Jackson State remains the highest-ranking SWAC program, and it appears unlikely that any league team can pass the Tigers — even as a postseason from which they are banned looms. JSU was runner up only to Norfolk State in the Heritage Sports Radio Network Black College Football FCS Poll, and the Dr. Cavil’s Black College [...]
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Plenty of intrigue remains as SWAC football season winds down
Though it hasn’t always been pretty — Western Division, I’m looking at you — fans have to love the way this Southwestern Athletic Conference season is winding down. With one game remaining, both divisions are still in doubt. Two different teams could still advance to represent the East in the SWAC Championship Game, while three [...]
Efforts to remove Melvin Spears are picking up steam at Alcorn State
Alcorn State president Christopher Brown seems to be giving serious consideration to the ongoing complaints from alumni regarding first-year football coach Melvin Spears — telling Ross Dellenger from The (Jackson, Miss.) Clarion-Ledger that there is a 50 percent chance the rookie coach will be ousted after less than a year on the job. Spears finishes [...]
Complete black college football polls, Week 11: Jackson State remains SWAC’s highest ranked
Jackson State is the highest ranking Southwestern Athletic Conference team in the latest Sheridan Broadcasting Network Black College Football Poll, and is also the only SWAC team ranked in the Sports Network/Fathead.com FCS Top 25, at No. 21 — one spot behind the MEAC’s Norfolk State. The Sheridan poll, which includes lower division programs as [...]
Despite its record, and stunning alumni recall effort, Alcorn has been competitive
As an Alcorn State alumni group tries to organize what amounts to a recall campaign — yes, already — nobody is more surprised than first-year Alcorn State coach Melvin Spears. Spears (who, you’ll remember, arrived on the eve of the 2011 National Signing Day) has seen his rebuilding team struggle to a 2-6 overall record, [...]
It’s far, far from over in the SWAC’s wild, wild West
Asked, the week after Grambling lost to Prairie View, if his season was over, Doug Williams was typically blunt: “We’ve still got more games to play, right? So, the season isn’t over.” If that seemed a bit too hopeful to fans fretting over a rebuilding Grambling squad that had lost four in a row after [...]
Rick Comegy refocuses Jackson State after title dream left in ashes
If Jackson State had anything to play for at all, after suffering a post-season ban this year, it was for the mythical black college national championship. And, going into last week’s home game at Grambling, that seemed like a very real possibility for a team sitting atop HBCU polling. No more. Grambling pulled off a [...]
In the wake of an ugly brawl, Arkansas-Pine Bluff continues to struggle
Another week, another ugly loss for Arkansas-Pine Bluff — and this time, it was on homecoming. The Golden Lions have seen their season badly tarnished by one of the most shocking college football brawls since the Miami (Fla.)/Florida International melee in 2006. A stunning 41 players were subsequently suspended from both the UAPB and Southern [...]
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