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2. Scheduling
Playing within your conference can be hard enough but I want to know what Fort Valley State and Bowie State were thinking when they put their schedules together? The Bulldogs three (yes, three) home games have forced them to have their Homecoming in early September. The Wildcats can easily be considered the best team in black college football IF they can win out in 2011. Fort Valley State will face Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman and the Division II Runner-Up Delta State along with conference foes Albany State, Morehouse and Tuskegee. Wow.
VUU Downs St. Augs 12-0 in Hurricane: Virginia Union Universitys Jerell Washington rushed for 150 yards as VUU downed Saint Augustines College 12-0 in a football game at Hovey Field on August 27 which was played under hurricane conditions. Washington carried the ball 38 times as the Panthers braved 35 mile per hour winds and gusts of 50 mph. VUU is now 1-0 and travels to Columbia, S.C., to face Benedict College at 3:30 p.m. on September 3.
3. Players To Watch
Its easy to keep an eye on guys who have been picked to be players of the year within their respective conference but here is a list of players who had big years last year and may have break out years this season: David Carter, Running Back, Morehouse Carter averaged 122.5yds per game last season as a sophomore. Brandon Bridge, Quaterback, Alcorn state Air Canada was fourth in the league with a 190-yard passing average per game in 2010. Only two passers, both upperclassmen, threw for more than his 19 touchdowns. Bridge also finished No. 7 in the SWAC for rushing, with 600 yards and tied for third overall with eight scores on the ground. Rico Council, lineback, Tennessee state Last year, he recorded the best season of his career leading TSU in sacks with four. Council finished second on the team in stops with a career season best with 79 tackles (39 solo).
1. Changes
Every season brings change and 2011 isnt any different. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) will move to divisional play. The 10-team conference will split into two-5 team divisions and the division winners will face off in the first Title Game in Atlanta. The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has expanded into a 12-team league and a total of 10 teams have new head coaches. Southwest Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship contenders Grambling State (Doug Williams), Texas Southern (Kevin Ramsey) and Prairie View A&M (Heishma Northern) all bring in new coaches. The MEAC will bring in a total of 5 new head coaches (Blount/Delaware Stste, Harrell/Howard, Broadway/NC A&T, Fraizer/NCCU, Dixon/SSU)
SCORES
The loss of former head coach Johnnie Cole has not stopped experts from picking Texas Southern to repeat as SWAC Champion in 2011.
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MEAC MVP to UCF: Former Bethune-Cookman guard and reigning MEAC Basketball Player of the Year C. J. Reed is transferring to the University of Central Florida. Reed, who averaged an MEAC-best 18.8 points per game while leading the Wildcats to a 21-13 overall record and their rst ever MEAC regular season title, received a release from B-CU in early July afterthe school abruptly dismissed his father, Clifford Reed, as the Wildcats head coach on June 27.
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The raise to the Academic Progress Rate benchmark from 900 to 930 may make it harder for HBCUs that may not have the resources to assist athletes with academic issues. Southerns football team was one of the eight teams banned from post season competition due to poor academic perfoprmance.
Second-ranked Delta State came up big on defense in the second half, shutting down Elizabeth City State for a 28-21 OT win.
CLEVELAND, MSNo. 2 Delta State kicked off the 2011 season with an overtime thriller, defeating the Elizabeth City State Vikings 28-21 on Saturday. Statesmen sophomore Ixavier Triplett tipped a Creven Powell pass that eventually fell into the hands of Jerry Barnes to seal the victory for the green and white. The Statesmen took the lead in overtime with a Brandon Lucas touchdown run of five yards. The key play of the drive was a 15-yard pass from Micah Davis to Erick Clayton to convert a third-and-15 down. Three plays later, Lucas scored what proved to be the game-winner. The defense held the Statesmen in the game in the second half, holding the Viking offense to 11 yards of total
offense after halftime. Mark Hoskins led the way for the defense with eight tackles and a sack. Triplett led the linebackers with seven tackles and Dominique Davenport led the secondary with six tackles. However, the Statesmen need 14 points in the second half to force overtime. With less than 30 seconds left, the Statesmen were able to tie the game at 21. Davis sneaked in from less than a yard out behind a big offensive line surge. The touchdown drive was continued after the Statesmen converted a 4th-and-1 on a Brant Botill run to set up 1st-and-goal with less than a minute remaining in the quarter. Davis connected with Lucas for a 35-yard touchdown pass to bring the Statesmen to within seven early in the
third quarter. Lucas had a solid game for the Statesmen in the second half. The junior finished with 79 yards on 17 carries and the one rushing touchdown in overtime. He also was a big player on special teams, setting up a touchdown with a long return. He also broke what appeared to be a 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown that was called back by an inadvertent whistle. Chance Dennis brought in the lone touchdown for the Statesmen in the first half. The senior brought in a 4-yard touchdown pass from Davis that capped a three-play, 16-yard drive. The touchdown drive was set up by a 77-yard kickoff return from Lucas, following the Vikings second touchdown of the game. Powell and Elizabeth City State an-
swered two plays later. After a kickoff return and penalty took the ball to the 40, Powell found Keit Strickland for a 40-yard strike to go up 21-7 before the half. Elizabeth City State turned Delta State turnovers into touchdowns in the first half, punishing the Statesmen for the mistakes. Brant Botill fumbled deep in Viking territory in the first quarter. The Vikings recovered and immediately turned around a four-play drive that ended with a 55-yard touchdown pass from Powell to Anthony Faulcon. In the second quarter, Davis fumbled deep in Statesmen territory and the Vikings added another quick strike. Powell and Faulcon connected on their second touchdown pass of the night, this time from 16 yards out.
