The Samford football program held its annual preseason Media Day Thursday morning at the Sullivan-Cooney Family Field House to preview the upcoming season.
Bulldog faithful have waited 24 long years for this moment and even though the team is competing in Salt Lake City, the game will have an impact in Homewood and the Magic City.
Achor Achor had 25 points and nine rebounds, Jermaine Marshall scored 23 and top-seeded Samford held off seventh-seeded East Tennessee State 76-69 to win the Southern Conference Tournament championship and earn an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament
Samford Basketball with a big win over UNCG Wednesday night to take control of the Southern Conference. The Bulldogs had a special guest in the house for the victory!
An Olympian javelin thrower calls Birmingham home thanks to a throwing community created right here in the Magic City! Curtis Thompson is part of the U.S.A. Javelin Project.
The Bulldogs are coming off an impressive weekend which featured two wins over 22 ranked Wofford. Samford is sitting fourth in the SoCon standings at the moment. Coach David said the Wofford wins are a big confidence boost.
Bobby Bowden, who passed away in August, was a Samford University (then Howard College) graduate and was a standout on the football team from 1949 to 1952. As a quarterback, he earned Little All-America honors following his senior season.