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SWAC Preview: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils

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Courtesy HBCU Sports Courtesy: HBCU Sports View Photo Football Preview: Mississippi Valley State Courtesy SWAC.org Thu, August 24, 2017 With less than a week before the first game of the 2017 Division I college football season, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will be releasing team previews for all 10 SWAC schools each business day for the next couple weeks in the lead up to the kickoff opener between Texas Southern at Florida A&M on  Saturday, August 26 at 11 a.m. scheduled be to broadcast on ESPNU.  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  Mississippi Valley State head football coach Rick Comegy isn’t shying away from a road-heavy start to the season against battle-tested teams from around the nation. The Delta Devils (1-10 overall, 1-8 SWAC in 2016) will open with five of their first six games on the road away from the friendly confines of Itta Bena, Miss. and mixes in some challenging non-conference opponents including ...

SWAC Preview: 2017 Grambling State Tigers

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Courtesy Chris Jones / Chris Jones Photography Courtesy: Chris Jones / Chris Jones Photography View Photo Football Preview: Grambling State Courtesy Elizabeth Conley Wed, August 23, 2017 With less than two weeks before the first game of the 2017 Division I college football season, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will be releasing team previews for all 10 SWAC schools each business day for the next couple weeks in the lead up to the kickoff opener between Texas Southern at Florida A&M on  Saturday, August 26 at 11 a.m. scheduled be to broadcast on ESPNU. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –  On the heels of a largely dominant 2016 campaign that saw Grambling State take its place atop the HBCU football mountain once again, the Tigers head into 2017 as the team to beat in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Tigers were a sparkling 11-1 (9-0 SWAC) in 2016, claiming the SWAC football title and a Celebration Bowl victory. ...

SWAC Preview: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs

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Courtesy Sidney Jackson / Alabama A&M Courtesy: Sidney Jackson / Alabama A&M View Photo Football Preview: Alabama A&M Courtesy SWAC.org Mon, August 14, 2017 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. –   Alabama A&M head football coach James Spady said during the 2017 SWAC Media Day that he loves everything about his football team. Alabama A&M appeared to be heading into a positive direction as it produced a one-game improvement from a season ago (4-7 overall, 4-5 SWAC) with a second-place finish in the SWAC Eastern Division in 2016. Now, the Bulldogs return their entire starting offensive line along with a top running back in the conference and signs from their spring games that they may be able to take the next step forward this upcoming season. “I wanted to see great effort and we got that on both sides of the ball,” coach Spady said. “Our defense did dominate us offensively, but there were some things that the offense did that...

Houston Cougar Head Coach Herman Talks Win Over Oklahoma

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Head Coach Herman talks their big win over #3 Oklahoma Sooners.

SWAC 2016 Football Media Day Recap

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Courtesy Sidney Jackson / Alabama A&M Courtesy: Sidney Jackson / Alabama A&M View Photo 2016 Football Media Day Recap Courtesy SWAC.org Fri, July 15, 2016 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -  The Southwestern Athletic Conference officially opened the 2016 football season with its annual SWAC Football Media Day in Birmingham, Alabama at the Birmingham Marriott. The event featured several workings including the All-SWAC Preseason Team announcement with a live video and radio broadcast stream.  A series of special guest included LT. COL Keith Bland of the Air Force Reserve, ESPN’s  John Grant, Executive Director of the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, Mark Wright from The Undefeated, Jay Walker ESPN College Football Analyst and Shack Harris from the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Head coaches from all 10 schools accompanied with two players each were in attendance.  Over 130 media members were credentialed for this year’s ...

SWAC Championship Recap: Alcorn State 49 Grambling State 21

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Alcorn State beats Grambling State 49-21 to win 2015 SWAC Championship.

SWAC: Football Championship in Houston

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Courtesy Zena Lewis Courtesy: Zena Lewis View Photo Football championship brings excitement to Houston Courtesy Antonio Morales, Clarion Ledger Fri, December 04, 2015 Alcorn State beat Southern 38-24 in the SWAC title game last season. Now the Braves will try to become the first repeat conference champion in 13 years. Alcorn  State will enter the title game on a three-game winning streak and has allowed 33 points combined in the past three games. The Braves have lost two consecutive games to Grambling, though, which included a 35-34 overtime loss earlier this season. The Tigers are trying to win their first conference title since 2011. They also earned a lot of accolades from the SWAC.  Quarterback Johnathan Williams was the SWAC Offensive Player of the Year, and coach Broderick Fobbs was named the conference’s Coach of the Year. Grambling is the only team in the SWAC without a loss in conference this season. 3 THINGS WE’RE T...

