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FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 15 - 21, 2015 © AZEEZ Communications, Inc. Vol. XXII, No. 7 BCSP NO. 1 FACES FCS NO. 1; NEW AD AT HOWARD; MEAC, SWAC HOOPS PICKS ACTION!: Howard gets new athletics director, Kery Davis, from HBO. Howard Sports Photo NEW CHALLENGES AHEAD ™ LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor Alcorn State (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) started the 2015 season as the No. 1 team in the BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS PAGE Top Ten. But the Braves ran into ACC and national power Georgia Tech to open the season and took a 69-6 whipping. After a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, South Carolina State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) then moved into the top BCSP spot last week. But the Bulldogs ran into budding FCS power Coastal Carolina and absorbed a 41-14 beating Saturday. And after posting wins over Alabama State (24-14) and Jackson State (35-25), young but undefeated Tennessee State (2-0, 0-0 OVC) becomes the third team in the young season to ascend to No. 1 in the BCSP Top Ten. Rod Reed's Blue Tigers take the spot just in time to take on OVC favorite and FCS na- tionally-ranked Jacksonville State Saturday (1 p.m.). All the Gamecocks (1-1, 0-0 OVC) did Saturday was take FBS No. 6 and SEC power Auburn to overtime before falling 27-20. JSU was the first FCS team to take an FBS team to overtime. Jacksonville State is now No. 1 in the FCS STATS Top 25 national poll. JSU was led in Saturday's game vs. Au- burn by redshirt junior wideout Josh Barge who hauled in 14 passes for 132 yards. Senior running back Troymaine Pope has run for 268 yards in two games. Redshirt junior QB Eli Jenkins threw for 277 yards (26-43-1) and a TD vs. Auburn. The JSU defense had three takeaways, two interceptions and one fumble. Tennessee State is led by redshirt fresh- man quarterback O'Shay Ackerman-Carter (6-3, 215) who threw for 250 yards (15-25- 0) and three TDs vs. Jackson State. Redshirt sophomore wideout Patrick Smith (6-0, 190) has nine receptions for 171 yards and two TDs through two games. Smith caught a 64-yard scoring toss last week. Tennessee State will indeed have its hands full with the Gamecocks. Bethune-Cookman (1-1, 0-0 MEAC), fresh off a scintillating and high-scoring 56- 53 win over No. 7 Grambling State Saturday, moved up from eighth to second with the win. The Wildcats will get somewhat of a break this week as they host 1-1 Lane of the SIAC (4 p.m.). Alcorn State (1-1, 1-0 SWAC E), got on the winning track with a 31-14 win over Ala- bama State Saturday, and is up to third. The Braves are hosting lowly Mississippi Valley State (0-2, 0-1 SWAC E) in a SWAC East Di- vision game (4 p.m.). Danger awaits new No. 1 Tenn. State 1. TENNESSEE STATE (2-0) - Beat Jackson State, 35-25. NEXT: At Jacksonville State. 2. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (1-1) - Outscored Grambling, 56-53. Next: Hosting Lane. 3. ALCORN STATE (1-1) - Knocked off Alabama State, 31-14. Next: Hosting Mississippi Valley State. 4. SOUTHERN (1-1) - Thrashed Mississippi Valley State, 50-13. Next: Hosting Jackson State. 5. GRAMBLING STATE (0-2) - Nipped by No. 8 Bethune-Cookman 56- 53. Next: At Alabama State. 6. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (1-1) - Humbled by UNC, 53-14. Next: At Elon. 7. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (1-1) - Humbled by Coastal Carolina, 41-14. Next: At home vs. Florida A&M on Thursday. 8. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL (1-1) - Humbled by Duke, 55-0. Next: At Florida International 9. TUSKEGEE (2-0) - Got by SIAC rival Albany State, 27-14. Next: Hosting Winston-Salem State. 10. VIRGINIA UNION (0-2) - Thashaed St. Augustine's, 42-7. Next: At Gardner-Webb. OUT: Morgan State B C S P T O P T E N DIV ALL NORTH DIVISION W L W L Bowie State 0 0 2 0 Lincoln 0 0 2 0 Virginia Union 0 0 2 0 Elizabeth City State 0 0 1 0 Chowan 0 0 1 1 Virginia State 0 0 1 1 SOUTH DIVISION Livingstone 0 0 1 0 Johnson C. Smith 0 0 1 1 Fayetteville State 0 0 0 2 Shaw 0 0 0 2 Winston-Salem State 0 0 0 2 Saint Augustine’s 0 0 0 2 CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK WR - Jordan Garrison, Jr., BSU - Four receptions, 157 yards, 3 TDs (64, 61, 20) vs. Brevard. QB - Matthew Goggins, Sr., BSU - 19 of 33, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 1 int., 4 carries, 3 yards,1 TD vs. Brevard. RB - Stephen Scott, Jr., LINCOLN - Ran 50 times for 282 yards and two TDs in win over NC Wesleyan. DB - Travis Scales, Jr., SS, FSU - 12 tackles, 5 solos, 1 interception. OL - Brandon