SWAC Football Preview: Week Two
ROBERT HARRIS JR. HBCU GAMEDAY SWAC BLOGGER Prairie View vs. Texas A&M Prairie View is coming off a memorable victory over Texas Southern in the Labor Day Classic, as they head to College Station to take on the Texas A&M Aggies. PVAM quarterback Trey Green was 16-32 for 203 yards with two touchdowns, and two interceptions along […]
HBCU Scoreboard: Week 1
SIACTuskegee 36. Clark Atlanta 13Valdosta State 16, Albany State 7Dayton 31, Central State 19Benedict 5, Livingstone 3Lane College 44, Texas College 6Charleston Southern 57, Kentucky State 7 FMorehouse 19, Edward Waters 13 SWAC University of Texas-San Antonio 26, Alabama State 13University of Louisiana-Monroe 38, Southern 21Middle Tennessee 55, Alabama A&M 0Grambling State 72, VUL 12*UNLV […]
SWAC Football Predictions: Week 1
By Robert HarrisHBCU Gameday SWAC Blogger The Labor Day Classic is one of the biggest college football games in Texas, and this year’s game has a lot of buzz around it for several reasons. Texas Southern has a whole new coaching staff, led by new head coach Michael Haywood. New starting quarterback Jay Christophe looks […]
Black College Football Hall of Fame to award Deacon Jones Trophy
A new year of black college football is upon us, and so is a new award for the players. The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced on Wednesday it will name a black college football player of the year following the 2016 season. The Deacon Jones Trophy will be given at the eighth annual […]
HBCU Gameday Top Five 2016: SWAC Defensive Linemen
1. Javancy Jones, Jackson State (DL/OLB) Hailing from Macon, Mississippi, Jones is a tackling machine out of Noxubee County High School. He had a remarkable junior campaign for the Tigers with 91 total tackles and nine sacks, with leading the SWAC in tackles for loss with 29. Jones looks to lead the Tigers and making a statement in […]
SWAC Media Day blog: Alcorn, Prairie View picked to meet in Houston
The SWAC kicked off HBCU football media day season on Friday by unveiling its 2016 predicted finish list, with a new name atop one of its divisions. SWAC coaches picked two-time defending champion Alcorn State to win the SWAC East, while they tabbed Prairie View to break Louisiana’s three-year hold on the SWAC West and […]
HBCU Gameday Top Five 2016: SWAC RBs
1. Lenard Tillery, Southern — A Louisiana native, very powerful running style mainly north and south type of running back. A former walk-on, Tillery has dominated the SWAC for the last two seasons. He won the SWAC rushing title with 197 carries 1,211 yards following with 14 touchdowns! If those numbers do not scare you at all just watch […]
HBCUs continue to dominate FCS, Division II attendance
The 2015 football attendance numbers are in, and once again, HBCUs held it down. HBCUs represented nearly one-third of the top thirty attendances averages at the FCS level and held down seven of the top 30 spots in Division II. Southern took home the crown for the highest attendance overall, averaging 18,310 fans per game, […]
Southern Jaguars’ 2016 football schedule
The Southern Jaguars were unable to defend their 2014 SWAC title last season, falling to 6-5 and losing to rival Grambling State in the Bayou Classic. Here’s what the road back to Houston looks like for Southern in 2016. Homecoming: Oct. 22 vs. Arkansas-Pine BluffBiggest Game: Oct. 26 vs. Grambling State (Bayou Classic) Date Opponent […]
SWAC Spring Ball: Questions for each team
Spring football is in the air and HBCU Gameday is on the ground. Our Robert Harris scans the SWAC to give fans an eye as to what to look out for during spring football practice. EAST DIVISIONAlcorn State (9-4, 7-2) SWAC CHAMPIONS 2015 1. Can new head coach Fred McNair keep the Braves on top […]
Derrick Griffin and Texas Southern took home (almost) all the SWAC trophies
(Photo by Dominique Monday) Derrick Griffin’s first season in the SWAC was a big success. The Texas Southern center was named SWAC Player of The Year, Defensive Player of The Year and Newcomer of The Year on Monday. The two-sport star (he led the SWAC with 11 touchdown catches) averaged 13.5 points and 11.3 rebounds […]
SWAC Tourney Preview: Texas Southern looking for third-straight conference title
(Photo by Dominique Monday) The SWAC season came to an end with a familiar result on Saturday and at least one team is hoping that trend continues. Texas Southern heads into the conference tournament with the top seed. Mike Davis’ team finished 16-2 in the SWAC and will be looking for its third-straight NCAA Tournament […]
White writer goes to CIAA Tournament, and totally gets it
The CIAA Tournament has been over for a week now, and folks are still talking about it. Most of it doesn’t have anything to do with the basketball, which was pretty compelling overall. Before the first ball was bounced on Tuesday, Feb. 22, several Charlotte publications came out with posts exploring the underlying racial tension […]
Five SIAC Basketball legends to remember
1. Willie Scott, Alabama State Scott averaged 34 points and 14 rebounds per game at ASU in the mid-to-late 1960s. He was drafted and briefly played in the NBA. 2. John Chaney, Bethune-Cookman College Before he became the face of Temple basketball, John Chaney was a high-scoring guard for BCC in the mid-1950s. 3. Harold […]
Bethune-Cookman linebacker Don’Kevious Johnson killed after fight at party
Bethune-Cookman is in mourning after one if its student-athletes was killed. Linebacker Don’Kevious Johnson was shot and killed at a party early Saturday morning, according to the Palm Beach Post. Johnson was a sophomore who started his playing career at Alabama State. The 23-year-old was psychology major at BCU. Two other students were wounded and […]