cluding a timeline for phased-in implementation for both the new 930 benchmark and the penalty structure. Currently, the most serious APR penalties are assessed when a team falls below a 900 four-year APR. The move to 930 will be significant, especially as it relates to championship participation. The 930 APR predicts an approximately 50 percent Graduation Success Rate. Within the last year, the presidents on the Board stoutly affirmed a commitment to keeping the benchmark for penalties at a minimum 50 percent graduation rate. The relationship between the two rates had changed over the last several years as adjustments were made to improve the fairness of the APR. In other business, the Division I Board of Directors adopted a Legislative Council recommendation that the number of schools required to initiate an override of legislative action be increased to 75 from 30, effective immediately. The Council recommended the increase because the number of active Division I members has increased significantly since the original number was set. The Boards action also increased the number of requests necessary to suspend legislation from 100 to 125. The numbers for Football Champi-
onship Subdivision-specific override requests changed as well, from 15 to 25 for an override and from 40 to 50 for suspension of legislation. The Council believed it was important for the membership to have the opportunity to override legislation if a significant majority opposed the action taken by the Council and Board of Directors. However, the previous standard represented less than 10 percent of the Division I membership. The new standard requires 22 percent of schools to disagree with a legislative action for an override to take place. The change is effective immediately and will apply to any legislation adopted going forward. The presidents also directed the staff to apply NCAA recruiting rules concerning publicity of prospective student-athletes to institutional and conference networks and broadcasts, which will provide time to evaluate the proper application of NCAA rules. The NCAA is holding a meeting on August 22 with representatives from broadcast networks and several conferences to discuss the issue. The Board heard an update from Bowl Task Force Chair Harvey Perlman. The presidents expect a final report from the task force with recommendations for action at their october meeting.
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Elizabeth City State
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Northern 1. Elizabeth City State (6-4, 5-2) 2. Virginia State (8-3, 6-1) 3. Bowie State (6-4, 6-1) 4. Virginia Union (3-7, 3-4) 5. Chowan (3-7, 3-4) 6. Lincoln (Pa) (0-7, 1-9) Southern 1. Shaw (9-3, 7-0) 2. Winston-Salem State (8-2, 5-2) 3. St. Augustines (9-2, 6-1) 4. Fayetteville State (5-5, 4-3) 5. Johnson C. Smith (2-8, 1-6) 6. Livingstone (0-11, 0-7)
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September 24 Elizabeth City State at Shaw
Will these be the same teams that will face off in the CIAA Championship game?
HAMPTONThe CIAA has released the 2011 All-CIAA Football Preseason team and Predicted order of finish as voted on by the CIAA Football Coaches Association. The Vikings were picked to finish atop the CIAA North followed by defending division champion Virginia State University. Bowie State, Virginia Union, Chowan and Lincoln (Pa.) round out the Norths lineup while the Shaw Bears, last years conference champion, leads the Souths picks followed by WinstonSalem State, Saint Augustines, Fayetteville State, Johnson C. Smith and Livingstone College. It certainly wasnt easy, but Shaw went undefeated against CIAA opponents last year on the way to its third CIAA Championship in four years. Shaw will look to make it back-to-back championships for the second time in five years and the road could prove to be harder than last year. Shaws highpowered offense from a year ago will be looking for leadership this season. Gone is All-CIAA quarterback Kevin Atkins, Raymond Williams the schools all-time leading rusher, four of five starters on the offensive line, including two AllCIAA selections, as well as four of the five leading receivers, although Tyrone Craig (30-532-8) looks to build upon a solid 2010 campaign. Quarterback Quinshon odom was thrown into the fire at times last year and even started in the Bears playoff game against Shepherd. odom completed 26-62 passes on the season for 505 yards with 5 TDs and 5 INTs. Head coach Darrell Asberry has also gotten a couple of high-profile transfer quarterbacks into the program the last couple of years. Defense will be the strength of the Bears. It begins up front as Charles Deas and Stanley Porter are pre-season All-CIAA performers and combined for 29 tackles for loss and 10 sacks a year ago. Demarcus Roberson will also be counted upon on the defensive line as well and was second on the team last year in tackles for loss (15.5). Cornerback Darnell Evans anchors the secondary and had an excep-
Back-To-Back Bears
PLAYERS TO WATCH
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Daronte McNeill
Winston-Salem State
Winston-Salem State
Last season, finished ranked 19th in the nation in rushing yards with 1,134 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Winston-Salem State
Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB P K RET
Charles Deas
Shaw Shaw
Led the CIAA in receiving touchdowns (7) and receptions per game (6.5) in his sophomore year.
