Tennessee State Football names Travis Partridge new Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach

Title image via Tennessee State Football Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University football head coach Eddie George has appointed Travis Partridge as the offensive coordinator following stints at Kansas and fellow OVC member UT Martin.  “I am thrilled to welcome Travis to our staff,” said George. “With a robust coaching background and a deep understanding of our offensive strategies, he brings valuable expertise to our team. Hailing from a championship program within the conference, Travis will undoubtedly be a significant asset to our football program.” Partridge will also…

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Jason Rollins named Grambling defensive coordinator

title image via Grambling Football Courtesy of Grambling Athletics Grambling State University head football coach Mickey Joseph has named Jason Rollins as Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach.  Rollins arrives at GSU after having served as interim head coach of Southern University during the 2021 season.  Prior to his stint at SU, he was a member of the staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he served as the defensive coordinator for two seasons and spent two years as associate head coach and linebackers coach. In his first year as…

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Albany State Football adds two to coaching staff

title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. announced the hiring of two assistant coaches on Monday. Joining the team are Genard “Terell” Sims, who will coach the wide receivers, and Nicholas Sewak, who will coach the offensive line.  “We’re excited about the additions of Coach Sewak and Coach Sims. They both bring a wealth of knowledge with them that will help us as a staff Move The Needle in the right direction,” said second year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. Their passion…

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Tuskegee football makes additions to coaching staff

title image via Tuskegee Football Courtesy of Tuskegee Sports TUSKEGEE, Ala. __ On Tuesday, Tuskegee head football coach, Aaron James, announced the addition of three new assistant coaches to his staff for the upcoming 2024 season. James had added another familiar face to Golden Tiger fans to the mold in former football star Harry Williams, to serve as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at Alabama State for the last two seasons. Additionally, James announced the hire of Roman Buchanan as linebackers coach, and Chris Patterson as the offensive line coach.…

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North Carolina Central releases 2024 Football schedule

DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University, winners of 19 games over the past two seasons, unveiled its 2024 football schedule on Wednesday. NCCU will once again play an 11-game, regular-season schedule. It features five home games inside O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, including a home battle against North Carolina A&T State University; a season-opening trip to Florida to play in the Orange Blossom Classic; and the program’s first-ever game against the University of North Carolina. After ending the season with an FCS national ranking for a second consecutive campaign, NCCU will open the…

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Tennessee State adds Tyler Roehl as Assoc Head Coach and OC

Courtesy of Tennessee State Football Tennessee State University football head coach Eddie George has appointed Tyler Roehl as the program’s associate head coach and offensive coordinator, following Roehl’s 11-year tenure at FCS powerhouse North Dakota State. During his five seasons as the offensive play caller for the Bison, Roehl played a crucial role in the team’s success, reaching the NCAA FCS National Championship three times and securing titles in 2019 and 2021. In total, Roehl boasts seven FCS titles and eight Missouri Valley Football Conference titles with the Bison. In 2022, the…

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Tennessee State announces 2024 Big South-OVC Football schedule

Tennessee State announced the Big South-OVC , also known as the stretch of games thier fans do not care about, portion of their schedule for the 2024 season. This is the second season of the Big South-OVC football alliance, in which nine teams will take part in an eight-game conference schedule. The eight-game schedule commences on Saturday September 7, with the lion’s share of association games taking place between weeks 5 and 13, with one game apiece sprinkled in during weeks 2 and 4. September 21 – Awayat Tennessee TechCookeville,…

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Bethune-Cookman releases 2024 football schedule

Courtesy of Bryce Hoynoski, Bethune-Cookman Athletics DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman Football will embark on its fourth season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) – and second in the Raymond Woodie Jr. era, with a challenging 2024 schedule that includes five contests against first-year head coaches, the farthest road contest for B-CU since 2018, four games in the friendly confines of Daytona Stadium, and a Florida Blue Florida Classic matchup against the defending Cricket Celebration Bowl champions. The Wildcats will open the 2024 slate August 31 at Raymond James Stadium with their first-ever matchup with the American Athletic Conference’s USF. The…

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Tennessee State’s Terrell Allen win Buck Buchanan Award

Tennessee State defensive end Terrell Allen was named the 2023 Buck Buchanan Award, which is given to the best defensive player at the FCS level. Allen had himself quite the season, leading FCS in sacks with 14.5, sack yardage (123), yards for loss (28), and overall tackle for loss yardage (149) , while also recording 65 total tackles, (44 solo, 21 assisted) forcing 5 fumbles and 10 quarterback hurries. In a four-game span earlier during the season, the Little Rock, AR native recorded 11.5 sacks, and 18.5 tackles for loss,…

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Albany State adds seven on National Signing Day

title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After finishing his first season as the head coach at Albany State University, that included an appearance in the 2023 SIAC Championship Game, Head Coach Quinn Gray and his staff quickly focused their attention on National Signing Day.  As of now, the Golden Rams have added several talented student-athletes to a roster that will be dynamic heading into the 2024 football season. It’s an exciting time to be an ASU Golden Ram and I think the guys…

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