Burrell, Jr., VUU - Helped Panthers post career highs of 283 yards on 63 carries. DL - Miles Pace, Sr., VUU - 5 tackles, 2 sacks (-15), 3.5 tackles for loss. LB - Moses White, Sr., SHAW - 17 tackles, 10 solos SPECIAL - Jeff Flores, Sr., PK, ECSU - 7 of 8 PATs ROOKIE - Hakeem Holland, VUU - 18 carries, 153 yds, 1 TD. COACH - Mark James, VUU - Panthers 2-0 after 42-7 win over St. Augustine's. CIAA CENTRAL INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION INDEPENDENTS W L Tennessee State 2 0 Edward Waters 2 2 W. Va. State 1 1 Lincoln (Mo.) 1 1 Langston 1 1 Texas College 0 2 Cheyney 0 2 Va. Univ. of Lynchburg 0 2 Concordia-Selma 0 2 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, So., QB, TENN. STATE - Completed 15 of 25 for 250 yards and three TDs (64, 10, 64) in win over Jackson State. DEFENSE Justin North, LB, TENN. STATE - Led Blue Tigers with 9 tackles, five solos in win over Jackson State. SPECIAL TEAMS Patrick Smith, WR/KR, TENN. STATE - Returned three punts for 48 yards with a long return of 28 yards. Also had 107 receiving yards including a 64-yard TD reception. 2 0 1 5 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Standings and Weekly Honors) SIAC SOUTHERN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE CONF ALL EAST DIVISION W L W L Morehouse 0 0 1 1 Fort Valley State 0 0 1 1 Albany State 0 0 0 2 Benedict 0 0 0 2 Clark Atlanta 0 1 0 2 WEST DIVISION Tuskegee 0 0 2 0 Central State 0 0 1 1 Stillman 0 0 1 1 Lane 0 0 1 1 Miles 0 0 0 2 Kentucky State 0 0 0 2 SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Marcus Reynolds, So., QB, LANE - Ran 32 times for 239 yards and three TDs and completed 6 of 20 passes for 105 yards and 1 TD in loss to Fort Valley State. DEFENSE Jewell Ratliff, Sr., LB, TUSKEGEE - Had 15 tackles, 8 solos, 1 interception that sealed the win and returned a blocked PAT kick 73 yards in win over Albany State. NEWCOMER Amyr Smith, Fr., WR, MOREHOUSE - Five receptions ffor 75 yards and three TDs vs. UAPB. His first TD catch forced overtime. Caught TD passes of 13 and 30 yards in OT. SPECIAL TEAMS Kemuel Lawrence, Sr., PK/P, TUSKEGEE - 9 punts, 334 yards. SWAC SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE DIV ALL EAST DIVISION W L W L Alcorn State 1 0 1 1 Jackson State 0 0 0 2 Alabama A&M 0 0 0 1 Miss. Valley St. 0 1 0 2 Alabama State 0 1 0 2 WEST DIVISION Prairie View A&M 1 0 1 1 Southern 1 0 1 1 Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 1 1 Grambling State 0 0 0 2 Texas Southern 0 1 1 1 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE John Gibbs Jr., Sr., QB, ALCORN STATE - 26 of 33 for 306 yards, 1 TD, 46 rushing yards, 1 TD vs. Alabama State. DEFENSE Kentarious Preston, LB, SOUTHERN - 11 stops, 2.5 for losses, 1 sack vs. MVSU. SPECIAL TEAMS Willie Quinn, WR/KR, SOUTHERN - Re- turned a punt 39 yards for a score and kickoff return 90 yards for TD vs. MVSU. Also threw an 89-yard TD pass. NEWCOMER Jalan Coleman, LB, PRAIRIE VIEW - 10 stops, 1 for loss vs. Texas State. MID EASTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEAC CONF ALL W L W L Hampton 0 0 1 1 NC A&T State 0 0 1 1 N. Carolina Central 0 0 1 1 SC State 0 0 1 1 Bethune-Cookman 0 0 1 1 # Florida A&M 0 0 0 2 Howard 0 0 0 2 Delaware State 0 0 0 2 Morgan State 0 0 0 2 Norfolk State 0 0 0 2 Savannah State 0 0 0 1 # Not eligible for title MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Jawill Davis, So., WR, B-CU - Eight receptions for 199 yards and two fourth-quarter TDs (29, 28). DEFENSE Terrick Colston, LB, DELSTATE - Team-high 15 tackles, 7 solos, one fumble returned 72 yards for TD vs. Kent State. ROOKIE Devin Bowers, Fr., RB, FAMU - 10 carries, 144 yards including 73-yard TD run vs. Samford. SPECIAL TEAMS Hadji Gaylord, r-Fr., DL, NSU - Blocked punt and returned it 32 yards for TD vs. ODU. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Michael Young, Jr., C, HAMPTON - 95% grade, 3 pancakes THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 INTERNET WEBCAST ESPNU/ESPN3 South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M in Orangeburg, SC 7:30 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic - ESPN3 Howard vs. Hampton in Washington, DC 7:30p SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 Quincy vs. Lincoln (MO) in Quincy, IL 1p Lincoln (PA) vs. Alderson Broaddus in Lincoln Univ., PA 1p Livingstone vs. Redemption Christian in Salisbury, NC 1p St. Augustine’s vs. Elizabeth City State in Raleigh, NC 1p W. Va. Wesleyan vs. W. Va. State in Buckhannon, WV 1p OK Panhandle State vs. Langston in Goodwell, OK 2p Texas College vs. McMurry in Tyler, TX 2p Clarion vs. Cheyney in Clarion, PA 2p Clark Atlanta vs. Fort Valley State in Atlanta, GA 2p Delaware State vs. Chowan in Dover, DE 2p Virginia State vs. Kentucky State in Ettrick, VA 2p West Georgia vs. Fayetteville State in Carrollton, GA 2p Marshall vs. Norfolk State in Huntington, WV 3:30p Alcorn State vs. Miss Valley State in Lorman, MS 4p Miles vs. West Alabama in Fairfield, AL 4p Bethune-Cookman vs. Lane in Daytona Beach, FL 4p Morgan State vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Baltimore, MD 4p Alabama State vs. Grambling State in Montgomery, AL 6p Ark.