Category: Black College Football

October 6 SIAC Football Schedule

Brandon King

There are seven games scheduled for today’s SIAC football action. Only three of the games remain within the SIAC- Morehouse/Tuskegee, Central State/Miles and Clark Atlanta/Fort Valley State- while everyone faces opponents outside of the conference.   Morehouse Tuskegee 1:00 p.m.Columbus, Ga.(Conf.) StatsRadio: Tuskegee Digital NetworkTV: ESPN3Video Lane Hampton University 2 pmHampton, VA Central State Miles 4 p.m.Fairfield, AL(Conf.) StatsVideo Albany State Catawba College 1:30pmSalisbury, North Carolina StatsVideo Kentucky State West Virginia State University 1:30 pmInstitute, WV Stats Virginia University of Lynchburg Benedict 2 p.m.Columbia, SC StatsVideo   Clark Atlanta Fort…

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NCAA rules cause Christion Abercrombie gofundme to be taken down

Brandon King

We brought the unfortunate story of Tennessee State University linebacker Christion Abercrombie who collapsed on the sideline in the first half of the Tigers’ game against Vanderbilt. He has been in the hospital since then and there has been an outpouring of support from not only the TSU family but HBCU’s across the land.   Although insurance policies provided by TSU and the NCAA will cover Abercrombie’s medical expenses, a gofundme was launched by Tennessee State to help provide funds for Abercrombie’s family. Two other fundraising efforts were launched by…

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MEAC Football Week 5 Football Honors

Brandon King

From meacsports.com:   Norfolk State University quarterback Juwan Carter was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced today. Bethune-Cookman’s Kennedy Ndukwe was named Defensive Player of the Week honors while North Carolina A&T State’s Malik Johnson received Offensive Lineman of the Week honors. Norfolk State’s Brandon Savage was tabbed Rookie of the Week while Florida A&M punter Chris Faddoul was named Specialist of the Week.   OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Juwan Carter Norfolk State QB 6-0 | 175 | So. | Richmond,…

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SIAC Football Week 5 Players of the Week

Brandon King

From thesiac.com:   ATLANTA, Ga. (October 1, 2018) – McKinley Habersham (Albany State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Davoris Thomas (Tuskegee) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Jordy Andrade (Morehouse) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Kelvin Murray (Morehouse) who earned Newcomer of the Week.               OFFENSIVE – McKinley Habersham, Albany State Running Back  |  5’9  |  180  |  Savannah, Georgia McKinley Habersham led…

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MEAC week 5 football recap

Brandon King

from meacsports.com:   Visit the MEAC Scoreboard Here Norfolk State 54, Delaware State 28 Florida A&M 55, N.C. Central 14 Bethune-Cookman 35, Savannah State 20         Norfolk State 54, Delaware State 28 NORFOLK, Va. – Juwan Carter passed for a career-high 318 yards and accounted for four touchdowns, and the Norfolk State defense scored twice on its own to lead the Spartans to a convincing 54-28 win over Delaware State in the MEAC opener for both schools on Saturday at Dick Price Stadium. Box Score | Recap    …

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SIAC week 5 football recap

Brandon King

Visit the SIAC Football Scoreboard Here Football Scores: Tuskegee 17, Lane 8 Miles 24, Albany State 30 Allen University 6, Clark Atlanta 31 Benedict 24, Central State 14 Morehouse 23, Kentucky State 21 Virginia University at Lynchburg 31, Fort Valley State 14 –     Tuskegee 17, Lane 8 TUSKEGEE, Ala. – The Tuskegee University football team held Lane College scoreless through three quarters before finally giving up a touchdown in the final five minutes of the game, on its way to a 17-8 victory Saturday afternoon at Cleve Abbott…

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Update on Christion Abercrombie

Brandon King

Yesterday we brought you the awful injury that befell Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie. He passed out on the sideline in the first half of the Tigers’ game against Vanderbilt. He was taken to Vanderbilt University Medical Cneter for emergency surgery and has been ICU since then. TSU just released an update on Christion’s condition on their Instagram. According to the update, Abercrombie remains in critical condition.   https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXojjZlzJR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   The updates also included statements from Christion’s mother, Staci Abercrombie and TSU head football coach Rod Reed.   Keep fighting…

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Tennessee State University linebacker Christion Abercrombie in ICU following head injury

Brandon King

Late in the first half in their game against Vanderbilt Saturday ,Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie suffered a head injury and collapsed on the sideline. He was taken off the field on a stretcher  He was rushed to Vanderbilt University Medical Center where underwent emergency surgery. Tennessee State Head Coach Rod Reed confirmed with ESPN that surgery was required. “The last I heard he was in surgery; we’ve been praying for him,” TSU coach Rod Reed said after the game. “I’m going to leave here and go there to see…

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Tennessee State falls short 31-27 at Vanderbilt

Brandon King

The Tennessee State Tigers traded blows with SEC opponent Vanderbilt for four quarters but ultimately came up short losing 31-27. The Vanderbilt offense came out shaky turning the ball over twice in the first quarter via two interceptions from VU quarterback Kyle Shurmur. TSU was unable to take advantage of the first turnover, as Antonio Zita missed a 46-yard field goal attempt. The second interception by Dajour Nesbeth came as the Commodores were in the red zone and threatening to score. Nesbeth stepped in front of the Shurmur pass attempt…

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September 29 MEAC Football Schedule

Brandon King

  Another full day of action in the MEAC, with six games on the docket. North Carolina Central, FAMU, Delaware State and Morgan State all play host to conference foes, while Bethune-Cookman and Savannah State step out of the MEAC for their opponents.   Howard University North Carolina Central 2 p.m.Durham, N.C.(Conf.) Stats Norfolk State Florida A&M 4 p.m.Tallahassee, Fla.(Conf.) North Carolina A&T State Delaware State 7 p.m.Dover, Del.(Conf.) South Carolina State Morgan State 1 p.m.Baltimore, Md.(Conf.) StatsRadio: WEAA, 88.9FM / HSRNTV: SPORTSfever Mississippi Valley State Bethune-Cookman 4 p.m.Daytona Beach,…

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