Courtesy of the SIAC: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) is pleased to announce a significant event in its ongoing collaboration with ESPN. A thrilling regular-season football game is scheduled to be televised on ESPN2 in October. ESPN has handpicked an exciting matchup that will showcase Fort Valley State taking on Benedict on Thursday, October 12, with kickoff at 7:30 p.m. ET. On Thursday, October 12, all eyes will be on Charlie W. Johnson Stadium as it steps into the national spotlight. The previous year’s encounter witnessed the Tigers roaring to a commanding…
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2023 Move-in day for Albany State freshmen and transfers
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Quinn Gray, Sr., the 14th head football coach at Albany State University, welcomed a plethora of freshmen and transfers to campus for move-in day on Tuesday, August 1. The day started with players checking in and moving into their dorm rooms between 8:00 am – 11:00 am. At 11:30 am, Coach Gray and his staff held a players and parents meeting. During the meeting, Dr. Kristene Kelly (Director of Athletics) was introduced. After lunch, the players participated in several breakout sessions on topics…
Read MoreSIAC announces HBCU Go streaming schedule for 2023 football season
Courtesy of the SIAC Today, the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) announces the 2023 Football schedule and Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group (AMG) free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO — the leading media provider for the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), as its exclusive broadcast partner. A total of five football matchups (see schedule below) highlight the 2023 HBCU GO slate of conference games, with an exhilarating Miles-Albany State rivalry set to wrap up the schedule on October 28, LIVE from Albany, Georgia. “This is a historic moment,”…
Read MoreSIAC Announces ESPN Football Schedule
Courtesy of the SIAC ATLANTA, GA. (July 12, 2023) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) returns to ESPN for the third straight year this fall with 22 college football games to air exclusively across ESPN platforms, including ESPNU and ESPN+. The 2023 lineup features exciting and historical matchups like the season-opening Boeing Red Tails Classic, the Fountain City Classic, and the Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic, as well as the highly-anticipated SIAC Football Championship Game on November 11. Beginning this fall, all 13 SIAC football programs will compete in a modified eight-game conference schedule…
Read MoreSIAC announces preseason football honors
Courtesy of the SIAC The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced their All-SIAC preseason football team featuring 26 returning players from the 2022 SIAC Football All-Conference team. This year’s preseason team is led by Fort Valley State’s Kelvin Durham who was selected as this year’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year alongside Loobert Denelus, Benedict College, who was tabbed as the 2023 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year announced Wednesday during the league’s media day in Atlanta, Ga. All nominations and votes are submitted by head coaches and sports information directors. Preseason Offensive…
Read MoreAlbany State releases 2023 football schedule
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics The Albany State University Golden Rams football team, under the direction of Head Coach Quinn Gray, has released its 2023 football schedule. The Golden Rams will play 10 regular season football games, including several prestigious football classics. The Golden Rams will open the season on the road against Wingate University on Saturday, August 31, in Wingate, North Carolina. The Golden Rams will play their home opener against Valdosta State University in the ASU Coliseum on Saturday, September 9. The Golden Rams will play Morehouse College…
Read MoreAlbany State adds 22 in Coach Gray’s inaugural recruiting class
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics In Quinn Gray’s first recruiting class, the Albany State Golden Rams received national letters of intent from 15 high school student-athletes and added 7 mid-year transfers since he arrived. The Golden Rams are expecting to receive additional letters of intent throughout the day. Quinn Gray, Sr. was named the 14th head football coach for the Golden Rams on December 19, 2022. “Today has been a great day for the Golden Rams. National Signing Day is one of those days that you think…
Read MoreAlbany State’s Stephan Pierre and James Hawkins to play in HBCU Legacy Bowl
Albany State linebacker Stephan Pierre and defensive back James Hawkins were selected to play in the 2023 HBCU Legacy Bowl. After winning the SIAC MVP and Defensive Player of the Year last season, Pierre followed that up with SIAC All-Conference First Team season. The Tallahassee, Florida product recorded 84 total tackles ( 58 solo), 9 tackles for loss, 5 sacks, 1 forced fumble and a 1 fumble recovery. Fayetteville, Georgia’s James Hawkins also was named to the SIAC All-Conference First Team. The senior defensive backs finished the season with 32…
Read MoreAlbany State Basketball swept at Central State
79 Albany St. (GA) 4-7,3-3 SIAC 91 Central St. (OH) 5-5,3-1 SIAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Albany St. (GA) 9 12 36 22 79 Central St. (OH) 26 12 24 29 91 It was a tough evening for Albany State basketball as both the men’s and women’s squad were handed defeats by the Marauders of Central State University. First up were the lady Rams who quickly were jumped on by the Marauders and found themselves in a 26-9 hole at the end of the first quarter. The Golden Rams were…
Read MoreFort Valley’s Emanuel Wilson named to 2022 AFCA D-II Coaches’ All-America Team
Courtesy of Chris Myers, Fort Valley State Athletics WACO, Texas – The Wildcats top offensive player added a prestigious award on Monday morning. Fort Valley State’s Emanuel Wilson was honored on the 2022 American Football Coaches Association Division II All-America Second Team. For the first time in recent years, FVSU (8-2) was able to place one of its players on the AFCA DII All-America teams. The AFCA’s Division II All-America Selection Committee is made up of three head coaches from each of the AFCA’s seven districts, one of whom serves as a district chairman,…
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