Alcorn State's entire football assistant coaching staff has been fired by athletic director Darren Hamilton, first-year coach Ernest Jones said Monday. Jones then referred all further questions to attorneys Ricky Left and Wayne Farrell. Jones said… more »

HOUSTON -- Prairie View A & M's historic season in football has attracted the attention of officials who run the Texas A and M System. Chancellor Mike McKinney told FOX 26 Sports Thursday that he, two vice-chancellors, and four members of the bo… more »

LORMAN — Ernest Jones is ready to get his first win as an Alcorn State head coach. So what better way to get it than under the lights at Jack Spinks Stadium with a television audience watching? That’s exactly the scenario Jones hopes plays out whe… more »

The SWAC might as well be in the dark ages - and commissioner Duer Sharp is desperate to do something about it. Conference coaches currently exchange game tape early in the week before playing each other. And it's literally tape. Sharp knows the l… more »

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- New Mexico State, juggling its football schedule after Hurricane Gustav disrupted the season opener, will play Alcorn State on Oct. 4 in Las Cruces, filling what had been a bye week. Last week's home game against Nicholls State ha… more »

Jackson State and Grambling State faced off in the 2007 SWAC Championship Game and, according to members of the media and preseason polls, the two will meet again at the conclusion of the 2008 season for the league crown. The defending champion Tiger… more »

Despite many apparent obstacles, Ernest Jones says championship is his goal. Ernest Jones has no problem speaking his mind. Remember, this is the first-year coach who proclaims Alcorn State will compete for a Southwestern Athletic Conference champion… more »

LORMAN — Since Ernest Jones was hired as Alcorn State’s football coach last December, the mantra for the program has been, “It’s a new day.” That new day arrives Aug. 30 when the Braves host Southeastern Louisiana at Jack Spinks Stadium. “I’m chom… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference will kick off a new and somewhat controversial conference schedule on Aug. 30. The new format calls for seven games to decide the SWAC divisional races instead of nine. The thought process is that fewer conference… more »

In the hunt for qualified black coaches at the NCAA Division I-A level, a seemingly logical place to begin looking would be the Southwestern Athletic Conference, a Division I-AA league that is home to 10 historically black universities. But Floyd Kei… more »

Once again, in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, seven means seven, for sure, but not necessarily just seven. The 10-team Southwestern Athletic Conference is returning to its seven-game format this season — going away from making teams play all n… more »

Fort Myers mourns a high school star, killed in a car crash only two weeks after setting foot at Alcorn State. The Lehigh Senior High School weight room has been quiet the last two days. “Pure silence,” Lehigh running back Otis Jiles said. “You co… more »

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 - 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 »

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 »