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Big challenges ahead for GSU in first year of FBS

Big challenges ahead for GSU in first year of FBS

After six national titles in 30 years of Football Championship Subdivision/Division I-AA play, the Georgia Southern Eagles are about to embark on a new path — and the schedule in their inaugural Football Bowl Subdivision campaign has a handful of obstacles. Read More
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AASU's Duff, Mercer earn all-region honors

The No. 4-ranked Armstrong Atlantic State University softball squad placed five players on the NFCA’s All-Southeast Region team, released in conjunction with this weekend’s NCAA Division II Regional action. Read More
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Houston named CSU athlete of the year

Houston named CSU athlete of the year

CHARLESTON, S.C.—Gabby Houston has been named the Charleston Southern University female athlete of the year for 2012-13. Read More
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GSU to open hoops season Friday night

Georgia Southern opens its fourth season under head basketball coach Charlton "C.Y." Young against a familiar foe Friday night in Indiana. The Eagles return a number of contributors from last season, including Preseason All-SoCon selection Eric Freguson who enters his junior season with the Eagles. Read More
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GSU’s AP to sign copies of his autobiography

Legendary Georgia Southern University running back Adrian Peterson returns to campus Saturday to sign copies of his autobiography "Don’t Dis My Abilities." Read More
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Eagles can't close deal on outright conference title

Eagles can't close deal on outright conference title

The Georgia Southern Eagles will have to rely on the kindness of enemies to secure another outright Southern Conference championship. Read More
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Van Curen’s goal lifts GSU to first SoCon title

BIRMINGHAM, Ala—Sydnie Van Curen capped Georgia Southern’s historic Southern Conference Tournament run Sunday, netting the winning shootout penalty kick against Furman in the SoCon championship match. Read More
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Eagles not ready to assume perch

Eagles not ready to assume perch

Jerick McKinnon isn’t ready just yet to proclaim Georgia Southern as the team to beat in the Southern Conference. Read More
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Former GSU star Peterson to sign copies of his book

The autobiography of Georgia Southern alum Adrian Peterson, the NCAA Division I career leading rusher, is set for a late September release through Imprint Publishing. Through stories of victories and times of struggle, Peterson brings attention to his ongoing challenges with stuttering, the embrace of a campus community, and standing in faith through his infant daughter’s medical crisis. Read More
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GSU softball opens fall practice

Georgia Southern softball started preparations for defense of its 2012 Southern Conference championship this week with the opening of fall practice at Eagle Field. The 2013 Eagles return five starters in the field and all four members of the league’s top pitching staff a year ago. Read More
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GSU Eagles primed for another postseason run

Georgia Southern Coach Jeff Monken doesn’t put any stock in preseason rankings. Read More
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Johnson anxious to see deep, experienced Jackets in action

Johnson anxious to see deep, experienced Jackets in action

Georgia Tech’s early schedule isn’t conducive for another fast start. Read More
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Eagles ranked third in coaches’ preseason poll

In the inaugural FCS coaches poll of the 2012 season, Georgia Southern was ranked third behind North Dakota State and Sam Houston State. Read More
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GSU Eagles still weighing their options for starting quarterback

STATESBORO — The biggest storyline throughout fall camp for the Georgia Southern Eagles has been the battle between junior Jerick McKinnon and sophomore Ezayi Youyoute for starting quarterback. Read More
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Meet the Eagles set for Saturday morning

Georgia Southern’s annual Meet the Eagles event is set for Saturday at Paulson Stadium. Read More
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Eagles receivers have to catch on to blocking

Eagles receivers have to catch on to blocking

At the top of Georgia Southern’s depth chart at the wide receiver position are four players who know how to block. Read More
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Russell, Swope earn all-America nods

The Georgia Southern Eagles, who are in their final week of fall camp, had two players named preseason all-Americans by the College Sports Journal. Read More
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Media picks Eagles to finish atop SoCon

Georgia Southern has been selected the Southern Conference’s preseason football favorite in balloting conducted by the league’s media. The Eagles (266) earned 25 of 30 first-place votes after winning the conference crown in 2011 with a 7-1 record. Read More
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SoCon coaches pick GSU to finish first

SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The Southern Conference preseason poll and all-conference team votes are in, and Georgia Southern was voted by the nine SoCon coaches atop the league poll. Read More
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GSU Eagles to open fall football camp Aug. 2

With the start of the 2012 football season on the horizon, Georgia Southern’s fall camp schedule was set Monday by head voach Jeff Monken. Read More
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GSU to stay in FCS — for now

GSU to stay in FCS — for now

STATESBORO—Georgia Southern University is not moving up to the Football Bowl Subdivision or leaving the Southern Conference to join another conference anytime soon. Read More
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ESPN3 to air two GSU games

The Southern Conference will show two Georgia Southern football games online as part of the league’s 2012 ESPN3 schedule, which was announced by the league office Wednesday. Read More
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Eagle football holds camp for kids at Fort Stewart

Eagle football holds camp for kids at Fort Stewart

Only about a dozen kids showed up on a Sunday afternoon on Fort Stewart for Georgia Southern University’s fifth football camp in eight days. Read More
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GSU football season tickets still available

