Sanders: "The 31st or 32nd time I've played against Vanderbilt. When I was at Tennessee as a player, then as a coach at Tennessee, Kentucky, and now here at ETSU. There's a little extra satisfaction for me being an old Tennessee guy beating Vanderbilt."
Sanders: "It was a total team win, a total team effort. It was good to see guys focusing on what they needed to focus on. That's how you win football games. Tonight we were better all the way around."
Head Coach Randy Sanders following
@ETSUFootball
's 17-14 win over Chattanooga: "My first thoughts are wow. Incredible game. We made some plays offensively in the first half. It's a great win, I can't wait to get home and fire up a cigar and have my Diet Pepsi."
ETSU is one of just five schools in the country without a conference loss in both men's & women's basketball, and the
@ETSUAthletics
Coaches Show has the head of each program tonight! 6PM,
@wildwingcafe
, and if you can't make it, listen on
@Am640Wxsm
#ETSUTough
#BucStrong
Head Coach Randy Sanders following
@ETSUFootball
's 26-23 win over Citadel to improve to 6-1: "I thought we played much, much better the second half. I challenged the guys, said we had to go win the last 30 minutes. We found a way to do that."
The Buccaneer Sports Network was proud to bring you
@ETSUFootball
all year long, and while the final game of 2017 didn't go our way, the men fought hard all season vs. brutally tough competition...Here's to a landmark year that gave football an on-campus home for years to come!
ICYMI: "This effort means a lot for this program but also for this region because there's some good basketball and it's not just in Knoxville - little girls don't have to just dream about wearing orange, we look awful good up here in that Blue and Gold."
#BlueCollarGoldStandard
NCAA PLAYOFF INTRO: "Thanksgiving marked 15 years since
@ETSUFootball
was left for dead...Today marks the day it's more alive than ever"...A long & winding road to the Saturday that once looked like it may never come, presented in 5 exhilarating minutes
Sanders on the season: "It's been special. We're one of the 8 best teams in America at this level. I want to be the best team in America at this level, but to go from where we started 4 years ago to where we are today as one of the final 8, that's a pretty good feeling."
Sanders: "We had a great year. If we want to be a true national contending team we have to continue winning our conference, making the playoffs, getting comfortable with the experience. I think we leave here understanding a little better what it takes to get to the next step."
Buccaneer Defensive Coordinator Billy Taylor following
@ETSUFootball
's 23-3 win over Vanderbilt: "I love this for all the ETSU players that came before and had football taken away. This is a dream come true."
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
72-58 win over Wofford in the Southern Conference Championship game: "A year ago I sat here and we lost to Wofford and I said we were really good but we weren't special. Tonight I sit here with a special team."
Head
@CoachRLSanders
following
@ETSUFootball
23-3 win over the SEC's Vanderbilt: "A huge win for us. You have to take your hats off to what our coaches did. We didn't really have any tape. I knew the players would play hard, we did. We battled. This feeling is unbelievable."
Herink: "It's been tough bringing this program back, we haven't won as much as we may've liked, but I hope everyone knows that regardless of if I've been as good as they've wanted me to be or not, I've given everything I can to this program. I'll do that until I leave here."
Head Coach Randy Sanders after
@ETSUFootball
45-0 shutout win over Gardner-Webb: "Great win, it was a good challenge for our mental toughness, our maturity after our last 2 games. To come back out and respond how we did today, we're certainly headed in the right direction."
Sanders on Citadel: "We got Game 7. It doesn't matter who we play. Mars Hill, Tennessee, VMI, Furman, Chattanooga, Gardner-Webb. It's Game 7, our opponent has no name. It's about what we can do, how can we get better? Let's go see how good we can be next week."
INTRO: Throughout the winningest regular season in program history,
@ETSU_MBB
has shared the glory with a common goal in mind: the NCAA Tournament...Their chance to guarantee a spot starts today at noon - we guarantee you'll be ready after these 3 minutes
Tight End Nate Adkins following his huge play down the stretch: "When we went for 2, I knew what play we were going to call, we had been practicing that play all year. All year we just played the next play. This is unbelievable, man. This is a dream come true. This is awesome."