SWAC: Football Game Day Central

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Courtesy SWAC.org Courtesy: SWAC.org View Photo Football Game Day Central - November 28 Courtesy SWAC.org Fri, November 27, 2015 Home team's radio will serve as the live audio feed in SWAC head-to-head match ups. SWAC member's radio will serve as live audio link in non-conference games. Live audio links may vary. For radio networks, coverage may begin during pre-game show and times may vary depending on network. Some audio links may require and prompt you to download software if your desktop/laptop is missing the component. Live stats begin at kick off. SWAC WEEKLY RELEASE  I  STATS FCS SCOREBOARD  I  NCAA SWAC GAMECENTER  I  ONNIDAN SCOREBOARD  l  FCS INSIDER LISTEN LIVE   I  LISTEN LIVE LIVE AUDIO  l  LIVE STATS  l  LISTEN LIVE LIVE STATS  l  LIVE AUDIO  l  LIVE AUDIO

MEAC: Football Recaps Week 11, North Carolina A&T Clinch Title

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Football Recap: Week 11 Courtesy Associated Press Sat, November 14, 2015 Courtesy MEAC Media Relations Aggies Clinch a Share of MEAC title GREENSBORO, N.C. - North Carolina A&T can't quite have a "celebration" yet, but the Aggies can claim their second straight MEAC football championship after defeating Delaware State 27-6 Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium. Junior running back Tarik Cohen become the Aggies all-time leading rusher in the first quarter of Saturday's game, as he surpassed Mike Mayhew on a 28-yard run. Cohen had 132 yards on 17 carries while freshman quarterback Kylil Carter accounted for three Aggie touchdowns including one on the ground. As a runner he finished with 84 yards on 21 carries.  The win clinches at least a share of the MEAC title for No. 14 N.C. A&T (9-1, 7-0 MEAC). A&T has produced back-to-back 9-win seasons for the first time since doing it three straight seasons from 1990-92. T he Aggi es must go...

SWAC: Grambling State Wins Western Division Football Championship

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Courtesy UAPB Sports Information Courtesy: UAPB Sports Information View Photo Grambling State wins Western Division Football Championship Courtesy SWAC.org Sat, November 14, 2015 Grambling State 49, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 31 Box Score PINE BLUFF, Ark. –  Grambling State clinched its first Western Division Championship since 2011 with a 49-31 win at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday afternoon.  Wih a win over Southern in the Bayou Classic, GSU can be the first team with a perfect conf erence  record since they accomplished that feat in 2008. Johnathan Williams passed for 339 yards and four touchdowns, and Grambling State jumped out to a 35-3 lead that they would not relinquish.  With the victory, GSU punched its ticket to the 2015 SWAC Football Championship in Houston, Texas at NRG Stadium on Dec. 5. Leading 14-3 late in the first half, GSU (8-2, 8-0) forced a punt to get the ball back with just 1 second left. R...

SWAC: College Football Recaps November 14

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Courtesy David Campbell / Alabama State Courtesy: David Campbell / Alabama State View Photo Football Recaps - November 14 Courtesy SWAC.org Sat, November 14, 2015 Alcorn State 65, Texas Southern 13 Box Score HOUSTON –Texas,  - Lenorris Footman threw two touchdowns and ran for two more as Alcorn State topped Texas Southern 65-13 on Saturday at BBVA Compass Stadium. Footman was 11 of 18 for 185 yards passing and rushed for 75 yards for the Braves (6-3, 5-2). Darryan Ragsdale ran for 115 yards and a touchdown. Footman threw a seven yard scoring pass to Jordan Payne following a fumble by TSU on the first play after the opening kickoff. The Braves scored again on a blocked punt and Footman added two scoring runs and another touchdown pass before the end of half for a 38-0 lead at the break. Ragsdale broke into the open for a 68-yard touchdown run to start the second half and the Braves cruised to the win. H...

SWAC: College Football Week 11 Preview

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Courtesy  SWAC .org Courtesy:  SWAC .org View Photo Football  Weekly Release - November 10 Courtesy  SWAC .org Tue, November 10, 2015 FULL NOTES  l  WEEK11 TELECONFERENCE  l  WEEK 10 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 14 Alcorn State at Texas Southern Houston, Texas 1:00 p.m. Alabama State vs. Prairie View A&M Montgomery, Ala. 2:00 p.m. Grambling State at Arkansa s-Pine B luff Pine Bluff, Ark. 2:30 p.m. Southern vs. Alabama A&M Baton Rouge, La. 4:00 p.m. CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES • Grambling State can clinch a spot in the 2015 Toyota  SWAC   Football  Championship this weekend. If the Tigers defeat Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday, they will sew up the Western Division race. Prairie View A&M must win out and Grambling State must lose its remaining two games for the Panthers to win the division, as Grambling State holds the head-to-head tiebreaker over Prairie View. ...

MEAC: Football Recap Week 7 - Hampton, FAMU Get Wins

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Football Recap - Week 7 Courtesy Associated Press Sun, October 18, 2015 Courtesy MEAC Media Relations N.C. A&T State Aggies Defeat B-CU Wildcats GREENSBORO  -- A 4 th -and-4 play in the fourth quarter played a major role in North Carolina A&T State’s 24-14 win over Bethune-Cookman in MEAC football action Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium. Senior Kwashaun Quick and redshirt freshman Lamar Raynard exchanged quarterbacking duties on the drive with Raynard connecting on 5-yard and 8-yard passes to Cohen to set up the crucial fourth down. Raynard took the snap and sprinte d lef t like he was going to roll out and pass. As he went left, Cohen sprinted parallel to the right. With the defense flowing toward Raynard, he reached out and handed the ball off to Cohen, who stopped in his tracks and ran up the middle of the field for a 33-yard touchdown untouched to give the Aggies a 10-point advantage with 11:23 remaining in the game. B...