At a time when conference realignment is ubiquitous and traditional college football rivalries have been swept aside in the interest of network television money, this weekend in Atlanta, something old and something new.
Sports legends are like sunflowers in retirement. They grow tall and reach toward the sky with water, sunshine and loving attention. Jeff Hullinger asked Cy Bell’s son if anyone inquires about his late father’s Atlanta football prowess almost 100 years after the fact. “No, not really,” he replied.
The Kennesaw State Owls launched themselves onto an unfamiliar, yet exciting scene this week, as they kicked off their newly installed college football program with the first official team practice.
