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ETSU’s Pyke, Robinson earn AP All-America honors

The dream season got even better for two members of the ETSU football team on Tuesday when senior center Matt Pyke and sophomore safety Tyree Robinson made the AP FCS All-America team.

Dec 11, 2018 at 6:37 PM
Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence drops back to pass during the first half of the Tigers' 35-6 win over Duke on Nov. 17.
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College football

Freshman sensation: QB Lawrence, who lived in Fall Branch, leads Clemson to playoffs

Long before Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was playing for one of the top college football coaches in America, he was a little boy playing on his grandmother’s farm in Fall Branch.

Dec 6, 2018 at 1:01 AM
Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray hoists the Most Outstanding Player trophy after beating Texas 39-27 in the Big 12 Conference championship NCAA college football game on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Jeffrey McWhorter)
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College football

Oklahoma is in: Sooners snag fourth spot in playoff semifinals

Faced with a tricky choice, the College Football Playoff selection committee played it safe and fell back on some simple criteria: One loss is better than two. Winning a conference championship is better than not. Go with the team that avoided getting blown out.

Dec 2, 2018 at 8:04 PM
Paul Johnson anchors the news on WCYB and WEMT.
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College football

What's in a name? For two Paul Johnsons, it's plenty

Paul Johnson, the evening news anchor for WCYB and WEMT, and Paul Johnson, the football coach, grew up together in Avery County, North Carolina. They played on the same teams in high school and spent hours going at it against each other in pickup basketball games.

Dec 1, 2018 at 6:20 PM
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College football

OC Martin among 3 assistants out at USC

Offensive coordinator Tee Martin is one of three Southern California football assistants who won’t be retained by coach Clay Helton following the Trojans’ first losing season in 18 years.

Nov 27, 2018 at 6:12 PM
In this Aug. 2 file photo, Tennessee offensive coordinator Tyson Helton speaks to the media during a press conference in Knoxville. Helton is the new head coach at Western Kentucky.
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College football

Helton to coach Western Kentucky football

Tyson Helton, who spent one season at Tennessee as the offensive coordinator under Jeremy Pruitt, is returning to Western Kentucky as the Hilltoppers’ head coach.

Nov 27, 2018 at 6:03 PM
Tennessee coach Jeremy Pruitt yells to his players during the first half of Saturday’s Southeastern Conference game against Vanderbilt in Nashville.
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SEC football

Disappointing finish to Pruitt's first year at UT

Tennessee squandered an opportunity to earn a bowl bid in coach Jeremy Pruitt’s first season by losing 38-13 at Vanderbilt in its regular-season finale. 

Nov 26, 2018 at 1:06 AM
East Tennessee State running back Quay Holmes (11), the SoCon freshman of the year, turns upfield during Saturday night’s FCS first-round playoff game against Jacksonville State in Jackonsville, Ala.
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FCS playoffs

Bucs come to Holmes' defense after fumble

“We wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for Quay Holmes. Quay Holmes is a great player and he’s going to continue to be a great player. It stinks that that happened.”

Nov 26, 2018 at 12:33 AM
Esat Tennessee State linebacker Dylan Weigel (40) grabs the jersey of Jacksonville State running back Michael Mathews during Saturday night’s playoff game in Jacksonville, Ala.
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Bucs push Gamecocks to limit but fall 34-27

Jacksonville State rallied to beat ETSU 34-27 in the first round of the FCS playoffs Saturday night at Burgess-Snow Field, taking advantage of a late and fatal turnover.

Nov 25, 2018 at 2:20 AM
Vanderbilt quarterback Kyle Shurmur (14) signals a first down against Tennessee during Saturday's game in Nashville.
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SEC football

Vandy wins third straight over Tennessee

Kyle Shurmur threw for 367 yards and three touchdowns and Vanderbilt routed Tennessee 38-13 on Saturday to become bowl eligible for the second time in three seasons.

Nov 24, 2018 at 8:47 PM
ETSU coach Randy Sanders had his players’ full attention after a practice this week in preparation for the Bucs' FCS playoff game at Jacksonville State on Saturday. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m.
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Playoff dream about to become reality for Bucs

Just four seasons into football’s return at the school, ETSU is one of 24 Football Champion-ship Subdivision teams still standing. The Bucs play at Jacksonville State in the first round Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Nov 24, 2018 at 4:30 PM
If Tennessee beats Vanderbilt on Saturday, the Vols would secure bowl eligibility and coach Jeremy Pruitt can cap his first season in Knoxville by earning some extra practice time.
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SEC football

Bowl berth on the line in UT-Vandy matchup

For decades, Tennessee and Vanderbilt enjoyed a rivalry in name only after the Vols won this annual matchup 28 times in a 29-year stretch. Lately, there’s been a role reversal.

Nov 24, 2018 at 12:40 PM
Virginia Tech running back Steven Peoples (32) gets stopped short of the goal line by Virginia safety Brenton Nelson (28) during the first half of Friday's game at Lane Stadium in Blacksburg.
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ACC football

Overtime FG, Cavs fumble give Hokies wild 34-31 win

Virginia Tech pulled out the wildest victory in its 100 meetings with Virginia, winning 34-31 on Friday night after Brian Johnson kicked a 42-yard field goal in overtime and the Cavaliers fumbled away the ball on a botched handoff.

Nov 23, 2018 at 8:10 PM
For East Tennessee State’s Matt Pyke, right, and Austin Herink, their four-year run together on the football field is culminating in the FCS playoffs.
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Bucs center Pyke sees career come full circle

The next time ETSU’s Austin Herink takes a snap from Matt Pyke, he’ll be doing so from an award-winning center. Earlier this week, Pyke was named the winner of the Jacobs Blocking Award.

Nov 23, 2018 at 1:05 AM
SoCon coach of the year Randy Sanders is also a finalist for the Eddie Robinson Award, which goes to the FCS national coach of the year.
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SoCon football

Bucs' Sanders SoCon coach of the year

Twelve ETSU players claimed SoCon honors, including seven as first-team members of the two all-conference teams picked by the league’s coaches and media.

Nov 20, 2018 at 6:28 PM
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