https://www.cneagles.com en-us https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130522o6bj9n JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has announced the signing of 16 players to bring the Eagles’ 2013 recruiting class to 50. Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130522o6bj9n https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130521p5mpfh JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football’s entire coaching staff will play host to a one day technique camp on July 6. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130521p5mpfh https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130521sjxstd JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman linebacker Jarell Emanuel and head athletic trainer Mike Van Bruggen have been named finalists for the 2013 Excellence in Aquatics Award. Tue, 21 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130521sjxstd https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130515e1j429 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The South Atlantic Conference has named Carson-Newman football’s string of three national title appearances in four years and Ken Sparks 300th career victory as the fourth and third best moments, respectively, in the league’s 20-year history. Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130515e1j429 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130514t0si8d JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman offensive coordinator Mike Turner has set the Eagles annual offensive line camp for June 9-13. Tue, 14 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130514t0si8d https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/2013043033n22j JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football player Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) and softball player Brittany Hefner (Talbot, Tenn.) have been named the university’s male and female athlete of the year, respectively. The honors were determined by a vote among Carson-Newman coaches, administrators, team officials and Eagle Club members. Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/2013043033n22j https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130430p7g31o JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former NFL coach Tony Dungy has presented Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks with the inaugural Uncommon Award, which is meant to recognize an individual for their “uncommon leadership through character and faith.” Tue, 30 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130430p7g31o https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130410gmyiwz JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. â€" Carson-Newman will play its first three games of its 2013 campaign inside the friendly confines of Burke-Tarr Stadium. Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130410gmyiwz https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130406mbiyxp JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman inducted five new members into its athletic hall of fame in a ceremony Saturday morning. This year's inductees are David Barger (Administrator, '70), Jerry Cannon (Basketball, '67), Joe Fishback (Football, '90), Mark Isom (Football, '85) and Lib Julian (Basketball/Baseball, '58). Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130406mbiyxp https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130403m9riig JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head cheerleading and dance coach Christy Bowlin has announced the start of the Junior Eagle Cheer Program. The program is a new cheerleading opportunity for third through fifth grade girls at C-N for the 2013-14 school year. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130403m9riig https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201304029yiwi9 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman will induct five new members into its athletic hall of fame in a ceremony at 10 a.m. Saturday. This year’s inductees are David Barger (Administrator, ’70), Jerry Cannon (Basketball, ’67), Joe Fishback (Football, ’90), Mark Isom (Football, ’85) and Lib Julian (Basketball/Baseball, ’58). Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201304029yiwi9 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130320tmb7n1 ROCK HILL, S.C. – South Atlantic Conference Commissioner Patrick Britz announced Wednesday that former Carson-Newman athletic director David Barger will be inducted into the conference’s hall of fame on June 6. Wed, 20 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130320tmb7n1 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130312pdz7hs JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s annual Orange and Blue spring game started inauspiciously for the Orange squad. The David Needs-coached Orange club bounced back from a couple of early fumbles to score 17 unanswered an in 24-16 Tuesday at Burke-Tarr Stadium. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130312pdz7hs https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130311jly1d7 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football has taken the final step toward the 2013 rendition of the Orange and Blue game by dividing up its available players to the respective squads. The game is slated for a 4 p.m. kickoff Tuesday at Burke-Tarr Stadium. Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130311jly1d7 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130308hmhn1o PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Former NFL coaches Tony Dungy and Chan Gailey reflected on their faith and memories of Carson-Newman head coach Ken Sparks at the 2013 Carson-Newman Football Coaches Clinic, held at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center on Friday night. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130308hmhn1o https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130308irhme8 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Referencing Matthew 16:26, former NFL coach Tony Dungy told Carson-Newman’s football team Friday afternoon that the most important thing about football was not winning championship, but using football as a vessel to be a better person. