Kris Ferguson earned three business bachelor degrees and graduated from Winston-Salem State University in 2008. He is also a masters' level graduate of West Texas A&M (2019) and Texas A&M-Commerce (2021). As a career student, he's currently pursuing another degree in his spare time at Valdosta State.
His current passions include road trips to some of the remotest areas of North America, learning about financial topics, exercising, modifying cars, and building his wine collection.
November 21st, 2025 1:00am
Its playoff season! The conference took a major step forward when it came to playoffs, as both teams who made the playoffs have home games.
November 7th, 2025 12:00pm
2025 Rivalry WeekGames in order of InterestLivingstone at #17 Johnson C. SmithAll eyes should be on this game, as JCSU controls the keys to whether they or possibly Fayetteville State get into the playoffs.
October 23rd, 2025 12:00am
We are at the point in the season where there is a focus on postseason. Apparently, the conference feels that way too, given that they released key points to their five-year strategic plan.
October 10th, 2025 6:00am
CIAA Week 6 PreviewMidway through the season, and the separation becomes more apparent. Look to see if there are more spoilers because that’s what it would take for the two loss teams to regain a path to the championship game.
October 3rd, 2025 12:00pm
Fayetteville State’s victory over Virginia State caught many by surprise. The Broncos just had not seem to get their offense in gear before breaking out against Elizabeth City State.
September 26th, 2025 2:00am
Virginia State has quietly conducted their business to start the season. The quiet part became a little less so in their 34-33 win over Winston-Salem State last weekend.
September 19th, 2025 5:00am
It is a pivotal week in the CIAA, with conference play partially starting up. Several of the old south division teams will have their games count for conference play, while the old north division teams will not have this week’s games count in the standings.
September 12th, 2025 3:00pm
The topsy turvy CIAA threw me for a loop last week. Week 0 felt like the conference underperformed, and admittedly I went very bearish, even with games that I would ordinarily think that teams would win or would at least be competitive (looks at Winston-Salem State, and the BSUs).
September 4th, 2025 2:00pm
I drove in my car after Sunday’s game in silence for about 80 minutes, mainly reflecting on what was not a strong start to the season for the CIAA. Yes, there were positives involving blowouts by the three contenders (Virginia State, Virginia Union, and Johnson C.
August 28th, 2025 9:00am
Welcome to the 2025 Season, where is much to unpack. There’s been so much movement in the offseason, and I’ve tried to digest it all so that you can get the cliff notes.
November 15th, 2024 5:00pm
Conference Championship Saturday is upon us. That brings out a really busy week, especially with nearly school's regular season ending.
November 8th, 2024 5:00pm
Quick hitters, in order of interest: Virginia Union at Virginia State:
November 1st, 2024 8:00am
The first regional rankings is a refreshing reminder of the progress the CIAA has made in managing a reasonable schedule.
October 25th, 2024 9:00am
The gauntlet continues this week with the old CIAA South grouping of teams at or above .500 going into this weekend. Of note, it feels like we sort of knows who will be in the conference championship game:
October 18th, 2024 4:00pm
This week's column is dedicated to Virginia State Associate Vice President for Athletics Peggy Davis, who passed away this week. The decline of Fayetteville State football was on display in last week’s game against Livingstone.
October 4th, 2024 10:00am
Week five brings some intriguing storylines. The top four teams are matched against each other in what feels like a round robin, especially given that the Virginia schools play each other, and the same for the North Carolina schools later this season.
September 27th, 2024 3:00pm
Quick NotesHurricane, now tropical storm Helene, could have an effect on games in the western part of the conference’s footprint, particularly because of some wind. JCSU is the lone undefeated team in the conference.
September 20th, 2024 11:00am
The CIAA’s out of conference leg was a rousing success. Schools scheduled well, and they came out with nine of 11 clubs notching at least one win against Division 2 School.
September 13th, 2024 11:00am
It was a wild week last Saturday. Our three FCS matchups had CIAA teams leading at some point in the game, ECSU + FSU + Shaw won in the final seconds, and Bluefield State was a refreshing surprise.