-Pine Bluff vs. Texas Southern in Pine Bluff, AR 6p Prairie View A&M vs. Alabama A&M in Waller, TX 6p Benedict vs. Central State in Columbia, SC 6p Elon vs. NC A&T in Elon, NC 6p Florida International vs. NC Central in Miami, FL 6p Gardner-Webb vs. Virginia Union in Boiling Springs, NC 6p Albany State vs. Stillman in Albany, GA 7p Central Conn St. vs. Bowie State in New Britain, CT 7p Morehouse vs. Johnson C. Smith in Atlanta, GA 7p S. Eastern Univ. vs. Concordia-Selma in Lakeland, FL 7p UNC Pembroke vs. Shaw in Pembroke, NC 7p Kennesaw State vs. Edward Waters in Kennesaw, GA 4p INTERNET WEBCAST ESPN3 Jacksonville State vs. Tennessee State in Jacksonville, AL 1p Tuskegee vs. Winston-Salem State in Tuskegee, AL 1p Akron vs. Savannah State in Akron, OH 12n Southern vs. Jackson State in Baton Rouge, LA 5p Southern (1-1, 1-0 SWAC W) got its first win Thursday over MVSU (50-13) and is now fourth. The Jaguars host Jackson State (0-2, 0-0 SWAC E) Saturday (5 p.m.) in a classic SWAC showdown. After its close loss to B-CU, Grambling (0-2, 0-0 SWAC W) is fifth and has its first SWAC date at Alabama State Saturday (6 p.m.). North Carolina A&T, who absorbed its FBS beatdown vs. UNC Saturday (53-14), is down from second to sixth. The Aggies look to get back on the winning track at Elon (6 p.m.). South Carolina State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) falls to seventh and plays at home Thursday (7:30 p.m.) on ESPNU vs. winless Florida A&M (0-2, 0-0 MEAC). After a 55-0 drubbing at Duke, North Carolina Central (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) is eighth and travels down to Miami (6 p.m.) to battle another FBS program at Florida International (1-1). Tuskegee got a big 27-14 win over SIAC rival Albany State to move up to ninth in the BCSP Top Ten. The Golden Tigers (2-0) host (1 p.m.) former CIAA power Winston-Salem State (0-2) who is looking for its first win. Virginia Union moved into the tenth spot after its big 42-7 win over Saint Augustine's. The Panthers arrive in the Top Ten just in time for a tough date at FCS Big South member Gardner-Webb (1-1) Saturday (6 p.m.). GWU lost to Elon, A&T's opponent this week, 21-13 in three OTs Saturday. Other SWAC games will see Arkansas- Pine Bluff (1-1, 0-1 SWAC W) hosting (6 p.m.) winless Texas Southern (0-2, 0-1 SWAC W) and Alabama A&M (0-1, 0-0 SWAC E) at Prairie View A&M (1-1, 1-0 SWAC W) at 6 p.m. In other MEAC games, Hampton (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) travels to Washington, D. C.'s RFK Stadium to take on Howard (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) in a rare Friday night (7:30 p.m.) af- fair. The game, billed as the AT&T National Football Classic, is the first conference game G A M E S T H I S W E E K SCORES SEPTEMBER 10 Southern 50, Miss. Valley State 13 SEPTEMBER 11 Texas Southern 63, Bacone 0 SEPTEMBER 12 CIAA Bowie State 35, Brevard 21 Campbell 35, Chowan 3 Elizabeth City State 55, Benedict 0 J. C. Smith 38, Kentucky State 14 Lincoln (Pa.) 28, NC Wesleyan 17 Livingstone 48, VUL 19 UNC Pembroke 14, Fayetteville St. 10 Valdosta State 31, W-Salem State 3 Virginia State 40, Tusculum 13 Virginia Union 42, St. Augustine’s 7 Wingate 30, Shaw 16 MEAC Bethune-Cookman 56, Grambling St. 53 Boston College 76 Howard 0 Coastal Carolina 41, SC State 14 Duke 55, NC Central 0 Illiniois State 67, Morgan State 14 Kent State 45, Delaware State 13 Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 10 Richmond 31, Hampton 28 Samford 58, Florida A&M 21 UNC 53, NC A&T 14 SIAC Central State 49, Clark Atlanta 12 Fort Valley State 50, Lane 38 Stillman 18, Concordia-Selma 15 Tuskegee 27, Albany State 14 West Georgia 33, Miles 7 SWAC Alcorn State 31, Alabama State 14 Ark.