Category: CIAA

Virginia Union repeats as CIAA Champs, defeats Virginia State 17-13

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title image via the CIAA Courtesy of the CIAA  #1 Virginia State and #2 Virginia Union faced off in the 2024 CIAA Football championship Saturday evening in their home state. The game was exciting throughout and came down to the final drive, however for the second straight season, Virginia Union came out as champions for a second-consecutive season, winning the game 17-13. The championship victory is the second consecutive for the Panthers.  Virginia State received the ball first and would convert on a 2nd and 20 thanks to a 25-yard rush by…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 10

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report It is Week 10 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid Major Top 7 poll rankings and it comes at the point of the season in which the stage is being set to determine conference supremacy. The combatants that will lock horns for the crowns in the SIAC and CIAA, respectively have been set and the ascension of these teams to the championship round led to a shake-up in the rankings with positions 1-7 occupied by a different team from the…

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Virginia State defeats Virginia Union 35-28 to split reg season CIAA crown, will meet in CIAA title game

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title image via Chris Waugman Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics 28 VUU 35 Winner VSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 3 10 8 7 28 VSU 7 14 14 0 35 The Virginia State (7-3, 6-1) football team defeated Virginia Union (7-3, 6-1) 35-28 to end the season as co-champions of the CIAA and set up a rematch next week in the championship game.  The Trojans started the game with the ball and went down the length of the field with a 10-play drive. Romelo Williams found Tayshaun Porter at the 31-yard line…

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Virginia Union and Virginia State will get it on the CIAA title game

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Courtesy of the CIAA Entering week 10 of the 2024 CIAA football regular season, Virginia State and Johnson C. Smith were both in contention for the second and final spot in the 2024 CIAA football championship. The Golden Bulls just needed a victory over Livingstone while Virginia State needed a win and a loss by JCSU. The Trojans’ prayers were ultimately answered, as they took down Virginia Union on their home turf and watched JCSU fall to the Blue Bears, securing a spot in the title match.   Virginia State were hot…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week Mid-Major Top 7 Poll Rankings

Brandon King

As the season draws closer to its completion there was a host of movement in Week 9 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab’s Mid Major Top 7. Only two teams from top 7 held on to its spot from the previous week.  7.Fort Valley State (6-3, 6-1)  The Wildcats enter this week’s poll ranking at no. 7 after being unranked the previous week. In their most recent outing Fort Valley built a 35-0 first-half lead en route to a 44-20 defeat of Benedict. FVSU quarterback completed 10-of-19 passes…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 8 Mid Major Top 7 Poll rankings

Brandon King

Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid Major saw its fair share of movement, with 4 teams occupying a new position and a new team entering the rankings.  7. Tuskegee University ( 5-3, 5-1)  After stumbling out of the gates, 0-3, the Golden Tigers have quietly won 5 in a row, putting themselves back in the mix for the SIAC crown. In their last outing, Tuskegee defeated Central State 30-14. The victory lifted the Golden Tigers into a three-way tie at 5-1 in conference play with…

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JCSU’ Darius Ocean named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week

Brandon King

Johnson C. Smith quarterback Darius Ocean was named HBCU National Player of the Week by BOXTOROW. In the Golden Bulls’ 21-14 defeat of Shaw, Ocean completed 24-of-32 passes for 265 yards, 3 touchdowns, and no interceptions. Ocean also added 16 rushing yards.  Ocean and his gridiron exploits will be highlighted on BOXTOROW with Donal Ware, the nationally syndicated sports talk show that airs on stations across the nation.  Stations that carry the shoe can be seen at  www.boxtorow.com/affiliate-stations BOXTOROW also airs on Satellite Radio on SiriusXM College Sports, Fridays 6p ET/5p CT/3p PT, and on SiriusXM Channel 142, H.B.C.U., on Saturday 9a ET/8a CT/6a PT.

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Week 7 Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Top 7 Mid-Major Poll

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this reoprt The operative word for Week 7 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Top 7 Poll Rankings is movement, with positions 2-6 each home to a new team than the prior week.   7. Clark-Atlanta (5-2, 4-2) For the second time in the past three weeks, Clark Atlanta has fallen to number 7 in the rankings. The Panthers are coming off a 49-28 defeat at the hands of Miles College, who also played the role of Homecoming spoiler. CAU limps into its…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 6 Mid-Major Football Top 7 Poll Rankings

Brandon King

Dr.Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 6 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid-Major Division Football Poll Rankings saw no changes at the top of the rankings, with positions 1-4 being holdovers from the previous week. The movement happened at the bottom of the rankings, with 2 teams changing positions and a new team entering the mix. 7. Miles College (4-2, 4-0) The Miles College Golden Bears enter the rankings after being unranked the previous week. In their last outing, the Golden Bears defeated Albany State 32-21…

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Winston-Salem overwhelms Shaw 34-14

Brandon King

14 SHAW 34 Winner WSSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SHAW 0 6 0 8 14 WSSU 7 6 14 7 34 Winston-Salem, controlling the time of possession, while also limiting Shaw to just 89 yards rushing was able to convincingly defeat Shaw 34-14.  The Rams’ offense got right to work, taking the opening kickoff and driving 95 yards in 12 plays, ending with Dailyn Lee plunging in from a yard out to put WSSU 7-0. Shaw would get on the board in the second quarter when Christian Peters connected…

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