Category: Black College Football

Former Jackson State DB Herman Smith transfers to Colorado

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title image via BuffZone Courtesy of Brian Howell, BuffZone Former Jackson State defensive back Herman Smith III is reuniting with some old friends in Boulder. Smith, who played last season at Idaho State, is transferring to Colorado for his final season of eligibility. He’ll get a chance to play once again for CU head coach Deion Sanders, who was his head coach at JSU. Smith will also be reunited with several JSU staff members and players who came to CU with Sanders last year. That group includes fellow defensive backs…

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Rattler nation seemingly displeased about potential head coaching hire

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It has been a week since Willie Simmons resigned as Florida A&M head coach to take a running back coach position at Duke. Since then, speculation of who could possibly be in line to replace Simmons immediately emerged.  Names such as Los Angeles Rams offensive analyst KJ Black and current Albany State head coach Quinn Gray — both of whom had ties to the school —  were mentioned as candidates or potential hires.  The FAMU football team even weighed on the matter, decisively placing their support behind interim head coach…

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Big South-OVC Football Association 2024 Conference Schedule

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Courtesy of the Big South-OVC Football Association https://bigsouthovcfootball.com/news/2024/1/4/2024-football-conference-schedule-announced.aspx The Big South-OVC Football Association has announced its league schedule for the 2024 season. The second-year of the joint Association features nine league teams each playing an eight-game conference schedule.  The league slate starts Saturday, Sept. 7, and Association games will primarily take place between Weeks 5 and 13, with one game apiece during Weeks 2 and 4.  Seven weeks will feature four Association matchups. The opening league contest on Saturday, Sept. 7 will be 2023 co-champion UT Martin visiting Southeast Missouri.  On Sept. 28,…

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Tennessee State announces 2024 Big South-OVC Football schedule

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Tennessee State announced the Big South-OVC , also known as the stretch of games thier fans do not care about, portion of their schedule for the 2024 season. This is the second season of the Big South-OVC football alliance, in which nine teams will take part in an eight-game conference schedule. The eight-game schedule commences on Saturday September 7, with the lion’s share of association games taking place between weeks 5 and 13, with one game apiece sprinkled in during weeks 2 and 4. September 21 – Awayat Tennessee TechCookeville,…

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Bethune-Cookman releases 2024 football schedule

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Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Football will embark on its fourth season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) – and second in the Raymond Woodie Jr. era, with a challenging 2024 schedule that includes five contests against first-year head coaches, the farthest road contest for B-CU since 2018, four games in the friendly confines of Daytona Stadium, and a Florida Blue Florida Classic matchup against the defending Cricket Celebration Bowl champions. The Wildcats will open the 2024 slate August 31 at Raymond James Stadium with their first-ever matchup with the American Athletic Conference’s USF. The…

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Tennessee State’s Terrell Allen win Buck Buchanan Award

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Tennessee State defensive end Terrell Allen was named the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the best defensive player at the FCS level. Allen had himself quite the season, leading FCS in sacks with 14.5, sack yardage (123), yards for loss (28), and overall tackle for loss yardage (149) , while also recording 65 total tackles, (44 solo, 21 assisted) forcing 5 fumbles and 10 quarterback hurries. In a four-game span earlier during the season, the Little Rock, AR native recorded 11.5 sacks, and 18.5 tackles for loss,…

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Willie SImmons resigns from FAMU to take position at Duke

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Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons resigned today to accept a position as running backs coach on Manny Diaz’s staff at Duke. Ending much speculation about his future that was initially reported by Offscript late last week. The announcement was officially made by FAMU Director of Athletics Tiffani-Dawn Sykes “At 2p,m. today Coach Simmons submitted and I accepted his resignation and I accepted his resignation letter as he has chosen to pursue another opportunity. I would like to thank Coach Willie Simmons for his hard work to elevate our football…

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Albany State adds seven on National Signing Day

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title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After finishing his first season as the head coach at Albany State University, that included an appearance in the 2023 SIAC Championship Game, Head Coach Quinn Gray and his staff quickly focused their attention on National Signing Day.  As of now, the Golden Rams have added several talented student-athletes to a roster that will be dynamic heading into the 2024 football season. It’s an exciting time to be an ASU Golden Ram and I think the guys…

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Alcorn State announces Cedric Thomas as new head football coach

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Title image via Alcorn Sports Courtesy of Alcorn Sports Information LORMAN, Miss. — Alcorn State University has named Cedric Thomas as its new head football coach, Interim President Tracy M. Cook announced Tuesday. Thomas becomes the 22nd head coach in program history. “Alcorn State University’s commitment to our football program and student athletes is unwavering,” said Dr. Tracy M. Cook. “I am thrilled to appoint Cedric Thomas as our new head football coach. I believe he is uniquely positioned to continue our championship winning tradition. His passion for the game, approach to leadership of our student athletes, and his vision for the future will continue to strengthen our culture of excellence as a leader…

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Game-winning TD lifts FAMU over Howard in Celebration Bowl

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title image via Florida A&M Athletics Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 26 HU 30 Winner FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F HU 14 2 0 10 26 FAM 0 10 0 20 30 Florida A&M got a 38-yard touchdown reception from Jeremy Moussa to Jah’Marae Sheread with 5:46 left in the ballgame to give the Rattlers a 30-26 win over Howard on Saturday afternoon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The triumph improved Florida A&M’s record to 12-1 on the season while the Bison fell to 6-6. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 289 yards through…

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