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Furman, like Frampton, comes alive

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Jackson Pryor looks it in (Furman photo). Click here. CHARLESTON – Furman freshman quarterback Trey Hedden portrayed Thomas Edison in the Paladins’ miraculous 17-16 victory over The Citadel on Saturday. A light came on, and Hedden wasn’t the only Paladin equipped with a bulb. Hedden, from Tampa, Fla., found Jackson Pryor -- yes, freshman of …

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Furmanology: ‘Dogs almost always ornery in Charleston

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A year ago at home (Furman photo) Click here. While Clemson continues its fated tour of storm-torn football locales, Furman returns to action, almost dipping its figurative toes in the currently stable Atlantic. The Tigers miraculously played – and defeated -- Stanford last week while surrounded by Helenic despair. This week’s game in in Tallahassee, …

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Furmanology: Weekend of Helene was hardly pristine

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By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. Helene certainly took the measure of me. I’m not alone, but I’m a little unique. Everything being out – it still is because in any emergency, the folks on the monied side of town get their stuff repaired first – I drove to Furman for a football game …

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Furman, Samford both aiming for SoCon surge

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By MONTE DUTTON Brock Chappell (Furman photo) Click here. What comes to mind when the football programs of Furman and Samford tee off? Southern Conference championships. The last two. The Paladins last season and the Bulldogs in 2022. It’s the opening SoCon game at Paladin Stadium on Saturday at 2 p.m. Furman is 1-3. Samford …

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Furmanology: Hendrix says Furman flaws are fixable

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By MONTE DUTTON Clay Hendrix (Furman photo) Click here. The Southern Conference schedule begins for Furman at home when Samford takes on the Paladins at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The Paladins have already dropped as many games as in the entire 2024 season, in which they won their 15th SoCon title. Head coach Clay Hendrix …

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Furmanology: Bad news up close and far away

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By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. I sat in the press box of Bailey Memorial Stadium on Saturday, nervously keeping tabs of Furman-William & Mary on the cell and watching a revised version of the same football game. Unusually rested because Friday night’s high-school road trip was buffered by the college battles taking place …

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Furmanology: Lady Paladin Invitational tees off for 50th time

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(Furman photo) Click here. It’s the Lady Paladin Invitational, teeing up for the 50th time on Friday at the par-72, 6,262-yard university golf course. The 54-hole tournament began Friday with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The Paladins will teed off on holes No. 1 through No. 4 and opened in a group with Old Dominion, UNC …

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