Tag: SIAC Football

SIAC Hall of Famer and Super Bowl Champ Jacoby Jones passes away at just 40

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Courtesy of the SIAC Class of 2024 SIAC Hall of Fame inductee and former NFL receiver Jacoby Jones passed away in his sleep in his Houston home. He was 40. The day before his fortieth birthday on July 11, Jones joined the SIAC in Atlanta to celebrate his induction into the SIAC Hall of Fame. Jones was a pivotal part of the Lane College football team from 2003 to 2006, where he was named offensive player of the year, special teams player of the year and all-conference. Jones was selected by…

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Allen University’s Beau Harrington and Terrance Harrington named to All-SIAC Preseason Team

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Courtesy of Allen Athletics Among the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Preseason All-SIAC selections, senior running back Beau Herrington and senior offensive lineman Terrence Jarrett each were named to the Preseason All-SIAC Second Team Tuesday morning. Additionally, Allen was voted 11th in the SIAC’s predicted order of finish for the 2024 season.  Herrington, who is entering his fourth season as the primary running back for the Yellow Jackets, is coming-off a 2023 campaign that saw him lead Allen with 640 rushing yards and 10 rushing touchdowns on 147 rushing attempts. Herrington also…

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Shun Brown promoted to Lane College offensive coordinator

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title image via Lane Athletics Lane College announced that wide receivers and tight ends coach/ passing game coordinator Shun Brown has been promoted to the Dragons’ offensive coordinator.  Before coming to Lane, Coach Brown spent a season at Louisiana-Monroe, where he served as an offensive analyst under Rich Rodriguez. His contributions helped head coach Terry Bowden improve a Warhawks team that failed to get in the win column one time the previous season by 4 victories.  Coach Brown played his collegiate football at the University of Arizona where he was…

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Albany State football makes waves with top-20 D-II transfer class

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In his first season at Albany State, head coach Quinn Gray Sr. led the Golden Rams to a 6-5 overall record and an appearance in the SIAC Championship Game.  Gray, like every other college football coach in the country is scouring the nation to identity, recruit and sign the talent necessary to improve his program.  For the vast majority of college football’s time span, the way to do that was building through high school players. Transfer players factored into that recipe but having to sit a year before being eligible to…

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Albany State Football adds two to coaching staff

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title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. announced the hiring of two assistant coaches on Monday. Joining the team are Genard “Terell” Sims, who will coach the wide receivers, and Nicholas Sewak, who will coach the offensive line.  “We’re excited about the additions of Coach Sewak and Coach Sims. They both bring a wealth of knowledge with them that will help us as a staff Move The Needle in the right direction,” said second year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. Their passion…

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Albany State adds 25 in latest football class

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title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. has announced his 2024 recruiting class.  Gray and his staff have added 25 incoming freshmen/transfers for the 2024 season. “We’re excited to welcome the new class of Golden Rams,” said second-year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. “This class for us is truly exciting because they get a chance to help us #MoveTheNeedle. As a staff we went out and tried to find the best talent to bring to Albany State that we…

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Tuskegee football makes additions to coaching staff

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title image via Tuskegee Football Courtesy of Tuskegee Sports TUSKEGEE, Ala. __ On Tuesday, Tuskegee head football coach, Aaron James, announced the addition of three new assistant coaches to his staff for the upcoming 2024 season. James had added another familiar face to Golden Tiger fans to the mold in former football star Harry Williams, to serve as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at Alabama State for the last two seasons. Additionally, James announced the hire of Roman Buchanan as linebackers coach, and Chris Patterson as the offensive line coach.…

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Ron Dickerson Jr named Benedict head football coach

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title image via Mark Adams II Courtesy of Benedict Athletics COLUMBIA, S.C. – Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis and Director of Athletics Willie Washington are proud to announce the hiring of Ron Dickerson Jr. as head football coach for the Tigers. Dickerson has a long successful history as a football coach, bringing more than 27 years of coaching experience to the Tigers. He comes to Benedict after serving the last two seasons at the University of West Florida, helping the Argonauts to back-to-back Gulf South Conference championships, a…

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Albany State adds seven on National Signing Day

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title image via Albany State Athletics Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After finishing his first season as the head coach at Albany State University, that included an appearance in the 2023 SIAC Championship Game, Head Coach Quinn Gray and his staff quickly focused their attention on National Signing Day.  As of now, the Golden Rams have added several talented student-athletes to a roster that will be dynamic heading into the 2024 football season. It’s an exciting time to be an ASU Golden Ram and I think the guys…

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Fort Valley wins rainy inaugural Florida Beach Bowl 23-13 over Johnson C. Smith

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Fort Valley City State was able to take an early lead and then largely control the Johnson C. Smith offense in a 23-13 win in the inaugural Florida Beach Bowl.  The Fort Valley offense got right to work, marching 75 yards in 12 plays on the game’s opening drive that saw two 4th down conversions and ended on Brandon Marshall’s 2-yard plunge that put the Wildcats up 7-0.  A safety on a Johnson C. Smith added two points to the Wildcat lead making the score 9-0. FVSU took advantage of…

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