Joe Whitfield is the sports editor for the Albany Herald. He graduated from the Henry Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia. He is an avid Georgia Bulldog fan and passionate about local sports in Albany. He has two daughters and seven grandchildren.
Less than a week after earning a No. 3 national ranking in the first NCAA-sanctioned Black College Football Poll, defending SIAC champion Albany State was picked to finish fourth in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Albany State football fans will have four opportunities to watch the Golden Rams on ESPN+ during the 2026 regular season as part of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's 23-game television package announced Tuesday.
Drake Baldwin, Matt Olson and Austin Riley all homered and Chris Sale pitched seven scoreless innings to lead the Atlanta Braves to a 15-1 win over the visiting Texas Rangers on Friday in the opener of their three-game set.
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