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 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s first 4 games on the road
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women will play their first four games this season on the road, opening against two challenging non-conference foes in Jefferson City, Tenn. The Bears announced their 2018-19 scheduled by press release for a season that begins on Nov. 9. The opening game is at 5 p.m. against Lander at Carson-Newman, and the second game …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears will open season with exhibition game at Tennessee
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University will start its next men’s basketball season trying to beat one of its graduates. The Bears have announced their 2018-19 schedule, highlighted by an exhibition game at Tennessee in which they will face LRU alum and former basketball player Rick Barnes’ Vols on Nov. 6. LRU will be in its third season under head coach …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Phillips, Huss to return as Lenoir-Rhyne broadcast team
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two former Lenoir-Rhyne University football players will return as the broadcast team for Bears football in 2018 on WSIC (1400 AM and 100.7 FM) and the campus radio station (99.3 WRLZ). JuJu Phillips, a former wide receiver at LRU, and Jack Huss, a former Bears quarterback who was also LRU’s head coach (1974-79) during his career, will …