Category: Black College Football

October 23, 2021 SIAC West Football Recaps

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From the SIAC: MILES 28, KENTUCKY STATE 21GAME STATSFRANKFORT, Ky. – Miles used the running game down the stretch to pick up crucial first downs to hold off Kentucky State for a 28-21 win in SIAC play on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. MC (4-4, 3-2 SIAC) finished with 457 total yards on offense with Donte Edwards and Kingston Davis combining for 177 rushin yards. Davis rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries (4.9). He scored on a pair of 6-yard touchdown runs to produce the first…

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October 23, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State 45, Howard 31North Carolina Central 28, Morgan State 17South Carolina State 13, Delaware State 7 Norfolk State 45, Howard 31 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Juwan Carter broke the school record for consecutive completions on the way to a 332-yard day passing and Cameryn Brent rushed for two touchdowns, including the clinching score with less than two minutes left, as Norfolk State won its fifth straight game, 45-31, over Howard on Saturday at Greene Stadium. Carter completed 26 of 29 passes and one score to carry the Spartans (5-2, 1-0…

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Tennessee State pitches shut out against Eastern Illinois, 28-0

Brandon King

28 TSU 0 EIU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 0 7 7 14 28 EIU 0 0 0 0 0 Coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers blanked the Panthers of Eastern Illinois 31-0. The Tiger defense led way, limiting the Panther offense to just 187 yards of total offense( 115 in the air and only 72 rushing), forced 9 punts and held EIU to an abysmal 2-17 on third down. The TSU defense was also aggressively opportunistic, forcing four Eastern Illinois turnovers, picking off three passes and…

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Albany State blanks Savannah State 30-0

Brandon King

0 SSU 30 ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SSU 0 0 0 0 0 ASU 3 13 7 7 30 As has been the case so many times this season the Albany State defense brought another offense to a grinding halt. The victim this week was the Savannah State offense. In what was seen as a battle of SIAC Eastern division, Albany State showed who is the true beast in the East with a dominant 30-0 shellacking of Savannah State. The Golden Rams defense was lights out , smothering…

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Tennessee State v Eastern Illinois: preview and prediction

Brandon King

It’s homecoming at Eastern Illinois and this year the Panthers will play host to the Tigers of Tennessee State University. Its been a tough year in Charleston, as Eastern Illinois currently sits at 1-6, and they are coming off a 28-17 loss against no.17 UT Martin in which they had the lead going into the fourth quarter. Tennessee State is looking to extend their winning streak to three coming off victories against Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech. For the 1-6 Panthers at this point in the season, there have been…

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Savannah State v Albany State, Previews and Prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday there will be a clash of SIAC East division titans as Albany State and Savannah State will get it on a game that will have division, conference and potential post season implications. Both teams bring a 6-1 overall record ,with each team’s only defeat( 53-7for SSU and 21-3 for ASU) at the hands of in-state foe Valdosta State. Both squads are also undefeated in SIAC play, with the Tigers sporting a 4-0 conference record and the Golden Rams sitting at 3-0. The Golden Rams bring one of the…

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Week 7 SIAC Footballers of the Week

Brandon King

ATLANTA, Ga. (October 18, 2021) – Michael Sims (Morehouse) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Mackenly Newbill (Savannah State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Jackson Spradlin (Miles) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside, Louis Williams (Tuskegee) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Michael Sims, MorehouseQuarterback  |  6’3  |  Senior  |  Detroit, MI Sims led the Maroon Tigers to a blowout victory of Eastern division foe, Fort Valley State, 51-3. He finished 11-of-20 passing for 225 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 33 yards and another touchdown…

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October 18, 2021 SWAC Football weekly honorees

Brandon King

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Southern’s Kobe Dillon, Chase Foster, and Luke Jackson along with Jackson State’s Keith Corbin III its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive – Kobe Dillon, Southern University  Dillon broke the Southern University single game rushing record on Saturday with 14 carries for 267 yards and three touchdowns. Dillon’s longest run of the day came during the opening drive of the third quarter when he burst…

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CIAA Football Week 7 Player Honorees

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Food Lion Offensive Lineman of the Week FOOD LION OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE WEEK #58 Justin Meade, Virginia Union(So, OL – Richmond, VA) Meade anchored an VUU offensive line that gave up no sacks against the league’s top pass rushing unit and helped the Panthers put up 562 yards of total offense, including 363 rushing yards, and 38 points in their win over Chowan. The VUU running game produced two rushers that put up 125+ yards each on the ground and while the offense averaged eight yards per play as a unit and registered 27…

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October 16, 2021 SIAC Football Western Division Recaps

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From the SIAC: MILES 34, LANE 31GAME STATSJACKSON, TENN. — Miles used a touchdown and a field goal in the fourth quarter to hold off Lane 34-31 on Saturday afternoon on Lane Field at Rothrock Stadium. Kingston Davis and Donte Edwards led MC (3-4, 2-2 SIAC) combining for 334 of the 449 yards of total offense. Davis scored a pair of touchdowns, including one in the final frame, to highlight 170 rushing yards on 22 attempts (7.7 avg.). Edwards added 164 yards on 26 attempts (6.3 avg.) and a touchdown.…

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