Tag: HBCU Football

Albany State v Clark-Atlanta game preview and predictions

Brandon King

Saturday the Albany State Golden Rams will open up SIAC play when they take the Panthers of Clark-Atlanta University. Both schools are coming into the game off losses , Albany State taking their yearly defeat from Valdosta State and Clark-Atlanta is actually in the throes of a two game losing streak, and seeking to get back to winning ways. In CAU’s two losses to Lane College and Shorter University big quarters in the first halves ( a 21-point first quarter from Lane and a Shorter 21-point second quarter) ultimately proved…

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Week 4 MEAC Football Schedule

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: MEAC Football Weekly Notes | MEAC Football Weekly Coaches Video Conference NORFOLK, Va., Sept. 22, 2021 – In back-to-back weeks, North Carolina Central will face an old nemesis. A week ago, it was former CIAA foe Winston-Salem State in Durham, N.C. NCCU came from behind with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to win 20-13. This weekend, it will be former Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) foe North Carolina A&T State, as the two in-state rivals square off in the renewal of the Aggie-Eagle Classic in Greensboro, N.C. The only…

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SWAC Football Lineup September 23-26 , 2021

Brandon King

Here is the lineup of this week’s upcoming SWAC football lineup and how you can see them: Upcoming SWAC Football Games  Live Stats/Watch Links Thursday, September 23 Alcorn State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff- 6:30 pm (ESPNU) Saturday, September 25 Delta State at Jackson State- 2:00 pm (JSU Sports Network) Alabama A&M vs. Tuskegee- 4:00 pm Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M- 4:00 pm Bethune-Cookman at Alabama State- 5:00 pm (ESPN+) Texas Southern at Rice- 5:30 pm (ESPN Networks) Sunday, September 26  Southern vs. Mississippi Valley State– 2:00 pm (ESPN+) All times…

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MEAC announces latest football player of the week

Brandon King

From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Norfolk State quarterback Juwan Carter was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. Norfolk State defensive end Chris Myers was named Defensive Player of the Week and teammate J.J. Davis was named Rookie of the Week. Norfolk State’s Colby Byrdwas named Offensive Lineman of the Week, and picking up Specialist of the Week honors was North Carolina Central’s Adrian Olivo.  Carter (QB, 6-0, 175, r-Sr., Richmond, Va.) tied Norfolk State’s Division I program record with five touchdown passes against Elizabeth City…

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Week 3 SIAC Footballers of the week

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from the SIAC: D’Vonn Gibbons (Savannah State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while teammate, Mitchell Smiley (Miles) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kenneth Lockhart (Savannah State) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Keynon Webb (Tuskegee) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – D’Vonn Gibbons, Savannah StateQuarterback  |  6’3  |  Senior  |  Stone Mountain, Ga. Senior quarterback D’Vonn Gibbons was instrumental in Savannah State’s 41-34 win over Benedict this week. With the game tied and 1:24 to play, Gibbons rushed 31-yards on a keeper for the go-ahead touchdown…

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Gardener-Webb puts it on Lincoln, 63-0

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From LuLions.com: 0 LINC 56 GWU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F LINC 0 0 0 0 0 GWU 18 28 10 0 5 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The Lincoln University football team stepped up a level in competition to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule, falling to Division I Gardner Webb Saturday, 56-0. After holding the Runnin’ Bulldogs to just 10 points after the first three possessions, Lincoln finished the first half allowing 46 points – 18 in the first quarter and 28 in the second quarter. Gardner…

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CIAA Football Week 3 Recap

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From the CIAA: 2021 CIAA Football Standings2021 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2021 Statistics   CHARLOTTE – Week three of the 2021 football season features nine league teams in action for the final stanza of non-conference games as three others elect to have a bye week wiith the cross-division conference schedule on the horizon. It’s another solid slate of challenges in out of conference play for CIAA teams this week, featuring a mix of Division I and Division II opponents as well as some intriguing matchups against HBCU competition. Let’s look at how teams across the conference fared in week three:  Shaw 52, Central State 0 After nearly…

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September 18, 2021 MEAC Football Recap

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From the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Hampton 48, Howard 32Sacred Heart 21, Morgan State 7Norfolk State 63, Elizabeth City State 26North Carolina Central 20, Winston-Salem State 13East Tennessee State 38, Delaware State 6New Mexico State 43, South Carolina State 35 Hampton 48, Howard 32WASHINGTON, D.C. – Howard fell 48-32 to Hampton in the inaugural Truth and Service Classic on Saturday at Audi Field. The Bison fall to 0-3 on the season with the loss. Vice President of the United States and Howard alumna, Kamala Harris, was in attendance and participated in the…

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Allen edges by Livingstone 34-32

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From the SIAC: BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — For a consecutive week, Allen University orchestrated a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, this time edging Livingstone, 34-32, on Saturday night at Westwood HS Football Stadium.  Trailing 34-26 with one second remaining in the game, quarterback David Wright III connected with Jamal Jones on a 55-yard pass with Jones tossing a lateral to Shemar Nelson who ran in from two-yards out to even the score at 34 apiece. On the ensuing two-point conversion, Beau Herrington muscled his way into the endzone on the…

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Florida A&M falls to South Florida 38-17

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From Florida A&M Sports: 17 FAMU 38 USF Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FAM 3 0 7 7 17 USF 10 14 7 7 38 TAMPA, Fla. | Florida A&M football traveled down to Tampa, Florida for their only game versus an FBS opponent, the South Florida Bulls. The Rattlers were unable to capture their first win versus the Bulls as they fell 38-17. “I thought these guys played with a lot of heart and a lot of fight,” said head coach Willie Simmons. “I thought we did some really good things…

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