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Elmore's status with Bulldogs in doubt
South Carolina State may be without the services of "Superman" this fall.
On Thursday, wide receiver Lennel Elmore, nicknamed "Superman," announced on his Facebook page he will not be playing football this season for the Bulldogs. The Allendale nati… more »
Delaware State University Announces 2011 Athletics Hall-of-Fame class
Former Hornet football greats Jamaal Jackson and Darnerian McCants head the list of Delaware State University's 2011 Athletics Hall-of-Fame class. A total of 12 former athletes and one administrator will be inducted during a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 7 a… more »
Savannah State scrambles to meet MEAC stipulations
A point of pride for Savannah State University over the past year has been its acceptance into the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
When Cheryl Dozier arrived as interim president on May 9, she found that acceptance in jeopardy. Reports had been writ… more »
Howard Athletics Announces Staff Additions
Nicholas Latham has been named the Associate AD for Operations. Latham joins the Bison family after a six-year stint at the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Nicholas Latham
The St. Louis, Mo. native will be responsible for football operations… more »
Savannah State University president names interim athletics director
Savannah State University President Cheryl Dozier is making a change in leadership in the Athletics Department. Today, Dozier announced the appointment of an interim director of athletics and a national search to select the next SSU athletics director.… more »
Hardy leaving Hampton for Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Lonza Hardy Jr. has resigned as Hampton University's athletic director to take the same post at Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Hardy's resignation will be effective Sept. 6.
Hardy visited the Arkansas school last month and was introduced to university admin… more »
Hampton AD Interviews at UAPB
Hampton University athletic director Lonza Hardy Jr. is interviewing for the same post at Arkansas-Pine Bluff, a Southwestern Athletic Conference school.
An email from UAPB Chancellor Lawrence A. Davis Jr., obtained Tuesday night by The Daily Press,… more »
With five new assistants, Pough has more change than normal at SCSU
If there are two constants with South Carolina State football under head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough, it's winning and change.
With four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles, three straight Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearances and t… more »
Carroll excited about coaching opportunity with Bulldogs
Trumain Carroll called it the "longest drive" he has ever embarked upon.
The Houston native had just completed a grueling road trek through seven states, 1,035 miles and 17 hours from Kansas City, Kan., to Orangeburg in a loaded U-Haul truck which ha… more »
MEAC Forms Multimedia Rights Partnership
The Mid Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) today announced it has reached an agreement with IMG College, a division of IMG Worldwide, for a five-year multimedia rights partnership.
"We are excited to partner with IMG and to join the other leading co… more »
2010-11 College Top 10 Memories
The 2010-11 school year has ended for the Palmetto State high schools and colleges. All that's left now are the various memories which were created by the student-athletes who excelled on the field of play.
In a two-part series, The T&D will look… more »
Strength and Conditioning Coach Leaves South Carolina State
There are at least two weeks remaining for the second annual "Lift-A-Bulldog" campaign to cover expenses for the football team to enroll in summer school and work out on campus.
Should head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough reach his goal of $50,000 which w… more »
More is better when funding education
By accident last week, the National Collegiate Athletic Association provided one of the greatest arguments for an increase in public education spending that I've ever seen.
The results of the association's annual Academic Progress Report (APR),… more »
Colleges shouldn't increase athletic scholarships to include "cost of attendance"
Playing major college sports borders on a full-time gig. Games, practice and travel. Conditioning, film study and community appearances.
Oh, and did someone mention academics?
But contrary to what some maintain, scholarship athletes are not modern… more »
Harsh Penalties Mute HBCU Bragging
Athletic departments around the country have in recent days taken to their websites to boast about the academic success of their athletes. It’s all been in the wake of the annual release of the NCAA’s Academic Progress Rate statistics.
But there hasn… more »