Adam MacDonald / Karah-Leigh Hancock armacdonald@valdosta.edu / kphancoc@valdosta.edu As part of pre-game entertainment, there will be a fight between a real bear and a real colt (horse) that will be refereed by Tom Brady. There can be no Super Bowl without Tom Brady. Peyton Manning will take random time outs in the game to film [...]

After working on the Spectator for four semesters as sports editor and a month as editor-in-chief, I’ve had the opportunity to witness changes, events and news at VSU. And as my time as an editor comes to an end, I can’t help but reflect on the issues the current and past editors faced every Wednesday [...]

# 3 North Alabama vs. # 12 VSU Watch it online 7 p.m. Sat. at www.cstv.comAdam MacDonald armacdonald@valodtsa.edu The fate of the 2006 VSU football season hangs in the balance this Saturday. For the first time since winning the National Championship game in 2004, the Blazers return to Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Ala. to [...]

Adam MacDonald armacdonald@valdosta.eduThe dream of a perfect season is over. The Blazer defense bent and then broke last Thursday at Delta State in a 35-28 loss. The defeat disappointed the players, but the season is far from over. If the Blazers win their remaining four games they will be GSC champions and qualify for the [...]

Adam MacDonald armacdonald@valdosta.edu Time flies when you’re winning. It’s already the midway point of the football season and the undefeated Blazers have cruised through their first five games, winning by an average score of 38 -12. “I think we’ve played very well, we’ve taken care of business each and every week,” Head Coach Chris Hatcher [...]

Adam MacDonald armacdonald@valdosta.eduThe Blazers have treated their fans to some blow outs over the first five games and now it looks like the fans will be treated to some fast and furious finishes. Delta State will give VSU its first big conference test in Cleveland, Miss., at 8 p.m. tonight on Comcast and Mediacom channel [...]

Adam MacDonald armacdonald@valdosta.edu So far the GSC has been a cake walk for the Blazers. By outscoring their first two conference opponents 100-35, the Blazers look good sitting atop the conference. But things could become very interesting on Saturday at 1 p.m. when VSU contends with the Southern Arkansas Muleriders. SAU runs a flexbone offense, [...]

VSU quarterback Willie Copeland was named Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Week for his 332 yard, five touchdown performance against Ouachita Baptist.- Senior Volleyball player Laura Lee Atkinson was named Offensive Player of the Week in the Gulf South Conference.

- The VSU golf team beat out 17 other teams to win the Coker College Invitational in Orlando, Fla. on Monday and Tuesday. The team shot four-under-par to beat Florida Southern by one stroke. Josh Tompkins won the individual title, shooting eight-under-par, four better than his next opponent. Bobby Dyer finished 10th. VSU golf is [...]

On Sept. 17, 1787,The Constitution was signed by 39 men. It is defined as the written set of fundamental principles by which the United States is governed. It is the document that allows us to be free to do what we want, when we want—or so the theory goes. But the Constitution has reached the [...]

Sporty McSportser armacdonald@valdosta.edu In news that disgusted all 98 die-hard Blazer fans and excited the 28 million fans of Valdosta Wildcat Nation, Chris Hatcher, head coach of VSU, has left the Blazers to take a more lucrative job as the head coach of the Valdosta High School Wildcats. The news shouldn’t come as a shock [...]