Day: November 21, 2022

Deion Sanders agrees that FAMU should have been in the FCS playoffs

Brandon King

Despite going 9-2, including winning nine consecutive games after dropping their first two contest, the selection committee saw fit to snub FAMU from the postseason. The exclusion of Florida A&M from the FCS playoffs caused consternation, only in Rattler Nation ,but many in the HBCU fanbase and media contingent. Head coach Willie Simmons in a video posted to Twitter Sunday, shortly after the announcement was made and, amongst other things , termed the turn of events “disappointing” and that the young men of his football team “got short changed”. Head…

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Tennessee State Men’s hoops opens up SoCal Challenge against CSUN today

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics TSU men’s basketball is California Dreamin’ looking for its first MTE Tournament Championship under Penny Collins at the SoCal Challenge this week. The Tigers will open the event on Monday against Cal State Northridge at noon local time. High Point and Central Michigan will conclude the Sand Division opening round at 2 pm on Monday. The event will conclude Wednesday afternoon with the consolation game at noon and the championship game at 2 pm. All games will be played at the  Pavilion at JSerra in San…

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Tennessee State women’s hoops set to take on Butler Monday night

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Courtesy of Stephen Featherston, Assistant Director of Communications NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State University women’s basketball team will continue their two-game road stand as they head to Indianapolis to take on Butler. This will be the first meeting between the two schools in 15 years. Monday night’s contest marks the final game for TSU before the Thanksgiving break. The Matchup: Tennessee State Tigers (2-2, 0-0 OVC) vs. Butler Bulldogs (1-2, 0-0 Big East)Date/Time: Monday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m. ET./ 6 p.m. CT.Location:  Hinkle Fieldhouse || Indianapolis, IN.TV: FloSports/Butler+Live Stats SERIES INFORMATION: This will be just…

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Coppin State defeats Saint Mary’s 58-53

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Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications BALTIMORE – Mossi Staples scored 21 points to lead the Coppin State women’s basketball team to a 58-53 win over Saint Peter’s on Sunday afternoon at PEC Arena.  The Eagles now stand at 2-3 on the season while the Peacocks fall to 0-3. Inside the Numbers How it Happened

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