Tag: SIAC Football

Morehouse’s Elijah Campbell Jr. to play in 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown

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Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics Atlanta, GA- Morehouse defensive lineman Elijah Campbell Jr was selected for the 2nd Annual HBCU Pigskin Showdown, an event that celebrates the top athletes and coaches at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) throughout the nation. NBC Sports will present the HBCU Pigskin Showdown, a college football all-star game for student-athletes from HBCU institutions, on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. ET on Peacock and CNBC. Taking place at Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala., located just outside of Selma, Ala., the HBCU Pigskin Showdown provides a platform…

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Tuskegee squeezes past Miles 26-23 in Double OT Thriller

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 23 MILES 26  TUSKEGEE Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT F MILES 3 10 0 0 7 3 23 TUSKEGEE 6 0 7 0 7 6 26 TUSKEGEE, Ala. – In front of a crowd of over 35,000, senior Donte Edwards (Mobile, Ala.) barreled in for a one-yard score in double overtime to secure the 26-23 win in their final Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) regular season game. Tuskegee (8-2, 7-0 SIAC) welcomed fans back in full capacity to the newly renovated Abbott Memorial Stadium for the first time…

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Benedict completes undefeated season with 54-21 mule-kicking off Allen

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 54  BCFB 21 ALLEN Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F BCFB 19 7 28 0 54 ALLEN 7 0 0 14 21 BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. – This week’s Bible study for the Benedict College football team centered on Esther 4:14: “And who knows, but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?” Saturday, the Benedict College Tigers achieved their royal position as they wrapped up the school’s first-ever undefeated regular season with a 54-21 victory over rival Allen University at Westwood High…

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Who will win this weekend’s Fountain City Classic?

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Albany State and Fort Valley will clash Saturday in the 32nd Annual Fountain City Classic. It is always a game of importance for not only the involved schools, as it’s a rivalry game , but this edition Carrie’s even more weight as the winner will potentially take a major step toward claiming a postseason slot. Fort Valley enters their 78th matchup with the Golden Rams a week removed from a tough loss, 28-24 , to Savannah State in which what appeared was the go-ahead score in the waning moments. However…

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SIAC announces latest Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of SIAC Deondra Duehart (Benedict) was named Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, while Davir Hamilton-Jackson (Tuskegee) earned Defensive Player of the Week, released by the league office on Monday. Kendall Norman (Benedict) was also tabbed Special Teams Player of the Week alongside JaQuez Williams (Albany State) who earned Newcomer of the Week. OFFENSIVE – Deondra Duehart, Benedict | Running Back  |  R-Freshman  |  Macon, Ga. Deondra Duehart rushed for a career-high 217 yards on just 13 carries and scored four touchdowns in Benedict’s 49-20 victory over Clark Atlanta to secure the SIAC East Division title. Duehart scored on runs of 55,…

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Tuskegee debut at no.7 in regional rankings

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Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Tuskegee University football team has made its 2022 debut in the NCAA regional rankings at No. 6 in the Super Region Two Rankings with two games remaining. The Golden Tigers find themselves in the top ten of the rankings that include teams from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), Gulf South Conference (GSC), South Atlantic Conference (SAC), and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Super Region Two has proved to be a tough region thus far in the year, with a pair of undefeated teams…

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29 October 2022 SIAC Football Recaps

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Courtesy of the SIAC 2022 SIAC Football Standings2022 SIAC Football Composite Schedule2022 SIAC Football Statistics Edward Waters 22, Miles 16Recap | Box Score FAIRFIELD, Al. – Edward Waters’ offensive outburst in the opening 30 minutes of Thursday night’s SIAC cross-divisional matchup against Miles proved to be just enough as the Tigers held off a furious fourth quarter comeback to come away with a 22-16 road victory at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium. Next Opponent: Atlantis University (November 5 @ 2 p.m. – Homecoming) Lane 42, Central State 31Recap | Box Score JACKSON, Tenn. – The Lane Dragons wrapped…

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Albany State romps Morehouse 31-7

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Behind a stout defense, a strong running game and some timely completions through the air, the Albany State Golden Tams defeated the Maroon Tigers of Morehouse, 31-7 in front of a crowd of 2603 at the Albany State University Coliseum. Freshman running back JaQuez Williams put together a second consecutive strong performance piling up 240 yards and a touchdown on 233 carries. The first Golden Rams scoring drive was the JaQuez Williams show. Williams’ longest run of the season, 74, yards, set the ASU offense up at the Maroon Tigers’…

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Penalty takes away go ahead score in Central City Classic

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Courtesy of Fort Valley State Athletics 24 FVU 28  SSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FVU 0 7 10 7 24 SSU 0 7 0 21 28 MACON, Ga. – In one of the toughest endings in recent seasons, the Wildcats celebrated and moments later had it taken away. With 18 seconds left in the game from the Savannah State 32-yard line, Fort Valley State quarterback Kelvin Durham connected with Fralon Warren in the back right of the end zone and moments later had the play overturned. Following a defensive pass interference…

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Benedict clinches SIAC East crown with 42-20 thumping of Clark Atlanta

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Courtesy of Benedict Athletics 20 CAU 49  BCFB Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F CAU 0 0 7 13 20 BCFB 7 14 14 14 49 COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 15th-ranked Benedict College Tigers celebrated their Homecoming with a dominating 49-20 victory over Clark Atlanta University, clinching the top seed in the SIAC East Division and a berth in the 2022 SIAC Football Championship presented by Cricket. Deondra Duehart scored four touchdowns, three on runs over 50 yards long, as Benedict built a 35-0 lead. Duehart finished the game with a career-high…

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