College Football 2026 South Atlantic Conference Football Schedules: Dates, Matchups and Updates for NC Teams Tracking 2026 football schedule updates for Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Mars Hill and Wingate Eric LuskFebruary 10, 2026
College Football Wingate QB Elijah Holmes Enters NCAA Division II Transfer Portal Holmes passed for 3,040 yards this season, joins Wingate 1,000-yard rusher, 1,000-yard receiver in portal Eric LuskDecember 2, 2025
College Football D2 Game Day: Wingate loses heartbreaker to Benedict on wild final play; JCSU falls to Frostburg State Bulldogs couldn’t hold 24-0 second-half lead, Golden Bulls won’t get 3rd meeting with Virginia Union Eric LuskNovember 22, 2025
College Football D2 Football Playoffs: Johnson C. Smith, Wingate Make 32-Team Field; FSU, UNCP Left Out JCSU will host Frostburg State, Wingate will entertain Benedict in next Saturday's opening round Eric LuskNovember 16, 2025
College Football D2 Football Selection Sunday: What North Carolina teams are in the hunt? Johnson C. Smith has locked a berth with CIAA title. As many as 3 others from NC could get picked Eric LuskNovember 16, 2025
College Football D2 Football Scores & Game Day: JCSU Makes History; Wingate, Catawba, Mars Hill, ECSU Roll Fayetteville State tops Winston-Salem State; Parrish rushes for 200+ again in Barton triumph Eric LuskNovember 8, 2025
College Football Wingate, Johnson C. Smith, Fayetteville State, UNC Pembroke Listed in Latest D2 Football Regional Rankings All four North Carolina teams being considered for NCAA D2 football playoff berths Eric LuskNovember 3, 2025
College Football D2 Football Game Day: JCSU edges Fayetteville State in final seconds; Wingate tops Lenoir-Rhyne in OT UNCP tops Barton, Elizabeth City State spoils Bowie's homecoming, Mars Hill & Livingstone win big Eric LuskNovember 1, 2025
College Football Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith, UNC Pembroke and Wingate Featured in Initial NCAA D2 Regional Rankings New playoff format expands Division II tourney to 32 teams with auto bids for conference champs Eric LuskOctober 27, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Game Day: JCSU Tops WSSU, Lenoir-Rhyne Blanks Mars Hill, UNCP Cruises Past Chowan Other winners today include Catawba, Elizabeth City State, Fayetteville State, Wingate & Livingstone Eric LuskOctober 25, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Game Day: Live Scores, Schedule, Matchups (Oct. 18, 2025) Follow along as we track today's action in the CIAA, Conference Carolinas and South Atlantic Conference Eric LuskOctober 18, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Game Day: Live Scores, Schedule, Matchups (Oct. 11, 2025) Catawba, UNC Pembroke put 5-1 records on the line; North Carolina CIAA rivals square off Eric LuskOctober 11, 2025
AWARDS Catawba Football Ascending: Indians Knock Off Mars Hill to Reach 5-1 Catawba off to best start since 2017, seeking first conference title since 2015 Eric LuskOctober 5, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Game Day: Live Scores, Schedule, Matchups (Oct. 4, 2025) UNC Pembroke, Johnson C. Smith improve to 5-1; Lenoir-Rhyne tops Valdosta; ECSU gets 1st win Eric LuskOctober 4, 2025
- FABULOUS 15 - Fabulous 15: North Carolina D2 Football Teams Dominate Latest Statewide Rankings UNC Pembroke, Johnson C. Smith, Catawba headline this week's Fab 15 North Carolina rankings Eric LuskOctober 1, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Week 5: Live Scores, Schedule, Matchups (Sept. 27, 2025) Following all the Week 5 action in North Carolina D2 football: Scores, recaps and takeaways Eric LuskSeptember 27, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Game Day: Statement Saturday in CIAA, Streaks on the Line in South Atlantic Following all the Week 4 action in North Carolina D2 football: Scores, recaps and takeaways Eric LuskSeptember 20, 2025
College Football Week 3 Rewind: Wingate Fireworks, NC A&T Resurgence, Charlotte Birthday Bash, NCSU Ready To Contend? Recapping the NC college football landscape after an exciting weekend of games (Sept. 11-13) Eric LuskSeptember 14, 2025
College Football D2 Football Xtra: Johnson C. Smith knocks off Valdosta State; UNCP, WSSU, Lenoir-Rhyne prevail Golden Bulls overcome early 10-0 deficit to beat 2024 national runner-up Eric LuskSeptember 6, 2025
AWARDS Wingate Kicker Caleb Bonesteel Named NC Football News Special Teams Player of the Week Grad student kicks three FGs, boots three PATs in Bulldogs' season's opening win over UNCP Eric LuskSeptember 1, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Week 1: Catawba, Wingate, JCSU Roll; Chowan Claims Bragging Rights New RB Kevin Lalin enjoys impressive debut as Catawba fells Ferrum Eric LuskAugust 31, 2025
AWARDS North Carolina D2 Football: 2025 Player of the Year Watch List All-Americans, all-conference picks headline North Carolina Division II player watch list Eric LuskAugust 26, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Power Rankings: Johnson C. Smith Enters Season On A Mission Golden Bulls aiming to run away with CIAA title this season Eric LuskAugust 13, 2025
Coaching News Mars Hill Promotes Long-time Assistant Kevin Barnette to Head Football Coach Barnette played for the Lions in the 1980s and has been on staff for more than three decades Eric LuskAugust 12, 2025
Coaching News Long-time Mars Hill football coach Tim Clifton announces retirement Clifton spent 32 seasons as head of the Lions program, steps away as winningest coach Eric LuskAugust 12, 2025