An upset loss to Grambling has sent Jackson State cascading down the black college polls. Jackson State is now at No. 7 in the Sheridan Broadcasting Network rankings, and No. 4 according to the Dr. Cavil’s Black College Major Division Football Top 10. The Southwestern Athletic Conference program fell to No. 6 on the Urban [...]
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Complete black college football polls, Week 9: A shakeup at the top, as Jackson State takes over
Jackson State, last seen easily handling Southwestern Athletic Conference foe Prairie View A&M, moved to the top of the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, Heritage Sports Radio Network, Dr. Cavil’s, and Urban Sports News Black College polls for Week 9. Alabama State, after stumbling because of special teams blunders in an in-state rivalry game against Alabama A&M, [...]
Complete black college football polls, Week 8: Alabama State remains the frontrunner
Alabama State (6-1) once again tops the Sheridan Broadcasting Network poll of historically black college football programs, as well as the Heritage Sports Radio Network, Dr. Cavil’s Black College Major Division and Urban Sports News lists. “Alabama State is the best team we’ve seen play this season,” said John Posey, CEO of Urban Sports News. [...]
Complete black college football polls, Week 7: Bunched up records, but not votes
The records are bunched up, but the concensus amongst voters in the black college football polls is not. Alabama State sits atop the Sheridan Broadcasting Network, Dr. Cavil’s, Heritage Sports Radio Network and the Urban Sports Network polls. Meanwhile, Norfolk State is at No. 2 on the Sheridan, Heritage, USN and Dr. Cavil’s. Jackson is [...]
Grambling’s suddenly explosive Dawrence Roberts is running to top of SWAC stats
Coming off back-to-back 100-plus-yard rushing days, Grambling coach Doug Williams was unsure how to greet the young Dawrence Roberts, a redshirt sophomore who started the year on the bench: “I don’t know,” Williams said, “whether we need to take our hat off to him — or apologize.” While he hasn’t played enough to crack the [...]
Is listing Delaware State poised to stabilize with return of Justin Wilson?
Once upon a time, Delaware State was on a roll, winners of two in a row to open the 2011 season. That was then. When wide receiver Justin Wilson, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s preseason player of the year, went down with a high-ankle sprain in Week 2, Delaware State lost most of its offense — [...]
Despite early success, there’s still a lot in front of Prairie View
Heishma Northern took over a Prairie View A&M team from Henry Frazier III that could only charitably be called “in transition.” Quarterback K.J. Black and running back Donald Babers, two of the main sparks in the Panthers’ magical run to a SWAC championship in 2009, were among a sweep of 25 departing seniors. The schedule [...]
Norfolk State — yep, Norfolk State — is sitting in the MEAC driver’s seat
Raise your hand if you thought, going into the 2011 campaign, that this week’s Norfolk State-Hampton game — known as the Battle of the Bay to locals — could set up as a season-changing event in the MEAC. OK, everyone who works for either of those institutions, put your hands down, as well. Yep, that’s [...]
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