By MONTE DUTTON Bob Richey's Paladins are off to a fast start, and reinforcements are on the way (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. It turned chilly on Wednesday, but it didn’t start raining outside until after Presbyterian senior Kobe Stewart rained 6/7 three-pointers on Wofford in a 71-68 upset of Wofford.They’re both good teams. It …
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Furmanology: It’s darkest before dawn
By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix stays the course in the face of adversity (Furman photo). Click here. Clay Hendrix keeps his head up. Furman football, after consecutive 10-3 records, is in danger of having its worst season in 52 years.The Paladins’ precipitous slump is rooted in inexperience and injuries, which have ravaged the defense, in …
Paladins fine-tune recipe of success
By MONTE DUTTON Charles Johnston (1) made his presence felt (Monte Dutton photos). Click here. Bob Richey brings a basketball team to a boil as if it were a fine Texas chili.This one required a greater heat. It was tasty, though. The ingredients were mostly fresh.A smiling Aussie, Charles Johnston, pumped in 25 points, hitting …
Furmanology: Paladins return to the Well triumphant
By MONTE DUTTON PJay Smith Jr. (Furman photo) Click here. In Music City, Furman picked up a spine-tingling men’s basketball victory on Friday night.Home fires were burning – burning down, figuratively, in Saturday’s football loss to Wofford – and the women’s basketball team endured a hopeless task in Athens, Ga., but all else was well.Men’s …
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For Wofford, 19-13 is the magic score
By MONTE DUTTON Carson Jones passed effectively, but four sacks hurt (Furman photo). Click here. On the way home from Paladin Stadium Saturday night, I took turns listening to Clemson and South Carolina win. Great for them.I stopped by Dollar General and bought some coffee, peanut butter and Ritz crackers.For inspiration, or even just a …
Furmanology: Paladins look fine, but it’s early
By MONTE DUTTON Garrett Hien (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. As these words are written, it’s hard to make much out of Furman men’s basketball, but help is on the way.Auburn won an exhibition game against the Paladins by 21 points. No surprise there.Furman plastered Columbia International, 104-46. Nothing to see.On Friday night, Bob Richey’s …
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Furmanology: Paladins to seek redress versus Terriers
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Wofford, nearby archrival that stunned a powerful Furman a season ago in Spartanburg, visits Paladin Stadium on Saturday, holding the presumptive upper hand this time.The Paladin faithful relish a big payback. When the Terriers won, 19-13, on Nov. 18, 2023, Furman had nine victories and Wofford one.An outcome …
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Furmanology: So far, so good for Paladin basketball
By MONTE DUTTON Tyrese Hughey (15) (Monte Dutton photos) Click here. Furman’s merry destruction of Columbia International was hardly a harbinger of glory to come.It was, however, damned impressive.Bob Richey, in his eighth season as men’s basketball coach, has never had a losing season at the Paladins’ helm. Last season, Furman was 17-16, and four …
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Wofford offers a piece for Furman to pick up
By MONTE DUTTON Luke Clark (Furman photo) Click here. It’s doubly hard for winners to process it when they don’t win.Clay Hendrix and Luke Clark are winners many times over. They expect to win. For both the Furman head football coach and the graduate bandit – how’s that for a misleading term? – the Paladins’ …
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Furmanology: Basketball arrives with a rush
Tom House (Furman photo) Click here. Surprising no one, an International flavor agreed with Furman in its men’s basketball icebreaker at Bon Secours Wellness Arena on Monday night.That’s Columbia International. The Rams succumbed to the Paladins by a score of 104-46.Not much could be ascertained, other than most everyone for Furman (1-0) looked marvelous. The …
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