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October 23, 2021 SIAC West Football Recaps

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Staff

From the SIAC: MILES 28, KENTUCKY STATE 21GAME STATSFRANKFORT, Ky. – Miles used the running game down the stretch to pick up crucial first downs to hold off Kentucky State for a 28-21 win in SIAC play on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium. MC (4-4, 3-2 SIAC) finished with 457 total yards on offense with Donte Edwards and Kingston Davis combining for 177 rushin yards. Davis rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on 14 carries (4.9). He scored on a pair of 6-yard touchdown runs to produce the first…

October 23, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Staff

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State 45, Howard 31North Carolina Central 28, Morgan State 17South Carolina State 13, Delaware State 7 Norfolk State 45, Howard 31 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Juwan Carter broke the school record for consecutive completions on the way to a 332-yard day passing and Cameryn Brent rushed for two touchdowns, including the clinching score with less than two minutes left, as Norfolk State won its fifth straight game, 45-31, over Howard on Saturday at Greene Stadium. Carter completed 26 of 29 passes and one score to carry the Spartans (5-2, 1-0…

Tennessee State pitches shut out against Eastern Illinois, 28-0

October 24, 2021October 24, 2021 Brandon King

28 TSU 0 EIU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 0 7 7 14 28 EIU 0 0 0 0 0 Coach Eddie George and the Tennessee State Tigers blanked the Panthers of Eastern Illinois 31-0. The Tiger defense led way, limiting the Panther offense to just 187 yards of total offense( 115 in the air and only 72 rushing), forced 9 punts and held EIU to an abysmal 2-17 on third down. The TSU defense was also aggressively opportunistic, forcing four Eastern Illinois turnovers, picking off three passes and…

Albany State blanks Savannah State 30-0

October 23, 2021October 24, 2021 Brandon King

0 SSU 30 ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SSU 0 0 0 0 0 ASU 3 13 7 7 30 As has been the case so many times this season the Albany State defense brought another offense to a grinding halt. The victim this week was the Savannah State offense. In what was seen as a battle of SIAC Eastern division, Albany State showed who is the true beast in the East with a dominant 30-0 shellacking of Savannah State. The Golden Rams defense was lights out , smothering…

Tennessee State v Eastern Illinois: preview and prediction

October 22, 2021August 12, 2022 Brandon King

It’s homecoming at Eastern Illinois and this year the Panthers will play host to the Tigers of Tennessee State University. Its been a tough year in Charleston, as Eastern Illinois currently sits at 1-6, and they are coming off a 28-17 loss against no.17 UT Martin in which they had the lead going into the fourth quarter. Tennessee State is looking to extend their winning streak to three coming off victories against Austin Peay and Tennessee Tech. For the 1-6 Panthers at this point in the season, there have been…

Savannah State v Albany State, Previews and Prediction

October 22, 2021October 22, 2021 Brandon King

This Saturday there will be a clash of SIAC East division titans as Albany State and Savannah State will get it on a game that will have division, conference and potential post season implications. Both teams bring a 6-1 overall record ,with each team’s only defeat( 53-7for SSU and 21-3 for ASU) at the hands of in-state foe Valdosta State. Both squads are also undefeated in SIAC play, with the Tigers sporting a 4-0 conference record and the Golden Rams sitting at 3-0. The Golden Rams bring one of the…

Jackson State picked to win in women’s basketball preseason poll

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Staff

From the Southwestern Athletic Conference: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Jackson State, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Tomekia Reed, has been selected to finish first in the 2021-22 Southwestern Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll. The preseason poll was voted upon by league head coaches and sports information directors. In the predicted order of finish Alabama State was tabbed to finish second followed by Southern, Alabama A&M, and Grambling State to round out the top five. Texas Southern, Alcorn State, Bethune-Cookman, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Prairie View A&M, Florida A&M and Mississippi Valley State…

CIAA and ESPN agree on multi-year deal to air men’s and women’s basketball tournaments

October 20, 2021October 20, 2021 Staff

Multi-year Agreement Through at Least 2024; All games to be shown on an ESPN Platform with championship games being aired on ESPNU From the CIAA: ESPN and the Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association (CIAA) have announced a multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement, enhancing ESPN’s college sports portfolio and coverage of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) with the addition of the conference’s men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. ESPNU will carry both CIAA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship Games, while all 22 games of both tournaments will be available on an…

Grambling Men’s Hoops picked to finish fourth in SWAC

October 19, 2021October 19, 2021 Staff

From Grambling State Sports Communications: Grambling State Tabbed Fourth in SWAC Preseason Poll BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | The Grambling State University men’s basketball team was predicted to finish fourth in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Preseason Predicted Order of Finish, the conference announced on Tuesday. The Tigers, who went 12-12 overall last season and 9-6 in SWAC play, registered 168 points to claim the fourth spot. Texas Southern, winning of the SWAC Basketball Tournament last season, garnered 11 first-place votes and 237 points to be chosen to repeat as conference champions. Prairie…

Week 7 SIAC Footballers of the Week

October 19, 2021October 20, 2021 Brandon King

ATLANTA, Ga. (October 18, 2021) – Michael Sims (Morehouse) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Mackenly Newbill (Savannah State) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Jackson Spradlin (Miles) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside, Louis Williams (Tuskegee) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Michael Sims, MorehouseQuarterback | 6’3 | Senior | Detroit, MI Sims led the Maroon Tigers to a blowout victory of Eastern division foe, Fort Valley State, 51-3. He finished 11-of-20 passing for 225 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 33 yards and another touchdown…