Tag: CAA Football

Hampton falls in OT to nationally ranked Rhode Island

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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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Hampton’s Qwashin Townsel and Ramon Copeland named to 2023 All-Draft HBCU Team

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title image via Hampton Athletics Courtesy of Hampton University Athletics Hampton linebacker Qwahsin Townsel and slot/return specialist Romon Copeland have been named to the 2023 All-Draft HBCU Team, according to Gerald Huggins Jr., lead scout for Draft HBCU Players and a scouting assistant for the Shrine Bowl. Huggins’ list includes 56 HBCU football players from across the country including Townsel and Copeland from Hampton. Townsel was second in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) this season in tackles with 104. A second-team All-CAA pick, Townsel led the Pirates in tackles in both 2022 and 2023.…

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Hampton gets homecoming win over North Carolina A&T

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Courtesy of Hampton University Athletics 24 NCA 26 HU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NCA 7 0 7 10 24 HU 3 9 14 0 26 Hampton (4-4, 2-3) snapped a three-game losing streak by topping longtime rival North Carolina A&T (1-7, 0-5), 26-24, before a standing-room-only Homecoming crowd of 13,811 at Armstrong Stadium. Hampton quarterback Chris Zellous, who was injured and missed last week’s game against Delaware, returned and was the game’s leading rusher with 89 yards on 12 carries (7.4 yards per carry) and completed 11 of 19…

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Grambling comes up short in Brick City HBCU Classic

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Title image via Marcus Plummer Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Communications 31 GSU 35 Winner HU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GSU 6 3 8 14 31 HU 7 14 7 7 35 The Grambling State University football team suffered a season-opening 35-31 defeat to Hampton University on Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Brick City Kickoff Classic at Red Bull Arena. The GSU offense rolled up 411 yards of total offense, with the majority coming from the arm of newly tabbed starting quarterback, Myles Crawley. …

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