Birmingham-Southern head coach Tony Joe White has made the jump as his institution has stated it is facing financial issues. He's heading instead to Austin College.
He's been overlooked, underestimated, and we haven't even been calling him by his preferred name this whole time. Chris Shufford returned for Birmingham-Southern at the last moment this year, and so far, he hasn't missed a beat. Brian Lester has more in a D3football.com feature.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It took Birmingham-Southern football 1:22 to march down field late in the fourth quarter and score the go ahead touchdown against Centre College at Lipscomb Academy Saturday afternoon. BSC (2-1) went ahead with 34 seconds left and held on for the 42-35 win. The victory keeps the Panthers hopes of a Southern Athletic Association east division championship alive.
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.
Nearly 30 players were nominated, but only 12 get to the semifinal stage. Who are they? Read up on the players, then cast your fan ballot for the top all-around student-athlete in Division III football.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham-Southern football increased its win streak to four after fending off Austin College 52-42 Saturday in Southern Athletic Association action at Krulak Stadium. BSC (6-2, 5-1 SAA) is now tied for first place in the conference with Berry College and Trinity University.
Birmigham-Southern shocked No. 7 Berry under the lights on Saturday night. Meanwhile, No. 9 Ithaca and No. 22 Cortland each won to remain unbeaten heading toward their season-ending clash, and Mount Union's kicker had a field day in games involving members of the D3football.com Top 25.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern football defense held No. 7 Berry out of the endzone until the final play of the game while the offense put up an insurmountable lead in the Panthers 28-15 upset win Saturday night. BSC (4-2) is tied for second in the Southern Athletic Association with a 3-1 conference record.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Birmingham-Southern football came fresh and ready to play after its bye week. BSC (3-2) dominated Rhodes College Saturday, winning 46-7 and improving to 2-1 against Southern Athletic Association opponents. The Panthers defense held Rhodes scoreless until 20 seconds left in the game.
SEWANEE, Tenn. – Birmingham-Southern football opened its Southern Athletic Association season with a 49-30 road win over The University of the South Saturday night. BSC (2-1, 1-0 SAA) is now 10-3 all-time against Sewanee.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern football team improved to 2-0 on the year by overpowering Huntingdon College down the stretch, winning 41-35 on the road Saturday night. The win brings the Wesley Cup back to the Hilltop for the first time since 2015.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern football team closed out its 2017 season with 13 Southern Athletic Association All-Conference honors, the most since 2012. Jamal Watkins (Hampton, Ga./Dodge City CC) earned his third straight special teams player of the year award. He is the first in SAA history to win player of the year honors in three consecutive seasons.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Birmingham-Southern College football team held off Millsaps College Saturday afternoon in Krulak Stadium, winning 20-17 in overtime. BSC (3-6) improved to 2-5 in the Southern Athletic Association with the win on senior day.
LAGRANGE, Ga. – Senior quarterback Kerrigan Pennington (Wagerville, Ala./Washington County HS) found Buddy Dowd (Dothan, Ala./Northview HS) on a 28-yard touchdown pass with one minute left that handed Birmingham-Southern football the 29-25 win over LaGrange College Saturday afternoon. BSC (1-0) needed only 1:30 to march down the field to victory in the fourth quarter.
Tony Joe White, most recently the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Centre, has been named head coach at Birmingham-Southern. He is the third head coach since the program was revived in 2007 and takes over a program that went 1-9 this season.
Eddie Garfinkle, whose Birmingham-Southern Panthers have bottomed out, winning just one game this season, will be let go after the team's final game on Nov. 5.
Four years ago, seven schools broke away from the SCAC to form their own conference. Now that conference is welcoming back two of the football programs they left behind.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern football team defeated Berry 14-7 on Saturday on Battle Field at General Charles Krulak Stadium in the Panthers' season finale, handing the Vikings their first conference loss of the year.
CONWAY, Ark.—The Birmingham-Southern football team lost on the road Saturday afternoon, falling 21-16 to Hendrix College on Crafton-Faulkner Field in Conway, Ark.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—The Birmingham-Southern football team suffered its first home loss of the year on Saturday, falling to undefeated University of Chicago, 28-14, on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After giving up an early field goal, the Birmingham-Southern football team scored three straight touchdowns and held Sewanee scoreless the rest of the way to win, 21-3, Saturday afternoon on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—In a nail-biter where both teams combined to score 20 points in the final minute of play, the Birmingham-Southern football team picked up its second-straight one-point victory Saturday evening, defeating Huntingdon 35-34 for the Wesley Cup on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
LaGRANGE, Ga.—Pulling ahead at the end of the game on an interception return touchdown, the Birmingham-Southern football team opened the season Saturday evening with an exciting 29-28 victory over LaGrange on the road.
Washington University and the University of Chicago haven't even played their first game as football members of the Southern Athletic Association, and they've already announced their departure.
Contrary to the information it released a few weeks ago, the NCAA D-III football championships committee announced Friday that the Southern Athletic Association and Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference will not have automatic bids to the 2014 Division III football playoffs.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—After tying the game 28-28 with 1:14 left to send the game to overtime, the Birmingham-Southern football team lost its season opener in overtime, 34-28, Saturday evening to LaGrange on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
Without an automatic qualifier, a conference title isn’t enough for teams like Texas Lutheran and Millsaps. They have to be nearly flawless from start to finish.
Birmingham-Southern was pushed to the wall by a program playing its second game, while Framingham State went toe-to-toe with Rowan and Montclair survived Salve's last-minute score.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Birmingham-Southern held off a fourth-quarter rally by the Hendrix Warriors to win its home opener, 35-32, Saturday on Battle Field at Panther Stadium.
Austin hires White away from B-SC
December 20, 2022Birmingham-Southern head coach Tony Joe White has made the jump as his institution has stated it is facing financial issues. He's heading instead to Austin College.