Winston-Salem State
Delano Johnson
Bowie State
tional rookie campaign last year on his way to first team All-CIAA honors with a league-tying six interceptions and led the nation in pass break-ups with 18. 2010 was a disappointment for head coach Waverly Tillar and the Vikings. The Vikings came into the season with perhaps the best team on paper in the league. Fast forward to the present and the Vikings once again have tremendous talent returning. Creven Powell returns for his senior season as the Vikings signal-caller. Despite injuries last season, Powell completed 124 of 219 passes for 1,662 yards with 10 TDs to 5 INTs. Running back Daronte McNeill returns after shattering the ECSU rushing record for yards in a season last year
when he rushed for 1,321 yards, averaging 5.6 yards per carry and 10 TDs. The offensive line is experienced, led by pre-season All-CIAA selections seniors Baron Coffin (6-3, 310) and Bryan Garnett (6-3, 330). Defense is normally the staple of a Tillar coached team and despite a wealth of talent last year, the unit struggled giving up 313 yards of total offense per game. only five starters return from last year led by linebacker Dewitt Dixon (56 tackles, 8 TFL) and lineman Larry Jones. The Vikings open the season at national championship runner-up Delta State and four of their first five games are on the road. Elizabeth City State, Winston-Salem State and Shaw tied for the most rep-
resentation with five selections each. Making his second consecutive appearance on the preseason squad is senior quarterback Creven Powell, who earned second team All-CIAA honors last season after passing for 1,662 yards and 10 touchdowns. Joining Powell is preseason All-American tailback Daronte McNeill along with senior offensive linemen Baron Coffin and Bryan Garnett, a core that helped the Vikings to a second place ranking in both total and rushing offense in 2010. McNeill finished with 1,321 yards as a sophomore, the first Viking to break the 1,000 yard plateau since the 1994 season. CIAAWebsiteandDonalWare
Brucelee Sterile
Lincoln (Pa)
Kenny Turner
Bowie State Shaw
Winston-Salem State
William Rudd
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Virginia State
Austin Turner
Fayetteville State
Tyron Laughinghouse
St. Augustines
The Shaw Bears have won 4 of the last 7 CIAA Football Championships (2004, 2007, 2008, 2010).
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2011 pREsEAson All-MEAC
OFFENSE Player Chris Walley
Norfolk State
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Mike Mayhew
Hampton
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Willie Carter
Howard
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1. Bethune-Cookman (10-2, 7-1) 2. South Carolina State (9-3, 7-1) 3. Florida A&M (8-3, 7-1) 4. Hampton (6-5, 5-3) 5. Norfolk State (6-5, 4-4) 6. Morgan State (4-7, 3-5) 7. Delaware State (2-6, 3-8) 8. North Carolina A&T (1-10, 1-7) 9. North Carolina Central (3-8) 10. Savannah State (1-10) 11. Howard (1-10, 0-8)
Justin Wilson
Delaware State
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The MEACs leading returning rusher (1,082 yds, 7TDs) from Charlotte shows real good instincts.
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Lawrence Brewer
Morgan State
Natiel Curry
Bethune-Cookman
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Tampa, Fl
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Sackie Kerkulah
Howard
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The Junior from Pompano Beach, Fl. led the Wildcats with 81 combined tackles and five sacks.
Josh Turner
Norfolk State
Pat Washington There also are five new head coaches: Delaware States Kermit Blount, 53, the former Winston-Salem State head coach; Howards Gary Harrell, 39, who was Bowie States head coach the last two seasons; North Carolina A&Ts Rod Broadway, 56, who left Grambling States head coaching position; North Carolina Central Henry Frazier, 43, who won the 2009 Eddie Robinson Award at Prairie View A&M; and Savannah States Steve Davenport, 43, who had been UABs running backs coach since 2006. It should be a terrific season for running backs and linebackers in the MEAC. SportsNetwork Ryan Lewis
CHARLOTTEIt was evident during football season last year that there isnt a baseball program at South Carolina State. Simply put, there wasnt a closer on campus. of course, it shows how good of a level that football program is on when coach Buddy Pough felt disappointed in a season which saw the Bulldogs earn a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and a spot in the FCS playoffs for the third straight year. Had there been some fireballing 6-foot-4, 235-pound stud closer on campus, Pough would have converted him into a tight end. He didnt think his squad was adept at finishing games or the season. I think we need to finish, said
Pough, whose program has gone 29-8 overall and 23-1 in MEAC games over the last three seasons. Thats probably our big role for the year, weve got to get our guys to the point where we do everything to the end. Its a predicament that plagues the MEAC, which hasnt shined in late November. The conferences last playoff win occurred in 1999. Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State split last years conference title with Florida A&M and gave the MEAC two playoff teams for the first time since 1999. Bethune-Cookman might have needed a closer more than South Carolina State. It was the last unbeaten team in the FCS at 10-0 before it lost its regular- season finale to rival Florida A&M
and then its first-round playoff game to New Hampshire, finishing 10-2. Im not one that becomes complacent, Wildcats second-year coach Brian Jenkins said. That was last year and this is a new year. The number one thing for me is, what are we going to do this year? Thats where my mindset is at. Tenand-two was good, but it wasnt satisfying enough for me. Last years trio of titlists and Hampton seem most likely to battle for this years MEAC crown. The MEAC is undergoing change this year with the addition of North Carolina Central and Savannah State to create an 11-team conference. Teams will continue to play eight conference games, and not two of the other opponents.
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Keith Pough
Howard
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Reginald Sandilands
Bethune-Cookman
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The junior native of Windsor, Ct. caught 59 passes for 937 yards with 11 touchdowns.
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Brandon Holdren
Florida A&M
Blake Erickson
SR
The amount of time a team other than Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, Hampton or South Carolina State has won a MEAC Football Championship since 1993.
