2012 Golden Eagle Football Headlines
Tennessee Tech's annual Gathering of Eagles picnic and scrimmage, scheduled for Saturday, August 17, inside Tucker Stadium, will feature a couple of new activities with coach Watson Brown and his staff hosting morning clinics for youth and women.
Former Tennessee Tech football players are invited to gather on Saturday, July 13, for the team's annual Alumni Golf Classic at the Cookeville Golf Club. In addition to golf on Saturday, the event will also feature a Friday night barbecue.
The Tennessee Tech football program will kick off the first of four summer camps on Monday, June 10, with the Soaring Eagle Kids Camp. Camp will run from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on Monday. The cost is $100 per camper.
Tennessee Tech defensive back Taylor Hennigan, named as a National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete in March, added another honor on Thursday when he was named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society for outstanding academic achievement.
Former Tennessee Tech wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills shortly after he went undrafted in the 2013 National Football League Draft on Saturday.
Over 20 Golden Eagles participated in the Tennessee Tech Festival of Writing Tuesday afternoon. The student-athletes gave their input on new traditions on Tech's campus.
Permanent football team captains were announced to fulfill the 2012 Golden Eagle season, and team award winners were declared at the annual team Awards Dinner Sunday afternoon. The team also celebrated its Senior Class.
Quarterback Darian Stone was spot-on Saturday in leading the offense during Tennessee Tech’s annual Purple/Gold Spring Scrimmage, directing a Golden Eagle group that appears loaded with skilled players.
Three weeks on the field, including two weeks in pads, and the Tennessee Tech football team is going in the right direction, according to head coach Watson Brown. The annual Purple/Gold Spring Scrimmage is coming up Saturday.
The Tennessee Tech football team will hosts its annual Purple/Gold Spring Scrimmage on Saturday, beginning at 1 p.m. in Tucker Stadium. Fans are invited. Admission is free.
Fans who are unable to attend the events on campus this week will still be able to watch all the action as the Golden Eagle Sports Network provides live web streams of the softball games Tuesday and Wednesday and football team's Purple/Gold Spring Scrimmage Saturday.
Starting times for Tennessee Tech's six home football games at Tucker Stadium in 2013 have been announced. The home schedule includes four night contests -- two on Thursdays -- and two afternoon games.
Sophomore Darian Stone and freshmen Jared Davis and Trent Thompson combined to throw 30-for-36 with 318 yards and a score in Tennessee Tech's first scrimmage of the spring on Saturday at Tucker Stadium.
Following two days in shorts and helmets, the Tennessee Tech football team was decked out in full pads Friday for the first time during the team's spring drills.
The Tennessee Tech football team will assemble Sunday afternoon, April 21, for its annual Awards Dinner, and the public is invited to attend the 2 p.m. event. Cost of the dinner is $16 per person.
Two elements that stood out Tuesday at Tennessee Tech's first day of spring football practice were energy and experience.
