In his first season at Albany State, head coach Quinn Gray Sr. led the Golden Rams to a 6-5 overall record and an appearance in the SIAC Championship Game. Gray, like every other college football coach in the country is scouring the nation to identity, recruit and sign the talent necessary to improve his program. For the vast majority of college football’s time span, the way to do that was building through high school players. Transfer players factored into that recipe but having to sit a year before being eligible to…
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Albany State Athletics recipient of two D-II grants
title image via Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Athletic Department will be the recipient of the NCAA Division II Coaching Enhancement Grant and the NCAA Division II Ethnic Minorities and Women’s Internship Grant. The former allocates NCAA funding for the creation of new, full-time assistant coaching positions at NCAA D-II member institutions and also is purposed to foster access, recruitment, and selection and to help ensure the long-term success of ethnic minorities and women. The latter appropriates funds to member institutions that have demonstrated a commitment to bolstering…
Read MoreThomas University downs Albany State, 14-3
title image via Albany State Baseball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics 14 Winner NIGHT_~1 3 ASU Team R H E NIGHT_~1 14 15 0 ASU 3 6 0 W: E. Camolilla (2-0) L: Baker, Calvin (1-1) After Albany State took the momentum in the home third inning, Thomas University used key hits for a seven-run fifth inning to break open the baseball game and went on for a 14-3 win on the Wednesday evening. Following Nighthawks runs in each of the first three at bats for a 7-0 lead, the Golden Rams (4-3) went…
Read MoreAlbany State Football adds two to coaching staff
title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. announced the hiring of two assistant coaches on Monday. Joining the team are Genard “Terell” Sims, who will coach the wide receivers, and Nicholas Sewak, who will coach the offensive line. “We’re excited about the additions of Coach Sewak and Coach Sims. They both bring a wealth of knowledge with them that will help us as a staff Move The Needle in the right direction,” said second year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. Their passion…
Read MoreAlbany State Baseball sweeps Lemoyne-Owen in conference opening series
title image via Albany State Baseball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics 3 LEMOYNE-OWEN 0-0-1 15 Winner ALBANY STATE UNIV 2-20 Team R H E LEMOYNE-OWEN 3 6 4 ALBANY STATE UNIV 15 14 1 W: Davis, Brady (1-0) L: Jojo Mann (0-1) Next Game: Thomas University 2/21/2024 | 5:00 PM The ASU Golden Rams baseball team kicked off their SIAC campaign in impressive fashion, securing a clean sweep against Lemoyne-Owen College (0-3, 0-3 SIAC) over the weekend. Head Coach Scot Hemmings expressed satisfaction with the team’s performance, stating, “I was extremely pleased with a lot of the things…
Read MoreAlbany State women’s uses late game heroics to down Benedict, 63-62
title image via Albany State Basketball Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Lady Golden Rams rallied in the final seconds to defeat the Benedict College Tigers (63-62) at the Jones Brothers HPER Complex on Monday night. The 1st quarter was a back-and-forth affair, with the Rams trailing (11-15). The Lady Rams shot 36% from the field. The Rams made up some ground during the 2nd quarter as they outscored the Tigers (14-12), ending the half trailing by just 2 points (25-27). In the 3rd quarter, the Golden Rams fell behind…
Read MoreTuskegee football makes additions to coaching staff
title image via Tuskegee Football Courtesy of Tuskegee Sports TUSKEGEE, Ala. __ On Tuesday, Tuskegee head football coach, Aaron James, announced the addition of three new assistant coaches to his staff for the upcoming 2024 season. James had added another familiar face to Golden Tiger fans to the mold in former football star Harry Williams, to serve as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at Alabama State for the last two seasons. Additionally, James announced the hire of Roman Buchanan as linebackers coach, and Chris Patterson as the offensive line coach.…
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Albany State Baseball falls 6-1 to Valdosta State on Opening Day
Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Golden Rams lose (1-6) to the Valdosta State University Blazers on Tuesday evening at the West Campus Baseball Field on Opening Day. With the loss, the Golden Rams start the season (0-1). The game scoring started in the 3rd inning with the Blazers scoring 3 runs coming from home run by Dennis Pierce and a double by Leeandro Alfonzo which add the 3rd run of the inning. The Golden Rams responded by adding one run in the bottom of the 3rdinning which come from a single…
Read MoreAlbany State Softball Splits Opening Day doubleheader
Courtesy of Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams and the Southern Wesleyan Warriors split on Saturday when the teams played a doubleheader at the ASU West Campus Softball Complex. With the split, the Golden Rams are now (1-1) overall to start the season. In game 1, the Golden Rams were beaten (3-8) with Trista Murphy picking up her first loss of the season. The Golden were down (0-5) going 5th, Jasmine Russell would score the 1st run of the game for the Golden Rams with Keyatta Ayer and…
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