https://www.sbubearcats.com/rss.aspx?path=footballLatest news items for Southwest Baptist University Athleticsen-us60https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/5/15/baseball-sbu-athletics-garners-third-straight-glvc-sportsmanship-overall-award.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer, STUNT/Cheer, Mens Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming

Indianapolis, Ind. – For the third straight year, SBU Athletics garners the GLVC James R. Spalding Overall Sportsmanship Award. In the seven years of being in the Great Lakes Valley Conference, the Bearcats have now won this award five times.]]>SportsmanshipFri, 15 May 2026 11:10:00 CST111493https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/23/bearcat-football-welcomes-home-alumni-for-spring-game.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/4/23/bearcat-football-welcomes-home-alumni-for-spring-game.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – On Saturday, April 25th, SBU football will be hosting their annual spring football game at Plaster stadium at 2 p.m. This is a fun event where Bearcats will get to showcase their skill in clashing against each other as they prepare for the upcoming 2026 Fall season.]]>Spring GameThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:25:00 CST211471https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/3/30/football-beyond-the-sidelines-the-unsung-health-professionals-behind-sbu-athletes.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/3/30/football-beyond-the-sidelines-the-unsung-health-professionals-behind-sbu-athletes.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer, Women's Volleyball, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer, Beach Volleyball

Bolivar, Mo. — Stadium lights pierce the night sky and loud cheering fills the atmosphere with only ten minutes left in the game. All of a sudden, a crucial player lays on the field in pain. The whole stadium falls silent as a person with equipment runs over to evaluate the situation, working quickly and calmly to help get the player off the field. Once the player is safely on the sidelines, the game goes on. An observer may never know the rest of the story. They may never know of the Athletic Trainers, the people whose main job is to help players back onto the field.]]>AT Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:19:00 CST211428https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/18/bearcat-football-welcomes-ben-brummer-as-defensive-line-coach.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/18/bearcat-football-welcomes-ben-brummer-as-defensive-line-coach.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – SBU head football coach Paul Hansen is excited to announce Ben Brummer as the new defensive line coach. Brummer joins the Coach Hansen again after being a member of his staff at Mid-America Nazarene and Southwestern Assemblies of God.]]>BrummerWed, 18 Feb 2026 11:30:00 CST211344https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/9/baseball-sbu-athletics-accepting-hall-of-fame-nominations-for-class-of-2026.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/9/baseball-sbu-athletics-accepting-hall-of-fame-nominations-for-class-of-2026.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Golf, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer

Bolivar, Mo. – After an exciting Hall of Fame class of 2025, SBU Athletics is now accepting nominations for the Hall of Fame Class of 2026. Nominations will be accepted now through March. Nominees must have finished at SBU, at least 5 years prior to being nominated. Link for the nomination is below.]]>HOFMon, 9 Feb 2026 09:42:00 CST811324https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/4/bearcat-football-announces-2026-signing-class.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/2/4/bearcat-football-announces-2026-signing-class.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – SBU Bearcat football, led by Head Coach Paul Hansen, is excited to announce the 2026 signing class. This year they welcome 47 new signees to the Bearcat family that are represented across six different States. Of these future Bearcats, 16 were named to their respective All-State team.]]>NSD Graphic 2026Wed, 4 Feb 2026 14:05:00 CST211308https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/19/baseball-sbu-athletes-honored-for-tremendous-work-in-the-classroom.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/19/baseball-sbu-athletes-honored-for-tremendous-work-in-the-classroom.aspxBaseball, Football, Men's Basketball, Men's Cross Country, Men's Tennis, Softball, Women's Basketball, Women's Cross Country, Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Volleyball, Women's Track & Field, Men's Track & Field, Men's Soccer, Beach Volleyball, Mens Volleyball, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming

Bolivar, Mo. – SBU Athletics is excited to announce the tremendous academics accomplishments of our student athletes during the 2025 Fall semester. While we pride ourselves of being excellent on the field, we pride ourselves of being even more excellent off the field.]]>Fall 2025 GPAFri, 19 Dec 2025 17:01:00 CST111302https://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/1/12/football-coach-hansen-promotes-ethan-smith-to-defensive-coordinator.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2026/1/12/football-coach-hansen-promotes-ethan-smith-to-defensive-coordinator.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – SBU head football coach Paul Hansen is excited to announce Ethan Smith as Defensive Coordinator – Defensive Backs. Smith just finished his first season as a Bearcat putting up incredible numbers on the defensive side of the field.]]>SmithMon, 12 Jan 2026 13:09:00 CST211262https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/31/football-ransom-saner-earn-don-hansen-all-american-honors.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/12/31/football-ransom-saner-earn-don-hansen-all-american-honors.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – This past week two Bearcat football members were named to the Don Hansen NCAA DII All-American team. Senior wide receiver Kamau Ransom and sophomore defensive lineman Caleb Saner both earned Honorable Mention Awards.]]>All-AmericanWed, 31 Dec 2025 11:52:00 CST211250https://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/24/10-bearcats-earn-all-glvc-football-honors.aspxhttps://sbubearcats.com/news/2025/11/24/10-bearcats-earn-all-glvc-football-honors.aspxFootball

Bolivar, Mo. – After numerous conference leading Bearcats, 10 SBU football members earn All-GLVC honors as announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. This list included three 1st-Team, two 2nd-Team, and five Honorable Mentions for the Bearcats.]]>All-Conference FBMon, 24 Nov 2025 15:13:00 CST211221