Category: SWAC

From swac.org :   Around the SWAC Mississippi Valley State 48, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 47 (2 OT)   Southern 21, Texas Southern 7 North Alabama 24, Jackson State 7 Featured Game of the Day Alcorn State 33, Grambling State 26 LORMAN, MISS. – A touchdown pass to junior Chris Blair with 12 seconds left was the decisive score in a 33-26 win for the Alcorn State University football program over Grambling State on Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. The score was tied 26-26 when the Braves (6-2, 4-1 SWAC) were faced with…

from swacorg :   BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the 2018 Hall of Fame class this week, with seven of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s most impactful contributors selected to be enshrined. Alcorn State’s Dave Washington, Jr., Alabama State’s Larry Watkins, Grambling State’s Ralph A. Garr, Sr., Jackson State’s Eric Strothers, Prairie View A&M’s Nathaniel Gross, Southern’s Roger Cador, and longtime league administrator Lonza Hardy will be enshrined on Nov. 30 at The Sheraton in Birmingham, Ala. The induction is set to begin with a reception at 6…

Four games are on the October 20 SWAC docket, with the Jackson State game with North Alabama being the only non-SWAC game. UAPB Mississippi Valley State 2 p.m. Itta Bena, MS(Conf.) Stats   Texas Southern Southern 2 p.m.  Dallas, Texas(Conf.) Audio North Alabama Jackson State 2 p.m.  Jackson, MS Grambling State Alcorn State 2 p.m. Lorman, Miss.(Conf.) Stats Radio: 91.7 FM TV: ESPN3Video

From the SWAC BIRMINGHAM, ALA. – Southern redshirt sophomore quarterback Ladarius Skelton, Grambling State senior linebacker De’Arius Christmas, Alabama State junior punter Anthony Craven, and Texas Southern graduate student/wide receiver Bobby Hartzog were all named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Football Players of the Week in week seven of the season for their outstanding play.                 Offensive Southern Ladarius Skelton (R-SO, QB, Pine Bluff, Ark.) In his first career start at SU, Ladarius accounted for 370 yards total offense and four touchdowns, including three…

Five games are set for Saturday’s SWAC action. All but one, Alabama State and South Alabama, are conference games.   Grambling State Texas Southern 6:00 pm  Houston, Texas (Conf.) Stats Video Mississippi Valley State Jackson State 2:00 pm Jackson, MS (Conf.) Alcorn State Alabama A&M 2:00 pm  Huntsville, Ala.(Conf.) Stats Alabama State South Alabama 4:00 pm Mobile, AL Stats Radio: HSN TV: ESPN3 Video Southern Prairie View A&M 5:00 PM Prairie View, TX (Conf.) Stats Radio: PVAMU Sports Network TV: ESPN3.com Video