Our lead writer Brandon King made an appearance on Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab this Sunday.
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Day: October 21, 2024
SIAC announces 2024-25 women’s hoops preseason honors
title image via the SIAC Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced its 2024-25 Preseason All-SIAC Women’s Basketball Team, individual honors and predicted order of finish on Monday, featuring four returning players from the 2023-24 All-SIAC lineup. Preseason honors are as voted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. FIRST TEAM NAME POSITION SCHOOL CLASS HOMETOWN Iemyiah Harris* Guard Miles Senior Anniston, Ala. Corriana Evans* Forward Clark Atlanta Senior Griffin, Ga. Marta Duda* Forward Spring Hill R-Junior Torun, Poland Brittney Bolin* Guard Tuskegee Junior Trophy…
Read MoreMEAC announces footballers of the week
Title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC South Carolina State wide receiver Einaj Carter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. S.C. State defensive lineman Ka’Von Chisolm earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while teammates Kyle Gallegos and Dyson Robertswere named Rookie and Specialist of the Week, respectively. Carter (WR, 5-8, 178, Sr., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) recorded two touchdown receptions for 82 yards in the Bulldogs’ win over Fort Valley State.Chisolm (DL, 6-5, 260, Fr., Estill, S.C.) collected five solo tackles in the…
Read MoreAlbany State beats Morehouse like they stole something, 52-6
title image via Albany State Athletics It was homecoming at Albany State University and the culmination of the weeklong parade of festivities, including an actual parade earlier this morning, was the matchup with the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse College. In a dominant day of football, the Golden Rams put hoofs to rear ends, obliterating Morehouse 52-6 to end homecoming 2024 on a high note. The Golden Rams’ run defense was stout all afternoon, holding the Maroon Tigers to a mere 18 yards on the ground whille running for 188 yards…
Read MoreA pair of Tigers garner weekly Big South-OVC honors
The Big South-OVC announces their weekly football honorees and two Tennessee State players were among the players selected. Special Teams Player of the Week | CJ Evans | WR/KR | R-Sr | Mobile, AL After a Howard touchdown trimmed the Tennessee State lead to 20-14, the momentum of the game was up in the air. On the ensuing kickoff, Evans returned it for a 99-yard touchdown that put the Tigers firmly in charge of the game, as it returned the proceeding to a two-score TSU lead at 27-14. In addition…
Read MoreDr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 8 Major Division Top 7
Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll was rife with movement. With the exception of the top spot, every position in the poll is occupied by a different team than from the previous week. 7.Florida A&M (3-3, 1-1) After losing to Jackson State in their highly anticipated matchup, 35-21, FAMU tumbles down the standing from its previous no. 3 slot. Florida A&M, up 21-20, was snakebitten by two critical turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to…
Read MoreTennessee State spoils Howard’s homecoming, defeats Bison 27-14
title image via Tennessee State football 27 Winner TSU 14 HOW Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 7 6 14 0 27 HOW 0 7 7 0 14 It was Howard’s 100th homecoming and their opponent was no tomato can, but rather a tough and ascending Tennessee cryptot State football team. Unfortunately for the Howard faithful, there was no joy in Mudville as the mighty Casey struck out, as Tennessee State defeated Howard 27-14. In our preview of the game, we highlighted the strength of the Howard run game and…
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