Erk Russell had rare and extraordinary leadership skills. Across the Southeast and beyond, there are hundreds of football players who would quickly attest to that. He had remarkable instincts with an ...

As another football season is about to get underway, I thought about all the lustful and enduring praise for offensive football, which has always been the talk of the town, and recalled how the late ...

From Savannah and Statesboro to Athens and across the State of Georgia, football fans are coping with the loss of beloved coach Erk Russell. WTOC talked with friends and former players in Statesboro ...

ATHENS – Vince Dooley lovingly refers to Erk Russell as an “all-fours coach.” “He was down in the trenches with the players every day,” Georgia’s former head coach said of his longtime defensive ...

Erk Russell has been immortalized at Georgia Southern University. His name is prevalent at athletics facilities on the Statesboro campus. A large statue stands like a sentinel in front of the Football ...

Former Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson’s gratitude to legendary coach Erk Russell goes deep. First, Russell hired Johnson prior to the 1983 season at Georgia Southern to coach the defensive line when ...

If Erk Russell isn't "eligible" for a hall of fame, then that hall of fame isn't worthy of the name. Word that Russell's brief tenure as a head coach - eight otherworldly seasons at Georgia Southern - ...

STATESBORO, Ga. - A crowd of 2,000 people at Paulson Stadium paid their final respects to Georgia Southern's legendary coach Erskine 'Erk' Russell. Coach Russell died Friday morning (Sept. 8), he was ...