Tag: HBCU Football

Dr. Cavil’s Insode the HBCU Sports Lab Week 14 Major Division Top 7

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report. Week 14 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll featured a first this season in that the order of the rankings was unchanged from the previous week.  7. Alabama State (7-5, 5-3) Alabama State stays at no.7 in the week’s poll rankings. The Hornets are coming off a decisive 34-6 thrashing of Tuskegee in the 100th Turkey Day Classic. The win marked the Hornets’ 5th consecutive win over the Golden Tigers in the annual meeting. The win also lifted…

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Connell Maynor and Alabama A&M part ways

Brandon King

title image via the Clarion-Ledger The latest SWAC coaching domino to fall comes out of Huntsville, AL. Alabama A&M has announced that head football coach Connell Maynor has been relieved of his head coaching duties, according to an announcement from AAMU Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant.  We want to thank Connell Maynor for his seven seasons at Alabama A&M University,” Bryant said “We wish him well in all his future endeavors.” In his seven seasons at the helm of the Alabama A&M program, Coach Maynor compiled a 40-32 overall record…

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Tennessee State falls short in playoff matchup with Montana, 41-27

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics Ill-timed miscues proved to be Tennessee State’s undoing as they came up short in a hard-fought 41-27 defeat to Montana in the first round of FCS Playoffs.  Montana struck first when Ty Morrison kicked a 39-yard field goal, giving the Grizzlies a 3-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Tennessee State responded with a James Lowery field goal, tying the game at 3 as time expired in the period. Montana then scored the first touchdown of the evening with a 7-yard run by Eli Gillman,…

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SWAC announces postseason football individual accolades

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title image via the SWAC Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Football Postseason Individual Awards on Monday morning. The individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In order to be considered for postseason awards a student-athlete must have participated in a minimum of 75 percent of team games played this season.  Jackson State’s T.C. Taylor was named Coach of the Year while the Tigers’ Irv Mulligan was tabbed Offensive Player of the Year. Southern’s Ckelby Givens was named…

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Virginia Union advances to NCAA quarters for first time, puts it on Lenoir-Rhyne 44-12

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title image via VUU Football Courtesy of Virginia Union Athletics 44 Winner VUU 12 LRU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F VUU 7 13 7 17 44 LRU 0 6 0 6 12 Virginia Union University’s Jada Byers rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as VUU continued its record-setting season by defeating Lenoir-Rhyne University 44-12 on Saturday, November 30, in Hickory, N.C. The win earned the Panthers a spot in the NCAA Playoff Quarterfinals for the first time in school history. VUU’s Curtis Allen rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns in the win. …

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Alabama State spanks Tuskegee 34-6 in 100th Turkey Day Classic

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Title image via Alabama State Football Courtesy of Alabama State Athletics 6 TUS 34 Winner ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F TUS 3 3 0 0 6 ASU 21 7 6 0 34 Led by a dominant defensive showing along with career days by Kareem Key and Robert McMin on offfense, Alabama State University knocked off the Golden Tigers 34-6 in th 100th Turkey Day Classic on Thursday afternoon. Alabama State held the Tuskegee air attack to 93 passing yards and 138 yards on the ground while extending its string of…

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Tennessee State’s Jalen McClendon named finalist for Buck Buchanan Award

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics  Tennessee State senior defensive back Jalen McClendon has been named one of 35 finalists for the 2024 Buck Buchanan Award, presented to the national defensive player of the year in Division I FCS football. The award, celebrating its 30th anniversary, was announced by Stats Perform. The honor is named after legendary defensive lineman Junious “Buck” Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State during his Hall of Fame career. Past recipients include Dexter Coakley, Rashean Mathis, Jared Allen, and Arthur Moats. McClendon, playing this season despite an upper-body injury…

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Eddie George named Big South-OVC Coach of the Year

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title image via Tennessee State Football In a season rife with accomplishments for the Tennessee State football program, the accolades continue to rain down on TSU.  Head coach Eddie George was named Big South-OVC Coach of the Year.  In his fourth season at the helm of Tennessee State football, the NFL legend has led th Tigers to their most successful season in a quarter century. Tennessee State was able to lay claim to the conference championship for the first time since L.C. Cole led the Tigers to the OVC crown…

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SWAC concludes not enough evidence of malfeasance in UAPB practice film investigation

Brandon King

Days after Jackson State’s convincing 41-3 shellacking of Arkansas Pine Bluff on November 2, speculation of chicanery surrounding the game began to swirl. Initially reported by OffScript, the issue stems from unauthorized access to UAPB practice footage. A subsequent ESPN report corroborated that of Scottay’s , indicating that a UAPB indicated to a member of the Pine Bluff coaching staff that he’d been informed by a Jackson State player that JSU defensive player at the team’s facility were watching film of UAPB’s practices from that week. Tuesday the SWAC released…

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Sanders Ellis once again named Big South-OVC Freshman of the Week

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For the fifth time this season, Tennessee State linebacker Sanders Ellis was named the Big South-OVC Freshman of the Week.  In TSU’s 28-21 win over no.11/12 Southeast Missouri that secured a portion of the conference crown for Tennessee State, Ellis recorded a team-high tackles ( 7 solo) and a pass breakup. The Nashville, TN product also posted 0.5 tackles for loss in helping the Tigers defense stand tall in helping the TSU defense hold SEMO’s offense to 21 points and 308 yards of offense, numbers which are well below their…

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