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
Though Sam Houston State has not officially announced Tyrik Rollison as a new member of the Bearkat roster, the highly-touted quarterback moved one step closer to joining the Football Championship Subdivision school of his choosing by gaining a release from Auburn. Back in February, numerous media outlets reported Rollison was heading to SHSU. In fact, the signal caller's dad, Michael Kelly stated, "He wants to come closer to home. It's a go. He was just unhappy there. I think ...
Richard Durett of ESPNDallas.com announced an NCAA decision in his most recent writing pertaining to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Game. In his article, Durrett quotes Southland Conference Commissioner Tom Burnett, who says the NCAA would work with "local officials and ESPN" to shift the date of the game in 2011, since it would be head to head against the Cotton Bowl. This coming year is the first time that the contest would conflict with the bowl ...
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