https://admin.mercerbears.com/rss.aspx?path=footballLatest news items for Mercer University Athleticsen-us60https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/6/13/football-ticket-sales-for-fcs-kickoff-open-to-season-ticket-holdershttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/6/13/football-ticket-sales-for-fcs-kickoff-open-to-season-ticket-holdersFootball

Reserved seat tickets to the ninth annual edition of the FCS Kickoff begin at $35. Priority access will be given to Mercer season ticket holders throughout the month of June, while tickets will be made available to the general public beginning on July 1.]]>2026 FCS Kickoff AnnouncementSat, 13 Jun 2026 11:46:00 EST238132https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/28/kickoff-times-released-for-2026-football-home-slatehttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/28/kickoff-times-released-for-2026-football-home-slateFootball

MACON – Kickoff times for the home portion of the two-time defending Southern Conference champion Mercer football team are now set, per an announcement from athletics department officials on Thursday morning.]]>Five Star Stadium 05.05.25Thu, 28 May 2026 10:21:00 EST238122https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/27/football-mercer-to-battle-east-texas-am-in-9th-annual-fcs-kickoffhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/27/football-mercer-to-battle-east-texas-am-in-9th-annual-fcs-kickoffFootball

MACON – Two-time defending Southern Conference champion Mercer will suit up to host Southland Conference foe East Texas A&M in the 2026 FCS Kickoff at Five Star Stadium in Macon, athletics department officials announced Wednesday. The Week 0 event is scheduled for August 29 at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast live by ESPN.]]>2026 FCS Kickoff AnnouncementWed, 27 May 2026 14:59:00 EST238120https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/15/six-home-games-week-0-matchup-highlight-2026-football-schedulehttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/5/15/six-home-games-week-0-matchup-highlight-2026-football-scheduleFootball

MACON – Six home games, including an August 29 (Week 0) matchup against an opponent that will be announced later this month, highlight the 12-game Mercer football schedule that was released on Friday afternoon by athletics department officials.]]>2026 Football Schedule Release 2.0Fri, 15 May 2026 13:59:00 EST238100https://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/28/taylor-constructing-mercer-football-for-historic-runhttps://mercerbears.com/news/2026/4/28/taylor-constructing-mercer-football-for-historic-runFootball

Joel Taylor made his intentions crystal clear when he was announced as the program's 22nd head coach on Dec. 11, 2025. Now, after taking his new team through its first spring workouts, the enthusiastic mentor continues to double down on his lofty goal.]]>Joel Taylor Spring Practice 04.28.26Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:57:00 EST238048https://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 EST237571