Mercer baseball upsets FSU
Mercer Baseball (19-16) toppled #8 Florida State University (30-6) on Tuesday, winning in Tallahassee, 13-6.
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Mercer Baseball (19-16) toppled #8 Florida State University (30-6) on Tuesday, winning in Tallahassee, 13-6.
Several students spoke at Monday’s Student Government Association meeting about the university’s response to the lecture by Atlas Society CEO Jennifer Grossman earlier this month. At the lecture, a Mercer student was arrested and charged with battery but was released on bail soon after.
The Mercer Allergy Awareness Club (MAAC) recently proposed that the school equip Mercer Police, resident assistants and members of the Mercer administration with EpiPens. The suggestion comes a few years following the death of a freshman on campus who suffered a severe allergic reaction in their dorm.
Protesting and Arrests
As ubiquitous as Mercer’s orange light post banners or President Bill Underwood’s black labrador, Cricket, are on campus, there are two figures that stand out from the rest.
Michelle Clark-Heard was announced as Mercer’s next women’s basketball head coach on Friday.
Mercer’s Auxiliary Services sent out a school-wide email on Monday reminding its recipients that shoplifting is a crime and that any potential violations could be referred to authorities, alerting many Mercer students to the reality that shoplifitng is becoming an issue on campus.
Ryan Ridder, formerly of UT Martin's Skyhawks, has been hired as Mercer’s Men’s basketball coach.
Susie Gardner
Mercer Athletics has announced that it will expand its sports facilities in the coming years, adding a baseball performance center, new tailgating areas within Five Star Stadium and a joint tennis and golf facility.
Mercer’s newly hired head football coach, Mike Jacobs, gave an introductory press conference on Wednesday, marking the beginning of the coach’s reign at Mercer.
Mercer has named Mike Jacobs to the position of football head coach after Drew Cronic resigned from his post last week to become Navy College’s next offensive coordinator.
Drew Cronic stepped down from his position as head coach of Mercer’s football program on Tuesday. His next role will be with the Navy Midshipmen as the team’s offensive coordinator.
Robby Carmody has serious talent.
Mercer football’s historic 2023 season came to an end in the second round of the FCS Playoffs after they fell to #1 South Dakota State University, 41-0. The Bears’ season ended with a 9-4 record, the team’s greatest number of wins since it was reinstated in 2013, as well as its first-ever run in the FCS Playoffs.
The Mercer Bears football team recorded its first ever victory in the Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs, beating the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, 17-7, in Macon. The Bulldogs, who were the champions of the Big South Conference, came into the game riding a five-game win streak while Mercer had won six of their last seven contests.
In partnership with Mercer University and Live at Lofts, the Macon area Habitat for Humanity hosted its annual Light More Homes "Flip the Switch" event on Thursday.
Mercer’s men’s soccer team defeated Furman University 2-0 in Greenville, South Carolina, winning them the Southern Conference championship on Sunday. It was the program’s fifth SoCon championship in seven years.
On a rainy Homecoming weekend, the Mercer Bears football team got a little closer to the NCAA FCS playoffs with a win in the 2023 homecoming game against Samford University, 28-21. The game finished out the regular season for the Bears, who ended with a 8-3 overall record and went 6-2 in Southern Conference play.
Mercer extended its winning streak to three games with a win against The Citadel on Saturday, beating the winless Bulldogs in Charleston, South Carolina, 38-16. The win puts Mercer at third in the Southern Conference with a 5-2 record, and a 7-3 record overall.