Category: SWAC

Grambling women’s soccer shutout by Southern 1-0

Brandon King

title image via Grambling Soccer Courtesy of Leon Mitchell, GSU Athletic Communication 0 GSUT 1 Winner SUBR Team 1  2  F GSUT 0  0  0 SUBR 0  1  1  The Grambling State University women’s soccer team were defeated 1-0 by Southern University Friday evening at the A.W. Mumford Stadium.  Taylor Henry clinched the Jaguars’ victory over Grambling State (5-7-3 overall, 3-1-0 SWAC) with a late goal in the second half. The defeat ended GSU’s impressive SWAC unbeaten streak at 18 games. Southern University improved to 4-9-1 and 3-1-1 in the SWAC.…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 6 Mid-Major Football Top 7 Poll Rankings

Brandon King

Dr.Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 6 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Mid-Major Division Football Poll Rankings saw no changes at the top of the rankings, with positions 1-4 being holdovers from the previous week. The movement happened at the bottom of the rankings, with 2 teams changing positions and a new team entering the mix. 7. Miles College (4-2, 4-0) The Miles College Golden Bears enter the rankings after being unranked the previous week. In their last outing, the Golden Bears defeated Albany State 32-21…

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Xavier Langford gets 4 scores as Alabama A&M lays 56-12 donkey kicking on Bethune-Cookman

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Courtesy of | Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications 12 Final Oct. 12, 2024 56 Winner Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F BCU 0 6 6 0 12 AAM 7 21 14 14 56 THE HILL |Xavier Lankford rushed for three touchdowns and threw for another as the Alabama A&M University football team ended a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 56-12 Homecoming victory over Bethune-Cookman in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game at Louis Crews Stadium. “Every victory is important,” Alabama A&M head coach Connell Maynor said. “We came out and…

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UAPB defeats Prairie View 21-17

Brandon King

title image via UAPB Athletics 17 PVA 21 Winner UAP Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F PVA 8 6 3 0 17 UAP 7 14 0 0 21 With their defense sputtering in the second half the Arkansas Pine Bluff defense showed up in the second half in helping to secure a 21-17 win over Prairie View Friday night in front of a national audience. The win was the Golden Lions’ first SWAC victory of the season and their first since defeating Texas Southern 35-34 in the 2023 season finale.  Prairie…

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Alabama A&M Basketball October 11 Pro Basketball Report

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Courtesy of EuroBasket, LLC Alabama A&M has 11 former men’s basketball players who are currently playing professional basketball Experienced Obie Trotter (played in 2002-06, plays pro in Iceland) led Hottur to an easy victory against the eighth-ranked Haukar (0-1), 108-80, in the Icelandic Subway League. He recorded 16 points, six rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. It was his first game for Hottur this season. His team is placed second in the Subway League. Xavier Brewer (played in 2022-23, plays in Switzerland) could not help Wallabies in their last game on Saturday. Despite his…

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2024 Week 7 SWAC Football Information

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Information Football Media Center Preseason Guide All-Time Champions ESPN Schedule HBCUGO Schedule SDN Schedule Week Seven Schedule   Prairie View A&M at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8:00 pm Bethune-Cookman at Alabama A&M, 2:00 pm Mississippi Valley State at Alabama State, 2:00 pm Alcorn State at Grambling State, 2:00 pm Southern at Texas Southern, 6:00 pm

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Grambling announces NIL partnership with Influxer

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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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Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 6 Major Division Top 7 Rankings

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 6 of the Inside the HBCU Sports Lab major division saw movement amongst the bottom 5 teams all ascending in the rankings as well as a previously unranked team joining the fray.  7. Morgan State (3-3, 0-0)  Morgan State enters the polls at no.7, after being outside of the top 7 the previous week. The Bears are coming off a 41-0 decimation of homecoming opponent, Lincoln (PA) of the CIAA. The Bears’ defense was able to limit Lincoln to just 37 passing…

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FAMU shuts down Bama State’s passing game in 28-13 win

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title image via Tallahassee Democrat Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics 28 Winner FAM 13 ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 7 0 7 14 28 ASU 7 0 3 3 13 Led by an impressive defensive showing that held the Alabama State offense to 68 passing yards, Florida A&M took down the Hornets 28-13 on the road Saturday afternoon. The Rattlers improved to 3-2 on the year and 1-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Hornets fell to 2-3 and 1-1. Daniel Richardson led Florida A&M’s passing attack with…

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Alabama A&M v FAMU rescheduled due to Hurricane Helene

Brandon King

This Saturday’s matchup between Alabama A&M and Florida A&M has been moved.  The contest, which was to be the conference opener for both teams was moved as Florida is in the crosshairs of Hurricane, which is scheduled to make landfall Thursday afternoon.  “Our top priority is the safety and well-being of our student-athletes, coaches, and staff,” acting FAMU Director of Athletics Michael Smith said. “Given the uncertainty surrounding Hurricane Helene, we feel it is in everyone’s best interest to reschedule the game.” The game is now scheduled to take place…

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