Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 20 FAMU 16 GRAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAMU 0 3 14 3 20 GRAM 0 10 0 6 16 | The Rattlers traveled to Grambling, Louisiana, and will leave winners, but they did not make it easy for themselves as they finished with 14 penalties for 171 yards in the 20-16 win. “Another close one; start calling us the cardiac kids, I guess,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “For the second week in a row, we found a way. The defense stood up for the second…
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Crowley’s big day helps push Alabama State past Mississippi Valley
Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 9 MVSU 24 ALST Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MVSU 0 3 0 6 9 ALST 7 10 0 7 24 MONTGOMERY, Ala. –Myles Crawley passed for 270 yards and two touchdowns on the way to a 24-3 victory over the Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley on Saturday (Oct. 15) at ASU Stadium. THE BASICS Score: Alabama State 24 | Mississippi Valley 3 Records: Hornets (4-3, 2-2 SWAC) | Delta Devils (0-7, 0-4 SWAC) Date: Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 Location: ASU Stadium | Montgomery, Ala. Series: Alabama State leads 34-16 Get…
Read MoreGrambling and Southern to play in NBA HBCU Classic on 18 February 2023
Courtesy of Brian Howard, Senior Associate AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University and Southern University men’s basketball programs have been selected to play in the NBA HBCU Classic 2023, the NBA announced today. The Southwestern Athletic Conference matchup will take place on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT at the University of Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City as part of NBA All-Star 2023. The second NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT, ESPN2 and NBA TV. NBA…
Read MoreSWAC announces 2022-23 Basketball Predicted order of finish and Preseason All-Conference Teams
Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2022-23 Men’s Basketball Predicted Order of Finish and Preseason All-SWAC teams and individual award winners during the league’s virtual media day event on Friday morning. The all-conference honors and preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Texas Southern was tabbed as the favorite heading into the 2022-23 season. The Tigers were followed by Alcorn State (2nd), Southern (3rd), Prairie View A&M (4th) and Florida A&M (5th) to round out the…
Read MoreSWAC releases statement on Southern/Prairie View altercation
Before last week’s Prairie View and Southern game there was a bit of a fracas between members of the teams as they engaged in pregame warmups. As of the posting of this information it has been four days since the incident, the Southwestern Athletic Conference released a statement that explains why no official consequences have come at this juncture, citing that all involved parties have yet to be identified. The statement van be read below: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference is currently in the process of conducting a full-scale investigation…
Read MoreOctober 12,2022 SWAC Volleyball Players of the Week
Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has tabbed Jackson State’s Alexis Williams, Bethune-Cookman’s Adriana Marrero and Alisha Callender, along with Alabama State’s Brooke Adams for SWAC Volleyball Weekly Honors for their phenomenal performances during the past weekend of conference play. Offensive Player Williams began the weekend with 10 kills and two aces in a win against Southern, 3-0. She continued to be a force as she recorded 17 kills along with three blocks in a victory against Texas Southern, 3-1. To close the weekend, Williams recorded…
Read MoreSWAC title rematch highlights Mississippi roadtrip for FAMU Volleyball
Courtesy f Florida A&M Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | With a six-match winning streak on the line, the Florida A&M volleyball team is off to Mississippi for action at Jackson State (Oct. 14) and Mississippi Valley State (Oct. 15). The much-anticipated bout versus the Tigers also highlights a rematch of the 2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship, where FAMU defeated JSU, 3-2. Friday, Oct. 14at Jackson State (6-12, 5-1 SWAC) | 7 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. CT Saturday, Oct. 15Mississippi Valley State (1-14, 0-6 SWAC) | 1 p.m. ET / 12 p.m.…
Read MoreVenue change for this weekend’s Pine Bluff/ Alabama A&M matchup
Courtesy of The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Athletics: Contact:Cameo Stokes870-575-7955Stokesc@uapb.edu Joshua Darling 256-372-4005Joshua.Darling@AAMU.edu – The football game featuring the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions against the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs will be played at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff on Sunday, Oct. 16 at 3:00PM. All tickets purchased to the St. Louis HBCU River City Classic, including those through Ticketmaster, will be honored at Golden Lions Stadium entrance gates. Those who purchased their tickets through UAPB’s ticket office for the Classic and want a refund…
Read More10 October 2022 SWAC Football Weekly Honourees
Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders, Florida A&M’s Isaiah Major along with Southern’s Joshua Griffin and Besean McCray its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their phenomenal performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Shedeur Sanders| Quarterback| Jackson State University Sanders completed 30-of-46 pass attempts for 332 yards to go along with three passing touchdowns during Jackson State’s 26-12 win over Alabama State. He threw touchdowns of 35, 25, and 16 yards while completing passes to 10 different…
Read MoreJackson State Volleyball gets easy wins ver Southern and Texas Southern in first day of SWAC East Cluster
Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 MONTGOMERY, Ala.| The Jackson State University volleyball team opened play at the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Eastern Division Cluster hosted by Alabama State. The Tigers defeated Southern University, 3-0, and Texas Southern, 3-1 at Lockhart Gymnasium. GAME 1 HOW IT HAPPENED -Jackson State (4-12, 3-1 SWAC) got off to a 15-5 lead over the Jaguars to open the first set -Southern University (1-15, 1-3 SWAC) attempted to climb back into the match but fell short as JSU took set one, 25-16…
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