• Gallaudet football to try to make it as independent
    January 13, 2026
    Gallaudet's football history over the past 30 years has seen the program move multiple times from club status to Division III and back again, and in 2026, the Bison are leaving the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and will try to forge its way as an independent.
  • Averett, Guilford final games canceled
    November 09, 2025
    After its examination and consultation with both institutions, the ODAC has determined that the postgame altercation between Averett and Guilford after Saturday night's game does not uphold the standards of sportsmanship, respect, and conduct expected within the ODAC.
  • Henry to take new role at Averett after season
    November 02, 2025
    Averett football head coach Patrick Henry announced he will accept a new position outside of athletics within the university following the completion of the Cougars' season.
  • Gallaudet finds conference to call home
    July 03, 2024
    The Bison have been the last team standing in the ECFC for about nine months, but finally have a place to play football in 2025, as they have been invited to join the Old Dominion Athletic Conference as a football-only member.
  • ODAC, Landmark hook up for Chesapeake Classic
    September 15, 2022
    One of Division III's original conferences and its newest football conference will get together for a two-game bowl series each of the first four seasons that the Landmark sponsors football.
  • Adams returns home to coach alma mater
    March 30, 2020
    Cleive Adams will make a relatively short journey from Averett, where he has been the head coach for the past six years, to Ferrum, where he played and was an assistant coach.
  • Henry promoted after Adams' departure
    March 30, 2020
    Averett announced the promotion of long-time assistant Patrick Henry to head coach of the Cougars' football program on Monday as Cleive Adams left to take over the head coaching spot at Ferrum.
  • Averett dominates Greensboro in shutout for Homecoming victory
    September 29, 2018
    Averett University football celebrated Homecoming by crushing Greensboro College 54-0 in its conference opener Saturday evening on Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium.
  • Big plays, good defense help Averett football run past Hampden-Sydney in season opener
    September 02, 2018
    Averett University football used big plays on offense, defense and special teams to put away Hampden-Sydney College 33-14 in a season-opening win Sunday on Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium.
  • Be a man
    September 27, 2017
    The Cougars came so close to getting over the hump in Year Three under Cleive Adams. In Year Four, Averett is not accepting moral victories. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Averett outlasts LaGrange in four overtimes
    October 01, 2016
  • Get your mind right
    October 20, 2015
    Every player tries to reach a certain level of intensity before taking the field. One song can get him ready to play his best. Find out what jams fire up players from Around the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Averett looking for a fresh start
    September 09, 2014
    Every team wants to begin the season 1-0. Some teams were desperate for a win to end a long losing streak. One program endured an overhaul in the offseason and started the 2014 season with what it hopes is a program-defining victory.
  • Averett hires longtime Ferrum assistant
    January 30, 2014
    Cleive Adams, who has has served as Ferrum's defensive coordinator since 2007, is the third head coach in Averett history.
  • Averett coach resigns after 12 seasons
    November 20, 2013
    Mike Dunlevy didn't start the program, but he coached it to a USA South co-championship and three seven-win seasons.
  • Averett's fallen family member
    October 11, 2011
    Rick and Peter Quintanilla didn’t choose to cut short their Averett football careers -- it was forced upon them. Rick's battle with cancer continues to resonate with a team that barely knew them. More in Around the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Going full circle
    October 12, 2010
    The growing pains were short, and Averett is suddenly on a roll. Ryan Tipps talks with coach Mike Dunlevy in this week's Around the Mid-Atlantic.
  • Special needs fosters a special friendship
    October 16, 2007
    Shan Fairbanks had some big shoes to fill on the Averett team this season, but the junior quarterback has long known what it means to be in a big role.
  • Laying the foundation of a series
    September 25, 2007
    It had a championship venue, two defending conference championship teams and a handful of championship-caliber performances. Yet none of those stood taller than the championship cause.
  • Averett, Shenandoah to add football in 2000
    July 27, 1999
    Averett will follow the Dixie Conference trend and add football starting in the 2000 season.