With the 17-14 win over Chattanooga,
@ETSUFootball
is now 3-0 in
@SoConSports
play for the first time since 1996...The result that season? The Bucs last trip to the NCAA postseason
#ETSUTough
Full interview w/
@aherink_07
- a brief but honest look into Herink's journey w/
@ETSUFootball
, his admitted struggles w/ his new role that gave way to heroics Saturday, and credit being doled out to everyone but himself...4 minutes of pure class:
Forbes: "I figured out the itinerary for Saturday. Whoever doesn't go down to Jacksonville State needs to come to the game (at Freedom Hall), then we'll go to
@wildwingcafe
to watch Randy (Sanders) win a playoff game."
@ETSU_MBB
: 4PM v NDSU
@ETSUFootball
7:30PM v JSU
#ETSUTough
Forbes: "We're continuing to get better, but we're not close to where we are going to be or need to be. We have good chemistry, the guys like each other. We just have to continue to get better. Day off tomorrow, they need it, I need it."
HC Randy Sanders following
@ETSUFootball
21-18 win over Mercer: "It's truly a next man up mentality. Art (Smith) is a great example of a guy doing his job and plays coming to him. Art came in and did a great job. He lost his job a few weeks ago, didn't complain, kept working."
The season is over, but this team will not soon be forgotten! Relive every
@ETSUFootball
game from their historic 2018 season with Saturday In 6, a (roughly) six-minute look at each game from wire-to-wire complete with highlights, narratives and storylines
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
97-75 win over WCU: "Every once in a while during the season you get that feeling you’re going to play really well, and I could just feel that it was coming. When the ball went up in the air we played like our hair was on fire.”
FCS Quarterfinal-bound
@CoachRLSanders
following
@ETSUFootball
's 32-31 come-from-behind victory: "In 33 years of coaching, that win is up there. The way it happened, the grit, the determination, the never say die attitude of the players makes it as special as anything else."
Linebacker Dylan Weigel following
@ETSUFootball
's 17-14 win over Chattanooga: "It means everything. These players, the coaching staff, we put in everything we have. It really doesn't get much better than this."
SATURDAY IN 6: An unforgettable night at Greene Stadium saw
@ETSUFootball
stage their largest comeback since college football's return to Johnson City...To relive the heroics from one QB's golden left arm & much more, all you need is (roughly) 6 minutes
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUHoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
70-57 SoCon Quarterfinal win over VMI: "Lot of respect for Dan Earl, his kids are tough. If my son was old enough to play for him, that's who I would want him to play for.
We were really locked in defensively from the get-go."
Sanders: "We're 6-1, top of the league, but at this point, it means nothing. We have to finish. These guys are together for one year, how do they want this team remembered. Off to a great start, but we have to finish out October & November to create a team that has a legacy."
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
76-53 win over Wyoming: "Us & Kansas State have held a team to one field goal in a half, an NCAA record is what I was told. Really good defense, really good job following the scouting report. We were really locked in the 1st half."
Senior James Harrison on his time at ETSU: "It's meant the world to me. They gave me an opportunity here to continue my education, help me grow, got my motor poppin'. Whatever I have to do, bring the energy, be supportive, I do it. I've tried to stay locked in and focused."
One more big thank you to everyone that listened to the Buccaneer Sports Network this year..From
@ETSUFootball
's return to campus, to
@ETSU_MBB
's 16-game winning streak, to
@ETSU_WBB
's national tournament appearance, what a year to be a Buc! Talk to you in the fall!
#ETSUTough
5: Weeks until
@ETSUFootball
is back on the Buccaneer Sports Network!
Also the number of 2018 home wins for the Bucs..Since moving into Greene Stadium 2 years ago, the Blue & Gold have gone 9-3 & averaged 107% stadium capacity in front of the best fans in the SoCon!
#BSNKickoff
INTRO:
@ETSUFootball
is back in the FCS Playoffs after a regular season full of history. Today, the history continues.
The path to kickoff begins with our pulse-pumping broadcast open that will amp you up for the big day!
#BucsRunToTheShip
#ETSUTough
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
94-70 win over VMI: "I think (Bo Hodges) had the best overall offensive/defensive performance I've seen since I became the head coach at ETSU." Hodges - 26pts, 12reb, 4 assists, held the SoCon's leading scorer to 0-12 from the floor
You might hear him before you see him:
@MakiJohnson3
is a vocal presence in
@ETSU_MBB
practice. What motivates him to not just bring it, but be loud about it?
Linebacker Stephen Scott following
@ETSUFootball
's 23-3 win over Vanderbilt: "We had a mission. We knew these guys are human just like us. We trusted knowing what we could do. They're Vanderbilt, they're SEC, so what? We're ETSU, we came to ball. That's what we did tonight.
