COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Wingate at Lenoir-Rhyne game will be nationally televised

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University has landed a nationally televised football game this season. On Tuesday, the Bears and the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) announced ESPN3 will show Wingate at LRU on Nov. 2 in a 2:05 p.m. game at Moretz Stadium. It’s the fourth consecutive season the SAC will be featured as part of the NCAA Division II Football …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears have 6 first-teamers, 13 tabbed preseason all-conference

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman leads the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) football team with eight first-team picks and defending league champion Lenoir-Rhyne has six selections. The teams, selected by SAC Football Media Relation Directors, were announced by conference officials on Thursday. LRU had 13 overall selections – a program high — and its seven second-team picks include former …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne picked as favorite to repeat as league champ

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University, coming off a 12-win season and South Atlantic Conference (SAC) title, is the favorite to repeat as the league’s football champion in 2019. In a vote of conference head coaches released by the SAC via a press release, LRU gained five first-place votes and 68 points to sit atop the predictions. Wingate got …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne will demolish home seating for 2019 season, use temporary bleachers

Study shows structural integrity at issue in stadium that opened in  1924; new seating coming for 2020 season   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will renovate Moretz Stadium’s home side seating after an engineering study indicated issues with the structural integrity of those seats. In a press release on Tuesday, school officials said they will demolish seating on the home …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kirkpatrick enjoying new role as offensive coordinator at ECU

Greenville (N.C.) paper writes story about ex-South Caldwell High star’s next — but familiar — role for the Pirates   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, N.C. – Nice read by The Greenville (N.C.) Reflector about the relationship between East Carolina offensive coordinator Donnie Kirkpatrick and Pirates’ quarterback Holton Ahlers. Kirkpatrick is back at ECU for a second stint as a coach there. He’s …