Year 2 in the GSU weight room brings focus

Georgia Southern didn't just change the playbook when head coach Jeff Monken and his staff took over in 2010.

Local Roundup - Eagles move soccer opener

Georgia Southern's 2011 men's soccer home opener against North Florida has moved 181 miles to Jacksonville, Fla. The change, announced Wednesday by coach Kevin Kennedy, makes the match against Presbyterian College Sept. 14 the new home opener.

WBMZ set to be flagship network

Georgia Southern Athletics announced today, July 5th, that WBMZ 103.7 The Boomer will serve as the flagship station for the Georgia Southern Radio Network for the upcoming 2011-2012 year. WBMZ 103.7 The Boomer is owned and operated by Radio Metter, Inc., and will start by airing the preseason edition of "Inside Georgia Southern Football" with Coach Jeff Monken in late August. The game day football broadcasts begin on Saturday, September 3rd, with the Eagles' season opener at Samford.

My Take - SoCon baseball almost there

The last event of the 2011 college baseball season came down to a pair of Southern Conference sluggers - Victor Roache and Daniel Aldrich - and to me, that says a lot about how far the league has come in the grand scheme of the Division I landscape.

Blair, Carter spearhead media initiative

Five years ago, Chris Blair attained his lifelong dream of becoming a play-by-play voice.

Powers back on track

When Willie Powers came to Georgia Southern in 2007, things were in good shape on the basketball court.

My Take - Football in the classroom

An awful lot of talk has been going around the Eagle Nation about the Georgia Southern football team, grade point averages, academic progress rates and just what, exactly, college football players are supposed to be accomplishing in the classroom.

Local Roundup - GSU's Roache to compete in CWS home run derby

OMAHA, Neb. - Georgia Southern's Victor Roache has been selected to participate in the 2011 TD Ameritrade College Home Run Derby. The derby features eight of the nation's top college home run hitters and will be played at the site of the College World Series, TD Ameritrade Park.

Awards pile up for Roache, Murray

The American Baseball Coaches Association selected Victor Roache as a First Team All-American and Matt Murray as a Second Team All-Atlantic Region member.

22 Eagles honored for academics

SPARTANBURG, S.C. - The Southern Conference announced its 2011 Academic All-Conference Spring Season team today (June 23rd). Georgia Southern carded 22 honorees on the team which included a spring season record of 326 student-athletes. All of the league's 12 member institutions were represented on the team which honors the best student-athletes in the league.

A different kind of football workout

When you walk past Georgia Southern's Iron Works - the on-campus weight-training facility for GSU athletics - you usually hear the sounds of heavy lifting and intense workouts coming from within.

Local Roundup - Mincey returns to coach at GSU

Georgia Southern track record holder Marlo Mincey has been named head coach of the Eagles Cross Country and Track and Field programs, announced Wednesday by director of athletics Sam Baker.

Vanderspiegel no stranger to winning

Lindsey Vanderspiegel knows plenty about winning.

Monken looks at 2011 - and beyond

It's been a long time since the expectations were this high for the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Shawn Payne goes pro

Day three of the 2011 Major League Baseball amateur draft has come and gone, leaving yet another Eagle aspiring to make it to the show.

Sun Belt to expand live event distribution with ESPN3

Group to hold benefit event for son of former Georgia Southern great

A pancake breakfast benefitting "AJ's Medical Fund" will take place from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Sunday at Chops on Main.

Georgia Southern's Ferguson suspended indefinitly following arrest

Georgia Southern basketball player Eric Ferguson has been suspended from the team indefinitely following a June 26 arrest.