Ryan Ridder named next men's basketball coach
By Gabriel Kopp | March 18Ryan Ridder, formerly of UT Martin's Skyhawks, has been hired as Mercer’s Men’s basketball coach.
Gabriel Kopp '26 is majoring in Journalism and Law and Public Policy at Mercer University. He has written for The Cluster since he started at Mercer, and currently works as the Sports Editor. When he isn't studying, he enjoys going for runs and reading the New York Times.
Ryan Ridder, formerly of UT Martin's Skyhawks, has been hired as Mercer’s Men’s basketball coach.
Mercer's Basketball programs are looking for two new head coaches for their 2024/25 seasons.
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.
Mercer football’s historic season came to an end in the second round of the FCS Playoffs as 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 berth in the FCS Playoffs.
A four-star prospect in 2018 out of Mars, Pennsylvania, 247 Sports considered Carmody the 17th-ranked shooting guard in the nation and he committed to perennial NCAA powerhouse Notre Dame.
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.