-Pine Bluff 29, Morehouse 27 Texas State 63, Prairie View A&M 24 INDPENDENTS E. Texas Baptist 56, Texas College 14 Gannon 44, Cheyney 6 Kenn. State 58, Edward Waters 7 Langston 33, Bethany 14 St. Francis 13, Lincoln (Mo.) 10 Tenn. State 35, Jackson State 25 Urbana 30, W. Va. State 23 YOUNG GUNS: Redshirt freshman QB O'Shay Ackerman-Carter (l.) and redshirt sophomore WR Patrick Smith (r.) are key weapons as Tennessee State faces FCS No. 1 Jacksonville State. for each school. Delaware State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) looks for its first win vs. Chowan (1-1, 0-0 CIAA N) of the CIAA (2 p.m.). Norfolk State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) has its third tough date playing (3:30 p.m.) at Mar- shall (1-1). And after two tough outings, Morgan State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) gets a break hosting Vir- ginia-Lynchburg (4 p.m.). In addition to the Tuskegee/WSSU matchup, Virginia State (1-1, 0-0 CIAA N) hosts Kentucky State (0-2, 0-0 SIAC W) and Morehouse (1-1, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Johnson C. Smith (1-1, 0-0 CIAA S) in other CIAA vs. SIAC games. In SIAC games, Albany State (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Stillman (1-1, 0-0 SIAC W), Benedict (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Central State (1-1, 0-0 SIAC W) and Clark Atlanta (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Fort Valley State (1-1, 0-0 SIAC E). In CIAA games, St. Augustine's (0-2, 0-0 CIAA W) hosts (1 p.m.) undefeated Elizabeth City State (2-0, 0-0 CIAA E), THE BISON SALUTE: San Francisco veteran safety Antoine Bethea #41 (HOWARD) celebrates (salutes) after sacking Minnesota QB Teddy Bridgewater #5 during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium Monday night. Bethea led the Niners with seven solo tackles, many key stops, in the 20-3 49ers’ win. DEFENSE - ANTOINE BETHEA, S, San Francisco (10th year, HOWARD) - Led 49ers with seven solo tackles including one sack, one pass defended and had one assisted tackle in win over Minnesota. DEFENSE, TO OFFENSE - DOMINIQUE RODGERS- CROMARTIE, CB, NY Giants (8th season, TENNESSEE STATE) - Six solo tackles and one fumble recovery returned 57 yards for a TD in loss to Dallas. BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK For games of September 10 - 14, 2014 Tennessee State Sports Photos BCSP Notes Howard chooses Kery Davis as new athletics director Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick announced last week during a press conference at Campus Hall South that former HBO executive Kery D. Davis has been appointed the school's new director of the De- partment of Intercollegiate Athletics "After an extensive national search, Kery emerged as the ideal candidate to spearhead the future of Howard's Division I athletics program," Frederick said. Davis joins Howard from HBO Sports where he is credited with negotiating lucrative multi-year agreements for HBO with major league sports as well as an impressive ros- ter of professional athletes. Davis provided leadership, oversight and both strategic and creative direction to various functions at HBO; and success- fully negotiated numerous multiyear professional boxing contracts. Davis holds a law degree from Cornell University, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Dartmouth College. 2015 MEAC and SWAC basketball forecasts e Sporting News College Basketball Annual will soon be on new- wstands with predictions for the 2015-16 basketball seasons in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Two-time defending SWAC champion Texas Southern is the choice to three-peat. e Tigers, under head coach Mike Davis, are a budding dynasty in the SWAC. ey posted regular season wins over Final Four participant Michigan State and over Kansas State last season. ree starters return and Davis they get back a former starter, Jose Rodriguez, who sat out last season. Despite losing tournament MVP Deron Powers (transferred to Hof- stra), defending tournament champ Hampton is the choice in the MEAC. e Pirates return seven of their top eight players from a season ago. LINCOLN RB STEPHEN SCOTT - Scott has averaged 230.5 rushing yards over the first two games, both wins for Lincoln. Scott ran 31 times for 179 yards and three TDs in the season opening win over Cheyney. He had a whop- ping 50 carries for 282 yards and two TDs this week vs. N. C. Wesleyan. Scott, a 5-8, 205-pound junior, is averaging 5.7 yards per carry and 40.5 carries per game headed into this week’s home date with Alderson-Broaddus. Scott is currently second in NCAA Div. II rushing yards per game. - BOWIE STATE QB MATTHEW GOGGINS - Goggins has back-to-back 300-yard passing games as the Bull- dogs have opened with two wins. He completed 23 of 42 passes for 313 yards and three TDs in the season-opening win over Merrimack. He hooked up on 19 of 33 passes for 352 yards and four TDs (64, 61, 20, 28) this week in a win over Brevard. Goggins is currently 12th in NCAA Div. II passing yards per game (332.5 ypg.) and tied for fifth with seven TD passes. WR Jordan Garrison caught TD passes of 64, 61 and 20 yards vs. Brevard. STAT CORNER WHO ARE THE BEST PERFOMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS
