BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - There was no University of Tennessee at Chattanooga celebration Saturday at Seibert Stadium. Instead it was Samford's students and fans storming the football field after Nick Pollard's 31-yard field-goal attempt in overtime hit the left upright and fell to the end-zone turf, no good.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A pair of long completions, one for 36 yards and a 92-yard touchdown, accounted for 128 of Samford's 311 yards of offense Saturday in the Bulldogs' 17-14 overtime win against the 18th-ranked University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
It should be strength versus strength on the field at Seibert Stadium today, when the Southern Conference-leading University of Tennessee at Chattanooga defense matches up against Samford's prolific offense. Whether that compelling head-to-head duel actually decides the critical SoCon contest is anybody's guess.
Welcome to the SoConversation, featuring The Citadel beat writer Jeff Hartsell of the Charleston Post and Courier, Elon beat writer Adam Smith of the Burlington Times-News and UTC beat writer John Frierson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football coach Russ Huesman was happy and proud after his Mocs beat Wofford last Saturday, clinching at least a share of the Southern Conference championship. But he was far from jubilant.
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