Jackson State head football coach Rick Comegy is committed to running the football, but others think the Tigers’ success will come through the air. The Tigers’ defensive line has shown it has the potential to be among the SWAC’s best.
So with two weeks remaining before a opening season showdown with Hampton, what’s the link between [...]
Curtis Pulley, an all-state high school player in Kentucky and former Kentucky Wildcat quarterback, will transfer to Florida A&M University, announced the Kentucky athletic department this afternoon.
Pulley saw time at quarterback and wide receiver in two seasons with the Wildcats, and will likely have an immediate impact on the Rattler offense. Kicked off the team [...]
Courtesy of the good folks at Onnidan, here is the listing of homecoming games for the 2008 black college football season. In bold are the ones to watch for conference title implications, and the ones in italics are marked for historically being off-the-hook events.
2008 HOMECOMINGS
OCTOBER 4
Clark Atlanta vs. Savannah State
1:30
Edward Waters vs. George Mason
3
W. Virginia [...]
Ed Tyson, a second-team all-MEAC men’s basketball player and leading scorer for conference out of the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore, has been declared academically ineligible for the 2008-09 men’s basketball season.
“Tyson has rendered himself academically ineligible and will no longer be part of the men’s basketball program,” said Allen.
It’s not unusual for players to [...]
Xavier University of Louisiana is the two-time Gold Coast Athletic Conference champion in men’s and women’s cross country. Both teams will begin the 2008 season as the preseason favorites in the conference, in rankings released by the NAIA yesterday.
Conference champions automatically qualify for the NAIA National Championships, and with seven all-GCAC runners returning between the [...]
Jason Beach is a defensive back for the Florida A&M Rattlers football team, trying to get an extra year of eligibility after leaving school to help his family with recovery from Hurricane Dennis in 2004.
But to listen to Joe Taylor, he’d just as soon not have Beach back.
I’m not too optimistic to be honest with [...]
You would think that Alabama A&M’s offensive outburst in their last preseason scrimmage would be a good sign for the Bulldogs. 56 points, more than 400 yards of total offense, and several touchdowns through the air for new starting quarterback Kevin Atkins.
But what does that mean for the A&M defense? It may be party time [...]
Bershawn “Batman” Jackson of St. Augustine’s College helped to complete a U.S. sweep of the 400 meter hurdles last night, finishing with a bronze medal in the event.
The 2008 Olympic trials champion in the event, Jackson joined Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement in United States’ first sweep of a track and field event in the [...]
Morehouse College of the SIAC and Elizabeth City State University of the CIAA placed second and third in the nation in attendance for men’s basketball home games in Division II.
Morehouse edged ECSU by just fewer than 100 fans per game in 2007, but the CIAA placed several teams on the top 30 list, with former [...]
If you are a big fan of sports blogs, then you know that the medium’s latest rave is approval rating polls. Fans and observers have an opportunity to let their voices be heard, by the simple checking of an “approval” or “disapproval” rating.
With that in mind I bring you the inaugural poll for black college [...]
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