Category: Black College Football

Tennessee State’s James Green named OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Week

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Tennessee State linebacker James Green was named the OVC-Big South Defensive Player of the Week. The Tennessee State Tigers were able claim victory in the 34th Southern Heritage Classic with a 24-14 win over Arkansas Pine Bluff and Green played a major role in the games’ outcome. With 0:54 left in the game, UAPB set up for a potential game-tying field attempt. The 37-yard attempt was blocked by Brent Rowe and recovered by Green, who took it 92 yards to the house for a game-sealing touchdown. In addition the decisive…

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Grambling Athletic Department issues statement on Jaquavis Richmond injury

Brandon King

Saturday Grambling was taken to the woodshed 72-10 by LSU, however the outcome was not the most concerining aspect of the evening for the Tigers. Gramblng State linebacker Jaquavis Richmond suffered a frightening injury halfway through the third quarter while making a tackle on LSU wideout Gregory Clayton on a punt return. It appeared that Richmond collided with teammate Chrisitian Williams as they came together to stop Clayton. For a tense ten minutes, Richmond was attended to by medical personnel before being carted off the field. Richmond, a native of…

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Late blunder sinks Morgan State’s upset bid against Akron

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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…

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Texas Southern evicerated by Toledo, 71-3

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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…

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Miles upsets Alabama State 21-17

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Courtesy of Alabama State Sports 21 17 ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MCo 0 7 0 14 21 ASU 7 7 3 0 17 Miles College (2-0, 0-0 SWAC) scored 14 points in the fourth  quarter to escape with a 21-17 win over Alabama State University (1-1-, 0-0 SWAC) on Saturday at ASU Stadium THE BASICSScore:   Mile College 21 | Alabama State 17Records: Hornets (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) | Golden Bears (2-0, 0-0 SIAC)Date: Saturday, Sept 9, 2023Location: New ASU Stadium | Montgomery, Ala.Series: Southern Leads the 26-011Get Social: Twitter – @BamaStateFB | Facebook…

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Albany State comes up short against Valdosta State at home, 21-16

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After a furious 4th quarter rally, the Albany State University Golden Rams came up short against the Valdosta State University Blazers on Saturday evening at the ASU Coliseum.  With the loss, the Golden Rams fell to (0-2) record while the Blazers improved to (2-0). In the 1st quarter, the Blazers took a (7-0) lead when Isaiah Flowers scored on a 2-yard run with 10:39 left in the opening stanza.  The touchdown capped an 8-play drive that covered 74 yards. In the 2nd quarter, the Golden…

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Albany State and Valdosta State to get it on this Saturday

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After a 2-year layoff, the Albany State University Golden Rams and the Valdosta State University Blazers will collide at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 9, at the ASU Coliseum on the East Campus in Albany, Georgia.  It will be the Golden Rams home opener for the 2023 football season.  The Golden Rams and Blazers will meet for the first time since September 18, 2021. The Golden Rams will enter the game with a (0-1) record while the Blazers are (1-0). In their season opener,…

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FAMU defeats Jackson State 28-10 in Orange Blossom Classic

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 10 JSU 28 Winner FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 0 0 3 7 10 FAM 21 7 0 0 28 Florida A&M used a big 207-yard showing on the ground to pick up a 28-10 win against Jackson State Sunday afternoon at home at Hard Rock Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 1-0 on the year and 1-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 1-1 and 0-1. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 150 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns…

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Tuskegee hangs on for 37-31 win over Fort Valley State in Red Tails Classic

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 31 FVS 37 Winner TU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FVS 7 7 10 7 31 TU 7 17 13 0 37 Avenging two consecutive losses in the matchup to start the season, Tuskegee stuffed a goal line rush from Fort Valley State in the final seconds to start off 2023 with a high-scoring 37-31 win on Sunday night in the Boeing Red Tails Classic. The victory in the head coaching debut of Aaron James was the first Tuskegee win in the three years of the classic, started…

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