Football Ranked 24th by D2Football.com

MARS HILL, N.C. - The Lions' football team is ranked 24th in the country by D2Football.com. The full poll can be viewed by clicking here.

The Lions (5-2, 3-0), currently in first-place in the South Atlantic Conference, defeated Newberry, 48-36, on Saturday at the Ammons Family Athletic Complex and Meares Stadium. The Mars Hill football game on Thursday night at Carson-Newman will be televised on CSS-TV. The television broadcast and kickoff are set for 8 p.m.

Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS) is only on cable serving over six million customers in 13 states. Fans wishing to find CSS-TV in their local television market can click here.