Belhaven is excited to welcome CJ Nightingale as the eighth head football coach in program history after the Blazers' first trip to the Division III playoffs.
Blaine McCorkle, who led Belhaven through its transition from the NAIA to Division III, to the USA South, and to the D-III playoffs, is taking on the challenge of Northwestern State, which lost its coach and canceled the end of its season after the killing of a player.
JACKSON, Miss. – The 2023 Belhaven Football team etched their name in history on Saturday, taking down Brevard, 46-19, to seize the USA South Athletic Conference title. With the win, the 9-1 Blazers earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Playoffs for the first time since the move from the NAIA.
BUENA VISTA, Va. – The Belhaven Football team bounced back in a big way on Saturday, throttling Southern Virginia, 61-7, to tie the highest regular season win total (8) in program history. In the win, running back Kolbe Blunt surpassed Brad Foley as the all-time rushing yards leader with 3,221 yards in his five-year career.
MARYVILLE, Tenn. – The Belhaven Football team dropped their first game of the 2023 season in a 20-7 overtime defeat to Maryville at Lloyd Thornton Stadium on Saturday. The Blazers are now 7-1 (5-1 USAC) with two games left on the schedule.
JACKSON, Miss. – It was a successful Homecoming for the Belhaven Football team as the Blazers cruised to a 45-10 win over Methodist on Saturday at the Belhaven Bowl Stadium. With the win, Belhaven improves to 7-0 (5-0 USAC) heading into back-to-back road matchups at Maryville and Southern Virginia.
LAGRANGE, Ga. - The Belhaven Football team improved to 6-0 (4-0 USAC) as they took care of LaGrange, 42-20, at Callaway Stadium on Saturday. The Blazers scored 35 unanswered in the opening half to cruise to the road win.
The Blazers of Belhaven have been building a program over the past several years, and this past week, the team and the community answered the call for the team's big win against Huntingdon. Greg Thomas checks in on Huntingdon in Around the Nation.
ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. - The Belhaven Football team continued their winning ways by knocking off North Carolina Wesleyan, 35-14, on Saturday at Vernon T. Bradley Jr. Stadium. With the win, the Blazers are 4-0 for the first time in program history.
JACKSON, Miss. - The Belhaven Football team opened up the 2023 USA South slate with a 34-0 shutout of Greensboro College on Saturday at the Belhaven Bowl Stadium. It was a historic win for the Blazers as Head Coach Blaine McCorkle surpassed Joseph Thrasher as the football program's all-time wins leaders with 25.
Coming off a program-best 7-3 campaign, the Blazers have continued their momentum while overcoming some obstacles — a conference change, a flood and a hurricane — along the way. Joe Sager has more.
After four seasons as an affiliate member of the SAA expires at the end of this academic year, Austin College is coming back to an old home: the American Southwest Conference.
ETBU linebacker CJ Johnson is expected to play a pivotal role all season for the Tigers, who have high hopes of repeating atop the ASC, but this time come away with a playoff bid.
Belhaven announces Nightingale as head coach
December 31, 2023Belhaven is excited to welcome CJ Nightingale as the eighth head football coach in program history after the Blazers' first trip to the Division III playoffs.
