For the Week of December 1 - 7, 2015 S W A C C H A M P I O N S H I P G A M E X V I I

ALCORN STATE GRAMBLING STATE BRAVES (8-3) TIGERS (9-2) vs. EAST DIVISION CHAMPION WEST DIVISION CHAMPION Southwestern Athletic Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference

™ Team Record 2015 RESULTS 2015 RESULTS Team Record 2015 Overall: 8-3 ALCORN STATE 8-3 GRAMBLING STATE 9-2 2015 Overall: 9-2 SWAC Record: 7-2 6...... @ Georgia Tech...... 69 L 14...... @ California...... 73 L SWAC Record: 9-0 2015 BCSP Ranking: 5th 31...... @ Alabama State...... 14 W 53...... Bethune-Cookman...... 56 L 2015 BCSP Ranking: 1st All-Time vs. GSU: 19-44-1 55...... Miss. Valley State...... 14 W 34...... @ Alabama State...... 10 W All-Time vs. Alcorn: 44-19-1 Last Time vs. GSU: 35-34 L, '15 Last Time vs. Alcorn: 35-34 W, '15 40...... Concordia...... 7 W 70...... @ Prairie View...... 54 W SWAC Title Games 1-0 SWAC Title Games: 6-1 61...... Arkansas-Pine Bluff...... 14 W 59...... @ Jackson State...... 27 W Bethune-Cookman Sports Photo Last Title: 2014 Last Title 2011 34...... Grambling State.. 35, OT L 37...... Alabama A&M...... 14 W TOP COACH: First-year Last Time in Title Game: '14, 38-24 W Last Time in Title Game '11, 16-15, W Southern 48...... @ Southern...... 7 W 35...... @ Alcorn State...... 34 W head coach Terry Sims Alabama A&M COACH'S RECORD 34...... Prairie View...... 40 L 49...... Miss. Valley State...... 14 W COACH'S RECORD gets MEAC coach of the Head Coach Alma Mater: Mssissippi ('91) 65...... @ Southern...... 13 W 41...... Texas Southern...... 15 W Alma Mater: Grambling State ('97) Head Coach TWO FOR year after leading the JAY Record vs. GSU: 2-2 44...... Alabama A&M...... 10 W 49...... Arkansas-Pine Bluff..... 31 W Record vs. Alcorn: 2-0 BRODERICK Wildcats to a share of the HOPSON Record at Alcorn: 30-16, .652 (4th year) 14...... @ Jackson State...... 10 W 34...... Southern...... 23 W Record at SU: 16-7, .695 (2nd year) FOBBS THE SHOW league title. S A T U R D A Y , D E C E M B E R 5 , 2 0 1 5 - H O U S T O N , T X - N R G S T A D I U M - 3 P M TUSKEGEE IN D2 QUARTERS, REMATCH IN SWAC FOR TITLE; MEAC NAMES TOP PLAYERS

SCORES Tuskegee still up; SWAC title game in NOVEMBER 28 SWAC LUT WILLIAMS G A M E S T H I S W E E K DIV. II PLAYOFFS Alabama A&M 38, Texas Southern 7 BCSP Editor Tuskegee 35, North Alabama 31 Alcorn State 14, Jackson State 10 Only two games are on the black college SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Grambling State 34, Southern 23 football schedule Saturday as the season winds SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME down to its final weeks. And both games could SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME lead to more. Grambling State vs. Alcorn State in Houston, TX 3p UNDER THE BANNER First up in Carrollton, Georgia Saturday NCAA DIV. II PLAYOFFS - Quarterfinals at 12 noon, 10-2 Tuskegee looks to advance to Tuskegee logo SWAC Championship Game logo West Georgia vs. Tuskegee in Carrollton, GA 12n WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS the NCAA Div. II Final Four when the Golden WINNERS STILL PLAYING: Tuskegee's historic NCAA Div. II playoff run reaches the quarterfinals ful went home disappointed. After Alcorn scored Asberry resigns at Texas Southern: Tigers travel to Super Region II top seed West Georgia (11-1) for a quarterfinal matchup. and SWAC division champs Alcorn State and with no time on the clock to pull within 35-34, Darrell Asberry Grambling State square off in Houston for top HOUSTON - has told FOX 26 And later Saturday (3 p.m.) down in Hous- Grambling's Jamison Goins broke through and SWAC honors and a berth. that he has stepped down as the head ton, Texas, Grambling State (9-2), winners of blocked Haiden McRainey's PAT attempt giv- football coach at Texas Southern. the SWAC West Division, takes on East Division ing the G-Men a 35-34 victory. "I've resigned from Texas South- champ Alcorn State (8-3) with the SWAC cham- ponents. The Tigers were dominant, rushing Expect another barnburner. ern University to pursue other op- pionship and a berth in the Dec. 19 Celebration for 258 yards and putting up 484 total yards Alcorn State, the defending SWAC champi- tions," said Asberry, who formerly Bowl in on the line. against UNA while surrendering just 288 yards ons, outgained Grambling 434 to 343 yards and was head coach at Shaw for six sea- (see PLAYOFF RECAP). If not for five turn- ran 91 plays to GSU's 