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LUT WILLIaMSBCSP Editor Alcorn State (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) started the 2015 season as the No. 1 team in the Black College Sports Page Top Ten. But the Braves ran into ACC and national power Georgia Tech to open the season and took a 69-6 whipping. After a win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff, South Carolina State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) then moved into the top BCSP spot last week. But the Bulldogs ran into budding FCS power Coastal Carolina and absorbed a 41-14 beating Saturday. And after posting wins over Alabama State (24-14) and Jackson State (35-25), young but undefeated Tennessee State (2-0, 0-0 OVC) becomes the third team in the young season to ascend to No. 1 in the BCSP Top Ten. Rod Reed's Blue Tigers take the spot just in time to take on OVC favorite and FCS na-tionally-ranked Jacksonville State Saturday (1 p.m.). All the Gamecocks (1-1, 0-0 OVC) did Saturday was take FBS No. 6 and SEC power Auburn to overtime before falling 27-20. JSU was the first FCS team to take an FBS team to overtime. Jacksonville State is now No. 1 in the FCS STATS Top 25 national poll. JSU was led in Saturday's game vs. Au-burn by redshirt junior wideout Josh Barge who hauled in 14 passes for 132 yards. Senior running back Troymaine Pope has run for 268 yards in two games. Redshirt junior QB Eli Jenkins threw for 277 yards (26-43-1) and a TD vs. Auburn. The JSU defense had three takeaways, two interceptions and one fumble. Tennessee State is led by redshirt fresh-man quarterback O'Shay Ackerman-Carter (6-3, 215) who threw for 250 yards (15-25-0) and three TDs vs. Jackson State. Redshirt sophomore wideout Patrick Smith (6-0, 190) has nine receptions for 171 yards and two TDs through two games. Smith caught a 64-yard scoring toss last week. Tennessee State will indeed have its hands full with the Gamecocks. Bethune-Cookman (1-1, 0-0 MEAC), fresh off a scintillating and high-scoring 56-53 win over No. 7 Grambling State Saturday, moved up from eighth to second with the win. The Wildcats will get somewhat of a break this week as they host 1-1 Lane of the SIAC (4 p.m.). Alcorn State (1-1, 1-0 SWAC E), got on the winning track with a 31-14 win over Ala-bama State Saturday, and is up to third. The Braves are hosting lowly Mississippi Valley State (0-2, 0-1 SWAC E) in a SWAC East Di-vision game (4 p.m.).
Danger awaits new No. 1 Tenn. State
1. TeNNeSSee STaTe (2-0) - Beat Jackson State, 35-25. NeXT: At Jacksonville State. 2. BeTHUNe-CooKMaN (1-1) - Outscored Grambling, 56-53. Next: Hosting Lane.3. aLCoRN STaTe (1-1) - Knocked off Alabama State, 31-14. Next: Hosting Mississippi Valley State.4. SoUTHeRN (1-1) - Thrashed Mississippi Valley State, 50-13. Next: Hosting Jackson State.5. GRaMBLING STaTe (0-2) - Nipped by No. 8 Bethune-Cookman 56-53. Next: At Alabama State. 6. NoRTH CaRoLINa a&T (1-1) - Humbled by UNC, 53-14. Next: At Elon. 7. SoUTH CaRoLINa STaTe (1-1) - Humbled by Coastal Carolina, 41-14. Next: At home vs. Florida A&M on Thursday.8. NoRTH CaRoLINa CeNTRaL (1-1) - Humbled by Duke, 55-0. Next: At Florida International9. TUSKeGee (2-0) - Got by SIAC rival Albany State, 27-14. Next: Hosting Winston-Salem State.10. VIRGINIa UNIoN (0-2) - Thashaed St. Augustine's, 42-7. Next: At Gardner-Webb.OUT: Morgan State
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DIV ALLNORTH DIVISION W L W L Bowie State 0 0 2 0Lincoln 0 0 2 0Virginia Union 0 0 2 0Elizabeth City State 0 0 1 0 Chowan 0 0 1 1Virginia State 0 0 1 1SOUTH DIVISION Livingstone 0 0 1 0Johnson C. Smith 0 0 1 1 Fayetteville State 0 0 0 2Shaw 0 0 0 2 Winston-Salem State 0 0 0 2Saint Augustine’s 0 0 0 2
CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEKWR - Jordan Garrison, Jr., BSU - Four receptions, 157 yards, 3 TDs (64, 61, 20) vs. Brevard.QB - Matthew Goggins, Sr., BSU - 19 of 33, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 1 int., 4 carries, 3 yards,1 TD vs. Brevard.RB - Stephen Scott, Jr., LINCOLN - Ran 50 times for 282 yards and two TDs in win over NC Wesleyan.DB - Travis Scales, Jr., SS, FSU - 12 tackles, 5 solos, 1 interception.OL - Brandon Burrell, Jr., VUU - Helped Panthers post career highs of 283 yards on 63 carries.DL - Miles Pace, Sr., VUU - 5 tackles, 2 sacks (-15), 3.5 tackles for loss.LB - Moses White, Sr., SHAW - 17 tackles, 10 solosSPECIAL - Jeff Flores, Sr., PK, ECSU - 7 of 8 PATsROOKIE - Hakeem Holland, VUU - 18 carries, 153 yds, 1 TD.COACH - Mark James, VUU - Panthers 2-0 after 42-7 win over St. Augustine's.