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2011 pREsEAson All-siAC
OFFENSE Player Stanley Jennings
Albany State
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Marietta, Ga Marietta, Ga Albany, Ga Mobile, Al
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David Carter
Morehouse
Tony Reid
Derrick Hector
Morehouse
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Octavius Staton
Albany State
East 1. Albany State (11-1, 9-0) 2. Fort Valley State (8-3, 7-2) 3. Morehouse (8-3, 7-2) 4. Clark Atlanta (4-7, 4-5) 5. Benedict (5-6, 4-5) West 1. Tuskegee (9-2, 7-2) 2. Miles (3-8, 3-6) 3. Kentucky State (3-8, 2-7) 4. Stillman (3-8, 2-7) 5. Lane (0-9, 0-10)
DONT MISS GAMES
September 5 Fort Valley State at Florida A&M
The Wildcats start one of the most difficult schedules in Black College Football when they travel to Tallahassee.
Tony Davis
Mike Mavromichalis
Albany State
Last season, Jennings was named 2010 SIAC MVP and Offensive Player of the Year.
Travis Walker
Albany State
Marlon Jones
Morehouse
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Alma, Ga Alma, Ga Olympia, Wa
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Albany State
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In 2010, the Stone Mountain, GA native led a Wildcat defense that was the best in the nation in total defense.
Darel Strong
Albany State quarterback Stanley Jennings, left, looks for a receiver downfield during the Rams preseason scrimmage Saturday. Jennings led ASU to an 11-1 record and No. 4 final ranking last season, and based on that past success, ASU starts the season ranked in the Top 10 in three different D-II polls.
Clark Atlanta
Ricky Moore
Clark Atlanta
ALBANY, GAThe preseason Top 25 rankings keep piling up, and the Albany State Rams just keep taking them in stride. Its nice, Rams coach Mike White said of ASUs latest preseason honor -- a No. 10 ranking in the D2Football. com Preseason Top 25 Poll that was released Tuesday. There were a lot of years where we were not (in the Top 25), so its nice to be there. I just want us to push to be there in the end. The Rams have been ranked in every major Division II poll this preseason, including ninth in the AFCA Coaches Poll, 13th in the Sporting News D2 Football Preview and 14th in the Lin-
dys Football Preview Preseason Top 25. The defending SIAC and SBN Black College National Champions were also ranked on top of the Heritage Sports Radio Network Preseason HBCU Division II Top 10 Poll. All of these honors come after the Rams finished 2010 with an 11-1 record and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. And White and the ASU players are fully aware that these preseason rankings are based more on last seasons results than anything else. Being on teams (growing up), I was always told not to worry about it because it was just last years season, said
senior receiver octavius Staton, who was the lone Ram selected to the Boxtorow Preseason HBCU All-American Team. It means something for what we did last year, but we have to show it this year to keep us up there. We still have a lot of work to do, but right now we are good. We are moving forward, and things are looking good. White agreed that the Rams are beginning to put things together on the field as the preseason -- one that saw two top linemen ruled academically ineligible and two top running backs go down with serious knee injuries -- winds down. We had a good meeting (Monday),
and a scrimmage over the weekend, White said. I think some guys are getting the ABCs and 123s of the defense and offense down. I am proud of that, and we are just going to continue to work. ASU opens its season Sept. 3 in Macon against Division I Savannah State in the Music City Classic. Also ranked in theD2Football.com Preseason Top 25 Poll are Valdosta State (14th) and Wingate (19th) -- ASUs opponents on Sept. 10 and 17, respectively JohnMillikan,albanyherald.com
Dominique Patterson
Fort Valley State
Dejuan Williams
Darrius Williams
Morehouse Benedict Stillman
SR SR SR SR
In 2010, Partridge led the nation with a 45.5 punting average which earned him several All-American honors
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Morehouse (2001) is the only school other than Albany St., Ft. Valley St. and Tuskegee to win a SIAC Title since 1992.
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OFFENSE Player Casey Therriault
Jackson State
SWAC
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Marcellos Wilder
Jackson State
Eastern Division 1. Jackson State (8-3, 6-3) 2. Alabama State (7-5, 6-3) 3. Alcorn State (5-6, 4-5) 4. Alabama A&M (3-8, 2-7) 5. Mississippi Valley State (0-10, 0-9) Western Division 1. Texas Southern (9-3, 8-1) 2. Grambling State (9-2, 8-1) 3. Prairie View A&M (7-4, 6-3) 4. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (5-6, 4-5) 5. Southern (2-9, 1-8)
DONT MISS GAMES
October 8 Alabama State at Texas Southern
Rematch of last years SWAC Title Game.
An All-America selection after a 2010 season where he led the NCAA Div. I-FCS with 8 Ints and is on the 2011 Preseason Sports Network Buck Buchanon Award Watch List.
Chris Browne
Southern
Roderick Gladney
Jackson State
Pos. DL DL DL DL LB LB LB DB DB DB DB P K RET
Exama recorded 106 tackles in just nine games during his All-SWAC campaign last season.
