Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics Quinn Gray, Sr. won his 1st game as the head coach of Albany State University after his Golden Rams defeated the Morehouse Maroon Tigers (24-14) in the 2nd Annual Toyota HBCU New York Classic at MetLife Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Over 18,000 students, fans and alum attended the world’s largest HBCU Homecoming and the unofficial start of HBCU Homecoming week. With the win, the Golden Rams improved to (1-2) overall and (1-0) in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). The Maroon Tigers fell to…
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Morehouse basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference schedule
Courtesy of Morehouse Athletics The rest of the schedule has arrived! The Morehouse College basketball team and third year head coach Douglas Whittler have finalized the Maroon Tigers’ 10-game 2023-24 non-conference schedule featuring five home games on Arthur J. McAfee Jr. Court in Forbes Arena, three NCAA Division I exhibition games, and more. The Maroon Tigers officially open up their season with an Oct. 29 away exhibition game against Georgia State University. The very next day, Morehouse will travel to Birmingham, AL. on Oct. 30 to face off against the University of Alabama Birmingham…
Read MoreMiles upsets Alabama State 21-17
Courtesy of Alabama State Sports 21 17 ASU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MCo 0 7 0 14 21 ASU 7 7 3 0 17 Miles College (2-0, 0-0 SWAC) scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to escape with a 21-17 win over Alabama State University (1-1-, 0-0 SWAC) on Saturday at ASU Stadium THE BASICSScore: Mile College 21 | Alabama State 17Records: Hornets (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) | Golden Bears (2-0, 0-0 SIAC)Date: Saturday, Sept 9, 2023Location: New ASU Stadium | Montgomery, Ala.Series: Southern Leads the 26-011Get Social: Twitter – @BamaStateFB | Facebook…
Read MoreAlbany State and Valdosta State to get it on this Saturday
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics After a 2-year layoff, the Albany State University Golden Rams and the Valdosta State University Blazers will collide at 6:00 pm on Saturday, September 9, at the ASU Coliseum on the East Campus in Albany, Georgia. It will be the Golden Rams home opener for the 2023 football season. The Golden Rams and Blazers will meet for the first time since September 18, 2021. The Golden Rams will enter the game with a (0-1) record while the Blazers are (1-0). In their season opener,…
Read MoreTuskegee hangs on for 37-31 win over Fort Valley State in Red Tails Classic
Courtesy of Tuskegee Athletics 31 FVS 37 Winner TU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F FVS 7 7 10 7 31 TU 7 17 13 0 37 Avenging two consecutive losses in the matchup to start the season, Tuskegee stuffed a goal line rush from Fort Valley State in the final seconds to start off 2023 with a high-scoring 37-31 win on Sunday night in the Boeing Red Tails Classic. The victory in the head coaching debut of Aaron James was the first Tuskegee win in the three years of the classic, started…
Read MoreAlbany State goes down 30-7 to Wingate in season opener
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown , Albnay State Athletics In their highly anticipated season opener, the Albany State Golden Rams were defeated (30-7) by the Wingate Bulldogs on Friday evening at Irwin Belk Stadium in Wingate, North Carolina. With the loss, the Golden Rams begin the Quinn Gray Era (0-1). The Golden Rams received the opening kickoff, but fumbled on their first offensive play of the game. After recovering the fumble in the red zone, the Bulldogs took a (7-0) lead after Noah Bell scored a 2-yard run. The Bulldogs struck again…
Read MoreAlbany State/Wingate game rescheduled
Albany State was was scheduled to kick off its 2023 football season Thursday evening with a road matchup against the Bulldogs of Wingate University. Due to the potentially severe weather that will come with Hurricane Idalia, the game, which is scheduled to take place at Irwin Belk Stadium in Wingate, North Carolina, has now been moved to Friday, September 1 at 4:00 PM EST. “Putting safety above all, we’ve decided to move out Thursday football game at Wingate University to Friday at 4pm, in light of the impending weather from…
Read MoreAlbany State’s Landon Kiefer named D-II Nat’l Freshman Pitcher of the Year
Courtesy of Dr. Earnest Brown, Albany State Athletics standout Landon Kiefer was named the 2023 Division II National Freshman Pitcher of the Year. Kiefer finished the season with a (9-2) record and a 2.06 ERA. Kiefer also had 3 complete games and led the Golden Rams with 76 strike outs. “Kiefer probably flew under the radar playing for the Golden Rams, but stacking his stats up against other freshmen, there were few better. Kiefer had the best ERA and WHIP among freshmen starters and finished 9-2 with more than a strikeout per inning,”…
Read MoreBlack College Hall of Fame announces 2023 Black College Player of the Year Watch List
Courtesy of the At a glance: Atlanta, GA (August 15, 2023) – The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced today the 2023 Watch List for the Black College Football Player of the Year Award. The Award is presented annually to the most outstanding football player from a Historically Black College & University. Former North Carolina A&T and NFL running back Tarik Cohen was selected as the inaugural recipient of the Award in 2016; Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall was the 2017 and 2018 recipient; former Tennessee State and NFL WR Chris Rowland was the 2019 recipient; former Alabama A&M QB Aqeel Glass was the recipient in the Spring 2021…
Read More“Morehouse” Nike Pegasus 40 available
This Pegasus 40 sports a white mesh upper with black Swooshes of varying styles on the lateral and medial sides. Maroon appears on the eye rows, as well as the mesh tongue, which is top by a label that reads “MOREHOUSE COLLEGE”. On the lateral heel the logo of the Maroon TIgers can be seen ,while at the top of the rear heel, a reflective strip has its home. Below the aforementioned upper resides a white React midsole that houses Zoom Air cushioning and a maroon and black rubber outsole.…
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