University of the Cumberlands (UC) Brendan Kelly (Lexington, KY) had a life changing experience just over a year ago that almost ended his collegiate athletic career.  After five surgeries in twelve days and a lot of courage and perseverance, Kelly was back on the playing surface in just under two months, less than half the time the doctors thought it would take for recovery.  

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) football program had a successful season in 2011 but unfortunately did not end up in the NAIA playoffs.  The Patriots had some athletes earn individual honors at season's end and another award was just handed out.  The 2011 Daktronics-NAIA Football Scholar-Athletes have been announced with 244 student-athletes receiving the distinction. 

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) football program ended its season when they defeated Cumberland University on the final week of the 2011 regular season.  The Patriots finished the year with a 7-3 record and a 4-2 record in the MSC West Division, earning 2^ndplace in the conference.  A group of Patriots were honored on Thursday November 17^thas the Mid-South Conference (MSC) handed out its yearly awards.  

The University of the Cumberlands (UC) football Patriots went into today's game with a large chip on their shoulder as they looked to make the Mid-South Conference (MSC) West Division championship interesting throughout the conference. The Patriots did just that as they knocked off #20 Cumberland University Bulldogs 31-27 in UC's final regular season game. 

On Saturday October 29^th, University of the Cumberlands (UC) sophomore wide receiver Willie Gibson (Abbeville, GA) helped lead the University of the Cumberlands Patriots to a 58-0 shutout of Belhaven University, the first since 2002 and the first in the John Bland Era.  During the game, Gibson caught two touchdown passes in the first quarter while also rushing for a touchdown.  His second touchdown grab gave him 15 touchdowns in his career, eclipsing the school record for touchdown passes caught in a career.