Jer-ryan Harris
Head Coach Doug Williams looks to take Grambling State back to the SWAC Championship Game.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
ing into the season and I think the kids are ready to play. You couldnt ask for more than that, Jackson State coach Ron Comegy said. Jackson States ineligibility may open the door for Alabama State, the defending division champion, or an Alcorn State squad that might have its most talented quarterback since Steve McNair in Brandon Bridge, a sophomore sensatiom. Grambling States biggest challenge in the Western Division will come from Texas Southern, which elevated Kevin Ramsey to interim head coach. His Tigers feature the leagues only returning
1,000-yard rusher in Marcus Wright and a tough defensive front that helped them to finish first in the FCS in total defense (204.9 ypg) last season. Grambling State is replacing the leagues rushing champion, Frank Warren, whom it relied on heavily last season. The Tigers know not to take anything for granted after last seasons preseason favorite, Prairie View A&M, was a disappointing 6-3 in conference play with a veteran lineup after being unbeaten in 2009. Last year, we had a couple things going on, PAMU first-year head coach Heishma Northern said. I thought we
suffered a little bit in our focus both from the players standpoint and the coaches standpoint. We had quite a few coaches on our staff that were up for head coaching jobs, we had quite a few players that had aspirations of playing in the NFL. So I think you get a little more away from the team concept - let me do my thing type of thing. And the injuries didnt help us at all last year. I think we had 14 season- ending injuries last year. Were not going to make any excuses. Were going to come back better. SportsNetwork
Tim Dandridge
Jackson State Alcorn State
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Total SWAC Championships won by Doug Williams as a coach (3) and player (3).
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Bowie State (2010 Record 6-4) S 3 at Assumption S 10 Benedict S 17 Livingstone [HC] S 24 at Virginia Union O 1 at Virginia State O 6 at Fairmont State O 14 at Lincoln O 22 at Elizabeth City State O 29 at Shepherd N 5 Chowan Chowan (2010 Record 3-7) S 1 at Livingstone S 10 at UNC Pembroke S 17 Winston-Salem State S 24 at Virginia State O 1 at Virginia Union O 8 at Lincoln (Pa) O 15 at Stillman O 22 Shaw [HC] O 29 Elizabeth City State N 5 at Bowie State Elizabeth City State (2010 Record 6-4) A 27 at Delta State S 3 Winston-Salem State S 10 Livingstone1 S 17 at Fayetteville State S 24 at Shaw O 8 at Virginia Union O 15 Virginia State [HC] O 22 Bowie State O 29 at Chowan N 5 Lincoln (Pa)
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St. Augustines (2010 Record 9-2) A 27 at Virginia Union S 3 Catawba S 10 at New Haven S 24 Lincoln (Pa) O 1 at Fayetteville State O 8 Winston-Salem State O 15 at West Georgia O 22 Johnson C. Smith [HC] O 29 Livingstone N 5 at Shaw Shaw (2010 Record 9-3) S 3 at Stillman S 10 at Delaware State S 17 at Benedict S 24 Elizabeth City State O 1 Livingstone O 6 Johnson C. Smith [HC] O 14 at Fayetteville State O 22 at Chowan O 29 at Winston-Salem State N 5 St. Augustines Virginia State (2010 Record 9-3) S 3 at Norfolk State S 10 at West Virginia State S 17 at Johnson C. Smith S 24 Chowan O 1 Bowie State O 8 at Fayetteville State O 15 at Elizabeth City State O 22 at Lincoln (Pa) O 29 Virginia Union [HC] N 5 at Gardner-Webb Virginia Union (2010 Record 3-7) A 27 St. Augustines S 3 at Benedict S 10 Winston-Salem State S 17 at Lincoln (Pa) S 24 Bowie State O 1 Chowan O 8 Elizabeth City State [HC] O 15 at Johnson C. Smith O 29 at Virginia State N 5 Fayetteville State Winston-Salem State (2010 Record 8-2) S 3 at Elizabeth City State S 10 at Virginia Union S 17 at Chowan S 24 Fayetteville State O 1 Johnson C. Smith [HC] O 6 at St. Augustines O 14 at Livingstone O 22 Edward Waters O 29 Shaw N 5 at UNC Pembroke
North Carolina A&T (2010 Record 1-10) S 3 Virginia University of Lynchburg S 10 at Appalacian State S 24 Coastal Carolina O 1 at Morgan State O 8 Bethune-Cookman O 15 Delaware State [HC] O 22 at Howard O 29 at Norfolk State N 5 at Florida A&M N 12 at South Carolina State N 19 North Carolina Central North Carolina Central (2010 Record 3-8) S 1 at Rutgers S 10 vs. Central State1 S 17 Elon S 24 Savannah State O 8 at South Carolina State O 15 Morgan State O 22 at Hampton O 29 Bethune-Cookman N 5 at Delaware State N 12 Florida A&M N 19 at North Carolina A&T
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Benedict (2010 Record 5-6) S 3 Virginia Union S 10 at Bowie State S 17 Shaw S 24 Fort Valley State O 1 vs. Miles1 O 8 at Stillman O 15 Clark Atlanta [HC] O 22 at Morehouse O 29 at Albany State N 5 Lane
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Clark Atlanta (2010 Record 4-7) S 2 Georgia State S 10 Lane S 17 Fort Valley State S 24 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff1 O 1 at Morehouse O 8 Miles [HC] O 15 at Benedict O 22 vs. Albany State O 29 at Tuskegee N 5 Stillman
