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WATCH: Newberry Beats Carson-Newman for Sixth-Straight Win

NEWBERRY (Newberry) – Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks entered Saturday’s contest fresh off his 337th career win, which moved him past Pop Warner and into fifth-place in college football coaching history. Newberry made sure that Sparks made no headway on fourth-place Bobby Bowden before the third-largest crowd on record to ever watch a game at Setzler Field. The Wolves racked up…

WATCH: SC State Tops Howard, 14-9

WASHINGTON, DC—All-American redshirt junior linebacker Darius Leonard finished with a game-high 14 tackles (11 solo) and two interceptions to lead South Carolina State to a 14-9 victory over Howard Saturday (Oct. 15) at Greene Stadium. “We were fortunate to win,” said head coach Buddy Pough.” Thank God for our defense they bent but did not break. You have to be…

WATCH: The Citadel Tops Chattanooga in Battle of Top 10

CHARLESTON, S.C. – With a 22-14 win inside Johnson Hagood Stadium on Saturday afternoon, the 8th-ranked Citadel football team defeated No. 5 Chattanooga and took over sole possession of first place in the Southern Conference. The victory was the Bulldogs’ first in a top-10 matchup after losing the previous two top-10 games in program history, both in 1992. With the…

WATCH: Dabo Swinney’s Post Game Comments after NC State Win

Dabo Swinney and his Clemson Tigers now control their destiny as the only unbeaten team in the ACC’s Atlantic Division, following their 24-17 overtime win over NC State Saturday. Hear some of coach’s comments following the climatic finish to regulation and overtime by clicking the video above from ABC Columbia Sports. Categories: Clemson, Local Sports, Sports Tags: Clemson

USC Soccer Drops UAB 1-0, Extends Unbeaten Streak To Eight

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — The South Carolina men’s soccer team (8-3-1 overall, 3-0-1 C-USA) improved its unbeaten streak to eight matches with a 1-0 Conference USA win over UAB (6-5-3 overall, 2-2-1 C-USA) at home Saturday Night. The Gamecocks now sit alone atop the C-USA standings as the only remaining unbeaten team in conference play. The first half was evenly…

Furman Dismantles East Tennessee State, 52-7

JOHNSON CITY, TENN. (Furman) — Reese Hannon passed for 267 yards and four touchdowns and Furman scored on its first eight possessions en route to a 52-7 win of East Tennessee State in Southern Conference football action Saturday afternoon at Kermit Tipton Stadium. The win halted a nine-game losing skid for Furman (1-6, 1-3 SoCon) and marked the Paladins’ biggest…

Clark Atlanta Downs Benedict, 27-14

ATLANTA – Clark Atlanta University quarterback Johnathon McCrary threw for 302 yards and a pair of touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Panthers over the Benedict College Tigers 27-14 on Saturday in Panther Stadium, winning their Homecoming game. Benedict had a pair of turnovers and failed to convert on two fourth-down attempts and fell to 3-4 overall and…