Forbes: "Thought it was a great crowd, they were really into it & I like that Chick-Fil-A stuff too, it's kind of funny, trying to get those guys to miss 2 in a row. We got the best fans in the SoCon, it's not even close. It makes a difference and the guys really appreciate it."
Forbes: "On Saturday we'll be halfway through (conference play). We have to have a great effort Wednesday (against Mercer), they've righted the ship, we're going to have to be ready to play. Two quality opponents this week." (@ Wofford Saturday)
Tre'mond Shorts following the Bucs unbelievable 32-31 comeback victory over Kennesaw State: "I knew if we got that onside kick we were scoring with my guys. We got the job done. It feels great. This was such a family atmosphere today, it was incredible."
JJ Jerman on his final few games: "It's my last guaranteed four games. I just want to go out and give my all. I want to be 100% every time I touch the field with everything I do."
Herink on redshirt seniors: "To me it's a special class because we brought football back & we'll be forever tied to ETSU for that. We don't want to be 2-9, 4-7, we want to go out there & show that we aren't just the guys that brought it back, we're a pretty good football team."
Forbes on the fans packing the building: "It's the best. It's one of the main reasons I wanted to come and coach here, the passion of our fans. It's the biggest crowd I've seen in my five years here for a first session game, and I'm sure it will grow. We've got great fans."
Forbes: "To me the key to defending against them is pushing back on defense and guarding the ball yourself and not putting yourself into rotation. We did a great job of stopping them trying to loosen up our defense with the backdoor pass."
Defensive back Tyree Robinson: "My team is definitely the best team I know of. This is a great win for the Bucs. We come to play, we work hard. We've practiced very hard, and it clicked on the field today."
For the first time in her
@ETSU_WBB
career,
@meleahkirt3
is on scholarship. She talked about what that means, and what it means to do it just a short drive from her hometown in Wytheville.
THE STUDENT SECTION HAS STORMED THE FIELD!
The final call of
@ETSUFootball
's miraculous 32-31 come-from-behind win over Kennesaw State to move on to the FCS Quarterfinals as called by
@ETSUBucsVoice
!
#BucsRunToTheShip
ETSU is one of just five schools in the country without a conference loss in both men's & women's basketball, and the
@ETSUAthletics
Coaches Show has the head of each program tonight! 6PM,
@wildwingcafe
, and if you can't make it, listen on
@Am640Wxsm
#ETSUTough
#BucStrong
2 MONTHS TO THE DAY UNTIL 2018
@ETSUFootball
, and we'll see plenty of this scene this year! Nothing like a battle on the gridiron under the lights, but 3 to start the home schedule is even better!
#ETSUTough
#RandySandersEra
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
69-64 win over Georgia Southern: "It wasn't pretty, but we found a way to win, that's the most encouraging part of it. I thought we were the tougher team. Guys were saying in the late huddles "this is why we practice like we do."
Forbes on Wofford: "Thursday night there won't be a bigger game in college basketball than our game. I don't know the schedule, but to have two teams with almost 20 wins playing each other, it's going to be a big night in Johnson City. We're looking forward to it."
Forbes: "We had balance all over the court today. Chattanooga has played well at home, I knew it would be a hard fought game, but for us to go 3-0 on the road on a 3-game road swing, I'm really pleased with that."
"I think there's a lot of dogs right now."
@jsmith10_11
loves the practice environment
@ETSU_MBB
in summer workouts, and he's seeing big gains for himself this off-season.
Head Coach
@jshay5
following
@ETSU_MBB
's 57-43 win over MTSU, his first win as a collegiate head coach: "We improved over the 3 days we were here. Our defense came a long ways. We worked so hard on our defense when I got the job. Defense travels. We defended for 40 minutes."
Herink: "In my opinion we have the best coach in the country. I think ETSU is going to be a force to be reckoned with nationally. I'm excited to watch this team on many Saturdays to come."
Herink: "I feel like you could write a book about it. So many different stories and things that happened. To start the way we started, beaten by two Division III teams. I can say without a shadow of a doubt that we left this place in a really good spot."
Tight End Nate Adkins following
@ETSUFootball
's incredible 3OT 45-43 win over Western Carolina, his first collegiate touchdown tying the game at 30 to force overtime in front of his dad & brother: "It's such a good feeling knowing they were in the stands. Means a lot."
