Shorter Football

The first installment of "Hawk Talk", a 30-minute show featuring Shorter University, will make its inaugural debut Saturday morning at 8 a.m. when it airs on 99.5 The Jock FM and WGJK-AM 1360 that will be the home and carry all of the Hawks' football games this season. [...]

There are times when it takes some time for a team to get into the swing of things during the preseason. [...]

In their first season as a full NCAA Division II and Gulf South Conference member, the Shorter Hawks football team will be in the broadcast spotlight two times this fall as part of the GSC's 2014 television package, which has a new home after the league officially announced an exclusive agreement with ESPN to broadcast its GSC-TV content. [...]

In six weeks, the Shorter football team will start its preseason workouts to get ready for the 2014 season that will be the 10 th campaign in the program's history. On Saturday, however, the Hawks coaching staff were laying the groundwork for the recruiting future when the first of two Prospect Camps for rising high school seniors and juniors was held at Ben Brady Field. [...]

Next week the Shorter Hawks will be looking to fill the open spots remaining on the 2014 roster when head coach Phil Jones and his coaching staff holds an open tryout for recently graduated high school seniors on Friday, June 27 at Ben Brady Field from 10 a.m. to noon. [...]