Tag: HBCU Football

South Carolina State’s perfect season ends on walk-off field goal

Brandon King

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State’s perfect start to the 2026 season came to a heartbreaking end Saturday afternoon. The Citadel stunned the No. 15/12 Bulldogs 34-31, with Evan Kiely drilling a 31-yard field goal as time expired to give The Citadel its first victory over a ranked opponent since 2022. SC State entered the matchup 5-0 and nationally ranked, but The Citadel repeatedly answered every Bulldog push — and ultimately delivered the knockout punch on the final play of the game.  The loss snapped SC State’s five-game winning streak…

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UAPB TAKES IT TO SOUTHERN, 41-10

Brandon King

BATON ROUGE, La. — The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff didn’t just spoil Southern University’s homecoming. The Golden Lions took over. UAPB erased an early 10-7 deficit and scored 34 unanswered points, rolling past Southern 41-10 Saturday night at A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern entered the game looking to protect home turf, but UAPB completely flipped the script after the first quarter. The Golden Lions scored in every quarter after the opening frame and shut Southern out over the final three quarters. (UA Pine Bluff Athletics⁠) 🦁 GARRISON DAVIS PUT…

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Grambling State Erases 17-Point Deficit, Stuns Alcorn State 63-59 in Wild Shootout

Brandon King

GRAMBLING, La. — Grambling State just pulled off one of the wildest comebacks of the HBCU football season. The Tigers erased a 59-42 fourth-quarter deficit to stun Alcorn State 63-59 Saturday at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium in a Homecoming thriller that featured 122 combined points. And somehow, Grambling still needed one more score after all of that. FOURTH-QUARTER CHAOS Alcorn appeared to have the game under control. The Braves opened the fourth quarter with Ernest Temple’s 4-yard touchdown run to extend their lead to 45-35. Grambling answered with an…

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Tennessee State Blows 21–10 Lead as Western Illinois Storms Back for 28–21 Win

Brandon King

MACOMB, Ill. — Tennessee State appeared to have control of its Ohio Valley Conference opener. Then the fourth quarter happened. The Tigers built a 21–10 lead over Western Illinois, but the Leathernecks erupted for 18 fourth-quarter points, rallying for a stunning 28–21 victory Saturday at Hanson Field. For Tennessee State, the loss was especially painful because the Tigers led by 11 points with less than a quarter remaining. Instead of leaving Macomb with a conference-opening victory, TSU watched Western Illinois score the game’s final 18 points. Final Score Team 1Q…

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Marshall Faulk Responds to UAPB Coach Alonzo Hampton’s Homecoming Comments

Brandon King

Southern head coach Marshall Faulk has responded to UAPB head coach Alonzo Hampton’s comments surrounding Pine Bluff being selected as the Jaguars’ homecoming opponent. And Hampton’s point wasn’t simply about using homecoming as motivation. It was about what being selected as someone else’s homecoming opponent says about how that program views UAPB. Hampton pointed to UAPB repeatedly being picked near the bottom of the SWAC preseason projections and the Golden Lions’ history of appearing on opponents’ homecoming schedules. “When you sign up people for homecoming, I think you probably got…

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Grambling State QB RJ Johnson III Out; Jacobe Robinson Set to Start

Brandon King

Grambling State will be without starting quarterback RJ Johnson III for the foreseeable future due to an undisclosed health issue. According to the Ruston Daily Leader, Johnson will miss Saturday’s matchup with Alcorn State as the Tigers make another change at quarterback. Head coach Mickey Joseph confirmed that Jacobe Robinson will start, with Ashton Frye also expected to see action. Johnson did not play in Grambling State’s 21–14 loss to Prairie View A&M last Saturday. Robinson handled the majority of the snaps in that game, completing 9 of 18 passes…

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Delaware State Rallies Past Towson 33-28 on Last-Minute Touchdown

Brandon King

The Hornets trailed 28-27 with less than five minutes remaining before putting together an 11-play, 90-yard game-winning drive. Quarterback Ui Ale finished the drive himself, rushing six yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 42 seconds left. The victory moves Delaware State to 3-2 on the season and gives the Hornets another dramatic home victory. THE GAME-WINNING DRIVE Towson took a 28-27 lead with 4:57 remaining after Xavier Pugh scored on a one-yard touchdown run. Delaware State answered immediately. The Hornets went 90 yards on 11 plays, consuming 4:15 off the…

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Norfolk State Pulls Away From Chicago State, 43-20

Brandon King

image via Norfolk State Football/IG Norfolk State used a dominant rushing attack and a 29-point run spanning the first half to pull away from Chicago State, earning a 43-20 road victory Saturday night at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Illinois. The Spartans improved to 3-2 on the season, while Chicago State fell to 1-4. Norfolk State finished with 623 total yards, including 358 rushing yards, while averaging 7.9 yards per offensive play. The Spartans also converted 8 of 16 third downs and held the ball for 33:14. HOW IT HAPPENED Chicago…

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North Carolina Central Taken to the Woodshed by East Carolina, 42-9

Brandon King

GREENVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina Central had no answer for East Carolina’s offensive explosion Saturday afternoon, as the Pirates overwhelmed the Eagles 42-9 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. N.C. Central opened the scoring with a 39-yard field goal from freshman Riley Daniels, but the lead lasted only briefly. East Carolina answered with a touchdown run by TJ Engleman Jr. to take a 7-3 advantage after one quarter. Then the game got away from the Eagles. East Carolina erupted for 35 points in the second quarter, scoring five touchdowns to turn a four-point…

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Alcorn State Survives Furious Texas Southern Rally, Wins 43-40 in Overtime

Brandon King

LORMAN, Miss. — Alcorn State built a 22-point second-half advantage, watched Texas Southern storm all the way back to force overtime, then delivered the final blow. The Braves defeated the Tigers 43-40 in overtime Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium, improving to 2-0 in SWAC play while Texas Southern dropped to 0-2 in conference play. Fredrick Robertson provided the game-winning touchdown, scoring on a 1-yard run in overtime after Texas Southern had taken a 40-37 lead on Miguel Arana’s 48-yard field goal. But getting there was anything but easy. Alcorn…

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