SWAC Footballers of the Week: Sept 12

Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Grambling State’s Quaterius Hawkins along with Jackson State’s Nyles Gaddy, Alejandro Mata, and Sy’veon Wilkerson its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their outstanding performances during games played this past week of competition. Offensive- Hawkins put on a showcase in the second quarter of Grambling State’s game versus Northwestern State on Saturday.  He contributed touchdown passes of 83 yards, 20 yards and 71 yards as he threw for 292 yards in the first half. His efforts helped GSU build a 41-7…

MEAC footballers of week 2

Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. The Bulldogs’ BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central linebacker Max U’Ren was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Torricelli Simpkins III was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and South Carolina State kicker Gavyn Zimmerman was named Specialist of the Week. Flowers (RB, 6-0, 210, r-So., Columbia, S.C.) rushed for 153 yards (the third-highest single-game rushing total of…

SIAC announces Week 2 Football honourees

Courtesy of The SIAC: Jadon Adams (Savannah State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Loobert Denelus (Benedict) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Rodney Williams Jr. (Fort Valley State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Adeon Farmer (Fort Valley State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Jadon Adams, Savannah State | Quarterback  |  R-Freshman  |  Savannah, Ga. Jadon Adams came off the bench in the second quarter for Savannah State to help lead the Tigers to a 31-28 victory over Edward Waters. Adams connected on 4-of-8 passes for 61 yards…

North Texas downs Texas Southern, 59-27

Courtesy of Texas Southern Athletics: 27 Texas Southern 0-2 , 0-1 59  North Texas 2-1 , 1-0 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TSU 3 14 7 3 27 UNT 10 35 7 7 59 Big plays by North Texas was the difference in the game as the Mean Green claimed a 59-27 win over TSU Saturday night at Apogee Stadium. After the first TSU drive stalled due to untimely penalty in the first quarter, North Texas scored the game’s first points via a 43-yard field goal after a nine-play, 38-yard drive…

Jackson State takes 33rd SHC, 16-3 over Tennessee State

16  JSU 3 TSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 0 6 3 7 16 TSU 3 0 0 0 3 The 33rd iteration of the Southern Heritage Classic could very well be the last time we see the game as we know it. If it turns out to be the case, the 51,351 fans in attendance were treated to a hard fought contest in which Jackson State prevailed over Tennessee State, 16-3. TSU got off to a good start, taking the openly kickoff and drove 58 yards in…

September 10, 2022 SWAC Football scores and recaps

Here are the results from the 10 September 2022 day of Southwestern Athletic Conference football: Courtesy of the Southwestern Athlefic Conference: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, September 10 Austin Peay 41,  Mississippi Valley State 0 – Box Score I Recap South Carolina State 33, Bethune-Cookman 9 – Box Score I Recap UCLA 45, Alabama State 7 – Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 23, Albany State 13 – Box Score I Recap Troy 38, Alabama A&M 17 – Box Score I Recap Tulane 52, Alcorn State 0 – Box Score I Recap Jackson State 16, Tennessee State 3 – Box…

2022 Southern Heritage Classic Preview and Prediction

Saturday will mark the 33rd edition of the Southern Heritage Classic. This matchup could be the last time that the game is seen in its current form, pitting Tennessee State and Jackson State , particularly if Jackson State and the Southwestern Athletic Conference have their druthers. Tenessee State comes into the the contest at 0-1, losing a hotly-contested game that came down to the last possession with the Big Sky’s Eastern Washington, 36-29. In that game Austin Peay transfer, quarterback Draylen Ellis went 17/27 for 257 yards two touchdowns and…

Grambling’s James earns consecutive SWAC Offensive Player of the Week

Courtesy of Grambling State Athletic Communications :  Grambling State University sophomore outside hitter Jayden James earned her second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Volleyball Offensive Player of the Week honor, the conference announced on Wednesday. James received SWAC accolades after a stellar week in four Grambling State matches. She was selected to the UNA Volleyball Classic All-Tournament Team after her phenomenal three-match performance against North Alabama, New Orleans and Lamar. She registered 50 kills, 33 digs, two block assists and one service ace. Florida A&M’s Brook Hudson was named the SWAC Defensive…

Jackson State opens up a can on FAMU in OBC, 59-3

Pitting blluebloods Jackson State and FAMU agssinst one another he Orange Blossom Classic was supposed to be the crown jwewl od Week 1 of HBCU football. Takinginto amount the 7-6 defensive slugfest won black Jackson State in last year’s contest, combined with the fact two teams separated themselves as the creme de la creme of the SWAC as the season went along ( JSU advancing to the Celebration Bowl and FAMU making the playoffs), the anticipation for this matchup had been building since the schedule rebased earlier this summer. Then…

Albany State gets win over Mississippi College, 28-14

Mississippi College 14 0 0 0 14  Albany State 7 7 0 14 28 Albany State kicked off the 2022 season by getting a home win over Mississippi College 28-14. The Choctaws got off to a fast start, taking a 7-0 lead less than three minutes into the contest on a drive tha featured a 50-yard run from Marcus Williams that set up a 1-yard scoring run from QB DeAnte Smith-Moore. The 50-yard scamper from Williams was over 12 times the 4-yard output he churned out in last season’s meeting…