57. The Braves led 28-14 overs – four interceptions and a lost fumble – a sons. "It gives me an opportunity to Tuskegee wins again at the half before being outscored 21-6 in the sec- blocked field goal and two blocked PATs, the spend more time with my family, es- The Tuskegee Golden Tigers and head coach ond half. They lost three fumbles. game could have been a rout. Alcorn senior QB John Gibbs Jr., the reign- pecially my son." Willie Slater, seeded sixth in the NCAA Div. II Asberry Super Region II, are showing that they more than One has to believe that Slater's success ing league offensive player of the year, was hurt In four seasons with the Tigers, belong in the playoffs. as an offensive coordinator at North Alabama, late in that game and has not played since. His Asberry had an overall record of 12-31. He won only nine After getting a 26-16 first round road win where he was a part of three national champi- availability for the title game is uncertain. Mean- Southwestern Athletic Conference games in the , finish- over third-seed Catawba, the first victory in Div. onship staffs, has a lot to do with the Golden while, sophomore Lenorris Footman has ably ing with a 9-27 record in the SWAC. His team finished II postseason history for Tuskegee, the Tigers Tigers' close calls in trips to the 2013 and 2014 filled in, leading the Braves to a 4-1 record while this season with a 3-7 overall mark, 2-7 in the SWAC. followed it up with a thrilling, last-minute 35-31 playoffs and their success this season. running for 860 yards and 10 TDs and passing second round road win at second seed North Ala- Regardless, West Georgia, champion for 760 yards and seven scores. bama Saturday. of the Gulf South Conference, is likely to be Grambling counters with perhaps this year's They now get to play for the region title and a stiffer challenge. The only blemish on its SWAC offensive player of the year, senior quar- a spot in the national semifinals against the re- schedule is a 28-26 decision to Florida Tech terback Johnathan Williams. Williams leads the gion's top seed, the West Georgia Wolves, again when the Wolves were ranked the top team in SWAC averaging 265.4 passing yards per game on the road. all of Div. II. with a league-best 36 TDs and is tops in total of- If records against common opponents deter- They average 38 points per game and fense (296.8 ypg.). Sophomore Chad Williams mine the outcome of games, Tuskegee wouldn't rush for 236.3 yards per game and 5.3 yards tops SWAC receivers with 59 receptions for 986 have gotten this far. The Tigers lost games to per carry. Freshman Devontae Jackson is the yards and 10 TDs. both Miles (26-23) and UNC Pembroke (29-17) leading rusher with 975 yards and seven TDs. Alcorn leads the league in rushing at almost while North Alabama handily beat both. Ditto for QB Dallas Dickey has run for 529 yards and 300 yards per game (299.7) led by Footman and Catawba, who also had a win over UNCP. four scores while throwing for 1,72 yards and Darryan Ragsdale (956 yards, 7 TDs). Footman There's more common opponents this week. 17 TDs. Dickey completes 62% of his passes. averages a whopping 8.0 yards per carry while UWG is 4-0 against the teams Tuskegee has UWG rushed for 292 yards in its 27-20 win Ragsdale checks in at 7.6 ypc. faced. The Wolves beat Catawba (44-13), Miles last week over Valdosta State. Grambling is third in rushing stats at 193.9 (33-7), Clark Atlanta (56-0) and North Alabama ypg. The top rushers are Martez Carter (851 (31-10), for whatever that's worth. Tuskegee beat Rematch to determine yards, 9 TDs) and Justin Kelly with 687 yards SWAC champion and three TDs. Tuskegee Sports Photo CAU 26-0. But head coach Willie Slater has Tuskegee The first time Alcorn State and Grambling Grambling (43.2 ppg., ) and Alcorn (39.3) HISTORIC RUN TO GLORY: Dynamic 5-7,168-pound Tuske- playing with a confidence that belies the appar- State met this year, on Oct. 17 in Lorman, Mis- are 2-3 in scoring offense. Alcorn State is tops gee senior running back Dennis Norfleet (18) leaves North Ala- sissippi, it was Alcorn State's homecoming bama defenders in his wake as he runs for some of his 136 ent discrepancy of success against common op- in scoring defense surrendering 21.1 points per and the Braves and over 30,000 of their faith- rushing yards and two scores in the Golden Tigers' 35-31 sec- game while Grambling is third (31.2 ppg.). ond round Div. II playoff win over UNA.

