Coming from a town of just over 1,200 residents with a high school enrollment of just over 300 students and playing for the 61st smallest classified baseball team out of 335 programs, having a player sign to play college baseball should be an enormous feat. But for the second time in just over five years the proud Cornersville Bulldog baseball program has seen its second pitcher not just join a major Division I baseball squad, but emerge as a heavy contributor. more

LYNCHBURG, TN (March 20, 2018) – The Motlow Lady Bucks banged seven home runs, including three by sophomore Miranda Cooksey, and won their second consecutive TCCAA conference series by taking three out of four games from Roane State last weekend in Harriman, Tenn. The Lady Bucks (10-12, 7-5) were scheduled to host the Martin Methodist College JV team on Tuesday, but the doubleheader was rained out and no makeup date has been announced. Motlow will step back into conference play this weekend, hosting Dyersburg State in a four game series. Friday’s doubleheader begins at 2 p.m. while Saturday’s action is set for a noon start. The weekend didn’t begin well for the Lady Bucks on Friday in Harriman as Motlow dropped the opener 10-1. However, they came back strong, winning the night cap 13-15, then sweeping Saturday’s games 14-9 and 6-5. more

LYNCHBURG, TN (March 12, 2018) – Kendall Durard allowed only one run in 18 innings pitched and the Motlow offense broke loose as the Lady Bucks won three out of four games from TCCAA rival Cleveland State over the weekend at Lady Bucks Field on Motlow’s Moore County campus. The Lady Bucks (7-11, 4-4) jumped up into the middle of the TCCAA standings with the series win, and will travel to Harriman this weekend for a four-game series against Roane State. more

During the recruiting process, most coaches assure the potential recruit the opportunity to get big minutes during the players' inaugural season. In the case of former Forrest soccer star Brynn Colvin, that is exactly what happened. Colvin, who started playing with varsity as an eighth-grader and went on to set the single game scoring record against Fayetteville with seven goals before finishing with a whopping 57 career goals and 23 assists from the striker position has already become a key member of the University of Alabama in Huntsville soccer team. more

When the name Forrest Lady Rockets is mentioned around the Mid-State, the first thing that comes to mind is the rural school's powerhouse softball program. But the hardwood product is not too shabby either. Longtime Rocket fans will remember the 1995 team that sent the entire starting five off the college on athletic scholarships, including Reagan Housch, who set 3-point shooting records at Columbus State or 2001 graduate Jessica Ezell, who started as a freshman on an Austin Peay squad that went to the NCAA tournament and later finished at Martin Methodist College. more

While all good things must come to an end, former Marshall County star Jay Murphy will try to use a standout senior season at UT-Martin to extend that ending a few more years. The 6-4, 334 pound defensive lineman set career highs in tackles (39, 7th on team and 1st for defensive lineman), tackles for loss (five, 5th on team, 1st for defensive line), one sack, two fumble recoveries, one pass defended, one pass broken up and a career-high three quarterback hurries. more

ATLANTA (AP) — To add another championship to the greatest dynasty college football has ever seen, Alabama turned to its quarterback of the future, and Tua Tagovailoa proved that his time is now. The freshman quarterback, who had played mostly mop-up duty this season, came off the bench to spark a comeback and threw a 41-yard touchdown to DeVonta Smith that gave No. 4 Alabama a 26-23 overtime victory against No. 3 Georgia on Monday night for the College Football Playoff national championship. more

IRVING, Texas (Jan. 9, 2018) – In front of more than 1,500 coaches at the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Annual Convention in Charlotte, N.C., NFF Director of Membership Ron Dilatush yesterday presented the National Football Foundation’s divisional national championship trophies to the coaches of the 2017 winning teams. more

ATLANTA (Jan. 9, 2018) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame today recognized Alabama (13-1) as the recipient of the 2017 NFF MacArthur Bowl Championship Trophy following its 26-23 victory over Georgia (13-2) yesterday in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship before a sold-out crowd of 77,430 fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. more

