Wed, 11 December 2013
Football recruiting gains speed, as Signing Day 2014 approaches. Jason Lhota ('93) calls-in from Pittsburgh, where he reports on the coaching staff's effort to land Pennsylvania prospects. The former Bulldog gridder also reflects on his own experience as a cadet-student-athlete during the Charlie Taaffe era. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell previews the '14 football slate. And we have a montage of great interviews conducted this fall on the 2013 finale of "Citadel GrayLine." See y'all in late August! |
Wed, 4 December 2013
Fred Jordan previews his 2014 Citadel Bulldog baseball team. We also look back at the Diamond Dogs' runner-up finish at the SoCon Tournament; and we get an update on the various alums playing in minor league baseball. The football staff is hot on the recruiting trail this week. And Chuck Driesell's basketball team didn't have a merry time in Maryland. |
Wed, 27 November 2013
Clemson topples El Cid in the final game of the season, 52-6. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell has news on SoCon honors for a few Bulldog players. We also get chuckled listening to the "prediction" going into the season. And Hartsell shares his thoughts on the 2014 outlook for Coach Higgins and crew. |
Wed, 20 November 2013
The Silver Shako remains in Charleston after The Citadel storms back to down VMI, 31-10. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the win, and he gets us ready for the season finale at No. 7 Clemson. Kevin Higgins weighs-in on the tremendous challenge in Death Valley. Plus, Maj. Clay Reynolds ('99) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The Citadel and Clemson alumnus has served in Iraq and Afghanistan for nearly four years; and examples of his service are commonplace amongst Cid alums, and 19 have made the ultimate sacrifice. |
Wed, 13 November 2013
Chuck Driesell is the special guest, as he helps preview his basketball team's 2013-14 season. Football chief Kevin Higgins talks about the positives in the convincing win at Elon, and what his team must do to retain the Silver Shako in the final home contest againt VMI this weekend. Plus, PostandCourier.com Bulldog beat writer Jeff Hartsell has news about The Citadel's "road trip" to Charleston Southern in 2014. |
Wed, 6 November 2013
Kevin Higgins helps recap his team's big Homecoming 2013 win over SoCon leader Samford. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell discusses what led to the Cadets about-face in the 28-26 triumph. Maurice Drayton ('98) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The former Bulldog team captain, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator shares his vast college football experience. |
Wed, 30 October 2013
Bill Krause ('63) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The California-based entrepreneur has donated more than $10 million to The Citadel in recent years, including the creation of the Krause Center for Leadership & Ethics. As Krause celebrates his 50th class reunion this weekend, the Bulldog football team will hit the field with questions aplenty, as Kevin Higgins' team dropped its fifth heartbreaker of the year last week at Chattanooga. |
Wed, 23 October 2013
Jeffrey Perez, vice president for external affairs at The Citadel, discusses The Citadel's three-peat as U.S. News & World Report's No. 1 top public college in the South. He also shares info on Leadership Day 2013, this year's cadet enrollment figures, as well as plans for next week's Homecoming. And PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the progress of the football team, which enjoyed an open week before heading to Chattanooga for SoCon action this Saturday. |
Wed, 16 October 2013
Georgia Southern gets a win against The Citadel in the closing minutes, dropping the Bulldogs to 2-5 on the season. The basketball team's third leading scorer last season, P.J. Horgan, is out for this season with a back injury. And we remember Maj. Gen. James A. Grimsley, Jr. ('42), the school's beloved 16th president that died at the age of 91 on June 11. |
Wed, 9 October 2013
Ben Dupree ('14), the Bulldog quarterback that helped the Dogs bite Appalachian State last Saturday in overtime, is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The Pennsylavanian discusses his game prep, surviving knob year, getting his class ring at Parents' Weekend, and the next opponent (Georgia Southern). We also have audio this week from Dupree's head coach, as well as knuckleball kicker Thomas Warren. |
Wed, 2 October 2013
Furman sends The Citadel to a 1-4 mark, and tempers are flaring about the state of the football program. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell helps us sort thorough the muck, as Appalachian State heads to town this weekend. And we talk about the Old Citadel, as Citadel historian Maj. Steven Smith ('84) has a super-sized scoop of Knob Knowledge about the origins of the school at Marion Square in downtown Charleston. |
Wed, 25 September 2013
Joe Pipczynski ('83), a Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame offensive tackle in the Art Baker era, is the Band of Gold Spotlight. Learn how the New York native moved from the gridiron to the business field after his playing days ended. Plus, Jeff Hartsell reports on the hard-fought 59-58 loss to Old Dominion, and what the Dogs must fix as arch-rival Furman plays at Johnson Hagood Stadium this weekend. |
Wed, 18 September 2013
South Carolina state Rep. Greg Delleney ('74) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The longtime legislator from Chester serves as chairman of the House judiciary committee. Also, Jeff Hartsell reviews the Bulldogs' first win of the season, a 28-21 triumph at Western Carolina. Now the Cadets look to make it two-in-a-row at Old Dominion. |
Wed, 11 September 2013
Judson Boehmer ('93), hero of The Citadel's 10-3 upset at Arkansas in 1992, is the Band of Gold Spotlight. He talks about his days playing for Charlie Taaffe, the infamous watts line scandal at The Citadel, capturing a SoCon championship, and his career as a textile industry executive. Plus, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell and host Jon Rawl try and make sense of the Bulldogs' 15th consecutive loss to Wofford. |
Wed, 4 September 2013
Charleston Southern shocks The Citadel in the season opener. We get Kevin Higgins' reaction to the 32-29 setback. Col. Ted Bell ('42) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. The Citadel's most decorated World War II alumnus was just featured on a series that aired on South Carolina ETV. |
Wed, 28 August 2013
Fall debut. The Dogs host Charleston Southern in the 2013 opener at Johnson Hagood Stadium. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell helps preview the Battle of Charleston. Plus, Kevin Higgins reviews his depth chart on the eve of the season. |
Wed, 30 January 2013
Signing Day 2013 is just days away, and PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell runs through the list of 19 commits he's discovered. One of the Top 25 overall prospects in South Carolina has pledged with the Dogs, Ben Lippen School's Tyler Renew. We learn more about the Knob Aspirant from the school's athletics director, former Bulldog baseball player Ben Porter ('01). And we have post-Elon audio from basketball coach Chuck Driesell on this spring finale of Citadel GrayLine. |
Wed, 23 January 2013
Matt Van Scyoc is a baller. We hear from the freshman guard, who had 21 points in the road win at Georgia Southern. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the 2013 commits-to-date for the football program. And we look at the official 2013 Citadel football schedule. |
Wed, 16 January 2013
Byron Walker talks about his days playing wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks and The Citadel Bulldogs in the early '80s. Chuck Driesell speaks after his basketball team's tough loss to the College of Charleston. And the Military College of South Carolina loses its 19th alumnus in the War on Terror. |
Wed, 9 January 2013
Craig Candeto departs the football staff. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell comments on the former Navy fighter pilot's decision to be the head coach at an Ohio college. Also, Chuck Driesell talks after his basketball team was defeated at home by Western Carolina. The Dogs now have three straight SoCon home games. |