Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll was rife with movement. With the exception of the top spot, every position in the poll is occupied by a different team than from the previous week. 7.Florida A&M (3-3, 1-1) After losing to Jackson State in their highly anticipated matchup, 35-21, FAMU tumbles down the standing from its previous no. 3 slot. Florida A&M, up 21-20, was snakebitten by two critical turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to…
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Hampton falls in OT to nationally ranked Rhode Island
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…
Read MoreHampton dominantes Norfolk State in “Battle of the Bay”
title image via Hampton Football Courtesy of Hampton Athletics Hampton’s (2-1) efficient offense and smothering defense held kept Norfolk State (1-3) off-balance throughout the evening as the Pirates registered a 37-7 victory over their longtime rival before a crowd of 15,111 at Norfolk’s Dick Price Stadium. Hampton got on the board first on 22-yard field goal by Brian Csehoski. Hampton drove the ball 74 yards on the first possession and moved to the one-yard line. But back-to-back penalties moved the ball back to the 15. A 10-yard run by Chris Zellous moved the…
Read MoreHampton’s Qwashin Townsel and Ramon Copeland named to 2023 All-Draft HBCU Team
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.…
Read MoreHampton gets homecoming win over North Carolina A&T
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…
Read MoreGrambling comes up short in Brick City HBCU Classic
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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