STATESBORO — The remaining season tickets for the 2012 Georgia Southern football season are on sale now to the general public at 1-800-GSU-WINS or online at gseagles.com. Read More
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GSU places 178 on SoCon honor roll

The Southern Conference announced its 2011-12 honor roll Monday afternoon, and 178 Georgia Southern student-athletes earned spots on the list, which recognized 1,950 student-athletes from the league’s institutions. Read More
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Houston named Big South track athlete of the year

CHARLOTTE, N.C.—After earning a trip to the NCAA National meet in Des Moines, Iowa, Charleston Southern University sprinter Gabrielle Houston has been named the 2011-12 Big South Conference Women’s Track and Field Athlete of the Year. The honor was announced by the league in Charlotte on Friday. Read More
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Fogle named to All-South region team

The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has named two Georgia Southern University Eagles to its 2012 All-South region team. Read More
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Duff named academic all-American

Armstrong Atlantic State University junior outfielder Shelby Duff has been named to the 2012 Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-American Division II softball team. Read More
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Sand Sharks earn all-region honors

The University of South Carolina Beaufort softball team had three players named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s NAIA All-Region Team, the organization announced. Read More
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Eagles hope hoops' rebound continues

Eagles hope hoops' rebound continues

There was one simple, succinct message from Georgia Southern University men’s basketball coach Charlton Young to Effingham County Eagles hoops fans. Read More
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Fogle named all-SoCon

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—Georgia Southern University senior Marie Fogle was named to the all-Southern Conference softball first team, in a vote of league head coaches, the conference announced Monday. Read More
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Rietkovich, Zipperer earn all-Sun Conference

CLERMONT, Fla. — Four University of South Carolina Beaufort softball players were among the 18 players named to the all-Sun Conference softball team Friday at a banquet in conjunction with the Sun Conference tournament at the National Training Center softball complex. Read More
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Eagles fans cheer GSU's push for FBS

Eagles fans cheer GSU's push for FBS

With Georgia Southern University in the midst of a fundraising campaign to upgrade Paulson Stadium, Eagle fans have no shortage of opinions on whether the football program should move up as well — from the Football Championship Subdivision to the Football Bowl Subdivision. Read More
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Eagles hope to keep drawing a crowd

Eagles hope to keep drawing a crowd

When the Georgia Southern University football team concluded its spring practice a couple of weeks ago, the Eagles also marked the end of long dry spell. Read More
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SoCon names Fogle as player of the week

Georgia Southern University softball outfielder Marie Fogle was named Southern Conference Softball player of the week for the week of March 12-18. The Eagle outfielder paced all SoCon batters with a .550 batting average last week. Read More
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Mercer earns Peach Belt honor

Armstrong Atlantic State University freshman shortstop Alexis Mercer has been named the Peach Belt Conference’s softball Freshman of the Week, announced Tuesday by league officials. Read More
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Top-notch QBs highlight Eagles' signing class

Georgia Southern signed 24 football players, including three quarterbacks, to national letters of intent on Wednesday, National Signing Day. Read More
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Eagles out to land large signing class

Eagles out to land large signing class

Georgia Southern University football head coach Jeff Monken said the Eagles have about 15 scholarships to offer and might sign as many as 30 players to letters of intent on national signing day Wednesday. Read More
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Eagles play follow the leader to the semifinals

Eagles play follow the leader to the semifinals

STATESBORO—The Georgia Southern Eagles are following their leader to the cold environs of the Dakotas. Read More
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Eagles eye SoCon title this weekend

Eagles eye SoCon title this weekend

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For Eagles, Furman victory is a special accomplishment

For Eagles, Furman victory is a special accomplishment

STATESBORO—After having momentum snatched away by a touchdown kickoff return, the Georgia Southern Eagles made sure to reclaim their grip on the edge in their clash with Furman. Read More
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Eagles return to top perch after long absence

Georgia Southern, off to a 2-0 start, was a runaway top choice in The Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top 25 on Monday, claiming 102 of the 148 first-place votes and 3,622 points, for its first No. 1 ranking since the poll on Oct. 22, 2001. The Eagles also are tops in the FCS coaches poll. Read More
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Eagles get travel squad ready to leave the nest

Deciding who makes a football team’s travel roster isn’t as easy as it sounds, but Monday, the Georgia Southern Eagles put together a rough draft of the travel squad in preparation for Saturday’s season-opening game against Samford in Birmingham, Ala. Read More
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SoCon, public TV enter partnership

SPARTANBURG, S.C.—The Southern Conference, in conjunction with its marketing partner CSE, announced Monday the league has agreed to a three-year plan with public television systems in Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina to televise the conference’s football package. Read More
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GSU football tix renewals begin Friday

Renewals for Georgia Southern football season tickets are near their highest levels and on July 15, the Athletics Ticket Office will begin taking new orders for the 2011 season. A limited number of both bleacher back and bleacher seats are available in the mid-section stands on the press box side of Paulson Stadium. Tickets in Section C, D and E are $135 each with a donation to the Georgia Southern Athletic Foundation required for those areas. Read More
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