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Southern rallies to defeat Alabama A&M, 25-20

Brandon King

title image via WBRZ ( Baton Rouge) Falling behind by double digits early Southern came roaring back to defeat Alabama A&M on the road, 25-20.  Up 7-0 in the second quarter, and after a Donivan Wright 28-yard punt return set  Alabama A&M at the Southern 21-yard line, the Bulldogs seemed poised to take a two-touchdown lead. However, the Southern defense was able to force AAMU to settle for a 21-yard Victor Barbosa field goal that made the score 10-0. Southern responded with an 8-play, 70-yard drive that ended when Czavian…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 8 Major Division Top 7

Brandon King

Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll was rife with movement. With the exception of the top spot, every position in the poll is occupied by a different team than from the previous week. 7.Florida A&M (3-3, 1-1)  After losing to Jackson State in their highly anticipated matchup, 35-21, FAMU tumbles down the standing from its previous no. 3 slot. Florida A&M, up 21-20, was snakebitten by two critical turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to…

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Southern University Football announces 2023 schedule

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Rodney Kirschner Deputy Athletics Director | Director of Strategic Communications | Sports Information Director BATON ROUGE, LA – The Southern University football team under the direction of 2nd year Head Coach Eric Dooley announced their 2023 football schedule Wednesday during National Signing Day. The 11-game schedule which includes six home games being played inside A.W. Mumford Stadium beginning with the Pete Richardson Classic on September 9th against Jackson State and four road games. SU will open up the season as they travel to Alabama State (Sept. 2) for a non-conference game, before returning to the friendly…

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Southern TE Ethan Howard enters the transfer portal

Brandon King

Southern University sophomore tight end Ethan Howard announced he was entering the transfer portal. The Cecilia High School ( Breaux Bridge, LA) product informed the world of his decision Monday in post to his Twitter account. Last season Howard was Southern’s second-leading leading receiver, hailing in 29 passes for 351 yards and four touchdowns. This past season, for unknown reasons, he only appeared in one contest, the October 22 matchup against Virginia Lynchburg.

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Southern smack Mississippi Valley, 27-7

Brandon King

Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communications 7 MSV 27  SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSV 0 0 7 0 7 SOU 7 13 7 0 27 BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University football team honored 19 seniors on Saturday afternoon. The Jags defeated Mississippi Valley 27-7 to complete a perfect 5-0 record at home in front of 17,776 fans inside a chilly A. W. Mumford Stadium. Despite starting off slow on the offensive side of the ball, the Jags picked up pace late in the first…

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FAMU takes care of Southern, 30-16

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Courtesy of Germanie Bozeman, FAMU Athletics 16 SOU 30  FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SOU 3 6 7 0 16 FAM 7 10 10 3 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Rattlers return to Bragg to defeat the Southern Jaguars 30-16 extending their home game winning streak to 15.  “Our work is not done. We still have a lot of football left to play. We will celebrate this one as always and get right back to work tomorrow to continue our push towards the playoffs,” said head coach Willie Simmons.  With a blistering start…

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SWAC releases statement on Southern/Prairie View altercation

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Before last week’s Prairie View and Southern game there was a bit of a fracas between members of the teams as they engaged in pregame warmups. As of the posting of this information it has been four days since the incident, the Southwestern Athletic Conference released a statement that explains why no official consequences have come at this juncture, citing that all involved parties have yet to be identified. The statement van be read below: BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference is currently in the process of conducting a full-scale investigation…

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Courtesy of Willie D. Scott, Associate Director of Strategic Communication, Southern University 3 APB 59 SOU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F APB 3 0 0 0 3 SOU 7 35 14 3 59 Southern dismantled the Golden Lions on Saturday night 59-3 to get back in the winning column on Saturday night inside A. W. Mumford Stadium.  The Jaguars racked up 550 yards of total offense off 70 plays, including 298 through the air and 265 on the ground. The Jags stout defense set the tone early on giving…

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