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Fayetteville State (2010 Record 5-5) S 3 UNC-Pembroke S 9 at Carson Newman S 17 Elizabeth City State S 24 at Winston-Salem State O 1 St. Augustines O 8 Virginia State [HC] O 15 Shaw O 22 at Livingstone O 29 at Johnson C. Smith N 5 at Virginia Union Johnson C. Smith (2010 Record 2-8) S 3 West Virginia State S 10 at Brevard S 17 Virginia State S 24 at Davidson O 1 at Winston-Salem State O 6 at Shaw O 15 Virginia Union [HC] O 22 at St. Augustines O 29 Fayetteville State N 5 Livingstone Lincoln (Pa) (2010 Record 1-9) S 3 at Cheyney S 10 at Kentucky State S 17 Virginia Union S 24 at St. Augustines O 1 West Virginia Wesleyan O 8 Chowan [HC] O 14 Bowie State O 22 Virginia State O 29 at Virginia University of Lynchburg N 5 at Elizabeth State
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Bethune Cookman (2010 Record 10-2) S 4 vs. Prairie View A&M1 S 10 South Carolina State S 24 Hampton O 1 at Miami O 8 at North Carolina A&T O 15 Fort Valley State O 22 at Norfolk State O 29 at North Carolina Central N 5 Morgan State N 12 Savannah State N 19 vs. Florida A&M1
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Florida A&M (2010 Record 8-3) S 3 Fort Valley State S 10 at Hampton S 17 at South Florida S 29 Southern1 O 1 Delaware State O 8 Howard [HC] O 15 at Savannah State O 22 at South Carolina State N 5 North Carolina A&T N 12 at North Carolina Central N 19 vs. Bethune-Cookman2
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Savannah State (2010 Record 1-10) S 3 vs. Albany State1 S 10 at Southeastern Louisiana S 17 at Appalacian State S 24 at North Carolina Central O 1 Howard O 8 at Morgan State O 15 Florida A&M O 29 Hampton [HC] N 5 Norfolk State N 12 at Bethune-Cookman N 19 South Carolina State
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Fort Valley State (2010 Record 8-3) S 3 at Florida A&M S 10 Delta State S 17 at Clark Atlanta S 24 at Benedict O 1 Tuskegee O 8 at Kentucky State O 15 Bethune-Cookman O 22 Stillman [HC] O 29 Morehouse N 5 Albany State1
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Delaware State (2010 Record 3-8) S 3 at VMI S 10 Shaw S 17 at Delware S 24 at South Carolina State O 1 at Florida A&M O 8 Norfolk State O 15 at North Carolina A&T O 29 Morgan State [HC] N 5 North Carolina Central N 12 at Hampton N 19 Howard
Hampton (2010 Record 6-5) S 3 vs. Alabama A&M1 S 8 Florida A&M S 17 Old Dominion S 22 at Bethune-Cookman O 8 Princeton O 15 at Norfolk State O 22 North Carolina Central [HC] O 29 at Savannah State N 5 Howard N 12 Delaware State N 19 Morgan State
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Morgan State (2010 Record 4-7) S 3 at Towson S 10 at Bowling Green State S 17 Robert Morris S 24 vs. Howard1 O 1 North Carolina A&T O 8 Savannah State [HC] O 15 at North Carolina Central O 29 at Delaware State N 5 at Bethune-Cookman N 12 Norfolk State N 19 Hampton
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South Carolina State (2010 Record 9-3) S 1 at Central Michigan S 10 a Bethune-Cookman S 17 at Indiana S 24 Delaware State O 1 at Norfolk State O 8 North Carolina Central [HC] O 15 Georgia State O 22 Florida A&M O 29 at Howard N 12 North Carolina A&T N 19 at Savannah State
Kentucky State (2010 Record 3-8) S 4 vs. Central State1 S 10 Lincoln (Pa) S 17 Stillman S 24 at Kentucky Wesleyan O 1 vs. Albany State2 O 8 Fort Valley State [HC] O 15 at Miles O 22 Tuskegee O 29 at Lane N 5 Morehouse Lane (2010 Record 0-9) S 4 at Edward Waters S 10 at Clark Atlanta S 17 Point S 24 Morehouse O 1 at Stillman O 8 Albany State O 15 Tuskegee [HC] O 22 at Miles O 29 Kentucky State N 5 at Benedict
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Albany State (2010 Record 11-1) S 3 vs. Savannah State1 S 10 Wingate S 17 Valdosta State S 24 at Miles O 1 vs. Kentucky State2 O 8 at Lane
in Meadowlands, NJ
in Chicago, Il
Norfolk State (2010 Record 6-5) S 3 Virginia State S 10 at West Virginia S 17 at Howard
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S 10 S 17 S 24 O1 O8 O 15 O 22 O 29 N5
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Panhandle State SW Assemblies [HC] at NW Oklahoma State Texas College at Southern Nazarene
Concordia-Selma at West Georgia Albany State vs. Benedict2 at Clark Atlanta Kentucky State Lane [HC] at Stillman at Tuskegee
2011 HOMECOMINGS
Saturday, September 17
Livingstone at Bowie State
in Little Rock, Ar
Saturday, October 1
Concordia-Selma at Edward Waters Fort Hays State at Lincoln (MO) Seton Hill at West Virginia State J. C. Smith at Winston-Salem State
in Birmingham, Al
Morehouse (2010 Record 8-3) S 4 vs. Miles1 S 10 vs. Howard2 S 17 Edward Waters S 24 at Lane O 1 Clark Atlanta O 8 vs. Tuskegee3 O 15 at Albany State O 22 Benedict [HC] O 29 at Fort Valley State N 5 at Kentucky State
in Birmingham, Al, 2in RFK Stadium, Washington, DC, 3 in Columbus, Ga
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Alcorn State (2010 Record 5-6) S 3 Grambling State S 10 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff S 17 Mississippi Valley State S 24 at Texas Southern O 1 at Alabama State O 22 Concordia-Selma [HC] O 29 at Southern N 5 Alabama A&M N 12 Prairie View A&M N 19 at Jackson State Grambling State (2010 Record 9-2) S 3 vs. Alcorn State1 S 10 at Louisiana-Monroe S 17 at Alabama State S 24 Alabama A&M O 1 Prairie View A&M2 O 15 Concordia-Selma O 22 Mississippi Valley State [HC] O 29 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff N 5 at Jackson State N 12 Texas Southern N 26 Southern3
