SOCON: Week 3 Preview

TweetWofford is out to an early lead in the conference race having sneaked by both Furman and Mercer to start the season. They have the week off before playing Gardner-Webb in two weeks. This week is still predominantly out of conference opponents, with a few FBS thrown in, so there will still be questions regarding …

SOCON: Week 10 Preview

TweetWeek 10 in the Southern Conference  has two games that may have a big impact on post season chances.  First, it’s a battle of Bulldogs as The Samford Bulldogs take on The Citadel Bulldogs in Charleston.  If The Citadel wins they take the SOCON autobid.  If Samford wins it will be a three way tie between The …

SOCON: Week 9 Review and Power Rankings

TweetThere were not very many surprises this week in the Southern Conference games.  The Citadel handled ETSU fairly easily to remain unbeaten.  Chattanooga beat WCU in Cullowhee.  Furman got another win, this time over VMI on the road.  Wofford bounced back nicely and won at home against Mercer. Probably the biggest surprise was the shootout …

SOCON: Week 9 Preview

TweetProbably the biggest game this week in the Southern Conference will be between Mercer and Wofford in Spartanburg. They are both 4-3 and on the playoff bubble. Furman travels to VMI to see if they can get win #2. Chattanooga travels to WCU hoping to continue its winning ways. The Citadel faces a struggling ETSU …

SOCON: Week 8 Review and Power Rankings

TweetThere was a wild finish in Spartanburg as The Citadel snatched a victory in OT over Wofford after being down for much of the game.  Chattanooga took care of business against the VMI Keydets.  ETSU got its third win of the season by beating West Virginia Wesleyan on Thursday night.  Mercer got a scare from a late …

SOCON: Week 8 Preview

TweetIt’s week eight and the race for the Southern Conference title is still up for grabs.  The Citadel is in the driver’s seat after knocking off Chattanooga last week, but there is a lot of football yet to play.  The Citadel travels to Spartanburg to face Wofford who hopes to get a much needed win over …

SOCON: Week 5 Review and Power Rankings

TweetIt was the first full week of conference games in the Southern Conference and the competition did not disappoint.  But the biggest news was probably the continued meltdown of Furman as they fell in an out of conference game against Kennesaw State to now go 0-5 on the year.  Chattanooga, The Citadel, and Samford all won to remain …

SOCON: Week 5 Preview

TweetThe Southern Conference cranks up a full slate of conference play with 4 games scheduled this week. Furman plays Kennesaw St from the Big South in the lone out of conference game.  The Paladins are looking for their first win after a cruel September schedule left them 0-4.  One of the biggest games is Wofford …

SOCON: Week 2 Preview

TweetPresbyterian at #8 Chattanooga  2pm ET, (SOCON Network) The Blue Hose lost to the Mocs at home last year 21-0. Last week Presbyterian managed just 126 yards while giving up 492 against a pretty good Central Michigan squad and lost 49-3. UTC crushed Div II Shorter while putting on a defensive clinic, even with 5 …