When the Blazers needed a stop, Nick Jackson answered the call. The graduate defensive back shut down the Limestone Saints’ bid for an improbable comeback by picking off quarterback Dustin Noller, potentially saving the season in the process. The play came just as the Saints were looking to cut the lead to seven after trailing 38-7 early in the third ...

For the second straight year, the Blazers put over 100 points on the Clinton College Bears, beating them 108-90 in their home opener. In their only other previous meeting in Titletown last season, the Blazers put up 121 points. The Bears started the game with an early advantage. At one point, the Bears had a 10-point lead midway through the ...

This time last year, VSU was sitting at home watching everyone duke it out in the NCAA Division II playoffs. This year not only are the Blazers in the postseason, but they also get to stay right at home for the first round after earning the No. 3-seed in NCAA Super Region Two. Awaiting the No. 14 Blazers (10-1, 7-1 ...

Taylor Swift is known for her long dating history and rumored suitors. Her new romance with Kansas City Chief’s tight end Travis Kelce could finally lead Swift to a long-lasting relationship or it could lead to another hit breakup song.   After the singer’s breakup with fiancé Joe Alwyn, Swift has now moved on to the sports category. Taylor has ...

At one time, West Georgia Head Coach David Dean wanted to help Valdosta State win conference championships. On Saturday night, he unintentionally did that once more for the Blazers as Valdosta State obliterated West Georgia 58-28 in their final scheduled edition of the Red Clay Rivalry. The Blazers (10-1) notched their 30th all-time win over West Georgia (6-4) and sent ...

Saturday’s Battle for the Peach Basket will be unlike any other in the series. That’s because it will be the last such matchup between the No. 17 Blazers (9-1, 6-1 Gulf South Conference) and the West Georgia Wolves (6-3, 5-2 GSC). In what has become an increasing trend across college athletics, conference realignment will bring an end to the fierce ...

The VSU men’s basketball team got their first dose of in-game experience Sunday in an exhibition against Division I competition in the Florida State Seminoles. The Atlantic Coast Conference power defeated the Blazers 90-67 thanks to second-half swoon that saw the Seminoles outscore the Blazers 54-38. The exhibition pitted two longtime head coaches against each other. Blazers head coach Mike ...

The race for the playoffs has heated up in Valdosta as the Blazers enter the final stretch of the regular season. In the latest NCAA Super Region 2 rankings, VSU clocked in at No. 3 in between Gulf South Conference foes Delta State and West Florida. The Blazers (8-1, 5-1 GSC) will be looking to protect that spot as they ...

In what could be the final chapter of the Red Clay Rivalry, the West Georgia Wolves women’s volleyball team came away with a win on a frightening Halloween night against the VSU Blazers in a clean sweep. The Wolves snapped their six-game losing streak and moved to 12-12 on the season as they looked dominant in the win. Senior outside ...

The legend of Sammy Edwards continues to grow. The junior quarterback led a clutch drive late in the fourth quarter finding sophomore wide receiver Ted Hurst for a 28-yard touchdown pass in the final minute. After West Florida’s Griffin Cerra’s 51-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right at the buzzer, the Blazers (8-1, 5-1 Gulf South Conference) escaped Pensacola, Florida, ...