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Farrington Stepping Down as NGU Football Coach

North Greenville University Head Football Coach Jeff Farrington has announced he is stepping down after a dozen years at the helm of the NCAA Division II program. His college coaching career spans 42 years. “I have been blessed and... Continue Reading »

NGU Hangs on to Beat Chowan, Improves to .500

TIGERVILLE, S.C. — Chowan’s fourth-quarter comeback fell short Saturday afternoon, and North Greenville held on for a 31-27 victory at Younts Stadium. A fourth-quarter touchdown run by Naahziekial Mays proved to be the deciding points. A 45-yard touchdown pass... Continue Reading »

NGU Closes Season with Win over Shorter

TIGERVILLE—Hurricane Helene could not postpone the dominating win any longer, as North Greenville dismantled Shorter University on Friday night 37-17 at Younts Stadium. The matchup was originally scheduled for Sept. 28 but was cancelled due to the storm. The... Continue Reading »

NGU Survives Chowan Rally, Reaches .500 Mark

TIGERVILLE—Chowan’s fourth-quarter comeback fell short Saturday afternoon and North Greenville held on for a 31-27 victory at Younts Stadium. A fourth quarter touchdown run by Naahziekial Mays proved to be the deciding points. A 45-yard touchdown pass to Anthony... Continue Reading »

AU Football Drops Fourth Straight in Loss to Mars Hill

ANDERSON—Homecoming disappointment reigned supreme as an electric 42-yard touchdown run by Jon Gullette late in the fourth quarter built an insurmountable two-score lead for the Mars Hill Lions in a 31-16 win over Anderson University Saturday afternoon. Anderson lost... Continue Reading »

Missed Opportunity: Errant Field Goal Leaves CSU with Loss to Gardner-Webb

Late life was not enough as Bucs freshman kicker Reid Montgomery missed a game-tying field goal with six seconds remaining in 17-14 home loss to Gardner-Webb. CSU almost pulled it out. An 11-play 88-yard touchdown drive gave the Bucs... Continue Reading »

College Football: NGU Rides Ramirez’s Hot Hand to Win over Erskine

Six passing touchdowns from Trailblazer Junior QB Dylan Ramirez highlights historic 52-35 victory on homecoming day Saturday afternoon at Younts Stadium. November 13, 2021 was the last time NGU (3-3) scored 50-plus and only the second time since 2016.... Continue Reading »

Football Preview: All Three Baptist Colleges in Action Saturday

Emory & Henry University at Anderson University, 1 p.m., Oct. 19 Anderson University welcomes conference foes Emory & Henry University to Anderson, S.C., tomorrow. Coming off a 20-13 victory at UVA Wise, the Trojans are in high spirits leading... Continue Reading »

Ramirez Early TD Passes Boosts NGU Past Benedictine

COLUMBIA — Two first half 86-yard touchdown passes from Dylan Ramirez to Ahmari Coats powered the Trailblazers past Benedict College 38-31on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 5). It only took 13 completions from the Trailblazers junior quarterback to rack up a... Continue Reading »

Late TSU Score Sinks Charleston Southern

Tennessee State University 13, Charleston Southern 9 NASHVILLE—Late game drama struck life into a defensive battle as Charleston Southern fell to Tennessee State late in the fourth quarter Saturday night. Despite 219 rushing yards, the Bucs could not push... Continue Reading »

Shorter University football team sees 48 decisions before start of season

Close to 50 football players on the team at Shorter University made decisions for Christ this year before the season started, and 17 followed through with believer’s baptism. Zach Morrison, in his seventh year as head coach, described what... Continue Reading »

Ramirez Has Big Game, Leads NGU Past Mississippi College

Saturday evening had big plans for NGU Junior Quarterback Dylan Ramirez as he led the Trailblazers to a road win in Clinton Mississippi. Ramirez was responsible for four touchdowns and 283 passing yards as NGU bested Mississippi College 29-17.... Continue Reading »

South Carolina Baptist College Football Roundup: Sept. 14, 2024

Anderson University 44, LaGrange 14 ANDERSON — Early season success continues as Anderson University stays undefeated after a 44-14 rout of the LaGrange Panthers. Playing in front of 4,428 fans on a warm and cloudy evening, Anderson dominated the... Continue Reading »

Bucs Force Four Turnovers in Road Victory at #15 Furman for First Ranked Win Since 2016

Charleston Southern (1-1) defeated #15/16 Furman (0-2) by a final score of 24-20 on Saturday evening (Sept. 7) to collect their first ranked win since the 2016 season in what can be described as a complete team victory on... Continue Reading »

New AD Brings Experience to NGU Athletics

Will Lowrey’s journey to the athletic director’s office at North Greenville University has come on a path littered with dangers, toils, and snares. Lowrey was named athletic director at NGU earlier this year and began in his new role... Continue Reading »

Picture Perfect Day, Picture Perfect Debut: AU Wins Big in Football Opener

ANDERSON—The long wait for Anderson University’s football debut turned out to be well worth it. The Trojans raced to a 42-0 halftime lead and never looked back in whipping St. Andrews University 51-14 Saturday afternoon before a jubilant sellout... Continue Reading »

Anderson University to Dedicate Trojan Football Facilities Ahead of Inaugural Season

College football is coming to Anderson University. And Trojan Athletics wants your help celebrating the inaugural season. On Saturday, Aug. 24, AU is dedicating Spero Financial Field at Melvin and Dollie Younts Stadium and the Trojan Football Fieldhouse, both... Continue Reading »