NCAA DIV. II PLAYOFF RECAP BCSP Notes MEAC announces 2015 football SUPER REGION II - Second Round Tuskegee 35, North Alabama 31 all-MEAC award winners FLORENCE, AL – Running back Dennis Norfleet's 2-yard NORFOLK, Va. – North Carolina A&T junior running back Tarik scoring run with just :19 seconds left gave Tuskegee a thrilling Cohen and South Carolina State senior defensive tackle Javon Har- 35-31 second round NCAA Div. II playoff win at North Alabama grave repeated as the top individual football award winners in the Mid Saturday afternoon and kept its historic postseason run going. Eastern Athletic Conference as voted on by the MEAC’s head football The score came after UNA (9-3) fought back from a 28-17 coaches and sports information directors. fourth-quarter deficit to go ahead 31-28 on Kevin Henke’s 27-yard North Carolina Central freshman running back Dorrel McClain field goal with 3:54 left. earned Rookie of the Year honors and North Carolina A&T State soph- NC A&T Sports photo SC State Sports photo NC Central Sports photo But Tuskegee (10-2), behind quarterback Kevin Lacey, drove omore lineman Brandon Parker was selected as the Offensive Lineman 72 yards in nine plays, converting a 4th-and-one from the UNA 31 of the Year. PLAYMAKERS: (L. to r.) North Carolina A&T"s Tarik Cohen, South Caro- lina State's Javon Hargrave and North Carolina Central's Dorrell McClain and getting a big 33-yard Lacey completion to wideout Desmond First-year head coach Terry Sims of Bethune-Cookman was select- earned top MEAC individual honors and first team all-MEAC status. Reece down to the UNA 2 with :23 seconds left. ed as the Coach of the Year after leading the Wildcats to a share of the Norfleet, a Michigan transfer who ran for 136 yards on 21 car- MEAC title, including a 9-2 overall finish and 7-1 mark in conference ries, took it in from there setting off a wild Golden Tiger celebra- play. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) - tion. After the kickoff, the UNA got off two plays with the final Cohen recorded his third straight 1,000 yard season with 1,248 total 2015 Football All-Conference Teams buzzer coming as Tuskegee recovered an attempted lateral. yards, tops in the league at 113.5 yards per game and also led the league With the win, the Golden Tigers advance to the final eight, the Offensive Players of the Year: Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T State finals of Super Region II and the Div. II quarterfinals, where they in all-purpose yards (130.7 ypg.) to help the Aggies secure a share of the Defensive Player of the Year: Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State will play on the road at 12 noon at top-seed West Georgia (11-1) in conference title. He became the Aggies all-time leading rusher in less Offensive Lineman of the Year: Brandon Parker, North Carolina A&T State than three full seasons (3,736 yards) and accounted for his third-straight Rookie of the Year: Dorrel McClain, North Carolina Central Carrollton, Ga. Coach of the Year: Terry Sims, Bethune-Cookman The win is the second straight in yearly conference honor having earned Rookie of the Year along with this year’s playoffs after the sixth-seed- the top offensive honor in his first two seasons. He ranks seventh in the OFFENSE ed Golden Tigers’ 26-16 win at Cataw- FCS in rushing yards per game (113.5 avg.) and rushing yards and 14th QB - Quentin Williams, Sr., B-CU; RB - Tarik Cohen, Jr., NC A&T; Dorrell McClain, ba last week. That win was the first in in rushing touchdowns (12.0). Fr., NCCU; WR - Jawill Davis, r-So., B-CU; Twarm Mixson, r-Jr., HAM; TE - Tam- marrick Hemmingway, r-Sr., SCSU; C - Carl Jones, r-Jr., NCCU; Dariusz Bladek, D2 playoff history for Tuskegee who Hargrave adds his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year Sr., B-CU; Brandon Parker, r-So., NC A&T; Torian White, Sr., HAM; Javarious gave up its annual honor after aiding the team to a 6-2 conference finish and 7-4 overall Leamon, r-Jr., SCSU; game three years ago to be eligible for mark. He leads the MEAC in sacks (13.5, 5th in FCS) and is second in DEFENSE the postseason. Tenth-year Tuskegee tackles for loss (22.0, 5th in FCS). He recorded 59 total tackles (43 solo) Javon Hargrave, Sr., SCSU; Miles Grooms, Sr., HAM; Gabriel Sherrod, Jr., DSU; head coach Willie Slater, a former on the season. Marquis Ragland, r-Jr., NC A&T; LB - Deon King, Sr., NSU; .Darius Leonard, r-So., UNA assistant, has led the Golden Ti- SCSU: Robert Way, r-Sr., B-CU; DB - Tony McRaoe, Sr., NC A&T: C. J. Moore, Sr., McClain led his team in rushing (958 yards) and ranked second in the NCCU; Marquis Drayton, r-Sr., B-CU; D'Metrius Williams, Sr., NSU; P- Christian gers to the two wins after close playoff SLATER MEAC (87.1 avg.) while helping his Eagles grab a share of the confer- Kinney, r-Jr., HAM; PK - Nigel Macauley, Fr., NCCU; RS - Khris Gardin, So., NC losses over the last two seasons. ence title. He averaged 5.6 yards per carry with eight touchdows and also A&T Lacey (10 of 20) passed for 176 yards and one touchdown but caught 13 passes for 171 yards and a touchdown. He also finished second was picked off four times, twice in each half, and also surrendered Second Team in all-purpose yards in the MEAC averaging 108.0 yards per game. one fumble. He also rushed for one score. OFFENSE Parker started all 11 games this season for the Aggies and did not QB - David Watford, Gr., HAM RB - Anthony Jordan, Gr., B-CU; Jalen Simmons, Norfleet, who also opened the TU scoring on an 8-yard run, allow a single sack or was called for a penalty. He paved the way for the Sr., SCSU; WR - Taquan West, Sr., SCSU; Denzel Keyes, Jr., NC A&T: TE - Nathan was complemented by back-up Devonzea Gaines who ran for 73 Scruggs, r-Sr., NCCU; Myles Williams, r-Sr., HOW; C - Michael Young, r-Jr., HAM; yards on just four carries including a big 50-yard run. Tuskegee second leading scoring offense (30.0 avg/g) and second top rushing of- Clevonne Davis, Sr., NCCU; Desmond Cooper, r-Jr., NCCU; Mike Phillips, Sr., NSU; rushed for 258 yards en route to 434 yards of total offense. The fense (178.2 avg/g). The sophomore added 4.32 pancakes per contest. Toree Boyd, Jr., HOW stingy Tuskegee defense held UNA to 43 rushing yards in 35 at- North Carolina Central finished with 13 student-athletes to be rec- DEFENSE Angelo Keyes, r-Jr., NC A&T; Reggie Owens, Sr., SCSU; Richard Mitchell, Sr., tempts and just 288 yards of total offense. ognized to the three MEAC post-season teams. South Carolina State fin- Bethune-Cookman NCCU: James Settles, r-Sr., SCSU; LB - Denzel Jones, r-Sr., NC A&T; Donald Down 14-10 at the half, UNA took a 17-14 early second-half ished with 12 with and North Carolina A&T State Smith, r-Sr., B-CU; Jordan Miles, r-Jr., NCCU: DB - Chris Pauling, Sr., SCSU: Ryan and saw Tuskegee score twice to go up 28-17. The Lions came with 10 apiece. B-CU and N.C. A&T State received the most first-team Smith, r-Sr., NCCU; Antonio Hamilton, r-Sr., SCSU; Trevon Hunt, Jr., HOW; P/PK - back to even the score at 28 before Henke's field goal. honors with five student-athletes each. Jack Fleck, Sr., HOW; RS - Ryan Smith, r-Sr., NCCU

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