What a difference a year makes. Last season, the Valdosta State football team wrapped things up at 5-6. This year, one year later, the Blazers finished the regular season 10-1, and because of that record, they got to host the first round of the Division II playoffs.
With 42 seconds remaining and trailing 28-24, Valdosta State junior quarterback Sammy Edwards and sophomore Ted Hurst stamped their names in VSU football lore with a 28-yard touchdown reception for Hurst as VSU pulled out a thrilling, 31-28, come-from-behind victory at No. 8/18 West Florida Saturday afternoon.
Not many teams can say they still control their own destiny as far as the postseason goes, the Valdosta State Blazers one of the teams that can. The Blazers, a top 25 program and are under consideration in the first NCAA Super Region Two rankings.
The Valdosta State men’s basketball team is less than a month out from opening their 2023-4 campaign, and their biggest focus? Working to mush all of their new talent.
Valdosta State rebounded just fine after losing their first game of the season two weeks ago against Delta State. The Blazers beat a good Mississippi College team on the road last week, which is good momentum as they now turn their attention towards Shorter and homecoming.
The Choctaws currently sit at 2-3 in conference play and boast their usual triple option attack, however the program has shown some new wrinkles in 2023.
A year after falling in the first round of the NCAA tournament, the Valdosta State women’s basketball team is back, and with some new blood. Head coach Deandra Schrimer said it’s exciting to get this season rolling.
Tremaine Jackson will take his 4-0 VSU squad to Murfreesboro, NC this Saturday for the program’s first ever GSC contest against the league’s newest member.
Any coach will tell you there are three parts to a season, non-conference, conference, and postseason. The Valdosta State football team is officially entering season number two. The Blazers are 3-0 as they open Gulf South play at home this weekend.
Valdosta State football is already off to a better start than they were a year ago. The Blazers are 2-0 after gutting out a win over Albany State over the weekend, but things are not going to get any easier, as one of the top teams in NAIA football is rolling into town this weekend.
You’ve heard it from coaches before. The biggest growth comes from adversity, and if there was a way to measure it, the Valdosta State football team would be standing ten feet tall.
Both Perry's Todd Shealy and WCU Head Coach Kerwin Bell, a native of Mayo watched from afar in Culowee, NC as the storm clamped down on Taylor and Lafayette counties.
WCTV Sports’ Ryan Kelly and Dominic Miranda take a look at the best high school basketball action of the week, feature newsmakers in the hoops scene of the Florida’s Big Bend and South Georgia and look ahead to the college action at FSU, FAMU, VSU and more.
WCTV Sports’ Ryan Kelly and Dominic Miranda take a look at the best high school basketball action of the week, feature newsmakers in the hoops scene of the Florida’s Big Bend and South Georgia and look ahead to the college action at FSU, FAMU, VSU and more.
The expectations are always sky high up in Winnersville. This year especially so with star quarterback Ivory Durham returning and first year head coach Tremaine Jackson taking over the program.
Valdosta State football defensive back Christian Matthew was drafted in the seventh round at pick #244 by the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday on Day Three of the NFL Draft.
Revenge was a dish best served early and often on Monday night as the seven seeded Valdosta State Lady Blazers avenged a regular season loss at top seed Union
The hits kept coming and they didn’t stop for the Valdosta State Blazers as Ferris State flexed their muscles at every turn and took advantage of some key VSU mistakes en route to a 58-17 victory in the NCAA DII National Championship.
The NCAA has unveiled the field of 28 for its Division II Football Tournament with the Valdosta State Blazers earning one of four one seeds and a first round bye in the playoff.
