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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Complete black college football polls: Is Jackson State getting overlooked?
Is Jackson State, undefeated but ineligible for the postseason in the wake of low APR scores, getting overlooked in the polls? South Carolina State, coming off an impressive effort against an FBS foe but boasting just one win on the year, remains atop the Sheridan Broadcasting Network and Heritage Sports Radio Network’s black college football [...]
It’s been a wild ride, but Delaware State is going places under Kermit Blount
First-year head coach Kermit Blount is already turning heads, and setting records. First, Delaware State offed Big South Conference foe VMI 24-21, then bested lower-division Shaw — though that game was perhaps closer than it should have been. Blount has now became the first Delaware State head coach to win his opening game since 1997, [...]
Wilson, Jones are bright spots for a rebuilding Delaware State program
Kermit Blount didn’t exactly walk into an ideal situation at Delaware State. The team is mired in a series of three straight losing seasons, and has been picked to finish eighth out of 11 programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason poll. But there were moments of glinting promise at Delaware State (3-8 last season, [...]
Jenkins’ fast start at Bethune-Cookman points the way for MEAC’s five new faces
It will be a season of change in the MEAC, as nearly half of the 11 programs have new coaches. The conference even welcomes two new member institutions, in Savannah State and North Carolina Central. “I think it adds some excitement to the league, it brings some energy to the league, because everybody is up [...]
Bethune-Cookman holds onto top spot national baseball poll, but Southern is climbing
MEAC power Bethune-Cookman, 14-13 coming into this week, held onto the top spot in BlackCollegeBaseball.com polling, but saw Southern (14-8) of the SWAC leapfrog from third to second. Grambling (9-12), another Southwestern Athletic Conference program, shot from sixth all the way to No. 3. Jackson State and Prairie View A&M, also from the SWAC, round [...]
Complete MEAC men’s basketball tournament bracket
Here’s the schedule for the men’s Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference basketball tournament, beginning today and continuing through Saturday at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The winner will earn the MEAC’s automatic bid into the NCAA tounament. MEN’S TOURNAMENT Today’s games, all times Eastern No. 7 Florida A&M vs. No. 10 Maryland-Eastern Shore, 6:30 No. [...]
Top black college NFL prospects: Prairie View’s K.J. Black, Grambling’s Frank Warren, Fort Valley State’s Ricardo Lockette, Hampton’s Brandon Peguese, others
Donald Hunt of ESPN.com has broken down his top black college prospects in advance of looming the NFL Draft. Included are both top offensive playmakers like Prairie View quarterback K.J. Black and Grambling running back Frank Warren, but also overlooked contributors like offensive linemen. QB: He places Black at the top of the list for [...]
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