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Lincoln (Mo) (GLFC: 2010 Record 2-9) S 3 Avila S 8 at Washburn S 17 NW Missouri State S 24 Missouri Southern1 O 1 Fort Hays State [HC] O 8 at Missouri Western O 15 at Pittsburg State O 22 Emporia State O 29 Central Missouri N 5 at Truman State N 12 Nebraska Omaha
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Saturday, October 8
Miss Valley State at Alabama A&M Miles at Clark Atlanta Texas College at Concordia-Selma Virginia State at Fayetteville State Howard at Florida A&M Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Jackson State Fort Valley State at Kentucky State Chowan at Lincoln (PA) Savannah State at Morgan State North Carolina Central at South Carolina State Johnson C. Smith at Shaw Elizabeth City State at Virginia Union
in St. Louis, Mo
Stillman (2010 Record 3-8) S 3 Shaw S 10 at Samford S 17 at Kentucky State S 24 at Tuskegee O 1 Lane O 8 Benedict O 15 Chowan O 22 at Fort Valley State O 29 Miles N 5 at Clark Atlanta N 12 Concordia-Selma [HC] Tuskegee (2010 Record 9-2) S 10 Langston S 17 at Alabama A&M S 24 Stillman O 1 at Fort Valley State O 8 vs. Morehouse1 O 15 at Lane O 22 at Kentucky State O 29 Clark Atlanta N 5 Miles N 24 at Alabama State
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Tennessee State (2010 Record 3-9) S 3 Southern S 10 vs. Jackson State1 S 17 at Murray State S 24 at Air Force O 1 at Austin Peay O 8 Southeast Missouri O 15 at Tennessee Tech O 22 at Eastern Kentucky N 5 at Eastern Illinois N 12 Tennessee-Martin [HC] N 19 Jacksonville State
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Saturday, October 15
Clark Atlanta at Benedict Southwest Baptist at Central State West Chester at Cheyney Virginia State at Elizabeth City State Virginia Union at Johnson C. Smith Tuskegee at Lane SW Assemblies at Langston Delaware State at North Carolina A&T Wesley at Virginia University of Lynchburg
in Memphis, Tn
Saturday, October 22
Concordia-Selma at Alcorn State Shaw at Chowan Stillman at Fort Valley State Mississippi Valley State at Grambling State North Carolina Central at Hampton North Carolina A&T at Howard Fayetteville State at Livingstone Lane at Miles Benedict at Morehouse Johnson C. Smith at St. Augustines Central State at Texas Southern
Jackson State (2010 Record 8-3) S 3 Concordia-Selma S 10 vs. Tennessee State1 S 17 at Southern S 24 Alabama State S 29 Texas Southern O 8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff [HC] O 15 at Mississippi Valley State O 29 vs. Prairie View A&M2 N 5 Grambling State N 12 at Alabama A&M N 19 Alcorn State
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in Columbus, Ga
SWAC
Alabama A&M (2010 Record 3-8) S 3 vs. Hampton1 S 10 at Southern S 17 Tuskegee S 24 at Grambling State O 1 Arkansas-Pine Bluff O 8 Mississippi Valley State [HC] O 13 Texas Southern O 29 vs. Alabama State2 N 5 at Alcorn State N 12 Jackson State N 19 Prairie View A&M
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Mississippi Valley State (2010 Record 0-10) S 3 Alabama State S 10 Murray State S 17 at Alcorn State S 24 at Prairie View A&M O 1 Southern O 8 at Alabama A&M O 15 Jackson State O 22 at Grambling State O 29 Texas Southern [HC] N 3 South Alabama1 N 12 Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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Southern (2010 Record 2-9) S 3 at Tennessee State S 10 Alabama A&M S 17 Jackson State S 24 vs. Florida A&M1 O 1 Mississippi Valley State O 8 Prairie View A&M O 15 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff O 22 Alcorn State [HC] N 5 at Texas Southern N 12 at Alabama State N 26 Grambling State2
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INDEPENDENTS
Central State (2010 Record 1-10) S 4 vs. Kentucky State1 S 10 vs. NC Central2 S 17 at West Alabama S 24 Dayton O 1 Notre Dame College O 8 North Greenville O 15 Southwest Baptist [HC] O 22 at Texas Southern O 29 at Kentucky Wesleyan N 5 at Austin Peay N 12 at St. Francis
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Concordia-Selma (NAIA: 2010 Record 4-4) S 3 at Jackson State S 10 Miles S 17 New Orleans S 24 Point O 1 at Edward Waters O 8 Texas College [HC] O 15 at Grambling State O 22 at Alcorn State N 12 at Stillman Edward Waters (NAIA: 2010 Record 0-8) S 3 Lane S 10 Virginia University of Lynchburg1 S 17 at Morehouse O 1 Concordia-Selma [HC] O 8 Livingstone O 15 at Webber International O 22 at Winston-Salem State O 29 Shorter N 5 at Ave Maria N 12 at Southern Virginia
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Texas College (NAIA: 2010 Record 1-9) A 27 at Bellhaven S 3 at Lamar S 10 at Arkansas-Monticello S 17 at Texas Southern O 24 NW Oklahoma State O 8 at Concordia-Selma O 15 at Panhandle State O 22 at Southern Nazarene O 29 Bacone [HC] N 5 at Langston N 12 SW Assemblies Virginia University at Lynchburg (2010 Record 0-0) S 3 at North Carolina A&T S 10 vs. Edward Waters1 S 17 Louisburg S 24 at Livingstone O 8 West Virginia State O 15 Wesley [HC] O 21 at Fork Union O 29 vs. Lincoln (Pa)2 N 12 at George Mason
