Kris Ferguson earned three business bachelor degrees and graduated from Winston-Salem State University in 2008. He is also a masters' level graduate of West Texas A&M (2019) and Texas A&M-Commerce (2021). As a career student, he's currently pursuing another degree in his spare time at Valdosta State.
His current passions include road trips to some of the remotest areas of North America, learning about financial topics, exercising, modifying cars, and building his wine collection.
November 15th, 2024 5:00pm
Conference Championship Saturday is upon us. That brings out a really busy week, especially with nearly school's regular season ending.
November 8th, 2024 5:00pm
Quick hitters, in order of interest: Virginia Union at Virginia State:
November 1st, 2024 8:00am
The first regional rankings is a refreshing reminder of the progress the CIAA has made in managing a reasonable schedule.
October 25th, 2024 9:00am
The gauntlet continues this week with the old CIAA South grouping of teams at or above .500 going into this weekend. Of note, it feels like we sort of knows who will be in the conference championship game:
October 18th, 2024 4:00pm
This week's column is dedicated to Virginia State Associate Vice President for Athletics Peggy Davis, who passed away this week. The decline of Fayetteville State football was on display in last week’s game against Livingstone.
October 11th, 2024 10:00am
We are just across the midway point of the season. So far, outcomes have exceeded expectations in all sorts of ways.
October 4th, 2024 10:00am
Week five brings some intriguing storylines. The top four teams are matched against each other in what feels like a round robin, especially given that the Virginia schools play each other, and the same for the North Carolina schools later this season.
September 27th, 2024 3:00pm
Quick NotesHurricane, now tropical storm Helene, could have an effect on games in the western part of the conference’s footprint, particularly because of some wind. JCSU is the lone undefeated team in the conference.
September 20th, 2024 11:00am
The CIAA’s out of conference leg was a rousing success. Schools scheduled well, and they came out with nine of 11 clubs notching at least one win against Division 2 School.
September 13th, 2024 11:00am
It was a wild week last Saturday. Our three FCS matchups had CIAA teams leading at some point in the game, ECSU + FSU + Shaw won in the final seconds, and Bluefield State was a refreshing surprise.
September 5th, 2024 11:00am
Week Zero was quite successful for the CIAA as a whole. Shaw and Winston-Salem State opened the season with a win for the first time in several seasons, while the conference’s upper echelon swept the SIAC in out of conference competition.
August 29th, 2024 7:00am
Welcome to the 2024 season. Some important notes for 2024’s season include:
November 30th, 2023 4:45pm
Justin Polizzi and Kris Fersguson discuss the Super Region Two playoff bracket
November 22nd, 2023 8:40pm
Justin Polizzi and Kris Ferguson recap the first round playoff games in Super Region Two and look ahead to the second round.
November 16th, 2023 7:00pm
Kris Ferguson and Justin Polizzi discuss the super region two playoff field, including Virginia Union's machup with Kutztown in the SR1 bracket.
November 10th, 2023 12:00pm
Championship week is exciting and sobering for various reasons. It’s the end of a regular season that featured a lot of ups and downs, along with a lot of untapped potential for next season.
November 3rd, 2023 12:00am
Notes from this week: Fayetteville State is 7th in the regional rankings, while Virginia Union is 10th.
October 27th, 2023 12:00am
The regional rankings came out on Monday, and the team you weren’t expecting was among the alphabetical top 10. Fayetteville State trumped the two one-loss Virginia schools to be among the 10 teams.
October 19th, 2023 12:00pm
With division races tightening up, there's alot to discuss. Lets talk about it.
October 13th, 2023 12:00am
Highlights from this past week: Virginia State is ranked for the first time since 2018.