(Furman graphic) Click here. Given its history of success, it comes as no surprise that Furman cross country is ranked by the – okay, take this down -- U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. That’s USTFCCCA, which doesn’t simplify things. Women’s cross country is ranked third in the NCAA Southeast Region preseason …
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Furmanology: Special teams are a specialty
By MONTE DUTTON Ian Williams scores against ETSU (Furman photo) Click here. The most inane stoppage in sport has spread to college football, which at least has the decency to call it “a two-minute timeout.” The NFL’s “two-minute warning” dates back to a time when many stadiums didn’t have visible clocks. An official trotted to …
Furmanology: Three in the medal round at QB
Injured Tyler Huff cheers on Carson Jones (5) at Chattanooga (Furman photo). Click here. The season is a week away, and Furman head football coach Clay Hendrix still weighs his options at the quarterback position. Tyler Huff’s successor remains under consideration as Hendrix and staff consider the merits of Carson Jones (6-2, 204, So.), Trey …
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Paladins have (defensive) backs to fill
Caleb Williams blocks a V MI punt (Furman photo). Click here. Furman has been reconstructing diligently its last lines of defense, the secondary. The cornerback and safety positions sustained significant losses in experience and production following a 10-3, Southern Conference championship season. Seven lettermen in the group, including all four regulars and two others with …
Furmanology: A gleam in the air
By MONTE DUTTON Paris Mountain from Paladin Stadium (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. Were I a prognosticator of the sports-radio airwaves – one of those outspoken men and brassy women who tell me all about how they’re betting – I might predict a bad season for the Furman Paladins. They look at the simple math, …
What goes down must come up
Myion Hicks (Furman photo) Running backs. RBs. Arby’s. Click here. With a little more luck than last year, Furman will have the meat. The Paladins began last season with a stable of healthy, experienced running backs, but by season’s end, injuries had decimated the group, to the point the Paladins moved a wide receiver into …
Furmanology: Green flag’s waving
By MONTE DUTTON Cambridge Academy, Greenwood (Monte Dutton photo) Click here. I wrote about my first football game on Friday night. It was an eight-man fray played on a quaint field with a shade tree on the home side, two sets of stairs and no grandstand. The score was 56-20. Eight-man football is soccer in …
Furmanology: Fight the good fight
By MONTE DUTTON (Furman photo) Click here. For the past few years, I’ve looked forward to football with buoyant expectations. For the past two seasons, I’ve been right. The Paladins have fulfilled those elite expectations. This year, I’m fascinated. The players who propelled Furman are mostly gone. The Paladins are ranked prominently in both the …
Furmanology: Mixing and matching with bandits, spurs
Luke Clark (Furman photo) Click here. As in old westerns, Furman’s defense features bandits and spurs, though football bandits do not wear the latter. Leading the way at bandit is one of Furman’s tops defensive returnees, Luke Clark (6-3, 253, R-Sr.), who is coming off an impressive season that saw him register 53 tackles and …
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Furmanology: Corbin Comet passes at 91
(Furman graphic) Click here. The Corbin Comet crossed the firmament on Tuesday morning at his home in Simpsonville. Frank Selvy was one of college basketball’s all-time greats. He was 91 years old. Selvy, a native of Corbin, Ky., led the NCAA in scoring twice during his Furman career career (1952-54) and averaged 41.7 points per …
Nightrider's Lament 