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Chris Beverly and Phil Barrett combine to halt ETSU at the one yard line and The Citadel escapes Johnson City with a 31-27 comeback win.  PostandCourier.com insider Jeff Hartsell and former player Kyle Weaver weigh in on the surging 6-4 Bulldogs, who now enjoy an open week.  Also, Citadel women's soccer head coach Ciaran Traquair visits Toast! Mount Pleasant and shares news about SoCon All-Freshman Suzuka Yosue, a forward from Osaka, Japan.

Ra'Shaud Graham ('16), team chaplain for Citadel sports and the FCA representative on campus, is the special guest this week. The native of Lake City, S.C., has an important role in keeping cadet-student-athletes focused on their goals. Also, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell and Kyle Weaver reflect on the Mercer win and ahead to this week's trap game at struggling ETSU.

The Citadel 27, Furman 10. One of the best wins in Brent Thompson's tenure in Charleston is feted by Post and Courier beat writer Jeff Hartsell and former offensive lineman Kyle Weaver.  The Dogs improved to 4-4 after thumping the archrival; but now have a pesky Mercer Bears program headed to Johnson Hagood Stadium for Homecoming 2019. Plus, a quick word on Duggar Baucom's basketball team at the dawn of a new season.

Purple Makes Me Puke Week. After dispatching the purple-clad Catamounts of Western Carolina, Citadel playmakers Brandon Rainey, Raleigh Webb and Marquise Blount head to Greenville, S.C., to try and upset legendary rival and principal purple-puker No. 8 Furman.  Post and Courier beat writer Jeff Hartsell and guest host Paul Evangelist ('87) have the banter going at Toast! Mount Pleasant.

The Silver Shako now resides in Lexington, Va. Kyle Weaver and Post and Courier beat writer Jeff Hartsell are at Toast! Mount Pleasant with a recap of VMI's first win over The Citadel since 2002.  Brent Thompson's team must now regroup as Western Carolina invades Johnson Hagood Stadium.  Plus, the Bulldog basketball team inches closer to the start of a new season.

Four overtime heartbreaker in Homewood. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell joins Kyle Weaver at Toast! Mount Pleasant for a look back at the longest football game in Citadel history, a 61-55 setback at Samford.  VMI now heads to Johnson Hagood Stadium for a Silver Shako clash, as Brent Thompson's unit looks to bounce back. Also, audience questions this week include the latest with former players Cam Jackson and Alex Glover; and how will California's new state law for college athletes impact programs like The Citadel?

Another win against Charleston Southern. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell and new "Citadel GrayLine" team member and guest host Paul Evangelist ('87) review the close win over CSU. The Dogs now pack their bags for Homewood and the SoCon opener against a gritty Samford Bulldogs bunch. Also, Hartsell shares info on the basketball transfers headed to Duggar Baucom's program.

Victory at Georgia Tech!  The Citadel runs over the historic ACC institution in downtown Atlanta and prevails with a Jacob Godek game-winning field goal in overtime.  Plus, Citadel Football Association executive director John Carlisle ('64) returns to the show to discuss his organization's important role in advancing Bulldogs football.

I-26 was unkind to Brent Thompson's team, which evacuated Charleston for Hurricane Dorian, spent days in the Upstate waiting out the storm, then hit Elon University for a tough contest matching the SoCon and the CAA.  Kyle Weaver and PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell have the full report on the 0-2 Bulldogs, which now hit the road again for a money contest against the ACC's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Hurricane Dorian forces The Citadel's closure, sending the football team back to the Upstate for a week of preparation before facing the Elon Phoenix on the road Saturday. PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell has the latest from Brent Thompson's team, which tries to rebound after a close loss to nationally-ranked Towson in Week 1.  Executive producer Jon Rawl steps in for Kyle Weaver this week for this medley of Bulldogs football, soccer and basketball talk.

Season 12 of "Citadel GrayLine" launches from Toast! Mount Pleasant. Former Bulldogs offensive lineman Kyle Weaver hosts alongside veteran Post and Courier Citadel beat writer Jeff Hartsell.  As Brent Thompson's team preps for the opener at home against Towson, we find out about the new defensive coordinator's impact on the program, Brandon Rainey's growth, and new faces on the roster.

Tommy McQueeney ('74) shares his thoughts on Citadel athletics on the Fall 2018 finale. The multi-talented Charleston native also chats with hosts Kyle Weaver and Jeff Hartsell about his book writing career, which includes the just-released "Around In Circles," about former Citadel basketball coach and athletics director Les Robinson.

Tony Skole ('91), head coach of The Citadel baseball team, is host Kyle Weaver and PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell's special guest.  Skole discusses his emerging ball club; and the former two-sport star for the Bulldogs reviews the 2018 football season. We also salute the 6-2 Citadel basketball team, which opened SoCon play with a win over Mercer.  

Duggar Baucom drops by to discuss his streaking Citadel basketball team.  The Bulldogs recently knocked off both James Madison and South Florida on the road, and defeated Tubby Smith's High Point Panthers at home Tuesday night.  Plus, Baucom, Jeff Hartsell and host Kyle Weaver look ahead to Thursday's football finale at home versus Charleston Southern.

No. 1 Alabama and tiny little Citadel go to halftime tied 10-10; as Citadel fans and college football enthusiasts around the world rejoiced.  Unfortunately, they play two halves in football – as PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell relays the great highs and few lows from Bryant-Denny Stadium. Jon Rawl returns to the host chair again this Thanksgiving week alongside his 8-year-old son, Nolton Rawl, a Bulldog enthusiast and possible Knob Aspirant.

#BeatBama Week. Jim Waddill ('60) and executive producer Jon Rawl ('93) return to the host seats as they broadcast from Chapin, S.C.; as The Citadel preps for a road trip to face the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide.  The duo also connect with PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell, as we learn more about Brent Thompson's team and its amazing rally for a Homecoming win against Samford.

Kyle Weaver and Jeff Hartsell weigh-in on the decision of Brent Thompson to put sophomore Brandon Rainey as the starting quarterback. The Acworth, Ga., native helped steer a second half comeback at Western Carolina, as The Citadel improved to 3-5.  Samford now enters "The Genera" as the Homecoming opponent.  Plus, Duggar Baucom's basketball teams opens the season at No. 22 Clemson, losing 100-80.

Furman flummoxes Brent Thompson and the Bulldog football team. PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell and former offensive lineman Kyle Weaver sort through the debris of a 28-17 loss to the rival Paladins – as The Citadel now sits at 2-5 on the year.  We turn the page to this week's road outing at Western Carolina.  And we have info on the improving soccer and volleyball programs at El Cid.

The Silver Shako stays in Charleston!  PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell and host Kyle Weaver are back to review the close win at VMI.  Now, archrival Furman heads to The General.  Hartsell also discusses Bulldogs basketball and the recent NCAA verdict against Charleston Southern.

Midterm grades are in for The Citadel football team, which sank to 1-4 on the season after a disappointing Parents' Weekend loss to ETSU.  PostandCourier.com beat writer Jeff Hartsell and executive producer Jon Rawl evaluate all aspects of the program – from special teams to coaching.  Brent Thompson's team now has a chance to get back in the win column Saturday at struggling VMI, in the latest battle for the Silver Shako.