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Jackson State vs. Hampton
Last game: Season opener. JSU defeated Grambling 42-31 in SWAC Championship.
Sunday: vs. Hampton in MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Orlando, Fla.
TV: ESPN2
Radio: JSU Network (WOAD-1300 AM)
On Offense
The biggest name on the offensive side of th… more »
SWAC Football Rivals Make Date at Cotton Bowl
DALLAS — The coaches of the Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff football teams, along with city and state officials, gathered in the Cotton Bowl’s press box Tuesday to announce the beginning of what they hope will turn into a Dallas college football… more »
Prairie View A&M football: Q&A with RB Donald Babers
I interviewed Prairie View A&M running back Donald Babers on Tuesday for the Panthers' season preview, and I had plenty of material left over after writing the story.
Babers enters this season atop the depth chart at running back after rushing fo… more »
An Even Better ‘Southern Heritage Classic’ in the Works
The Southern Heritage Classic – the annual clash between interstate rivals Jackson State and Tennessee State at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium on Sept. 13 – is one of the biggest events on the Memphis entertainment calendar. Founder Fred Jones and his st… more »
SCSU Athletics Leadership Sees Program Ready for New Glory Era
South Carolina State University is a few weeks from reopening its doors for the student body.
But for Athletics Director Charlene Johnson, it’s not too early to hold a pep talk with some of the new and returning coaches involved with the school’s 17… more »
Rattlers, Wildcats Agree on Something
University presidents not pleased about MEAC-SWAC game at Orlando Citrus Bowl.
Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons denied this week that they have given their blessings to an… more »
MEAC Commish Thought that FAMU, B-CU Supported MEAC-SWAC Clash
MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas on Tuesday clarified his response to a question from the Democrat concerning the participation of FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge.
A story in Sunday's sports section quoted Thomas' initia… more »
FAMU and B-CC Support One HBCU Event in Orlando, The Florida Classic
Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman both made joint press releases to clarify their positions on the MEAC/SWAC challenge.
It has come to our attention that a recent article in the Tallahassee Democrat incorrectly indicates that we, as presidents of B… more »
Commissioner Thomas looks to lift MEAC profile
NORFOLK, Va. — For most of the two hours or so that the MEAC football kickoff luncheon lasted, Dennis Thomas quietly sat on the stage. He seemed to be admiring his work.
That more than 200 people packed a conference room at the Sheraton Waterside was… more »
Circle City Classic Facing Higher Costs at Lucas Oil Stadium
Local big-draw events are itchy to make their first-ever runs in the $675 million Lucas Oil Stadium, in hopes the roomier venue will let them draw more attendees who want to kick the tires and enjoy the new stadium smell.
But there’s a trade-off—a bi… more »
TSU, Southern Renew Rivalry at Merritt Classic
Tennessee State fans and alumni are finally getting the game they want to see.
The Tigers will take on old rival Southern University in the John Merritt Classic on Sept. 6 at LP Field. And make no mistake, it will be a battle — during the game and at… more »
Payton Award to be presented prior to opener
Former Jackson State and NFL star Walter Payton will have another award presented in his honor when JSU and Hampton play in the fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31. The two teams kick off at 1 p.m. inside the Citrus Bowl.
T… more »
College Football Ghosts Rattle Around 85-year old Yankee Stadium
College football ghosts at Yankee Stadium are among the oldest, and most familiar, of any that are rattling around the 85-year-old sports shrine.
It was at Yankee Stadium that Knute Rockne gave his "Win one for the Gipper" halftime speech, which supp… more »
Texas Southern To Play in Capital City Classic
Shaw University, the reigning 2007 CIAA Champions, will face Texas Southern University on the gridiron in the Capital City Football Classic in Sacramento, California on Sept. 13 at Hughes Stadium.
Game time is set for 4:05 p.m. and will be broadcast… more »
Louisiana HOF Member and Southern Grad Aeneas Williams Remembers Eddie Robinson
NATCHITOCHES -- Riding along on a couple of those legendary old Southwestern Athletic Conference football tours, Aeneas Williams saw a different side of Grambling coach Eddie Robinson.
For years, coaches and players from the SWAC traveled together by… more »