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Saturday, October 29
Benedict at Albany State Morgan State at Delaware State Texas Southern at Mississippi Valley State Bethune-Cookman at North Carolina Central North Carolina A&T at Norfolk State Hampton at Savannah State Alcorn State at Southern Bacone at Texas College Virginia Union at Virginia State
Saturday, November 5
Alabama State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Morgan State at Bethune-Cookman Miles at Tuskegee
in Mobile, Al
Saturday, November 12
Concordia-Selma at Stillman Tennessee-Martin at Tennessee State
Alabama State (2010 Record 7-5) S 3 at Mississippi Valley State S 10 at Eastern Michigan S 17 Grambling State S 24 at Jackson State O 1 Alcorn State
Prairie View A&M (2010 Record 7-4) S 4 vs. Bethune-Cookman1 S 10 at Texas Southern S 17 Arkansas-Pine Bluff S 24 Mississippi Valley State O 1 vs. Grambling State2 O 8 at Southern O 15 at Alabama State O 29 vs. Jackson State3 N 5 at Texas State N 12 at Alcorn State
Texas Southern (2010 Record 9-3) S 10 Prairie View A&M S 17 at Texas College S 24 Alcorn State S 29 at Jackson State O 8 Alabama State Texas Southern O 13 at Alabama A&M O 22 Central State [HC] O 29 at Mississippi Valley State N 5 Southern N 12 at Grambling State N 19 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Cheyney (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conf.: 2010 Record 1-10, 1-6) S 3 Lincoln (Pa) S 10 at Slippery Rock S 17 at Edinboro S 24 at Kutztown O 1 Millersville O 8 at Bloomburg O 15 West Chester [HC] O 22 Shippensburg O 29 East Stroudsburg N 5 at C. W. Post N 12 California (Pa)
in Kingsland, Ga
Langston (NAIA: 2010 Record 6-4) S 3 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff1 S 10 at Tuskegee S 17 at Mo. Western State O 24 at Emporia State O 1 at Bacone
West Virginia State (WVIAC: 2010 Record 0-10) S 3 at Johnson C. Smith S 10 Virginia State S 24 at Concord O 1 Seton Hill [HC] O 8 at West Liberty O 15 Glenville State O 22 at Shepherd O 29 at West Virginia Wesleyan N 5 Fairmont State N 12 Charleston
[HC] indicates Homecoming Game.
Saturday, November 19
Alabama A&M at Prairie View A&M
Thursday, November 24
Tuskegee at Alabama State
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TWO-mINUTE WARNING
Campbell, a two-time graduate of South Carolina State, becomes the first female athletic director at Hampton.
ters degree in rehabilitation counseling. I am thrilled and honored to be appointed to the helm of the Pirate athletics program, said Campbell. Hampton is recognized as one of the best Division I mid-major programs in the entire country and I look forward to carrying on the tradition of excellence. Campbell is another in a long line of women being appointed to senior administration positions under William R. Harveys tenure as Hampton president. Ms. Campbell has the administrative skills and experience to continue to guide our student-athletes to academic and athletic success, Harvey said. We believe her passion and vision will further elevate the bright future of Hampton University athletics. JACkSON, MSJackson State University has named Vivian Fuller as its new athletics director. She will take the
helm of Jackson States athletics program later this summer. Im excited to be a Tiger, Fuller said. Jackson State has such a long and proud tradition; I look forward to honoring that tradition and helping our student athletes be the best they can be.Fuller JSU President Carolyn Meyers announced Fullers appointment during a press conference today inside the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Centers Sports Hall of Fame. Vivian Fullers leadership skills, along with her experience as an athlete, academician, and director of athletics at three institutions, make her the best choice for Jackson State University at this time. Meyers said. Im very confident that she will be able to lead our athletics programs to prominence, ensuring that JSU student-athletes succeed on the field or court as well as in
Mansfield Accepts Position at SEC: SWAC assistant director of communications, Chevonne Mansfield, has accepted a position as assistant director of media relations at the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and will transition across town at the end of the month. Mansfield earned the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) University Division Rising Star Award in June as a member of the SWAC staff.
NC CENTRAl IS ACTIVE DIVISION I: At 12:31 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, North Carolina Central University received a letter from the NCAA confirming the universitys active membership in Division I athletics. The five-year reclassification process moving from Division II athletics competition to Division I (Football Championship Subdivision) is now over, and NCCU is eligible to participate in post-season championships starting this fall.