CIAA Central IntercollegIate athletIc aSSocIatIon INDEPENDENTS
W LTennessee State 2 0 Edward Waters 2 2W. Va. State 1 1Lincoln (Mo.) 1 1Langston 1 1 Texas College 0 2Cheyney 0 2Va. Univ. of Lynchburg 0 2Concordia-Selma 0 2
PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSE O’Shay Ackerman-Carter, So., QB, TENN. STATE - Completed 15 of 25 for 250 yards and three TDs (64, 10, 64) in win over Jackson State.DEFENSE Justin North, LB, TENN. STATE - Led Blue Tigers with 9 tackles, five solos in win over Jackson State.SPECIAL TEAMS Patrick Smith, WR/KR, TENN. STATE - Returned three punts for 48 yards with a long return of 28 yards. Also had 107 receiving yards including a 64-yard TD reception.
2 0 1 5 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Standings and Weekly Honors)
SIAC Southern IntercollegIateathletIc conFerence
CONF ALLEAST DIVISION W L W L Morehouse 0 0 1 1Fort Valley State 0 0 1 1 Albany State 0 0 0 2Benedict 0 0 0 2Clark Atlanta 0 1 0 2WEST DIVISIONTuskegee 0 0 2 0Central State 0 0 1 1 Stillman 0 0 1 1Lane 0 0 1 1Miles 0 0 0 2Kentucky State 0 0 0 2
SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSEMarcus Reynolds, So., QB, LANE - Ran 32 times for 239 yards and three TDs and completed 6 of 20 passes for 105 yards and 1 TD in loss to Fort Valley State.DEFENSEJewell Ratliff, Sr., LB, TUSKEGEE - Had 15 tackles, 8 solos, 1 interception that sealed the win and returned a blocked PAT kick 73 yards in win over Albany State.NEWCOMERAmyr Smith, Fr., WR, MOREHOUSE - Five receptions ffor 75 yards and three TDs vs. UAPB. His first TD catch forced overtime. Caught TD passes of 13 and 30 yards in OT.SPECIAL TEAMSKemuel Lawrence, Sr., PK/P, TUSKEGEE - 9 punts, 334 yards.
SWAC SouthWeSternathletIc conFerence
DIV ALLEAST DIVISION W L W L Alcorn State 1 0 1 1 Jackson State 0 0 0 2Alabama A&M 0 0 0 1 Miss. Valley St. 0 1 0 2Alabama State 0 1 0 2WEST DIVISION Prairie View A&M 1 0 1 1 Southern 1 0 1 1Ark. Pine Bluff 0 0 1 1 Grambling State 0 0 0 2Texas Southern 0 1 1 1
SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSE John Gibbs Jr., Sr., QB, ALCORN STATE - 26 of 33 for 306 yards, 1 TD, 46 rushing yards, 1 TD vs. Alabama State.DEFENSE Kentarious Preston, LB, SOUTHERN - 11 stops, 2.5 for losses, 1 sack vs. MVSU.SPECIAL TEAMSWillie Quinn, WR/KR, SOUTHERN - Re-turned a punt 39 yards for a score and kickoff return 90 yards for TD vs. MVSU. Also threw an 89-yard TD pass.NEWCOMERJalan Coleman, LB, PRAIRIE VIEW - 10 stops, 1 for loss vs. Texas State.
MId eaSternathletIc conFerenceMEAC
CONF ALL W L W LHampton 0 0 1 1NC A&T State 0 0 1 1N. Carolina Central 0 0 1 1 SC State 0 0 1 1Bethune-Cookman 0 0 1 1# Florida A&M 0 0 0 2Howard 0 0 0 2Delaware State 0 0 0 2Morgan State 0 0 0 2Norfolk State 0 0 0 2Savannah State 0 0 0 1# Not eligible for title
MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEKOFFENSEJawill Davis, So., WR, B-CU - Eight receptions for 199 yards and two fourth-quarter TDs (29, 28).DEFENSETerrick Colston, LB, DELSTATE - Team-high 15 tackles, 7 solos, one fumble returned 72 yards for TD vs. Kent State.ROOKIEDevin Bowers, Fr., RB, FAMU - 10 carries, 144 yards including 73-yard TD run vs. Samford.SPECIAL TEAMS Hadji Gaylord, r-Fr., DL, NSU - Blocked punt and returned it 32 yards for TD vs. ODU.OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Michael Young, Jr., C, HAMPTON - 95% grade, 3 pancakes
THURSDaY, SePTeMBeR 17INTeRNeT WeBCaST ESPNU/ESPN3South Carolina State vs. Florida A&M in Orangeburg, SC 7:30
fRIDaY, SePTeMBeR 18AT&T Nation’s Football Classic - ESPN3Howard vs. Hampton in Washington, DC 7:30p
SaTURDaY, SePTeMBeR 19Quincy vs. Lincoln (MO) in Quincy, IL 1pLincoln (PA) vs. Alderson Broaddus in Lincoln Univ., PA 1pLivingstone vs. Redemption Christian in Salisbury, NC 1pSt. Augustine’s vs. Elizabeth City State in Raleigh, NC 1pW. Va. Wesleyan vs. W. Va. State in Buckhannon, WV 1pOK Panhandle State vs. Langston in Goodwell, OK 2pTexas College vs. McMurry in Tyler, TX 2pClarion vs. Cheyney in Clarion, PA 2pClark Atlanta vs. Fort Valley State in Atlanta, GA 2pDelaware State vs. Chowan in Dover, DE 2pVirginia State vs. Kentucky State in Ettrick, VA 2pWest Georgia vs. Fayetteville State in Carrollton, GA 2pMarshall vs. Norfolk State in Huntington, WV 3:30pAlcorn State vs. Miss Valley State in Lorman, MS 4pMiles vs. West Alabama in Fairfield, AL 4pBethune-Cookman vs. Lane in Daytona Beach, FL 4pMorgan State vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Baltimore, MD 4pAlabama State vs. Grambling State in Montgomery, AL 6pArk.