Chowan Hawks/Erskine find a new home...

[WSSU1996]

The Chowan Hawks and Erskine join the Gulf South

https://gscsports.org/news/2023/1/23...e-members.aspx

[RedFromMI]

The Chowan Hawks and Erskine join the Gulf South

https://gscsports.org/news/2023/1/23...e-members.aspx

Just a short term rental, so to speak, until Conference Carolinas sponsors football beginning in the 2025 season...

[WSSU1996]

Just a short term rental, so to speak, until Conference Carolinas sponsors football beginning in the 2025 season...

Makes sense! The Gulf South is a very tough conference, I see each of these teams getting scheduled as folk's "Homecoming" game! Whew!

[callen2525]

So why did Chowan lose 15-18 players to UNC Pembroke? What is the real story???? That's a whole lot of players!!

[Inkblot]

So why did Chowan lose 15-18 players to UNC Pembroke? What is the real story???? That's a whole lot of players!!

They lost their coach to UNC Pembroke.

[UFOILERFAN]

When Conference Carolinas starts football how many football playing schools will be left in the Gulf South?

[Mule]

When Conference Carolinas starts football how many football playing schools will be left in the Gulf South?

Six

[LegalRam]

They lost their coach to UNC Pembroke.

Yep, follow the coach and get to pay the promise plan tuition. Unless a player was sitting on a full ride at Chowan it made a lot of sense for them to make the move to UNCP.

[canadarican]

When Conference Carolinas starts football how many football playing schools will be left in the Gulf South?

Six: Barton, Erskine, Chowan, North Greenville, Shorter and Pembroke.

I'm not sure if any of the other current Conference Carolinas members have had any discussions about adding football, or even care to. Heck Converse didn't start having boys on campus until recently.

Belmont Abbey
Converse
Emmanuel
Francis Marion
King
Lees-McRae
Mount Olive
Southern Wesleyan
Young Harris

[Mule]

When Carolinas Conference starts football, there will be 6 teams left in the Gulf South, assuming none move up to FCS or away to another conference (GAC possibly): Delta State, Mississippi College, W Alabama, W Florida, W Georgia and Valdosta St.

6 schools with play in the Carolinas Conference, as Canadarican noted. None of the other schools listed after these have any plans to add football at this time. And with the SAC and MEC signing their scheduling agreement starting in 2025, the 6 CC teams are gonna be in a pinch to fill out their schedules. Seems the likely move would be for the 6 CC teams and the 6 GCS team to sign a scheduling alliance for a few years, but that's gonna be some significant travel expenses for some programs.

If I were the CC commissioner, I'd be talking to a few NAIA schools in the Appalachian Athletic Conference about moving to NCAA D2 and joining CC. Likely candidates might be Reinhardt (GA), Point (GA), St. Andrews (NC) and Bluefield (WV). [Bluefield University, not Bluefield St, which is in the CIAA].

[Tech Boys]

I'd still like to see Christopher Newport join Carolinas. They won a D3 title and nearly won 1 or 2 more. Finished 7th in the D3 Directors' Cup.

NAIA Bluefield University is in VA.

[LegalRam]

I'd still like to see Christopher Newport join Carolinas. They won a D3 title and nearly won 1 or 2 more. Finished 7th in the D3 Directors' Cup.

NAIA Bluefield University is in VA.

I've been saying for years that Christopher Newport needs to move up, and CC would be the likely landing place if they did. After Frostburg moved up I figured that a CNU announcement would be coming shortly, but to my surprise they are still hanging around in D3.

I'd also like to see Mount Olive go ahead and field a team. It's funny because high schools and third parties will host summer football camps there but Mount Olive doesn't have a team.

[callen2525]

They lost their coach to UNC Pembroke.

Thanks for the info! That makes a whole lot of sense.

[BlazerLady]

Chowan and Erskine posters: Welcome to the GSC. Feel free to post in our forum at any time. We're pretty friendly......most of the time!! LoL.......