Category: Black College Football

TSU’s Kaleb Mosley named OVC Specialist of the Week

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Tennessee State kicker/punter Kaleb Mosley was named Ohio Valley Conference Specialist of the Week for his performance against Texas A&M Commerce. Saturday the senior kicker out of Montgomery, Alabama scored 10 points against the Tigers season-ending victory against the Lions. Mosley was perfect on his field goal attempts, connecting on kicks of 47, 36, and 25 yards and converted 1 out of 2 of his PATs, one was blocked. In his punter duties, Mosley averaged 38.9 yards per kick, with a long of 55-yards and 1 downed inside the 20-yard…

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Tennessee State’s Darius Harper named OVC Defensive Player of the Week

Brandon King

Tennessee State defensive back Darius Harper was named Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week. The senior had his fingerprints all over the Tigers’ 22-14 win over Texas A&M Commerce. What he accomplished in just the first half alone, would have been enough to garner Harper the weekly DPOY honours. Harper had an interception on the first play from scrimmage, which he returned 28 yards for a touchdown. His 20-yard run after a fumble recovery in the second quarter positioned the TSU offense for a subsequent touchdown. His second…

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Olivo’s field goal lifts NC Central to victory in closing seconds

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image via North Carolina Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 22  NCCU 20 TTU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NCCU 10 3 0 9 22 TTU 0 7 7 6 20 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – North Carolina Central University junior Adrian Olivo kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired to secure a 22-20 come-from-behind road victory for the No. 25 Eagles over Tennessee Tech University on Saturday inside Tucker Stadium. Olivo’s heroic kick, his third field goal of the day, capped a 12-play, 53-yard game-winning drive after Tennessee Tech…

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Mississippi Valley State stuns PV 27-7

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Courtesy of Mississippi Valley State Athletics 7 PVAMU 27  VALLEY Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F PVAMU 7 0 0 0 7 VALLEY 0 0 17 10 27 ITTA BENA, Miss. – The Mississippi Valley State University football program have potentially knocked Prairie View out of the SWAC West Championship, pending the Bayou Classic result next week, stunning the Panthers with a 27-7 blowout on Senior Day. The Basics •    Records: Mississippi Valley State (2-9, 2-6 SWAC) | Prairie View A&M (6-5, 5-3 SWAC) •    Location: Itta Bena, Mississippi – Rice-Totten Stadium at Chuck…

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Alabama A&M plays spoiler in come-from-behind win over Texas Southern

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Courtesy of Joshua J. Darling, Sports Information Director 20 TXSO 24  AAMU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TXSO 0 8 6 6 20 AAMU 0 3 0 21 24 HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Faced with the end of their season after 60 minutes, Alabama A&M (4-7, 4-4 SWAC) gave a preview of things to come as they rallied from down 17 in the fourth to stun Texas Southern (5-6, 4-4 SWAC) 24-20 and ruin their Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title hopes in an NCAA Division I football game on Saturday, November…

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Travis Hunter’s impact leads Jackson State to win over Alcorn

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 24  JSU 13 ALC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 3 14 0 7 24 ALC 0 7 3 3 13 LORMAN, Miss. – WR/ CB Travis Hunter returned an interception for a touchdown and caught a touchdown pass to power Jackson State football to a 24-13 win over Alcorn at Jack Spinks / Marino Casem Stadium. Hunter returned a second-quarter interception 44 yards for a touchdown and made a 19-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to power JSU football to its first…

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Florida A&M defeats Bethune-Cookman 41-20 in Florida Classic

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Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 41  FAM 20 BCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 13 14 0 14 41 BCU 0 7 7 6 20 ORLANDO, Fla. | Five different players reached the end zone, led by two scores from Jaylen McCloud, as Florida A&M handily beat Bethune-Cookman 41-20 on Saturday afternoon inside Camping World Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 9-2 on the year and 7-1 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the BCU fell to 2-9 and 2-6. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 195 yards through the air,…

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Delaware State stomped by Campbell 34-7 in season finale

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Courtesy of Delaware State Athletics Campbell scored the first 34 points of the game and never looked back in a 34-7 victory over Delaware State in the 2022 finale for each team at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. Campbell quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams completed 13 of 24 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown to help the Camels halt a four-game losing streak to end the season with a 5-6 overall record.Delaware State dropped its second in a row to also end the year at 5-6. Hornet running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon, playing in…

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Otto Kuhns powers Norfolk State to season-ending win

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*title image via Niya Grant 42  NSU 38 BULLDOGS Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NSU 14 14 0 14 42 BULLDOGS 14 14 7 3 38 Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Quarterback Otto Kuhns accounted for all six Norfolk State touchdowns on Saturday, leading the Spartans (2-9, 2-3 MEAC) to a thrilling 42-38 victory at South Carolina State (3-8, 1-4) in the final game of the season. Kuhns kept it himself on an option read late in the fourth quarter, rushing 15 yards for what would be the…

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Howard earns share of MEAC crown with 35-6 beatdown of Morgan State

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 35  HOW 6 MSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F HOW 7 7 7 14 35 MSU 0 0 0 6 6 BALTIMORE (November 19, 2022) – Howard University senior quarterback Quinton Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) performed a rare hat trick, passing for two touchdowns, running for another and catching the first career TD reception as the Bison dominated Morgan State (MSU), 35-6, in the regular season Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) finale at Hughes Stadium. By virtue of the win, Howard (5-6, 4-1…

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