Football
Winston-Salem State is the trying to become the first HBCU to win a Division II championship. Winston-Salem State spotted New Haven a seven-point lead and then stormed to a 27-7 home victory in the quarterfinals of the Division II playoffs. The Rams (13-0) advanced to the Division II semifinals for the first time since 1978. […]
Grambling State wide receiver Mario Louis catches a touchdown pass. (AP) Grambling State combined a suffocating defense with freshman quarterback D.J. Williams’ big-play passing to defeat Southern 36-12 Saturday in the 38th Bayou Classic at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The victory, the sixth in a row for Grambling, clinched the SWAC West […]
Grambling quarterback D.J. Williams (left) talks with his coach – and father – Doug Williams, who was also quarterback at Grambling. (AP) D.J. Williams is following in the footsteps of his father, Super Bowl XXII MVP and Grambling State Coach Doug Williams, as quarterback for the G-Men in the Bayou Classic Saturday at the Louisiana […]
Bethune-Cookman lived up to its ranking as one of the top rushing teams in the Football Championship Subdivison Saturday Bethune-Cookman lived up to its ranking as one of the top rushing teams in the Football Championship Subdivison Saturday at the Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando. The Wildcats wore down archrival Florida A&M with an overpowering […]
First-year Miles College coach Reginald Ruffin lived up to his promise as the Golden Bears defeated defending Black College National Champion and SIAC champion Albany State 20-17 Saturday in the inaugural SIAC Championship Game in Atlanta. When Ruffin was interviewed at Miles, he told President George T. French that if he were given the full […]
It’s Decision Saturday this weekend in black college football. It’s Decision Saturday this weekend in black college football. By the end of the day, two conferences – the SIAC and CIAA – will have crowned their champions; a third, the MEAC, could also have its champion determined, and the division races in the SWAC could […]
The Alabama State Hornets came into the game leading the nation in turnovers forced. But it was Alabama A&M that won. Alabama A&M flipped the script on top-ranked Alabama State in the 70th Magic City Classic Saturday in Birmingham, Alabama. The Hornets came into the game leading the nation in turnovers forced. But it […]
Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones is ready for today’s game. So is his team. More than traditional bragging rights will be stake Saturday when instate SWAC rivals Alabama State and Alabama A&M clash in the 70th Magic City Classic at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama – a whole lot more. Both are in the top […]
“The team that loses is done,” says South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough. When the season started, Saturday’s game between Florida A&M and South Carolina State had all of the makings of a showdown for the MEAC championship. Instead, the Rattlers (4-3, 2-2 MEAC) and the Bulldogs (4-3, 3-1) will be playing to just stay […]
The game went exactly the way Golden Rams coach Mike White hoped it would. Albany State rebounded from its upset loss with a 25-15 home victory against Morehouse Saturday night in a showdown for first place in the SIAC East Division. The game went exactly the way Golden Rams coach Mike White hoped it would […]
Morehouse coach Rich Freeman doesn’t play down the importance of Saturday’s game against Black College National Champion Albany State. Morehouse coach Rich Freeman doesn’t pull any punches when he talks about the Maroon Tigers’ SIAC showdown Saturday with Albany State, the reigning Black College National Champion, on the Golden Rams’ home field. The winner will […]
The victory was a first for Freeman as a head coach or an assistant in 11 games against Tuskegee. Morehouse Coach Rich Freeman exorcised a personal demon Saturday as the Maroon Tigers rallied from a 14-point second-quarter deficit to beat Tuskegee in the 76th Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic in Columbus, Ga. The victory was the first for […]
