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
College Football Lenoir-Rhyne football picked to win D2 South Atlantic Conference Reigning conference champ Wingate voted 2nd, Catawba 5th, Mars Hill 6th Eric LuskAugust 4, 2025
College Football North Carolina College Football 2025: Who’s Favored in Conference Preseason Polls? UNCP picked to win Conference Carolinas; Lenoir-Rhyne, Wingate voted teams to beat in the SAC Eric LuskAugust 4, 2025
College Football Catawba Football Adds Southern Connecticut State to 2025 Schedule Sept. 27 non-conference game at Shuford Stadium will replace Limestone contest Eric LuskJune 2, 2025
College Football Mars Hill 2025 football schedule: Lions slated for seven home games Picturesque Meares Stadium will host Lions' first four contests Eric LuskMay 14, 2025
College Football North Carolina D2 Football Schedule Stacked With Elite Non-Conference Games From playoff previews to revived rivalries, these out-of-league clashes could shape the 2025 season Eric LuskMay 11, 2025
College Football Explosive running back LJ Turner will return to D2 football, signs with Lenoir-Rhyne Turner transferred to West Virginia after big 2024 season at Catawba but left following Mountaineers' roster shakeup Eric LuskMay 9, 2025
College Football From Barton to Boston College: E’Lla Boykin Makes Big-Time Leap to the ACC Southern Wayne alum earned D2 South Atlantic Conference defensive freshman of the year in 2024 Eric LuskMay 3, 2025
College Football Noah Gibson making CIAA-to-FBS jump; Could LJ Turner return to North Carolina D2 ranks? Gibson, who twice earned all-conference honors at Shaw, commits to Coastal Carolina Eric LuskApril 22, 2025
Coaching News Limestone University Shutting Down, Ending Saints’ D2 Football Program Limestone played in South Atlantic Conference with Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Mars Hill and Wingate Eric LuskApril 16, 2025
College Football 25-Year Rewind: Mars Hill Football’s Remarkable Stability Under Tim Clifton Since 2000, only one North Carolina college team has had a single head coach — Mars Hill Eric LuskApril 1, 2025
College Football Back for More: Wingate Releases 2025 Football Slate Bulldogs eye SAC repeat after 9-2 season, kick off with UNC Pembroke on Aug. 30 Eric LuskApril 1, 2025
College Football Mars Hill Legend Jonas Randolph Headed To SAC Hall of Fame Randolph won 2011 Harlon Hill Trophy as nation's best D2 player NC Football News WireMarch 20, 2025
College Football Catawba announces 2025 football schedule with six home games All six contests at Shuford Stadium slated to kick off at 6 p.m. Eric LuskMarch 11, 2025
College Football Wingate, Lenoir-Rhyne, Mars Hill Reload For 2025 with Strong Quarterback Talent FCS transfers and top high school stars join South Atlantic Conference trio Eric LuskMarch 10, 2025