BIRMINGHAM — Anyone paying attention to the Alcorn State football program can tell there's a stark difference between the lively new coach Ernest Jones and his stoic predecessor Johnny Thomas. But as the saying goes, "Talk is cheap." Jones can say al… more »

BIRMINGHAM — Last year, Steven Fulbright experienced the nightmare of any senior player who sweated through an entire offseason of work: He was injured, lost for the season with a ligament tear in his knee, on the first play of Mississippi Valley State'… more »

BIRMINGHAM — He has yet to coach a game at Texas Southern, but Johnnie Cole has already made a big splash in the name recognition of his new transfer quarterback. It's Bobby Reid, who started 27 games in an up-and-down three-season career at Oklahoma… more »

BIRMINGHAM - Jackson State was named the preseason favorite to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division at Media Day in Birmingham on Tuesday. The defending conference champions received a conference-high 105 points and 17 first-place v… more »

The roles were much different for Terrance Smith and Malcolm Long the last time they suited up for South Carolina State at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Long backed up Cleveland McCoy at quarterback as Smith was making the “Centennial Catch” to defeat Mo… more »

Tigers soak up glory from 2007, assume role of 'hunted' for 2008. BIRMINGHAM — The Jackson State Tigers were treated like champions at the Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Day on Tuesday. The Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and Museum played hos… more »

Joe Taylor looks to resurrect Florida A & M's football fortunes, just as he did Hampton's. Joe Taylor is more of a jazz than a rock guy. But his 20-day road trek during the late spring and early summer — stops in Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa an… more »

Missoula, Mont. - Die-hard University of Montana Football fans will have a chance to purchase pieces of the turf the Grizzlies have played on while posting a 52-6 home record over the past seven years The Grizzly Scholarship Association and a Missoula b… more »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If nothing else, even if the prognostications don’t prove accurate by season’s end, the bluebloods of the Southwestern Athletic Conference — Jackson State, Southern and Grambling — have reclaimed respect with the way they played last… more »

The Southland Conference's new syndicated broadcast network is off to a solid start, locally. KVHP (Ch. 29), the local Fox affiliate, announced Friday that it would pick up the SLC Television Network's full schedule, which includes nine football gam… more »

ST. LOUIS --- Rust covers the old Gateway now. It's a relic, buried on the scrap heap. Look through a media guide, and most of the references to the Gateway Football Conference are gone. Players and coaches pounded home one extra point this week ---… more »

PARK CITY, Utah His Hawaiian shirt exuded calm. His deep-set eyes and chiseled cheeks had rarely looked more relaxed. The way Bobby Hauck carried and dressed himself at the Big Sky meetings this week in Park City, Utah, it wouldn't seem as if he was… more »

PARK CITY, Utah -- After 14 years on the job as Commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, Doug Fullerton seems anything but satisfied. He's always looking to make changes, improve his league and improve the entire NCAA Division it plays in. Last yea… more »

In coaching circles, it is called a connection. For Montana State, the latest link involves Les Miles. How does the head coach at Louisiana State factor in? Simple. He’s the connection. Montana State recently hired former LSU graduate assistant Jo… more »

Voluntary workouts and 7-on-7 games will help the Vikings hit the ground running (and shooting) when preseason camp starts Aug. 4 Junior wide receiver Lavonte Kirven sat quietly in the second row of the Portland State meeting room, watching as three… more »