Tray Boyd III following the Buc 60-54 win over Wofford in Spartanburg: "We have 40 more minutes of the regular season. We have to leave this and get ready for Western. We have to get ready, as seniors, to play for the last time in Freedom Hall. It will be a bittersweet moment."
Sanders: "We got a chance to get on the bus, hold our head up, feel proud about what happened today. It's nice to get on the bus and go home to Johnson City and celebrate with a Diet Pepsi and a cigar once we're there."
Sanders: "We're 6-1, top of the league, but at this point, it means nothing. We have to finish. These guys are together for one year, how do they want this team remembered. Off to a great start, but we have to finish out October & November to create a team that has a legacy."
Sanders: "An offense like Citadel's challenges your ability and mental toughness, and the good thing is we have a lot of guys that have played against this style of offense for several years now, and they understand what it takes."
Daivien Williamson: "We knew Wofford was a great team, we knew we had to play tough. It's just great being around these guys, they motivate me and inspire me, Isaiah Tisdale set the example today and we just had to follow his lead."
Tisdale: “It was win or go home. It’s a dream come true. The coaches told us when they recruited us that the goal is to win it. The coaches said we hadn’t been there in two years and they talked like it was 20 years. It just feels amazing, I can’t believe it.”
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
following
@ETSU_MBB
75-63 loss to Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse: "Their first punch put us on the canvas. We dropped our hands early, but to our kids credit they kept fighting, we put some score pressure on them and it got a little tight."
Quarterback Tyler Riddell following
@ETSUFootball
incredible 32-31 comeback win over Kennesaw State: "It's a team full of dogs. Never give up, fight until the end. You always dream about a situation like that at the end. To do it like we did is crazy."
Sanders on his birthday tomorrow: "Hopefully my wife makes a pot of coffee. I like sausage balls. I'd like to drink coffee, eat sausage balls, watch The Office for about an hour, get a shower, and then I'll be right back here getting ready for Opportunity Number Five."
Sanders: "Every week we have somebody new stepping up. Trey Middleton played a lot tonight, last week he was giving us a great look on scout team. Last week we had Isaiah Wilson step up. Cam Lewis stepped in and played receiver for us. I think you'll see guys continue to pop up."
Standout quote from
@ForbesETSUhoops
tonight on the
@ETSUAthletics
Coaches Show on contending for the Southern Conference championship: "I feel like we'll do that every year that Dr. Noland and Scott Carter let me be the coach here, we'll compete for the title."
Sanders: "I love this football team, I love it's fight, it's grit, and it's character. In my 30 years of coaching it's one of my favorite teams. I want everyone to hold their head up and be proud of what they accomplished. We're awfully proud to have reached the playoffs."
Sanders on falling behind late: "I kept telling the coaches on the headset that we need to have poise so the kids respond the right way. Our coaches did a tremendous job coaching, our kids did a tremendous job responding. I'm proud to say we are a good football team."
Weigel: "It hasn't hit me yet, I've got a little less than a month until I graduate from this great university. It's been an honor to play for this university and this coaching staff. All these seniors, we put all of what we've had into this program."
Redshirt senior lineback Dylan Weigel: "We knew they were a good team, athletic and big up front. Had to come in, get turnovers, get stops, that happened in the first half, in the second half it got out of our hands a bit more than we wanted it to."
Forbes on Furman: "This is why we signed up for this, to play in championship-level games. I'm excited for it, I have the utmost respect for Bob Richey and Furman. Should be the highlight of mid-major basketball Wednesday night. I encourage everybody to fill it up, let's get it."
Forbes: "Four years ago when we won the title we went 17-17 (at the free throw line) against Greensboro in the championship game. (31-35 today at the line) are championship numbers."
Forbes on the Bucs becoming the winningest team in Buccaneer history with their 29th victory this season: “How many years in the history of ETSU Basketball? 100? A lot of them – we now have more wins in a season than any of them, and we’re still playing.”
INTRO: As the lone high seed to survive Saturday,
@ETSU_MBB
is 40 minutes away from a SoCon title game appearance and becoming the winningest team in program history...The stakes are high and the energy matches the mood in our semifinal intro
#ETSUTough
Weigel on the win: "It's big momentum. We're 4-1, that's the first time since we've been back. I've got 6 more guaranteed opportunities in my ETSU career. I'm going to come out with everything I have and I know my guys are going to do the same thing."
