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.

Pair of Eagles selected in 2nd day of draft

As the Major League Baseball amateur draft came to a close on day two, a pair of Georgia Southern Eagles found themselves headed to the show.

GSU headed back home

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The story of Georgia Southern's postseason from the Southern Conference tournament to the NCAA regionals was all about starting pitching.

Eagles stare down USC

Andy Moye has been around the program for a long time.

A look at the NCAA Columbia, S.C. Regional

2011 NCAA Baseball Regionals

First thing's first for Clemson, Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. - All three of South Carolina's college baseball powerhouses will get to stay in the state for the opening round of the NCAA baseball tournament.

Georgia Southern Eagles meet Sun Belt media

NEW ORLEANS - The one word that was thrown around all day was "unknown."

My Take: Georgia Southern officially in Sun Belt... so what now?

As the Sun Belt Conference Football Media Day gets underway today in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans - a long, long way from the Southern Conference event in the Spartanburg, S.C., Marriott - there will be many, many more questions than answers for the Georgia Southern Eagles.

Eagles picked eighth by Sun Belt coaches

NEW ORLEANS - After tying for the regular season championship last year, UL Lafayette and Arkansas State have been picked to finish first and second in the 2014 Sun Belt Football Preseason Coaches' Poll.

Road to the Majors — Where are they now? (July 19 Update)

Eric Alonzo (P, GSU)

Local Roundup: Carter named new GSU track coach

Georgia Southern announced the hiring of Kelly Carter as the Eagles' new cross country and track and field head coach on Thursday.

Georgia Southern announces 2014 Hall of Fame class

Georgia Southern Director of Athletics Tom Kleinlein announced Wednesday that six new members will be inducted into the Georgia Southern Athletics Hall of Fame Oct. 11.

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.

My Take: Truly the dawn of a new Georgia Southern era

Did you notice anything different in the air when you woke up Tuesday morning? Was there a sense of newness, wonder and anticipation that wasn't present on Monday?

Sun sets on SoCon for Georgia Southern

It's been long anticipated, but as of today, Georgia Southern is officially an all-sports member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Road to the Majors — Where are they now? (June 27 Update)

Eric Alonzo (P, GSU)

Georgia Southern welcomes QB Garrett into the fold

Freshman quarterback Monteo Garrett enrolled in classes at Georgia Southern on Monday and will join the Eagles on scholarship as a part of the 2014 recruiting class, an official in the athletics department confirmed Tuesday.

Eagles' Showers arrested in dispute

Georgia Southern football player Kentrellis Marquis Showers, and a woman, Jomeshia Jquana Slaughter, were arrested at their Cambridge Pines apartment early Saturday morning after Statesboro police responded to a call about a verbal altercation that turned physical, according to an incident report.