https://admin.mercerbears.com/rss.aspx?path=footballLatest news items for Mercer University Athleticsen-us60https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/defense-bests-offense-in-mercer-football-spring-gamehttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/4/defense-bests-offense-in-mercer-football-spring-gameFootball

MACON – JP Pickles threw a pair of first-half touchdown passes, and newcomer Simon Zeidan kicked a pair of field goals, but Mercer's defense put up a plethora of big plays in the final two minutes to register a 66-43 win over their offensive counterparts on Saturday at Five Star Stadium.]]>Spring Game Photo 04.04.26Sat, 4 Apr 2026 19:22:00 EST237944https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/football-bears-culminate-spring-practice-on-saturday-at-five-star-stadiumhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/3/football-bears-culminate-spring-practice-on-saturday-at-five-star-stadiumFootball

MACON – The Mercer football team will culminate its 15-session spring practice season on Saturday when the Bears divide their sloth and call in the referees to officiate an Orange & Black Spring Game at Five Star Stadium. Mercer will take the field at approximately 3 p.m. and admission is free.]]>Spring Practice 04.03.26Fri, 3 Apr 2026 10:53:00 EST237935https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/2/4/football-bears-add-31-transfers-four-prep-phenoms-to-2026-signing-classhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/2/4/football-bears-add-31-transfers-four-prep-phenoms-to-2026-signing-classFootball

MACON – The nationally-ranked Mercer football team added a heap of newcomers to its 2026 signing class on Wednesday afternoon with the announcement of 31 transfers and four incoming freshmen as part of National Signing Day.]]>NSD 26 CoverWed, 4 Feb 2026 12:00:00 EST237632https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/27/football-xavier-jennings-earns-spot-on-academic-all-america-teamhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/27/football-xavier-jennings-earns-spot-on-academic-all-america-teamFootball

MACON – Mercer offensive lineman Xavier Jennings put an emphatic cap on his illustrious collegiate career on Tuesday when the Shelby, N.C., native earned a spot on the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-America squad.]]>Xavier Jennings Academic All America 2026Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:00:00 EST237608https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/6/football-jennings-swain-lauded-with-fcs-ada-academic-all-star-team-honorhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/6/football-jennings-swain-lauded-with-fcs-ada-academic-all-star-team-honorFootball

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Postseason honors continued to percolate into the nationally-ranked Mercer football program on Tuesday afternoon when seniors Xavier Jennings and Jordan Swain were among 54 student-athletes nationwide named to the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) Academic All-Star Team.]]>2025 FCS Academic All StarTue, 6 Jan 2026 14:17:00 EST237571https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/6/football-mercer-quintet-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-squadhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/6/football-mercer-quintet-named-to-csc-academic-all-district-squadFootball

MACON – The classroom work ethic of the nationally-ranked Mercer football team was, again, in the spotlight on Tuesday afternoon when five student-athletes were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team.]]>2025 Football Academic All DistrictTue, 6 Jan 2026 13:20:00 EST237570https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/3/football-zock-crowned-with-2025-buck-buchanan-awardhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/1/3/football-zock-crowned-with-2025-buck-buchanan-awardFootball

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A dominant season on the gridiron translated to a permanent mention among some of the best defensive players in NCAA Division I history on Saturday evening when sophomore defensive end Andrew Zock was named as the recipient of the 2025 Buck Buchanan Award which is presented annually to to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football.]]>2025 Buck Buchanan Award Winner ZockSat, 3 Jan 2026 21:54:00 EST237566https://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/22/football-bears-to-introduce-head-coach-joel-taylor-on-january-7https://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/22/football-bears-to-introduce-head-coach-joel-taylor-on-january-7Football

MACON – Athletics department officials at Mercer University will officially introduce Joel Taylor as the football program's 22nd head coach at a 5 p.m. press conference on January 7 in Heritage Hall.]]>Joel Taylor Into Press ConferenceMon, 22 Dec 2025 13:08:00 EST237556https://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/16/jennings-zock-named-to-fcs-football-central-all-america-teamhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/16/jennings-zock-named-to-fcs-football-central-all-america-teamFootball

MACON – The cup of postseason accolades for the nationally-ranked Mercer football team continued to runneth over on Tuesday morning when senior offensive lineman Xavier Jennings and sophomore defensive end Andrew Zock were both lauded with all-America honors by FCS Football Central.]]>Jennings Zock FCS Football Central All-AmericaTue, 16 Dec 2025 11:04:00 EST237545https://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/11/mercer-names-joel-taylor-as-football-head-coachhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2025/12/11/mercer-names-joel-taylor-as-football-head-coachFootball

MACON – Athletics department officials at Mercer University announced Thursday morning that 21-year collegiate coaching veteran Joel Taylor has been named as the football program's 22nd head coach.]]>Joel Taylor 12.11.25Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:24:00 EST237538