion Huff won a football award on Monday for Lenoir-Rhyne University and another from the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Huff, a freshman, was named LRU’s Ronnie Lott Heavy Hitter for last Saturday’s season finale at Catawba while also garnering the SAC Football Special Teams Player of the Week. He returned a …