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 ...

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Friday would have marked Coach Erk Russell’s 95th birthday. The Georgia Southern legend will be honored again this year by high school football teams from around Georgia in ...

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 ...

Erk Russell should be in the College Football Hall of Fame. Period. End of story. But since I still have quite a bit of space to fill here, let me tell you why he should be and why he is not. For ...