Category: HBCU Sports

Chowan shocks Virginia State 43-40

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Courtesy of Chowan University Athletics 40 VSU 43  CU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VSU 0 12 14 14 40 CU 14 14 0 15 43 MURFREESBORO, N.C. – Twenty-five seconds was all the Chowan Football team needed to move the ball down the field and find the endzone for the go-ahead score to defeat Virginia State, 43-40, on Homecoming Saturday. THE BASICS FINAL | Chowan 43, Virginia State 40 RECORDS | Chowan 4-3 (4-1), Virginia State 4-3 (3-2) LOCATION | Murfreesboro, N.C. (Garrison Stadium) INSIDE THE BOXSCORE Chowan…

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Delaware State beats Norfolk State

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Courtesy of Delaware State Athletics 28  DSU 7 NSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F DSU 7 7 7 7 28 NSU 0 0 0 7 7 Quarterback C.J. Henry completed 14-of-19 passes for 194 yards and three touchdowns, while the defense pitched a shutout for the first 48 minutes to highlight Delaware State’s 28-7  victory over Norfolk State in the Hornets’ MEAC opener, spoiling the Spartans’ homecoming before more than 22 thousand fans at Dick Price Stadium today. The Hornets won their second straight game to improve to 4-2 overall, their…

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South Carolina State blanks Virginia Lynchburg 36-0

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Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics 0 VUL 36  BULLDOGS Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUL 0 0 0 0 0 BULLDOGS 21 0 8 7 ORANGEBURG, SC—Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Rakim Whitehad a career-day catching four (4) catches for 110-yards and two (2) touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an 36-0 shutout victory over visiting Virginia Lynchburg Saturday (Oct.15th) inside Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium|Willie Jeffries Field. Graduate quarterback Corey Fields, Jr. finished throwing 17-of-36 for 263-yards and three touchdowns, while redshirt senior Shaquan Davis had a solid day with seven (7)…

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Jackson State donkey-kicks Bethune-Cookman 48-8

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics 48  JSU 8 BCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 21 9 9 9 48 BCU 0 0 0 8 8 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jackson State University quarterback Shedeur Sanders threw a career-high tying five touchdown passes, and the defense tied an NCAA record with three safeties as the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman 48-8 Saturday at TIAA Bank Stadium. Sanders, a Heisman Trophy and Walter Payton Award candidate, threw five scoring passes in a game for the second time this season (Florida A&M) in completing 36 of 48…

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Southern hangs on to defeat Alcorn, 21-17

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications, Southern University 17 ALC 21  SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F ALC 0 14 0 3 17 SOU 7 14 0 0 21 BATON ROUGE, LA —  Southern University’s football team entered into a four quarter heavy weight fight with the Alcorn State University Braves to take over the first place spot in the SWAC West, where the Jaguars outlasted the Braves 21-17 at A.W. Mumford Stadium. Freshman running back Karl Ligon led the Jags rushing attack with 92-yards and a score. August Pitre…

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FAMU gets by Grambling 20-16 in Willie Simmons’ 50th win

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 20  FAMU 16 GRAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAMU 0 3 14 3 20 GRAM 0 10 0 6 16 | The Rattlers traveled to Grambling, Louisiana, and will leave winners, but they did not make it easy for themselves as they finished with 14 penalties for 171 yards in the 20-16 win. “Another close one; start calling us the cardiac kids, I guess,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “For the second week in a row, we found a way. The defense stood up for the second…

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Crowley’s big day helps push Alabama State past Mississippi Valley

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Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 9 MVSU 24  ALST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MVSU 0 3 0 6 9 ALST 7 10 0 7 24 MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Myles Crawley passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on the way to a 24-3 victory over the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley on Saturday (Oct. 15) at ASU Stadium.  THE BASICS Score: Alabama State 24 | Mississippi Valley 3  Records: Hornets (4-3, 2-2 SWAC) | Delta Devils (0-7, 0-4 SWAC) Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 Location: ASU Stadium | Montgomery, Ala.  Series: Alabama State leads 34-16 Get…

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Kyle Adams named to newly-created Delaware State Deputy of Athletics

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Courtesy of Delaware State Athletic Media Relations Delaware State University Director of Athletics Alecia Shields-Gadson has announced the appointment of Kyle Adams to the newly-created Deputy Director of Athletics post for the Hornets. Under the position, Adams is tasked with providing leadership on student-athlete welfare, risk management; NCAA, conference and Title IX compliance, in addition to recruiting, student-athlete and community engagement, among other things. “Kyle brings a wealth of experience and expertise in many areas relating to college athletics leadership and academic success, along with student-athlete welfare and support,” Shields-Gadson said.…

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Tennessee State looks to start conference play with win over Tennessee Tech

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After getting their first win of the season last week against Bethune Cookman, the Tennessee State Tigers launch into Ohio Valley Conference play this Satuday, heading to Cookevilke, TN to take on Tennessee Tech. Tennessee State excelled in all facets- offense, defense , and special teams- against Bethune, with all three units getting in the endzone. Draylen Ellis made his return from an ankle injury and completed 10/18 passes for 138 yards, 1 touchdown and an interception; he also ran 4 times for 29 yards and another touchdown. Felllow returning…

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Grambling and Southern to play in NBA HBCU Classic on 18 February 2023

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Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University and Southern University men’s basketball programs have been selected to play in the NBA HBCU Classic 2023, the NBA announced today. The Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT at the University of Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City as part of NBA All-Star 2023. The second NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA TV.  NBA…

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