2025 EMCC Football News

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Five-time national champion EMCC Lions to conduct June football camps
Five-time national champion EMCC Lions to conduct June football camps

Five-time national champion East Mississippi Community College will conduct two summer football camps during the month of June on the Scooba campus.

EMCC Lions set March 26 for open football tryouts on Scooba campus
EMCC Lions set March 26 for open football tryouts on Scooba campus

East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct open football tryouts on Thursday, March 26, on the Scooba campus.

10th Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic slated for May 1st at Lion Hills in Columbus
10th Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic slated for May 1st at Lion Hills in Columbus

East Mississippi Community College’s five-time national championship football program will be hosting the 10th Annual EMCC Football Golf Classic on Friday, May 1st, at Lion Hills in Columbus.

EMCC Lions set Feb. 18 for open football tryouts on Scooba campus
EMCC Lions set Feb. 18 for open football tryouts on Scooba campus

East Mississippi Community College is scheduled to conduct open football tryouts on Wednesday, Feb. 18, on the Scooba campus.

East Mississippi Lions announce 22 football signees
East Mississippi Lions announce 22 football signees

A total of 22 football signees were announced during Wednesday’s National Signing Day by East Mississippi Community College head football coach Buddy Stephens.

Former Warren Central prep standout Chris Stamps added to EMCC’s football coaching staff
Former Warren Central prep standout Chris Stamps added to EMCC’s football coaching staff

Vicksburg native and former Warren Central High School standout Chris Stamps has been hired as an assistant football coach at East Mississippi Community College. The announcement was made this week by EMCC head football coach Buddy Stephens.

East Mississippi running back Gavin Griffin selected to 2025 NJCAA All-America First Team
East Mississippi running back Gavin Griffin selected to 2025 NJCAA All-America First Team

East Mississippi Community College running back Gavin Griffin has added to his list of 2025 season accomplishments by being named to this year’s NJCAA Division I Football All-America First Team. The National Junior College Athletic Association announced the organization’s first-team, second-team and honorable-mention football selections on Saturday (Dec. 20).

Former national champion EMCC Lion Austin Roberts joins Buddy Stephens’ football coaching staff
Former national champion EMCC Lion Austin Roberts joins Buddy Stephens’ football coaching staff

Austin Roberts, a Georgia native and former teammate of first-year EMCC defensive coordinator Justin Lucas on the Lions’ 2013 national championship team, has been named as an assistant coach on Buddy Stephens’ football coaching staff at East Mississippi Community College.

Former EMCC standout linebacker Justin Lucas returns to Scooba as the Lions’ defensive coordinator
Former EMCC standout linebacker Justin Lucas returns to Scooba as the Lions’ defensive coordinator

Aberdeen product and Troy University alum Justin Lucas, a former defensive standout and two-time national champion at East Mississippi Community College, has returned to the Scooba campus to serve as the Lions’ defensive coordinator. The announcement was made this week by EMCC head football coach Buddy Stephens.

EMCC’s Griffin, White and Shepard selected to 2025 NJCAA All-Region 23 Football Team
EMCC’s Griffin, White and Shepard selected to 2025 NJCAA All-Region 23 Football Team

East Mississippi Community College running back Gavin Griffin, wide receiver Noreel White and offensive lineman Kison Shepard have been named to the 2025 NJCAA All-Region 23 football team, as announced Wednesday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) office.

Gavin Griffin heads EMCC football honorees as MACCC North Division Offensive Player of the Year
Gavin Griffin heads EMCC football honorees as MACCC North Division Offensive Player of the Year

East Mississippi Community College running back Gavin Griffin has been named the MACCC North Division’s Offensive Player of the Year to highlight the Lions’ 13 selections to the 2025 All-MACCC football teams. Chosen by a panel of the MACCC’s head football coaches, the conference’s first-team, second-team and honorable mention football selections from the league’s North and South Divisions were announced Wednesday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference office.

No. 9 EMCC has five-game win streak halted with 45-24 loss to No. 7 Gulf Coast in MACCC semis
No. 9 EMCC has five-game win streak halted with 45-24 loss to No. 7 Gulf Coast in MACCC semis

Ninth-ranked East Mississippi Community College’s 2025 football season came to a close with a 45-24 home setback to No. 7 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College during Saturday afternoon’s MACCC semifinals contest played at Sullivan-Windham Field on the Scooba campus.

No. 9 EMCC Lions to host No. 7 Gulf Coast in MACCC football semifinals on Scooba campus
No. 9 EMCC Lions to host No. 7 Gulf Coast in MACCC football semifinals on Scooba campus

Set to make their 15th conference playoff appearance dating back to 2008, the nationally ninth-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College will play host to No. 7 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College during Saturday’s MACCC Football Semifinals on the Scooba campus. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.

EMCC freshman quarterback Trey Irving III tabbed MACCC Offensive Player of the Week
EMCC freshman quarterback Trey Irving III tabbed MACCC Offensive Player of the Week

For his dual-threat quarterbacking exploits during East Mississippi Community College’s 50-39 home win over Holmes to close out the regular season last Thursday in Scooba, EMCC freshman Trey Irving III has been named the MACCC Offensive Player of the Week. The announcement was made Tuesday by the Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference office.

No. 15 EMCC Lions claim 12th MACCC North title of Stephens era with 50-39 home win over Holmes
No. 15 EMCC Lions claim 12th MACCC North title of Stephens era with 50-39 home win over Holmes

With their fifth straight win on the year, the 15th-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College claimed a share of their 12th MACCC North Division football championship during the Buddy Stephens coaching era with Thursday night’s 50-39 home victory over the visiting Holmes Bulldogs in the regular-season finale played at EMCC’s Sullivan-Windham Field.

No. 15 EMCC Lions to host Holmes in regular-season finale with MACCC football playoff implications
No. 15 EMCC Lions to host Holmes in regular-season finale with MACCC football playoff implications

Owners of a four-game winning streak and with an MACCC playoff berth on the line, the 15th-ranked Lions of East Mississippi Community College are set to play host to the Holmes Bulldogs in Thursday’s regular-season finale. Kickoff for the key MACCC North Division contest is set for 7 p.m. at Sullivan-Windham Field on the Scooba campus.