The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the United States. Headquartered in Charlotte,North Carolina,the ACC's eighteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s Division I. ACC football teams compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision. The ACC sponsors competition in twenty-eight sports with many of its member institutions held in high regard nationally. Current members of the conference are:Boston College,California,Clemson,Duke,Florida State,Georgia Tech,Louisville,Miami,North Carolina,NC State,Notre Dame,Pittsburgh,SMU,Stanford,Syracuse,Virginia,Virginia Tech,and Wake Forest.
The Sun Belt Conference (SBC) is a collegiate athletic conference that has been affiliated with the NCAA's Division I since 1976. Originally a non-football conference,the Sun Belt began sponsoring football in 2001. Its football teams participate in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The 14 member institutions of the Sun Belt are distributed across the Southern United States.
The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is an American college athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members include the flagship public universities of 12 states,three additional public land-grant universities,and one private research university. The conference is headquartered in Birmingham,Alabama. The SEC participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I in sports competitions. In football,it is part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS),formerly known as Division I-A.
The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I. Southern Conference football teams compete in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the states of Alabama,Georgia,North Carolina,South Carolina,Tennessee,and Virginia. Established in 1921,the Southern Conference ranks as the fifth-oldest major college athletic conference in the United States,and either the third or fourth oldest in continuous operation,depending on definitions.
The Gulf South Conference (GSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level,which operates in the Southeastern United States.
West Texas A&M University is a public university in Canyon,Texas,United States. It is the northernmost campus of the Texas A&M University System and accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). It was established on September 20,1910,as West Texas State Normal College as one of the seven state-funded teachers' colleges in Texas.
Samford University is a private Christian university in Homewood,Alabama,United States. It was founded by Baptists in 1841 as Howard College and located until 1887 in Marion,Alabama. In the fall of 2024,the university enrolled 6,101 students from 45 states,1 U.S. territory,and 16 countries.
Georgia Southern University is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia. The largest campus is in Statesboro,with additional campuses in Savannah and Hinesville. Founded in 1906,Georgia Southern is the fifth-largest institution in the University System of Georgia. The university offers over 140 different academic majors in the bachelor's,master's,and doctoral levels. The university has a combined enrollment of approximately 27,560 students from all 50 states and over 80 countries. Georgia Southern is classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity" and a "comprehensive" university by the University System of Georgia.
The Peach Belt Conference (PBC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level. The 10 member institutions are located in the South Atlantic states of South Carolina,Georgia,and Florida. In addition,seven affiliate members participate in one sport each;namely sports not sponsored by their home conferences.
Shorter University is a private Baptist university in Rome,Georgia. It was founded in 1873 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through six colleges and schools. In addition Shorter operates the Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business and the School of Nursing at off-campus facilities in the Rome area.
Michael Fred Adams is an American former political staffer,educator,and academic administrator.
Emmanuel University is a private Christian college in Franklin Springs,Georgia. It is affiliated with the International Pentecostal Holiness Church and enrolls more than 800 students. The college offers both associate and bachelor's degrees.
Hanner Fieldhouse is a 4,325-seat multi-purpose arena in Statesboro in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was built in 1969 and was home to the Georgia Southern University men's and women's basketball teams. It currently serves as home to the Georgia Southern Eagles women's volleyball team. It hosted the 1985 and 1992 Atlantic Sun Conference men's basketball tournaments.
The Georgia Southern Eagles football program represents Georgia Southern University in football as part of the Sun Belt Conference. The current head coach is Clay Helton. The Eagles have won six FCS (I-AA) national championships and have produced two Walter Payton Award winners. Georgia Southern first continuously fielded a football team in 1924,but play was suspended for World War II and did not return until 1981. The Eagles competed as an FCS independent from 1984 to 1992 and as a member of the Southern Conference from 1993 to 2013,winning 10 SoCon championships. In 2014,Georgia Southern moved to the FBS level and joined the Sun Belt Conference,winning the conference championship outright in its first year. Georgia Southern's main Sun Belt rivals are Appalachian State and Georgia State.
The Sun Conference (TSC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Eight of the ten full member institutions are located in Florida,with two in Georgia. The Sun Conference competes in the NAIA in all sponsored sports.
Kennesaw State University (KSU) is a public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia with two campuses in the Atlanta metropolitan area,one in the Kennesaw area and the other in Marietta on a combined 581 acres (235 ha) of land. The school was founded in 1963 by the Georgia Board of Regents using local bonds and a federal space-grant during a time of major Georgia economic expansion after World War II. KSU also holds classes at the Cobb Galleria Centre,Dalton State College,and in Paulding County (Dallas). The total enrollment exceeds 45,000 students making KSU the third-largest university by enrollment in Georgia.
The NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS),formerly known as Division I-A,is the highest level of college football in the United States. The FBS consists of the largest schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). As of the 2024 season,there are 10 conferences and 134 schools in FBS.
Grube is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
The 1986 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro,Georgia. The team was coached by Erk Russell,in his fifth year as head coach for the Eagles.
Julie Cromer is the athletic director at Ohio University in Athens,Ohio and served as a co-chair of the NCAA Division I Transformation Committee. She is the first female athletic director for the Ohio Bobcats.
