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September 26, 2022 SWAC Football Weekly Honourees

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference  The Southwestern Athletic Conference has named Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders, Alcorn State’s Jarveon Howard, Florida A&M’s Isaiah Major, and Bethune-Cookman’s Darnell Deas its SWAC Football Players of the Week for their exceptional performances during games played this past week of competition. Co-Offensive- Sanders had a career day during the Tigers’ 49-7 win over Mississippi Valley State. He set career marks in completions (40), attempts (51), and passing yards (438) to go along with four TD passes. Sanders completed passes to 12 different receivers, including touchdown passes…

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“Vivid Purple” Nike LeBron XX coming early October

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CThis GS LeBron XX sports a vivid purple knit upper with dual Swooshes on the lateral side, with conventional, single branding on the medial side. The Roman numeral ”XX” appears on the lace dubraes, on the black tongue, as a mid lace loop and via branding on the top, on the rear heel and on the inner. Underneath this virbant upper resides a midsole that features a multi-hued pattern at the forefoot and continuous purple everywhere else, as well as a gum rubber outsole. The ”Vivid Purple” LeBron XX GS…

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This Nike Dunk Low is on the way soon

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This upcommy Nike Dunk Low sports an iridescent foundational layer overlaid with black leather at the toe, eye rows, and wrapping the heel. Mesh tongues with metallic branding with a 3-d embroidered “NIKE” is found on the rear heel. The lateral Swoosh is pair with a small tag, while on the medial side with a multiple branded “Just Do It “ tag. Underneath resides a black midsole and a game royal rubber outsole. The debut of this Nike Dunk Low is imminently expected at nike.com and select retail venues. Nike…

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Fly Streetwear x Nike Dunk Low SB coming in 2023

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Nike Skateboarding and Chinese skate shop Fly Streetwear have joined forces on a collaborative Nike Dunk SB Low slated to release next year. At this early juncture there are no images available, however early predictive speculation assigns an aesthetic of a gray foundational layer overlaid with blue suede with numerous Swooshes embroidered on the medial, and lateral sides. The insoles would be adorned with Chinese characters and the sneakers will be contained within special packaging. The Fly Streetwear x Nike Dunk Low SB will debut sometime in 2023 at select…

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Savannah State Volleyball gets three wins at SIAC Crossover

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Courtesy of Savannah State Athletics CARTERSVILLE, Ga. – Savannah State volleyball picked up three big wins this weekend at the 2022 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Crossover. The Lady Tigers played five matches over two days against SIAC West teams in the LakePoint Sports Center in Cartersville, Georgia. With every team in the conference facing off in cross-divisional matches over the two-day tournament, the wins and loss shifted the conference standings. Savannah State moved into third place in the SIAC East Division following their wins. They are 6-8 overall this…

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A sneak peak at the ”Elephant Print” Air Jordan 1 High OG

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The ’Elephant Print” Air Jordan 1 High OG is a new and upcoming colourway of the 1 that is inspired by sneaker design legend Tinker Hatfield’s utilization of the material. From what can be gleaned from these initial images, it sports a white leather upper that is overlaid with elephant print at the toe, eye rows and wrapping the heels. What appears to be black leather Swooshes adorn the lateral and medial sides with the same material present at the collar, underlaying a section elephant print at the ankle, which…

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Week 4 CIAA Football Recap

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Courtesy of the CIAA 22 CIAA Football Standings2022 CIAA Football Composite Schedule2022 Statistics  CHARLOTTE – Week four of the 2022 football season means it is another week of conference play within the CIAA and we saw a game-winning field goal as time expired and we saw one nationally ranked program recover from an early 14-point deficit. Across the league, we also saw players begin stake their claim for postseason honors and teams start to assert themselves in the postseason discussion. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the week four…

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FAMU keeps Bragg winning streak alive with 38-19 win over Alabama A&M

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25 Alabama A&M 0-4 , 0-1 38  Florida A&M 2-2 , 1-1 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F AAM 10 9 0 6 25 FAM 0 14 14 10 38 Courtesy of Germanie Bozeman, FAMU Atheltics Rattler Nation returned to Bragg stadium to watch the Rattlers extend their home game winning streak against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs to twelve as the Rattlers won 38-25. “Excited to get another win, congratulations to the team; the guys fought hard,” said head coach Willie Simmons. “We didn’t play our best ball in the first half, but the…

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September 24, 2022 SWAC Recap

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference: SWAC Football Scores and Recaps Team Standings Saturday, September 24 Jackson State 49, Mississippi Valley State 7– Box Score I Recap Bethune-Cookman 36, Grambling State 19– Box Score I Recap UTSA 52, Texas Southern 24– Box Score I Recap Florida A&M 38, Alabama A&M 25– Box Score I Recap Prairie View A&M 24, Alabama State 15– Box Score I Recap Alcorn State 38, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21– Box Score I Recap

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Grambling falls to Bethune, 36-19

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GSU 19 BCU 36 Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GSU 10 9 0 0 19 BCU 14 3 3 16 36 Courtesy of Brian Howard, Grambling State Athletics The Grambling State University football team could not rally in the final quarter as Bethune-Cookman extended its winning streak over the Tigers with a 36-19 victory to open Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play on Saturday afternoon at Daytona Stadium. Grambling State, which has dropped four straight straight to Bethune-Cookman, trailed 20-19 to open the final quarter, but turnovers and penalties plagued…

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