Friday's Time Schedule All Times EST TOP 25 BASKETBALL Men No. 1 Villanova vs. Hofstra at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y., 8:30 p.m. No. 3 Arizona State vs. Pacific, 3 p.m. No. 6 Miami at Hawaii, 1 a.m. No. 9 Xavier at Northern Iowa, 9 p.m. No. 11 Wichita State vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m... more

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Two of college football's most dominant rushing attacks will clash when San Diego State faces Army in Saturday's Armed Forces Bowl — even though the two offenses are dramatically different. The pro-style offense used by San Diego State (10-2) is led by the top rusher in the Bowl Subdivision, senior Rashaad Penny. ... more

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Geoff Collins has lofty expectations for Temple. "The future is bright," the first-year coach said after Frank Nutile threw for 254 yards and a touchdown to lead the Owls to a 28-3 victory over Florida International in the Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night... more

IRVING, Texas (Dec. 21, 2017) - The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame remembered today those who passed away in 2017 and played a role in improving the game of college football for future generations. more

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee delivered the last-minute plays it failed to make three days earlier. The 21st-ranked Volunteers needed that kind of late production to avoid a second straight loss Grant Williams scored a tiebreaking basket with 54 seconds left Wednesday night as Tennessee outlasted Furman 66-61 to snap the Paladins' five-game winning streak. Tennessee barely survived a game that featured 13 ties and 14 lead changes. more

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Wofford coach Mike Young walked into his postgame news conference wearing a soaked dress shirt and sheepishly drying himself with a towel. "Pardon my appearance," Young said, "a little over-exuberance from my team." It's OK, coach. Beating fifth-ranked and reigning national champion North Carolina — on the road, no less — deserves a hearty celebration... more

When an athlete heads off to college to start a new journey with a sport they have been playing for the better part of a lifetime, the first year is usually all about adjusting to a new environment and following an exact schedule. Unfortunately many athletes never make the adjustment and never come back after the inaugural campaign but for those who do, the sophomore season is usually the one which they reap the rewards for taking a year to learn the system while little playing time. That was exactly the case for former Marshall County soccer star Abbey Redferrin who played in just four games as a freshman for Freed Hardeman, but came back as a sophomore to play in all 18 games with the majority being starts. more

One of the most difficult things for any high school graduate entering college is learning how to manage time. For most of those students learning how to manage time efficiently for classes alone is a monumental task, but add attending one of the most prestigious military colleges in the world on top of playing football for one of the most successful teams in Division I (FCS level) over the past few years and you have the recipe for the kind of freshman year that would make most students buckle under pressure. more

IRVING, Texas (Aug. 23, 2017) – As the season draws near, the month of August provides the perfect time for the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame to highlight the key rule changes that will take effect during the 2017 college football season. Since 2011, the NFF has partnered with Rogers Redding, the national coordinator of College Football Officiating (CFO), to help generate awareness for the rule changes in college football through a series of regular columns distributed by the NFF. The CFO functions as the national professional organization for all football officials who work games at the collegiate level, and the organization held its annual winter meeting of conference coordinators for football officials in late January for the fifth consecutive year at the NFF headquarters in Irving, Texas. more

If this summer is any indication, then Vanderbilt Commodores baseball fans have several reasons to be excited for Alex Brewer next spring. The Chapel Hill native and rising sophomore at Vanderbilt University has capitalized on an opportunity to shine this summer, playing for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League. “It’s awesome,” Brewer said. “We’ve got a lot of good pitching here. That’s what will hopefully set me up for success my sophomore year….facing this good pitching and getting a lot of reps.” more

For most people, teaching or coaching teenagers doesn't sound like the best way to spend a career. Former Middle Tennessee and Major League Baseball player Jason Maxwell couldn't imagine doing anything else, though. After playing 12 years of professional baseball as a utility infielder, including stints with the Chicago Cubs and Minnesota Twins, Maxwell started chasing his real calling: teaching the game he loves to kids. "I've known I've wanted to be a coach all my life," he said. "I've had a lot of great role models, from high school to college with Coach [Steve] Peterson and Jim McGuire. Those guys took time out of their lives to invest in me, and I always felt it was right that I invest in other kids and give back." more