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Texas Southern evicerated by Toledo, 71-3

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Courtesy of Texas Southern Sports Information Box Score TOLEDO, Ohio – Toledo scored on its first eight possessions as they handed TSU a road loss on Saturday inside Glass Bowl Stadium. The reigning Mid-American Conference champions, the Football Bowl Subdivision Rockets forced a punt on TSU’s opening drive and converted on two third downs on its opening drive before scoring on a Peny Boone 1-yard touchdown run followed by a two-point conversion. TSU quarterback Jace Wilson, who was making his first start of the season, settled down on the second drive…

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Miles upsets Alabama State 21-17

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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…

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FAMU defeats Jackson State 28-10 in Orange Blossom Classic

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics 10 JSU 28 Winner FAM Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F JSU 0 0 3 7 10 FAM 21 7 0 0 28 Florida A&M used a big 207-yard showing on the ground to pick up a 28-10 win against Jackson State Sunday afternoon at home at Hard Rock Stadium. The Rattlers improved to 1-0 on the year and 1-0 in Southwestern Athletic Conference play, while the Tigers fell to 1-1 and 0-1. Jeremy Moussa led Florida A&M’s passing attack with 150 yards through the air, tossing two touchdowns…

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Grambling comes up short in Brick City HBCU Classic

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Title image via Marcus Plummer Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Assistant AD for Athletic Communications, Grambling State Communications 31 GSU 35 Winner HU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F GSU 6 3 8 14 31 HU 7 14 7 7 35 The Grambling State University football team suffered a season-opening 35-31 defeat to Hampton University on Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Brick City Kickoff Classic at Red Bull Arena. The GSU offense rolled up 411 yards of total offense, with the majority coming from the arm of newly tabbed starting quarterback, Myles Crawley. …

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UAPB gets thumped by Tulsa 42-7 in season opener

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Courtesy of UAPB Athletics 7 APB 42 Winner TLS Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F APB 7 0 0 0 7 TLS 0 28 7 7 42 The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions fell 42-7 to Tulsa Golden Hurricanes for on the road Thursday night. Tulsa improved to 1-0 on the season while UAPB dropped to 0-1. Johness Davis totaled 82 yards to lead UAPB’s ground attack in the game, picking up 4.8 yards per carry along the way. Bj Curry also tacked on nine yards on the ground. Kenji Lewis reeled in five…

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FAMU Volleyball set to take part in Jacksonville Invitational Tournament

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Courtesy of FAMU Athletics TALLAHASSEE, Fla. | The Florida A&M volleyball team will head east for its next tournament – a two-day appearance at the Jacksonville Invitational (Sept. 1-2) at Jacksonville University. The team is set to take on The Citadel and Northern Arizona on Friday before wrapping action with the host on Saturday. Streaming will not be available; however, all three matches will have live stats. Jacksonville Invitational | Jacksonville, Fla.  Friday, Sept. 1The Citadel | 12 p.m.Northern Arizona | 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2Jacksonville | 1 p.m. The Last…

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Jackson State’s Jason Brown named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week

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Jackson State QB Jason Brown was named BOXTOROW HBCU National Player of the Week. The Virginia Tech graduate transfer completed 26-30 passes for 365 yards and 3 touchdowns, with no interceptions, in the Tigers 37-7 steamrolling of South Carolina State in the Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge. Brown looked sharp, completing passes to eight different receivers and at one point connected on 22 straight pass attempts and guded the JSU offense to six consecutive scoring possessions. Up next for Jackson State is trip to Miami Gardens, FL for a showdown with the…

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Black College Hall of Fame announces 2023 Black College Player of the Year Watch List

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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…

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Jackson State’s Tomekia Reed selected to NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee

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Courtesy of the Southwestern Athletic Conference Jackson State Head Women’s Basketball Coach Tomekia Reed has been selected as a member of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee, as announced by the NCAA. The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee is responsible for ensuring that appropriate oversight of NCAA Division I women’s basketball is maintained, for enhancing the development and public perception of the sport and for making recommendations related to regular season and postseason competition such as rule changes and administration of the championship tournament. The committee…

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