The process is over for Central Arkansas. The NCAA informed the school thsi week that they have gained full NCAA Division I membership. With those privledges in place, the school can begin competing in postseason competition and garner Southland Conference Championships. Dr. Brad Teague, the athletic director at the school, has done a fine job in getting the school's transition complete. UCA has had success in numerous sports, including a placement on the top of the ...
In perhaps one of the bigger stories of the off-season, several schools in the Southland Conference could soon face a financial pinch. Unlike college realignment, the final result of this situation could play out sooner than later. In the months' ahead, the four SLC schools based in Louisiana will be contemplating how to deal with an expected 23 percent cut to higher education during the 2011-12 fiscal year. The impact on the schools' athletic departments are not known ...
Updated 07-11-2010 at 01:41 PM by jplotkin
For the second time in several months, UTSA has taken a key member of the Texas State football team. A few months after hiring offensive coordinator Travis Bush away from Brad Wright's staff, it being reported by UTSATailgaters.com that quarterback Eric Soza will also join the Roadrunners. Soza was in line to be the starting quarterback for the Bobcats entering August, emerging as the front-runner for the position during the spring as TXST sought a replacement for Bradley ...
After months of speculation since UT-San Antonio announced that they were bypassing the Southland Conference as a football-playing institution, the jury of peers that is the SLC has made their judgment. At the recently completed SLC meetings held in Galveston, Texas - the league decided that all members must participate in SLC sports for which they sponsor. Despite the league-issued press release not mentioning the intent of the legislation, the 11-1 vote in favor ...
Updated 06-05-2010 at 12:14 PM by jplotkin
There have been several things going on around the Southland Conference the last few days and this week in general, so though writing about the SLC for the annual College Sporting News preview magazine is priority number one, we'll take a break and catch up on some of the news around the league. • • • The Any Given Saturday poll was announced on Tuesday afternoon. The turnout for the poll was very good and as the announcement indicates, "in comparison to other ...
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