SAC Columnist

SAC Columnist

Ryan Gladwin earned a degree from Carson-Newman University in 2011. Currently employed in the collegiate retail business, Ryan lives in Tennessee with his wife and two kids.

In his spare time, Ryan enjoys traveling to random minor league baseball games, card and baseball hat collecting, spending time with his family, and being let down by his Buffalo Bills every season. 



SAC Week 6 Preview

October 10th, 2025 5:00pm

SAC Players of the Week for 10/4Offense: Reed Charpia (Newberry):

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SAC Week 5 Preview

October 3rd, 2025 3:00pm

SAC Players of the WeekOffense: Daniel Thomas (UVA Wise):

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SAC Week 4 Preview

September 26th, 2025 1:00pm

The last weekend of September, and the SAC schedule takes a slight detour back into non-conference play for a few schools. D3 power Mary Hardin-Baylor heads to The Hill to take on Coach Barnette and the Mars Hill Lions.

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SAC Week 3 Preview

September 19th, 2025 3:00pm

Crazy how fast the season is already going by. Week three is here, and some teams are already fighting for their playoff lives.

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SAC Week 2 Preview

September 11th, 2025 10:00am

Week two brings some massive early season matchups, including Emory & Henry and #17 Lenoir-Rhyne.

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SAC Week One Preview

September 3rd, 2025 3:00pm

SAC Week 1 PreviewThere was some excellent football last weekend, and some games.....maybe not so much. Should be some really good games this week, as a couple of schools dive into conference play already.

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SAC Week 0 Preview

August 28th, 2025 10:00am

Friday night begins the 50th season of SAC football, with an absolute banger to kick things off. I love these elite early season matchups and seeing two of the best programs in our region over the past decade start things off down in gorgeous Pensacola, Florida is awesome.

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SAC 2025 Season Preview

August 24th, 2025 10:00am

One of the big storylines going into the 2024 SAC football season was about three quarters of the programs in the conference had new head coaches. Only one change took place this year, but the story heading into the South Atlantic Conference's 50th season of competition is about new faces replacing big name players that made waves across the league and overall landscape.

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Limestone University to close at end of semester

In an update to a story published in mid-April, Limestone University has confirmed that it will cease operation at the end of the Spring, 2025 semester. From WSPA News in South Carolina:

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SAC Playoff Preview: Round Two

November 29th, 2024 8:00am

Last weekend was one of the best opening rounds of D2 football playoff action I’ve seen since my freshman year at Carson-Newman in 2007. As I shared on social media, the average margin of victory was just 8.8 points (would’ve been 5.5 if you took out the beatdown Harding laid on Pittsburg State).

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SAC Playoff Preview-Round 1

November 22nd, 2024 12:00pm

It’s playoff time in D2 Football! There are three outstanding matchups in our super region this weekend, and several others across the country.

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SAC Week 11 Preview

November 15th, 2024 12:00pm

The final week of the regular season is here. It's fantastic in many ways because we have championship games being played and the playoff bracket being released Sunday.

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SAC Week 10 Preview

November 8th, 2024 8:00am

Week 10 is already here, which means it is the last week of divisional play in the SAC football season. This week will feature some big rivalry matchups, and almost every game has either conference championships or D2 playoff ramifications.

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SAC Week 9 Preview

November 1st, 2024 5:00pm

There are just three weeks left of the regular season, and it is getting a little bit tight in the divisional races. But November football is when the boys turn into men in college football, and we shall see who is ready to make that final push.

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SAC Week Eight Preview

October 25th, 2024 2:00pm

We are just days away from the first regional ranking release of the 2024 D2 season and that is both wonderful and sad all at the same time. It means we are that close to playoff football…it also means we are that close to the season being over already.

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SAC Week Seven Preview

October 18th, 2024 8:00am

SAC Week 6 saw a lot of heart pumping action, as four of the six games were decided by one score. I expect some very good matchups this week as well, as we inch closer and closer to playoff time.

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SAC Week Six Preview

October 11th, 2024 8:00am

Hard to believe we are already at the halfway point of the season and are already talking about playoffs. It’s the beginning of divisional play in the SAC this weekend, which means the rivalries heat up and the games get even more intense and crucial.

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GSC, Conference Carolinas Announce Scheduling Partnership

From Gulf South Conference communications:  BIRMINGHAM, Ala./GREENVILLE, S.C.

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SAC Week Five Preview

October 4th, 2024 5:21pm

We are already in week five of the 2024 season, nearing the halfway mark. There were a couple of scheduling changes made this week, and I imagine there will be some more down the line as many areas within the league were terribly affected by hurricane Helene.

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SAC Week Four Preview

September 26th, 2024 1:00pm

Week three and opening weekend in the SAC brought some outstanding football and gives week four something to live up to. More important than football, as week four gets ready to kick off, is the severe weather hitting the southeastern US right now from Hurricane Helene.

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