Linebacker Dylan Weigel following
@ETSUFootball
's 17-14 win over Chattanooga: "It means everything. These players, the coaching staff, we put in everything we have. It really doesn't get much better than this."
Sanders: "I don't like sharing, I wanted it to be ours, but we are champions. 8-3, to win a share of the championship, the first of any kind since 1969 here, it's a tremendous year, these guys have a lot to be proud of, they should hold their heads high."
Sanders: "There's a lot of emotion on senior day, but I thought we did a good job of putting that aside. The locker room, I don't think anyone is happy, but it's been a heck of a season, I'm proud of these guys, and hopefully we get the chance to do it again next week."
With
@SoConSports
top spot on the line,
@ETSUFootball
produced first 17 points of the game, 5 sacks, 3 turnovers & another thrilling win in front of over 9000 fans..To relive the Bucs biggest W since football's return, all you need is (roughly) 6 minutes
Jacob Saylors after setting the
@ETSUFootball
single-game rushing record: "It's a blessing, I don't think it's really set in. All thanks to the linemen, coaches and even Quay (Holmes), he had some big blocks. I want to thank God and my teammates and coaches for believing in me."
Quarterback Austin Herink: “This is a special group, a lot of us have bonded over many things. This seems like divine intervention, we have a prayer group going on the team and we give all the glory to god. We just trust and believe in each other.”
Saylors on why he thinks this team continues to win and lengthen its unlikely run: “I think it’s the chemistry around the team. There’s never any conflict in the locker room, we’re a family really, I’m just blessed to be a part of it.”
Head Coach
@ForbesETSUhoops
after
@ETSU_MBB
's 81-61 win over Chattanooga for their 15th consecutive win: "I want to talk about what a special day it was, to have the '67-'68 team here that went to the Sweet 16. What a great group of men. This is what makes this place special."
Redshirt senior and
@ETSUMSoccer
captain John Lucchesi joins us ahead of the Bucs season opener against a highly-touted VCU side to discuss his career progression and a strong back line he will assist in anchoring this season
#ETSUTough
"Even though he didn't recruit us, he's still happy to have us and still wants to help us be the best we can be."
After his first few weeks working under
@BrooksSavage
,
@ETSU_MBB
's
@jaden_seymour
shared his first impressions of his new head coach.
On a day all the teams hoping to bring home a
@SoConSports
title are in the room, a good reminder from Ben Blackmon exactly who, and what they're chasing in 2019
#ETSUTough
#RingingInTheNewYear
Sanders: "We said at the beginning of the year that we need to love, trust and believe in each other. This team, where we are, is a great example of what love, trust, and believe is all about and what it can do."
Sanders: "We were coming down here trying to get a ring, trying to get a championship. I told them don't come out of the locker room, don't get on the field if you're going to leave anything out there physically, emotionally, mentally. We had guys step up."
ETSU pulls off the upset, downing
#22
Washington State in 5 sets: 25-23, 17-25, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13:
Leah Clayton: 25 kills, 8 digs
Marija Popovic: 25 digs
Alyssa Kvarta: 53 assists
@ETSUVolleyball
first win over a ranked team in the Lindsey Devine era! Congrats!
#ETSUTough
For the third time in his last four rankings, ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi has
@ETSU_MBB
IN the tournament, projecting the Bucs to take the SoCon postseason crown & auto bid to the NCAAs...Plenty of basketball still to be played, but what would you think of this draw Buc fans?
Ben Blackmon taking questions on stepping into a different role on the offensive line, following up the line's success last year and the expectations for 2019 at
@SoConSports
Media Day
#ETSUTough
43:
Days until our coverage of
@ETSUFootball
...
Number of first-year FBS/FCS coaches in 2018 - of those, only UCF's Josh Heupel won more conference games than
@SoConSports
Coach Of The Year Randy Sanders...
His 31st season of collegiate coaching begins August 31!
#BSNKickoff
SATURDAY IN 6: With time ticking down and a 15-point deficit to overcome, the never-say-die Bucs pulled off another incredible comeback in Greene Stadium...To relive
@ETSUFootball
's 45-43, 3OT come-from-behind triumph, all you need is (roughly) six minutes
Head Coach Brittney Ezell following
@ETSU_WBB
65-58 victory against Chattanooga, their first win in over 7 years over the Mocs: "I'm so thrilled for these kids, for these fans, for our alumni. You coach to give alumni something to come back to and share with you."