NGU Alumnus Jeremiah Bogan Takes Talents to the Next Level

Jeremiah Bogan has been chasing his dream of being in the National Football League since he was a kid. “Football has basically been the structure of my whole life,” he said. “I’ve been playing since I was five years... Continue Reading »

Anderson Football Ready to Roar into Inaugural Season 

Since Anderson University opened its doors in 1911, it has been described in several different ways: A four-year women’s college. South Carolina’s first junior college. A two-year coed college. A four-year university. But one thing it has never been... Continue Reading »

‘God first’ commitment fuels Armstrong’s Olympics outlook

His Instagram account proclaims “GOD FIRST!” and U.S. Olympic swimmer Hunter Armstrong tries to be faithful to that description whether he’s winning gold medals or not. “That’s the first thing I want people to see and know about me,”... Continue Reading »

North Greenville seeks to honor history, blaze trail with new mascot

The oldest college in the foothills of Greenville County is honoring its historic roots while pointing to the future with the announcement of a new athletics mascot. North Greenville University revealed the mascot — Trailblazers — to a packed... Continue Reading »

Pastors oppose sports betting but often not actively

With the Super Bowl this weekend, don’t expect many pastors to place a bet on Kansas City or San Francisco to win the game, but a few may have more than a rooting interest riding on the game. Despite... Continue Reading »

Strength to Carry: Friday nights light up brother-sister relationship

On a football field, there’s little Sacovie White cannot do. At 5’9” 170 lbs. of fast-twitch muscle, the wide receiver/defensive back for Cass High School in White, Ga., has been dropping jaws of fans, opponents and recruiters for years.... Continue Reading »

The closing of one door opens many more for David Pollack

This college football season is unlike any other in David Pollack’s life. For as long as he can remember, the sport dominated his Saturdays in ways most people haven’t experienced. First, it was as a star defensive end for... Continue Reading »

Baseball great Darryl Strawberry says power comes from God

Opening Day defines what baseball fans love about the sport. The sights, sounds and smells funnel together in the game day experience. There is a near-giddy optimism for the months ahead. Hopes hang on the concept of potential, whether... Continue Reading »

After a National Championship, Will NGU Baseball Repeat?

Friday night, June 10, 2022, an NCAA Division II national championship trophy was held high in the air as the North Greenville University Crusaders celebrated their first-ever national title. The team woke up the next morning as champions. Yet... Continue Reading »

NGU, CSU represented in World Baseball Classic this month

When the World Baseball Classic begins March 8, the global tournament will feature 600 players on teams representing 20 nations, including a bevy of Major League Baseball stars, and two standouts currently playing for South Carolina Baptist universities. North... Continue Reading »

‘Toughest race on earth’ affirms need for longevity in ministry

Endurance, longevity in ministry, and lifelong integrity seem to be characteristics of the few — not the many — in church ministry today, and the need for Christlike leaders who last is as urgent as ever. In a recent... Continue Reading »

In wake of Hamlin injury, prayer gets public show of support

An elevated call for prayer in recent days shows not only that more people believe in its power, but that studies indicating a lack of belief in God may be premature. Those sentiments have been reflected by Southern Baptists... Continue Reading »

Editor’s Word: An Unashamed Major League Baseball Home Run Champ

New York Yankee baseball player Aaron Judge is the all-time, ace number one, authentic, legitimate, and clean home run champion of major league baseball — both American and National League. While it is true that three others hit more... Continue Reading »

Tennessee quarterback and brother produce children’s book on Scripture

Before he became the Heisman front runner leading the most feared offense in college football for one of the nation’s top-ranked teams, Hendon Hooker thought it would be nice to write a children’s book. That sentence can give you... Continue Reading »

NGU wins Division II Baseball World Series

June was a historic month for the North Greenville University baseball team. The Crusaders made their first appearance in the NCAA Division II College World Series and won the national championship, defeating Port Loma Nazarene 5-3, the defending champions... Continue Reading »

Bowden: Serving God’s Purpose On and Off the Field

Although venerated as one of the winningest coaches in college football who led his teams to finish as an AP top-5 team for 14 consecutive seasons and garner two national championships, such accolades are not how Bobby Bowden would... Continue Reading »

Dodgers’ manager Travis Barbary models faith to players

South Carolinian Travis Barbary took one look at a suspension bridge in downtown Greenville and did not want any part of it. While he will climb 20 feet high in a deer stand and sit for five hours, he... Continue Reading »

Winds of awakening blowing in the Land of the Rising Sun

In Japan, statistics show that 99 percent of the population does not have a relationship with Christ. Those statistics represent people — living, breathing image-bearers of God whom Jesus Christ died to save. While the task of reaching them... Continue Reading »

Key Priorities: Faith, Family, and Football

Jeff Scott is the new head football coach at the University of South Florida — and while this is his first head coaching job, he enters it with three strong priorities that have been firmly developed throughout his life:... Continue Reading »

SUPER BOWL: For 49ers’ Matthews, locker room a place of ministry

The impact of Jordan Matthews on the San Francisco 49ers isn’t something that can be measured by his football performance. The wide receiver has spent most of the season on the inactive list, playing in only three games and... Continue Reading »

SUPER BOWL: For Chiefs’ Wisniewski, knowing God surpasses joy of football

Stefen Wisniewski of the Kansas City Chiefs thought he had everything figured out during his teenage years in Pennsylvania. Though he was raised in a Christian home with godly parents and attended church regularly, he admits that he was... Continue Reading »