Courtesy of Arkansas Pine Bluff Athletics 20 MILES 21 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MILES 0 0 14 6 20 UAPB 14 0 7 0 21 In Alonzo Hampton’s first home opener as head coach, the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions needed a stop inside their own 10 with less than a minute left on Saturday afternoon and got it, getting a fourth down stop at the -4 yard line with 23 seconds left to seal the 21-20 win over Miles at home at Simmons Bank Field.…
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Tuskegee hangs on to defeat Central State, 27-21
Courtesy of Tuskegee University Athletics In a tight battle between Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC), Tuskegee used a second half push and another late defensive stop to take the 27-21 win over Central State in the 2023 home opener inside of Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Leading by just six points late in the fourth, the Golden Tigers came away with three stops in the fourth quarter, caused by one interception and two turnovers on down to secure the game. With the win, Tuskegee (3-0, 2-0 SIAC) is…
Read MoreFAMU lays smack down on West Florida 31-10
Courtesy of Maryn Quinton, Florida A&M Athletics 10 UWF 31 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F UWF 0 3 0 7 10 FAM 0 3 21 7 31 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. –– Florida A&M football honored the late great Ken Riley as they played their first game on Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium. Florida A&M successfully defended its FCS second-longest home winning streak against West Florida, winning 31-10, making it 16 wins in a row at Bragg. How it happenedFlorida A&M scored first with 12:33 remaining in the 2nd quarter with…
Read MoreAlbany State gets by Morehouse 24-14 in HBCU NY Classic
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Quinn Gray, Sr. won his 1st game as the head coach of Albany State University after his Golden Rams defeated the Morehouse Maroon Tigers (24-14) in the 2nd Annual Toyota HBCU New York Classic at MetLife Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Over 18,000 students, fans and alum attended the world’s largest HBCU Homecoming and the unofficial start of HBCU Homecoming week. With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (1-2) overall and (1-0) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Maroon Tigers fell to…
Read MoreTennessee State claims 25th John A. Merritt Classic 27-25 over Gardner-Webb
Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics 25 GWU 27 Winner TSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GWU 7 10 2 6 25 TSU 7 7 7 6 27 NASHVILLE — The Tennessee State football team took down Gardner-Webb 27-25 in the John Merritt Classic on Saturday evening for their first Big South-OVC win of the year. The Tigers improved to 2-1 on the year and 1-0 in Big South-OVC Conference play, while the Runnin’ Bulldogs fell to 1-2 and 0-1. Jalen Rouse totaled 53 yards to lead the Tigers’ ground attack and added…
Read MoreMorehouse basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference schedule
Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics The rest of the schedule has arrived! The Morehouse College basketball team and third year head coach Douglas Whittler have finalized the Maroon Tigers’ 10-game 2023-24 non-conference schedule featuring five home games on Arthur J. McAfee Jr. Court in Forbes Arena, three NCAA Division I exhibition games, and more. The Maroon Tigers officially open up their season with an Oct. 29 away exhibition game against Georgia State University. The very next day, Morehouse will travel to Birmingham, AL. on Oct. 30 to face off against the University of Alabama Birmingham…
Read MoreJackson State’s Hope Briggs wins second consecutive Volleyball Newcomer of the Week
Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics For the second week in a row Jackson State’s Hope Briggs has been tabbed Southwestern Athletic Conference Newcomer of the Week for outstanding performance over the weekend at the McNeese Invitational. Hope Briggs continues to shine in her freshman season as she posted 13 kills and five blocks in JSU’s 3-2 win over Southeast Missouri Friday morning. Despite the Tigers falling to Sam Houston in their second game of the invitational Briggs registered 15 kills and three blocks in the match. Briggs closed out the tournament with eight kills…
Read MoreLate blunder sinks Morgan State’s upset bid against Akron
Courtesy of Morgan State University Athletic Communications 21 MSU 24 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSU 0 7 14 0 21 AKR 3 14 0 7 24 The Morgan State football team pushed FBS-member Akron to the limit, but the Zips scored a last-minute touchdown and held off an upset bid by the Bears Saturday, leaving InfoCision Stadium-Summa Field with a 24-21 home-opener win. The Bears bottled up Akron’s spread offense for most of the night and held a 21-17 lead looking to run out the clock in the…
Read MoreTexas Southern evicerated by Toledo, 71-3
Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information Box Score TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo scored on its first eight possessions as they handed TSU a road loss on Saturday inside Glass Bowl Stadium. The reigning Mid-American Conference champions, the Football Bowl Subdivision Rockets forced a punt on TSU’s opening drive and converted on two third downs on its opening drive before scoring on a Peny Boone 1-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion. TSU quarterback Jace Wilson, who was making his first start of the season, settled down on the second drive…
Read MoreFAMU’s turnovers costly in loss to South Florida, 38-24
Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 24 FAM 38 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 7 7 3 7 24 USF 14 10 7 7 38
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