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PALADIN STADIIUM: Seventh-seed Furman spotted Southern Conference rival UT-Chattanooga a quick 7-0 lead, then scored 26 unanswered points, and defeated the Moccasins 26-7 Saturday afternoon at Paladin Stadium in Greenville. The Paladins, who improved to 10-2, will either play at Montana or host Delaware next week in the quarterfinals. This is the deepest Furman has […]

The regular season did not end well for Southern Conference Champion Furman Saturday with an upset loss at Wofford, but the Paladins flushed that quickly with the news Sunday they are the #7 seed for the FCS Playoffs that begin this weekend, and they will have a first round bye. The Paladins will host the

The third ranked Furman Paladins look to continue their run through the Southern Conference Saturday when they host East Tennessee State for Homecoming. The Paladins are 6-1 overall, with that only loss coming at USC, and they are 4-0 in the SOCON. A win tomorrow will set up a showdown next week at UT-Chattanooga in

Furman coach Clay Hendrix would never expect South Carolina to look past his team, even though they have Georgia around the corner. And with the Gamecocks losing last weekend, Hendrix definitely knows his Paladins will get the Gamecocks’ full attention Saturday night inside a sold-out Williams-Brice Stadium. The Paladins are 1-0 and ranked as high

Furman football is back in the national conscience. After making the second round of the FCS Playoffs last season, Clay Hendrix’s team is ranked 6th in the pre-season poll and is the favorite to win the Southern Conference Championship for the first time since 2018. The Paladins return 20 starters for the 24 starting positions

For the second time in less than a month, the football family in South Carolina has been stung by the loss of one of their own. Former USC defensive line coach Brad Lawing died on June 15th. Thursday, Hall of Fame Furman coach Dick Sheridan died at the age of 81 in Myrtle Beach. Sheridan

The transfer portal has certainly become all the rage in college athletics, with players trading the mountains for the beach or the desert for the piedmont. However, one place where that doesn’t appear to be a problem is Furman University. “We started January with 92 guys, and a week ago, when we sent them home,

Furman was able to deal with the deliberate offense by 4th seed Virginia in a round one win in the NCAA Tournament Thursday. Saturday however, the overpowering defense by 5th seed San Diego State was too much for the Paladins, and they were knocked out of the tournament by the Aztecs 75-52. The Paladins were

Head coach Bob Richey and Furman players Mike Bothwell and JP Pegues held a press conference, Friday, as they continue to prepare for a second-round matchup with 18th-ranked San Diego State. Not only did Thursday’s upset over Virginia propel Furman past the opening round for the second time in program history, but the Paladins also