Citadel GrayLine

The Citadel Basketball is preparing to open the season against N.C. State. Former Bulldogs hoopster Xavier Starkes ('84) discusses his experience as a cadet and player for Les Robinson in the early '80s. The Columbia, South Carolina, native returned to his hometown to attend law school at the University of South Carolina – and to launch his legal career in South Carolina's Capital City. Also this week, Thomas Scruggs and The Post and Courier's Andrew Miller have the latest on the Bulldogs' struggling football team.

Jon Rawl and Andrew Miller share the latest news from the 0-7 Citadel football team. Maurice Drayton's team packs its bags for Birmingham, as Samford is the opponent this weekend. Also, the Bulldogs' volleyball team continues its undefeated march.

VMI rallies in the fourth quarter to drop El Cid to 0-7 on the season. Those attending the game Saturday had to dodge hundreds of large puddles in the parking lot, as well as filthy, flooded bathrooms inside Johnson Hagood Stadium. Staff engineer Thomas Scruggs shares his flooding knowledge. Also, The Citadel volleyball team improves to 20-0.

Post & Courier beat writer Andrew Miller and host Jon Rawl look back on the closer-than-expected loss at Furman, a setback that guarantees The Citadel a seventh-straight year without a winning football team. Also, more on the Bulldogs volleyball and basketball squads.

NIL and its impact at The Citadel is detailed. Can a small college like The Citadel compete for top recruits? Western Carolina dominates the Dogs, as the struggling football team sinks to 0-5. And, we memorialize the 17th president of The Citadel, Lt. Gen. Claudius "Bud" Watts (USAF, Ret.), a member of the Class of 1958 that guided the college in the early 1990s.

1990s Citadel quarterback and longtime Board of Visitors member Stanley L. Myers ('98) dies suddenly. He was 47. Post and Courier beat writer Andrew Miller and co-host Thomas Scruggs each share their memories of the influential Citadel Man. And, we have a brief recap of the 0-4 Bulldog football team's bad loss at S.C. State.

Another loss for the Gridiron Dogs, as The Citadel sinks to 0-3 on the season following a lopsided spanking at Chattanooga. Maurice Drayton's litter must now hit the road to Orangeburg for a game with S.C. State. The Citadel Volleyball team is a perfect 12-0 on the season. Head coach Dave Zelenock drops by to visit with Andrew Miller and Jon Rawl.

John Olshefski ('80), a retired Army colonel that spends his golden years backing The Citadel's various athletic teams, is this week's Band of Gold Spotlight. And, a preview of the SoCon opener at Chattanooga is packaged in this episode.

Thomas Scruggs and Jon Rawl look back on the 34-0 opening loss Maurice Drayton and the Bulldog football team suffered at Georgia Southern. Now, upstart Campbell pays its first visit to The Citadel in the Dogs' home opener at Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Season 16 of "Citadel GrayLine" begins, as Jon Rawl, Thomas Scruggs and Post & Courier beat writer Andrew Miller discuss the first campaign for Maurice Drayton ('98), who will guide his alma mater's football team this fall. Plus, thoughts on the Dogs' win total – and SoCon happenings, too.