Category: SWAC

Grambling’s James earns consecutive SWAC Offensive Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications :  Grambling State University sophomore outside hitter Jayden James earned her second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honor, the conference announced on Wednesday. James received SWAC accolades after a stellar week in four Grambling State matches. She was selected to the UNA Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after her phenomenal three-match performance against North Alabama, New Orleans and Lamar. She registered 50 kills, 33 digs, two block assists and one service ace. Florida A&M’s Brook Hudson was named the SWAC Defensive…

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Jackson State opens up a can on FAMU in OBC, 59-3

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Pitting blluebloods Jackson State and FAMU agssinst one another he Orange Blossom Classic was supposed to be the crown jwewl od Week 1 of HBCU football. Takinginto amount the 7-6 defensive slugfest won black Jackson State in last year’s contest, combined with the fact two teams separated themselves as the creme de la creme of the SWAC as the season went along ( JSU advancing to the Celebration Bowl and FAMU making the playoffs), the anticipation for this matchup had been building since the schedule rebased earlier this summer. Then…

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Jayden James wins SWAC Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: | Grambling State University sophomore outside hitter Jayden James was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week, the conference announced on Thursday. James, playing in her first two matches for Grambling State last weekend at the Saluki Bash, recorded 24 total kills as the Lady Tigers went 1-1. The Chandler, Ariz. native logged also logged eight digs, four service aces and one block. In a four-set victory over Southern Illinois, James finished with 15 kills in 29 total attacks, with just three…

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Grambling football position breakdown, part 6: The D-Line

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: The Grambling State University football program is doing a nine-part series, as we look to breakdown each position. Today, we begin a look at the Tiger defense, starting with the defensive linemen  Position Coach: Ken Delgado  Defense is known to win championships, so it is no surprise Grambling State returns a wealth on the defensive line. Blend that in with the new coming group and this defense has a chance to be something special.  Delgado, who has spent more than 30 years as a coach…

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Grambling names Allamont Bates new bowling coach

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Courtesy of Grambling state Athletic communications: | Grambling State University Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics, Dr. Trayvean Scott, announced the hiring of new Lady Tigers head bowling coach Allamont Bates on Monday.  “We are extremely excited to welcome Coach Allamont Bates to Grambling State University and to be our next head bowling coach,” Scott said. “Coach Bates brings more than 20 years of coaching experience and is extremely passionate about the sport and the student-athletes.”  Bates said he is thrilled to have the opportunity to coach bowling and looks forward to the challenge.  “I am very…

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Grambling Football position breakdown, part 5: Tight Ends

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: Position Breakdown: Part 5 – Tight Ends  The Grambling State University football program is doing a nine-part series, as we look to breakdown each position. Today, we wrap up the offense with our tight ends  Position Coach: Ryan Weston  This week, we have focused on the offensive lineman and now shift to the tight ends… a position that not only covers catching the football, but also helps with blocking.  First-year coach Ryan Weston takes over the duties at the position and said the tight ends have adjusted well during fall camp.  “They (the…

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Gambling State football breakdown, pt 3: The receivers

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: The Grambling State University football program is doing a nine-part series, as we look to breakdown each position. Today, we take a look at our wide receivers.  Position Coach: John Simon  On Thursday, we focused on the ground game, but this wide receiver room is extremely deep and very competitive. This group also features plenty of familiar faces and a lot of new ones in fall camp.   “We are working hard and got a lot of young guys who are still learning what we are…

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Grambling football position breakdown part 2: Running Backs

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Courtesy of Graanbling State Athletic Communications The Grambling State University football program is doing a nine-part series as we look to breakdown each position. Today, we take a look at our running backs.  Position Coach: Kris Peters  The ground game is one of the most important aspects of the offense and Peters said the running backs are working on their fundamentals each day to be a better unit.   “We had a great spring,” Peters said. “We got a lot better. I am glad we are back and we have the full…

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Grambling soccer named preseason SWAC favorites

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Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications: The Grambling State University women’s soccer program received 136 total points and was predicted to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the conference announced on Friday.  Grambling State, which fell in the conference tournament championship game a year ago, grabbed one first-place vote and 136 points to earn the top spot. The Lady Tigers went 9-7-3 overall last season and 6-2-1 in conference play.  Prairie View A&M, the SWAC Women’s Tournament champions, earned six first-place votes and 132 points to be tabbed second. Alabama…

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Part 1 position breakdown: Quarterbacks

Brandon King

Courtesy of Grambling State University Athletic Communications: The Grambling State University football program begins a nine-part series as we look to breakdown each position, starting with the quarterbacks.  Grambling State welcomes back a familiar face as the quarterbacks coach, Devante Kincade, who spent two seasons for the Tigers, guiding GSU to back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championships, along with two consecutive Celebration Bowl appearances.  “It’s a blessing to be back at the G,” Kincade said. “It feels like 2016 again. Being back as a coach is truly a blessing.”  Kincade…

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