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130308irhme8 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201303057tf0nr JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman football finds itself exactly one week away from its annual spring game. In that week, Eagle head coach Ken Sparks looks for players to sure up leadership positions. Tue, 05 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201303057tf0nr https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130304sk27qu JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks is geared up to welcome hundreds of coaches to the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., for the annual Carson-Newman Championship Coaching Clinic. Mon, 04 Mar 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130304sk27qu https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130225jbe502 JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After the first seven sessions of spring practice, 34th-year Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks indicated that he saw a need for some more bodies along the offensive line and at quarterback. Mon, 25 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130225jbe502 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130220t0lpwz JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has hired three-time FCS all-American and Furman alum KD Anderson to coach the Eagles’ running backs. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130220t0lpwz https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130215s9v1du JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. Carson-Newman football is 76 removed from its last game – a quarterfinal loss to eventual Division II national champion Valdosta State. Friday afternoon, the Eagles began their quest for a sixth national championship for head coach Ken Sparks, who enters his 34th season at the helm of the C-N football program. Fri, 15 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130215s9v1du https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201302055zee4k Check here on signing day to learn a little bit more about the newest additions to the Carson-Newman football team. Player capsules will be added throughout the day, so check back regularly for updates. Last updated 3:58 p.m., 2-7-13 Tue, 05 Feb 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201302055zee4k https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130128ulj01r JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks has been named Jefferson Countian of the Year by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce. Sparks received the honor Saturday night at a banquet. He said he had no clue the honor was coming. Mon, 28 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130128ulj01r https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130122qjft9s JEFFERSON CITY – Tenn. – A school with a long line of coaches who have guided students to success on the field of competition is adding a coach to guide students and student athletes to success in the classroom. Carson-Newman has announced the hiring of Gloria Walker as an academic success coach. Walker will work closely with provost Kina Mallard, athletic director Allen Morgan and the Life Directions Center to ensure the success of student athletes in the classroom. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130122qjft9s https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130118etfmds JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – With his selection to the Don Hansen All-American first team, Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) becomes Carson-Newman’s seventh consensus All-American since the school joined Division II in the early 1990s and its fist in a decade. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130118etfmds https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130118z5axtq JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former Tennessee Volunteer Nick Reveiz has joined the Carson-Newman coaching staff as a graduate assistant working with the Eagles linebackers. Reveiz finished his career with the Vols in 20010 with a 108-tackle season, including a career high 14-tackle performance in the Music City Bowl versus North Carolina. Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130118z5axtq https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130117cao1eh JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Current Knoxville West social studies teacher and former Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) has landed on the d2football.com honorable mention All-American team. The award is Day’s fourth All-American honor this season. He becomes the 10th Eagle to make four All-American teams in a single year. Thu, 17 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130117cao1eh https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130115nco7l4 BROOKFIELD, Ill. – Postseason honors continue to pour in for Carson-Newman football players. Five Eagles have landed on the Don Hansen All-Super Region II Team. Center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) and running back Brandon Baker (Miami, Fla.) made the first team offense. Kicker Curt Duncan (Morristown, Tenn.) wound up on the second team offense, while SAC co-offensive player of the year Brandon Haywood (Rockmart, Ga.) and defensive tackle Deshon Collins (Birmingham, Ala.) ended up on the third team. Tue, 15 Jan 2013 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20130115nco7l4 https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201212299o0hem JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) has been lauded by the Boomer Esiason Foundation with the Rimington Award for Division II’s best center. The award is another in a heaping pile for Day. The Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.-native was a finalist for the Upshaw award for the nation’s best lineman, the winner of the SAC’s Jacob’s Blocking Award and a three-time all-SAC performer. Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/201212299o0hem https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121218cxeq6t JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Super Bowl Champion head coach and Football Night in America analyst Tony Dungy as well as current Buffalo Bills head coach Chan Gailey will be feature speakers at the annual Carson-Newman Championship Coaching Clinic March 8-10 at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:00:00 GMT https://www.cneagles.com/sports/m-footbl/2012-13/releases/20121218cxeq6t