-Pine Bluff vs. Texas Southern in Pine Bluff, AR 6pPrairie View A&M vs. Alabama A&M in Waller, TX 6pBenedict vs. Central State in Columbia, SC 6pElon vs. NC A&T in Elon, NC 6pFlorida International vs. NC Central in Miami, FL 6pGardner-Webb vs. Virginia Union in Boiling Springs, NC 6pAlbany State vs. Stillman in Albany, GA 7pCentral Conn St. vs. Bowie State in New Britain, CT 7pMorehouse vs. Johnson C. Smith in Atlanta, GA 7pS. Eastern Univ. vs. Concordia-Selma in Lakeland, FL 7pUNC Pembroke vs. Shaw in Pembroke, NC 7pKennesaw State vs. Edward Waters in Kennesaw, GA 4pINTeRNeT WeBCaST ESPN3Jacksonville State vs. Tennessee State in Jacksonville, AL 1pTuskegee vs. Winston-Salem State in Tuskegee, AL 1pAkron vs. Savannah State in Akron, OH 12nSouthern vs. Jackson State in Baton Rouge, LA 5p
Southern (1-1, 1-0 SWAC W) got its first win Thursday over MVSU (50-13) and is now fourth. The Jaguars host Jackson State (0-2, 0-0 SWAC E) Saturday (5 p.m.) in a classic SWAC showdown. After its close loss to B-CU, Grambling (0-2, 0-0 SWAC W) is fifth and has its first SWAC date at Alabama State Saturday (6 p.m.). North Carolina A&T, who absorbed its FBS beatdown vs. UNC Saturday (53-14), is down from second to sixth. The Aggies look to get back on the winning track at Elon (6 p.m.). South Carolina State (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) falls to seventh and plays at home Thursday (7:30 p.m.) on ESPNU vs. winless Florida A&M (0-2, 0-0 MEAC). After a 55-0 drubbing at Duke, North Carolina Central (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) is eighth and travels down to Miami (6 p.m.) to battle another FBS program at Florida International (1-1). Tuskegee got a big 27-14 win over SIAC rival Albany State to move up to ninth in the BCSP Top Ten. The Golden Tigers (2-0) host (1 p.m.) former CIAA power Winston-Salem State (0-2) who is looking for its first win. Virginia Union moved into the tenth spot after its big 42-7 win over Saint Augustine's. The Panthers arrive in the Top Ten just in time for a tough date at FCS Big South member Gardner-Webb (1-1) Saturday (6 p.m.). GWU lost to Elon, A&T's opponent this week, 21-13 in three OTs Saturday. Other SWAC games will see Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-1, 0-1 SWAC W) hosting (6 p.m.) winless Texas Southern (0-2, 0-1 SWAC W) and Alabama A&M (0-1, 0-0 SWAC E) at Prairie View A&M (1-1, 1-0 SWAC W) at 6 p.m. In other MEAC games, Hampton (1-1, 0-0 MEAC) travels to Washington, D. C.'s RFK Stadium to take on Howard (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) in a rare Friday night (7:30 p.m.) af-fair. The game, billed as the AT&T National Football Classic, is the first conference game
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SCORESSePTeMBeR 10Southern 50, Miss. Valley State 13SePTeMBeR 11Texas Southern 63, Bacone 0SePTeMBeR 12CIAABowie State 35, Brevard 21Campbell 35, Chowan 3elizabeth City State 55, Benedict 0J. C. Smith 38, Kentucky State 14Lincoln (Pa.) 28, NC Wesleyan 17Livingstone 48, VUL 19UNC Pembroke 14, fayetteville St. 10Valdosta State 31, W-Salem State 3Virginia State 40, Tusculum 13Virginia Union 42, St. augustine’s 7Wingate 30, Shaw 16MEACBethune-Cookman 56, Grambling St. 53 Boston College 76 Howard 0Coastal Carolina 41, SC State 14Duke 55, NC Central 0Illiniois State 67, Morgan State 14
Kent State 45, Delaware State 13Old Dominion 24, Norfolk State 10Richmond 31, Hampton 28Samford 58, florida a&M 21UNC 53, NC a&T 14SIACCentral State 49, Clark Atlanta 12fort Valley State 50, Lane 38Stillman 18, Concordia-Selma 15Tuskegee 27, albany State 14West Georgia 33, Miles 7SWACalcorn State 31, alabama State 14ark.-Pine Bluff 29, Morehouse 27Texas State 63, Prairie View a&M 24INDPENDENTS E. Texas Baptist 56, Texas College 14Gannon 44, Cheyney 6Kenn. State 58, edward Waters 7Langston 33, Bethany 14St. Francis 13, Lincoln (Mo.) 10Tenn. State 35, Jackson State 25Urbana 30, W. Va. State 23
YoUNG GUNS: Redshirt freshman QB O'Shay Ackerman-Carter (l.) and redshirt sophomore WR Patrick Smith (r.) are key weapons as Tennessee State faces FCS No. 1 Jacksonville State.
