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Audio from the Second Round NCAA Division II Football Championships

Tigers Travel to Carson-Newman for Second Round    The University of West Alabama football team continues its run in the NCAA Division II Football Championship as UWA (8-4) travels to Jefferson City, Tenn. for a second round contest against No. 2 seed and South Atlantic Conference Champion Carson-Newman on Saturday, Nov. 21. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. CST and will be broadcasted on FOX Sports 104.9-FM and at athletics.uwa.edu. More

Join Coach Wallace Tonight At Austin's Steakhouse For The Tuesday Night Coaches Show On Fox Sports 104.9                                               University of West Alabama Head Football Coach Bobby Wallace will be a part of The Tuesday Night Coaches Show on FOX Sports, WSLY 104.9 FM live from Austin’s Steakhouse in Livingston, Ala. tonight. More

Tigers Advance to Second Round of NCAA Division II Championships Two blocked field goals and a miss helped the University of West Alabama football team continue to make history as UWA (8-4) advances to the second round of the NCAA Division II Football Championships with a 24-22 win over Albany State on Saturday, Nov. 14. More

Audio from the First Round NCAA Division II Football Championships

UWA Returns to NCAA Division II Championships; Faces Albany State The University of West Alabama football team prepares for its first NCAA Division II Football Championship in 34 years as UWA (7-4) travels to Albany, Ga. to face Albany State in the first round of the championships. Kickoff from Albany Municipal Coliseum is scheduled for Noon CST. The game will be broadcasted on FOX Sports, WSLY 104.9-FM and at athletics.uwa.edu. More

UWA Places Eight on All-GSC Team; Ford Tabbed Defensive Freshman of the Year  As postseason action approaches on Saturday, Nov. 14, the University of West Alabama football team received All-Gulf South Conference recognition. The Tiger football team placed eight selections on the 2009 All-Gulf South Conference Teams, tying the school record that was set in 2002 and 2006. Shontral Ford garnered the Defensive Freshman of the Year honor, becoming the first Defensive Freshman of the Year honoree from UWA and the second Freshman of the Year for the Tigers. Ford, a native of Jackson, Miss., joins former UWA wide receiver Marty Hammond, who received the accolade in 1993. More