Tag: HBCU Gameday

Albany State’s Pierre claims PYS/HBCU Gameday D-II DPOY

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via HBCU Gameday For Stephan Pierre, the accolades just continue to roll in for his stellar 2021 season.  For helping the Golden Rams win the 2021 SIAC football championship, Pierre was selected as First team All-SIAC, SIAC Defensive Player of the Year and the SIAC Overall Player of the Year.  With all of those awards wrapped into one player, it identifies the unique talent Pierre showed on the field this season. Today, Pierre was awarded the Protect Your Skull/HBCU Gameday 2021 Division II Defensive Player of the Year.  The award is…

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FAMU graduate student Calvin Sykes selected as ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative

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From Florida A&M Sports Information: Florida A&M University (FAMU) sports management graduate student Calvin Sykes has been selected as one of six recipients of the ESPN the Undefeated Rhoden Fellows Scholar Initiative.  The fifth class will feature five different Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).  Sykes is the second FAMU student in two years to be selected for the program.   “This dream really started in high school when I began working as an intern for CBS when I did South Florida High School sports,” said Sykes. “This is about all the…

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Boyd and Hill spearhead Lady Tigers past Lady Braves

Brandon King

From Grambling State Sports Information: LORMAN, Miss. | Shakyla Hill and Jazmin Boyd combined for 39 points as the Grambling State University women’s basketball team rolled past Alcorn State, 79-63, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game on Monday nightat the Davey L. Whitney Complex. Grambling State (10-13 overall, 7-4 SWAC), which snapped a two-game losing streak, led 23-13 at the end of one period and took a 40-24 advantage into the half. The Lady Tigers outscored the Lady Braves, 24-17, in the third and cruised to the conference win. Hill, who was…

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South Carolina State defeats Delaware State 30-19

Brandon King

From dsuhornetcom: Orangeburg, S.C. (Oct. 20, 2018) — South Carolina State scored two touchdowns after blocking punts and another on an interception return in a 30-19 win over Delaware State in a MEAC contest on homecoming Saturday at Oliver C. Stadium this afternoon. The Bulldogs won for the second time in three games to improve to 2-5 overall and 2-2 in the MEAC, while the Hornets are winless in seven games, including four league contests this season. Delaware State won the total yardage battle, 410-404, highlighted by a 217-136 edge…

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SIAC Football Week 5 Players of the Week

Brandon King

From thesiac.com:   ATLANTA, Ga. (October 1, 2018) – McKinley Habersham (Albany State) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Davoris Thomas (Tuskegee) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Jordy Andrade (Morehouse) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside Kelvin Murray (Morehouse) who earned Newcomer of the Week.               OFFENSIVE – McKinley Habersham, Albany State Running Back  |  5’9  |  180  |  Savannah, Georgia McKinley Habersham led…

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HBCU Gameday will stream the 2018 SIAC Basketball Tournament

Brandon King

If you are a fan of SIAC basketball or an alum of an SIAC school and you will not be able to make it Birmingham next week for the conference tournament, the fine folks at HBCUGameday have you covered. That is because they will be live streaming the proceedings. Here is the full slate of information courtesy of HBCU Gameday. ATLANTA–HBCU Gameday is proud to announce that it has entered an agreement with the SIAC to live stream the 2018 SIAC Basketball Tournament on the HBCU Gameday digital platform. Each game…

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