Grambling announces NIL partnership with Influxer

image via Grambling Athletics Courtesy of Grambling Athletic Communications Grambling State Athletics is proud to announce a new partnership with Influxer, an innovative platform that will empower student-athletes to capitalize on their name, image, and likeness (NIL). Through this collaboration, student-athletes will have the opportunity to create personalized, co-branded merchandise for fans to purchase. Influxer, an officially licensed vendor, will produce apparel customized with student-athletes, names and numbers. Beyond merchandise creation, the platform will provide valuable resources on marketing, entrepreneurship, and personal branding, helping athletes navigate the expanding NIL landscape. “The…

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Clark Atlanta suffers first loss of season to Savannah State

Courtesy of Freddie Coleman Courtesy of Clark Atlanta Athletics The Clark Atlanta Panthers suffered their first defeat of the season at home against the Savannah State Tigers. Clark Atlanta University hosted the Savannah State Tigers the Panthers began the game confident coming off a win streak. The Panthers won the coin toss and deferred allowing Savannah State to receive the opening kickoff. The Tigers began at their 34-yard line where they struggled offensively and after a false start penalty led to an incomplete pass, the Tigers were forced to punt…

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MEAC announces footballers of the week

title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC October 7, 2024 – South Carolina State quarterback Eric Phoenix was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola. S.C. State linebacker Aaron Smith earned Defensive Player of the Week honors, while teammate Nick Brown was named Rookie of the Week. S.C. State’s Nick Taiste and NCCU’s Darryl Taylor received Offensive Lineman and Specialist of the Week honors, respectively. Phoenix (QB, 6-3, 210, Gr., Savannah, Ga.) completed 17-of-31 passes for 412 yards including three touchdowns in a  22-20 win over Tennessee Tech.…

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Tennessee State comes from behind to beat Lindenwood, 24-20

title image via Tennessee State Athletics Falling behind 14-0 within the first four minutes, it appeared the competing portion of the game would be short-lived. However, the Tennessee State defense found its way, allowing just two field goals of the ensuing 56 minutes of gameplay, along with timely plays from the TSU offense to claim a resilient, 24-20 win.  After their defense forced a Tennessee State three and out on the game’s opening drive, the Lindenwood offense needed just 3 plays to travel 75 yards, reaching the endzone when quarterback…

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Hampton falls in OT to nationally ranked Rhode Island

Courtesy of Hampton Athletics 46 Winner URI 44 HAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT F URI 3 7 7 14 7 8 46 HAM 10 7 7 7 7 6 44 No. 20-ranked Rhode Island (4-0, 2-0), which had made a habit of pulling out games after trailing, posted a come-from-behind 46-44 win over Hampton (3-3, 0-2) at Armstrong Stadium. The Pirates forced three Rhode Island turnovers and held a 31-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter. But Rhode Island scored a touchdown with 5:56 to pull within seven…

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North Carolina Central stomps Cambell, 45-14

title image via North Carolina Central Football Courtesy of North Central Athletics The North Carolina Central University football team picked up its third straight win on Saturday, upending Campbell University 45-14 at Barker-Lane Stadium. The Eagles improved to 4-2 overall on the season. The Eagles took their second drive of the game 94 yards for the first score, when quarterback Walker Harris connected with Joaquin Davis for a 5-yard touchdown pass to give N.C. Central an early 7-0 lead.  On the ensuing drive, N.C. Central’s defense forced a three-and-out by…

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“Black Cat” Air Jordan 3 to return in 2025

There reportedly is now another notable addition to the 2025 release lineup. According to the incomparable zsneakerheadz, 18 years after its 2007 release, the “Black Cat” Air Jordan 3 will see its return as part of an already insanely stacked 2025. At this juncture, there are no available images but what we should see is a fairly faithful recreation of its 2007 progenitor, meaning an all-black upper featuring a suede foundational layer overlaid with blacked out elephant print at the toe. Black also should appear at the inner, tongue, and…

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Would you buy these Kobe VII if they were to release?

This unreleased Kobe VII sports a white, Flywire-equipped upper adorned on the sides with navy Swooshes. The same navy also takes care of the Kobe logo perched atop the white tongue.  Red shows up on the external heel counter, which also displays a Kobe signature, as well as at the inner. On the rear of the tongue, a USA Basketball logo can be seen.  Underneath the aforementioned upper resides a red-accented, as opposed to the navy of the released pair, white midsole, and a white rubber outsole.  QqqqqAs these weren’t…

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Week 6 MEAC Football Preview

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference t’s homecoming for Delaware State and Morgan State as the Hornets host the Saint Francis Red Flash and the Bears host the Lincoln (Pa.) Lions during week six of MEAC football. Norfolk State, South Carolina State and North Carolina Central all hit the road in non-conference action. WEEKLY NOTES  |  COACHES CALL Here is a glimpse at this week’s contests. Saint Francis Red Flash (1-3, 0-0 NEC) at Delaware State Hornets (1-4, 0-0 MEAC)Saturday, October 5 | Alumni Stadium | Dover, DE | 1:00 PM TV: ESPN+ | Live Stats…

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Can Tennessee State win at Lindenwood?

This weekend, the Tigers of Tennessee State University head to St. Charles, Missouri to take on Lindenwood. Last season In the first-ever meeting between the two teams, Tennessee State claimed a comfortable 43-20 victory.  Tennessee State Tennessee State (3-2, 1-1), is coming off a gutsy, come from behind win over Charleston Southern 13-9. Despite only possessing the football for just 18:39, when it was needed the most, the TSU offense buckled down and was able to craft the go-ahead possession, via an 11-play, 92-yard drive that ended when Jordan Gant…

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