Tag: HBCU Football

Southern defeats Texas Southern 23-17 in OT

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications | Director of Media Relations, Southern University 17 TSU 23 SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT F TSU 0 10 0 7 0 17 SOU 0 7 0 10 6 23 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southerns’ junior running back Kendric Rhymes picked up his second straight 100-yard games to help the Jaguars score the final 16 points to beat Texas Southern 23-17 in overtime Saturday evening. Rhymes finished with 136 yards off 11 carries and two touchdowns to lead the Jaguars rushing attack. Colbey…

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West Virginia State edged by Fairmont State, 21-20

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics 21 Winner FAIR 20 WVSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAIR 7 7 0 7 21 WVSU 3 7 10 0 20 INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State football (4-4, 4-3 MEC) came up one point short, 21-20, to Fairmont State (7-2, 5-2 MEC) on Saturday afternoon at Lakin-Ray FIeld at Dickerson Stadium. The Yellow Jackets grabbed the lead in the third quarter before the Falcons scored the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. TOP JACKETS HOW IT HAPPENED NEXT…

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Virginia Union dominates Bluefield State, 57-12

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Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 57 Winner VUU 12 BLFLD Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 7 20 14 16 57 BLFLD 0 6 0 6 12 Virginia Union University racked up 520 yards in total offense, including rushing for six touchdowns, as the Panthers downed Bluefield State University 57-12 on Saturday, October 28, in Bluefield, W.V. VUU’s Christian Reid, a graduate student from Newnan, Ga., who is majoring in Mass Communications, completed 12 of 19 passes for 276 yards.  Reid also hooked up with Reginald Vick, Jr., a redshirt freshman from…

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Virginia State lays 75-25 donkey-kicking on Lincoln (PA)

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Courtesy of Virginia State Athletics 25 LIN 75 Winner VSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F LIN 0 7 12 6 25 VSU 20 27 14 14 75 The Virginia State University football (8-1, ^-1 CIAA) team dominated in all three aspects of the game as they beat down Lincoln University Lions (3-5, 2-4 CIAA) 75-25 on senior day inside Rogers Stadium.  On VSU first drive of the game they marched down the field on a nine play 59-yard drive that ended with an 11-yard touchdown run for Jordan Davis. The defense…

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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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Albany State stays in SIAC contention with 48-7 thrashing of Miles

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Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State Golden Rams defeated the Miles College Golden Bears on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon at the Albany Municipal Coliseum.  With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (5-4) and (5-2) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association while the Miles College Golden Bears fell to (6-3) overall and (5-2) in the conference.   First QuarterAt the 8:00 mark in the first quarter, the Golden Rams Eli Mashburn connected on a 35 yard field to give the Golden Rams a (3-0).  The field goal…

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Eddie George likes progress of Tennessee State football program

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Through seven games this season, Eddie George has led Tennessee State to a 5-2 record. The mark not only is the Tigers’ best mark this late in a season since the 2016 campaign but also is the best record the team has enjoyed in the George era.  The Tigers head coach said the team’s ascension is proceeding along as it should, saying this when asked about the program’s progress on a recent Big South-OVC Media Call:  “We are right where we are supposed to be and it’s not based on…

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West Virginia State’s Donovan Riddick selected to HBCU Legacy Bowl

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Courtesy of James Garcia, Sports Information Director, West Virginia State Athletics West Virginia State’s Donovan Riddick (Glen Allen, Va./Glen Allen) was among the first group of players selected for the 2024 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl on Thursday. Riddick is a graduate quarterback for the Yellow Jackets with nearly 7,000 passing yards, over 1,000 rushing yards and 126 touchdowns scored in 40 games played. The Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason all-star game showcasing the best NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black…

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October 16 SWAC Football Players of the Week

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Alabama A&M’s Xavier Lankford, Texas Southern’s Jacob Williams and LaDarius Owens along with Mississippi Valley State’s Ty’Jarian Williams its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their impressive performances during games played this past weekend.  OffenseLankford helped lead the Bulldogs to their first win at Grambling State since 2011. He rushed 16 times for 193 yards and two scores. He averaged 12.1 yards per carry while also passing for 127 yards, with one touchdown. DefenseWilliams led Texas Southern with 13…

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Tennessee State head coach Eddie George not happy with early fan departures at games

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Tennessee State head coach Eddie George has led the Tigers to a 4-2 record after their 24-17 Homecoming win over Norfolk State on Saturday. Though the Tigers got a win, that was ugly, and in doubt at times due to repeated TSU miscues, the uneven play of his team was not the only thing on the head coach’s mind. In his post games comments he talked about TSU fans, leaving the games early, not attending at all and seemingly more enamoured with the ancillary win down dressing surrounding the games…

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