for each school. Delaware State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) looks for its first win vs. Chowan (1-1, 0-0 CIAA N) of the CIAA (2 p.m.). Norfolk State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) has its third tough date playing (3:30 p.m.) at Mar-shall (1-1). And after two tough outings, Morgan State (0-2, 0-0 MEAC) gets a break hosting Vir-ginia-Lynchburg (4 p.m.). In addition to the Tuskegee/WSSU matchup, Virginia State (1-1, 0-0 CIAA N) hosts Kentucky State (0-2, 0-0 SIAC W) and Morehouse (1-1, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Johnson C. Smith (1-1, 0-0 CIAA S) in other CIAA vs. SIAC games. In SIAC games, Albany State (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Stillman (1-1, 0-0 SIAC W), Benedict (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Central State (1-1, 0-0 SIAC W) and Clark Atlanta (0-2, 0-0 SIAC E) hosts Fort Valley State (1-1, 0-0 SIAC E). In CIAA games, St. Augustine's (0-2, 0-0 CIAA W) hosts (1 p.m.) undefeated Elizabeth City State (2-0, 0-0 CIAA E),
THe BISoN SaLUTe: San Francisco veteran safety antoine Bethea #41 (HoWaRD) celebrates (salutes) after sacking Minnesota QB Teddy Bridgewater #5 during their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium Monday night. Bethea led the Niners with seven solo tackles, many key stops, in the 20-3 49ers’ win.
DEFENSE- ANTOINE BETHEA, S, San Francisco (10th year, HOWARD) - Led 49ers with seven solo tackles including one sack, one pass defended and had one assisted tackle in win over Minnesota.
DEFENSE, TO OFFENSE- DOmINIquE RODgERS-CROmARTIE, CB, NY Giants (8th season, TENNESSEE STATE) - Six solo tackles and one fumble recovery returned 57 yards for a TD in loss to Dallas.
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BCSP NotesHoward chooses Kery Davis as new athletics director Howard University President, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick announced
last week during a press conference at Campus Hall South that former HBO executive Kery D. Davis has been appointed the school's new director of the De-partment of Intercollegiate Athletics "After an extensive national search, Kery emerged as the ideal candidate to spearhead the future of Howard's Division I athletics program," Frederick said. Davis joins Howard from HBO Sports where he is credited with negotiating lucrative multi-year
agreements for HBO with major league sports as well as an impressive ros-ter of professional athletes. Davis provided leadership, oversight and both strategic and creative direction to various functions at HBO; and success-fully negotiated numerous multiyear professional boxing contracts. Davis holds a law degree from Cornell University, and a bachelor's degree in political science from Dartmouth College.
2015 MeaC and SWaC basketball forecasts The Sporting News College Basketball Annual will soon be on new-wstands with predictions for the 2015-16 basketball seasons in the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Two-time defending SWAC champion Texas Southern is the choice to three-peat. The Tigers, under head coach Mike Davis, are a budding dynasty in the SWAC. They posted regular season wins over Final Four participant Michigan State and over Kansas State last season. Three starters return and
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they get back a former starter, Jose Rodriguez, who sat out last season. Despite losing tournament MVP Deron Powers (transferred to Hof-stra), defending tournament champ Hampton is the choice in the MEAC. The Pirates return seven of their top eight players from a season ago.
LINCoLN RB STePHeN SCoTT - Scott has averaged 230.5 rushing yards over the first two games, both wins for Lincoln. Scott ran 31 times for 179 yards and three TDs in the season opening win over Cheyney. He had a whop-ping 50 carries for 282 yards and two TDs this week vs. N. C. Wesleyan. Scott, a 5-8, 205-pound junior, is averaging 5.7 yards per carry and 40.5 carries per game headed into this week’s home date with Alderson-Broaddus. Scott is currently second in NCAA Div. II rushing yards per game. - BoWIe STaTe QB MaTTHeW GoGGINS - Goggins has back-to-back 300-yard passing games as the Bull-dogs have opened with two wins. He completed 23 of 42 passes for 313 yards and three TDs in the season-opening win over Merrimack. He hooked up on 19 of 33 passes for 352 yards and four TDs (64, 61, 20, 28) this week in a win over Brevard. Goggins is currently 12th in NCAA Div. II passing yards per game (332.5 ypg.) and tied for fifth with seven TD passes. WR Jordan Garrison caught TD passes of 64, 61 and 20 yards vs. Brevard.
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