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SCORES FOOTBALL FAMU Women’s Sunday, September 4 Bethune-Cookman 63, Prairie View A&M 14 Kentucky State 39, Central State 21 WILDCATS COAST, 63-14 Basketball Morehouse 47, Miles 9 Eastern Michigan 41, Howard 9 ORlando—Before Sunday’s season lead with 10:11 remaining in the open- Player Killed Saturday, September 3 opener, Bethune-Cookman coach Brian ing quarter. Johnson C. Smith 64, West Virginia State 27 Jenkins said the decision on who to start “I expected to come out quick,” Rob- Virginia Union 27, Benedict 0 at quarterback was a tough one. inson said. “It just felt good to be back 20-Year-Old Woman St. Augustine’s 30, Catawba 5 Jamarr Robinson and his Wildcats out there and to compete.” Winston-Salem State 22, Elizabeth City State 17 Who Was Visiting Victim teammates made it look like a no-brain- The punting game set up the next UNC Pembroke 33, Fayetteville State 27 Charged With Murder Cheyney 21, Lincoln (Pa) 19 er as they stomped Prairie View A&M two Wildcat scores – Isidore Jackson’s Bowie State 28, Assumption 7 63-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge 1-yarder with 1:24 remaining in the Towson 42, Morgan State 3 before a Florida Citrus Bowl crowd of opening quarter and Robinson’s second Tallahassee—A student athlete at Florida A&M 28, Fort Valley State 22 North Carolina A&T 38, Virginia-Lynchburg 7 17,337 and an ESPN national audience. rush – as Patrick Harris made a 27- Florida A&M University died after she Delaware State 24, VMI 21 Robinson, a Maryland transfer, yard return sparked by a Tavaris Bell was stabbed in the neck, and another Norfolk State 37, Virginia State 3 rushed for two and threw block and Nick Addison’s blocked punt young woman has been arrested, ac- Hampton 21, Alabama A&M 20 for another as B-CU stormed out to a return. cording to Tallahassee police. Grambling State 21, Alcorn State 14 Mississippi Valley State 41, Alabama State 9 42-7 lead at halftime – matching the After that, B-CU’s vaunted defense The Tallahassee Democrat reported Jackson State 42, Concordia 2 school record for most point in two made the most of its opportunities to that police said Shannon Washington Langston 19, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 12 quarters. The Wildcat offense also score as DJ Howard and Reggie Sandi- died early Sunday. She was a member of Lane 17, Edward Waters 10 racked up 318 total yards in the opening lands returned Panther for two the women’s basketball team. Albany State 37, Savannah State 34 Stillman 16, Shaw 13 half, finishing with an even 500. of the Wildcats’ four touchdowns in the Police said they were summoned Tennessee State 33, Southern 7 Robinson totaled 251 yards passing second quarter. around 2 a.m. and found Washington, Lincoln (Mo) 35, Avila 3 and 30 rushing before yielding to David “We’re selfish on defense, even who was taken to Tallahassee Memorial Lamar 58, Texas College 0 Blackwell after B-CU took a 49-7 lead though we’re a family,” Sandilands HealthCare, where she died. Friday, September 2 on the opening drive of the second half. said. “We all want to make a big play. They said 20-year-old Starquineshia Georgia State 41, Clark Atlanta 7 Isidore Jackson scored that , Defense doesn’t get to touch the ball Palmer, was arrested and charged with his second of the game. Jackie Wilson that often. We execute our plays - -align- first-degree murder. Police said Palmer Thursday, September 1 saw fourth-quarter action and led B-CU ment, assignment and technique is what had been visiting Washington and the Rutgers 48, North Carolina Central 0 Central Michigan 21, South Carolina State 6 to a pair of scoring drives. wins games.” two had been arguing when Washington Chowan, Livingstone 0 “It was a tight battle up to the very Byron McLeod, one of eleven differ- was stabbed. end,” said Jenkins about the competi- ent Wildcat receivers to catch at least University President James H. Am- My Favorite Tweets tion to replace Mid-Eastern Athletic one pass, made it 42-0 on a three-yarder mons said in a statement, “Our hearts HBCU Sports related, of course Conference Player of The Year Matt from Robinson 5:09 before halftime. and prayers go out to Shannon’s family Saturday, September 3 Johnson at QB. “We’re still confident The Panthers broke the shutout on and members of the Lady Rattlers Bas- with the other guys, but we felt that Ja- an 11-yard pass from Jonathan Troast ketball Team.” @Florida_Classic maar should be the guy.” to Deandre Cooper with 3:45 remaining Washington, from Sarasota, was a MT @noshirt_247: Not gonna After Jarkevis Fields stuffed Prairie in the half. Still, six turnovers spoiled two-time junior college All-American View A&M on fourth down to end the the coaching debut of Heish Northern. and two-time 1st team all-conference lie BCU football team raw and Panthers’ opening possession, Robin- “Bethune-Cookman finished plays player while at Illinois Valley Commu- will prolly go undefeated...until son made his first impression quick and and we didn’t,” Northern said. “Mis- nity College. the (BCBS) Florida Classic! memorable, leading the Wildcats on a takes turned the game into a calamity The student government association #TeamOrangeandGreen 64-yard scoring march. for us.” planned to hold a vigil Sunday night in He completed all four passes on the  —Dan Ryan, orlandosentinel.com Washignton’s honor. drive and capped off the drive with a  —news4jax.com The loss of former head coach Johnnie Cole has not stopped experts from picking Texas Southern to repeat as SWAC Champion in 2011. 10-yard keeper that gave B-CU a 7-0 THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH PRO FOOTBALL 2 NFL Teams trim rosters down, HBCU Alums make cuts Saturday, September 3rd was not only the official start to the college foot- ball season, it was also the deadline for NFL teams to cut there rosters down to 53 players. NFL Pro-Bowlers Nick Collins, Robert Mathis and Eric Weems were guaranteed to make roster spots. 2011 Draft selections Kendrick Ellis, Frank Kearse, Curtis Holcolm and Johnny Culbreath had opportunities to come in and fill team needs. It was great to see undrafted free agent Raymond Web- ber make the Tampa Bay roster even though he is starting the season on in- jured reserves due to an apparent ham- string injury. Note: List does not include players who were selected to practice squads.

BY THE NUMBERS 7 The number of pro football teams that do not currently have players from histori- cally black colleges and universities on their 53 man roster.

It’s also the number of HBCUs that have more than one player on gameday rosters. Hampton with 4. Bethune-Cookman, How- ard, and Jackson State with 3. Alabama A&M, Stillman and Tuskegee with 2. REDMAN MATHIS COE COLLINS WEEMS JACKSON

AFC EAST AFC NorTh AFC souTh NFC EAST NFC NorTh NFC South NFC WEST Buffalo Bills Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans Dallas Cowboys Detroit Lions Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals Drayton Florence, CB Ramon Harewood, T Jacoby Jones, WR Jason Hatcher, DE Johnny Culbreath, T Eric Weems, WR Greg Toler, CB Tuskegee, 9th year Morehouse, 2nd year Lane, 5th year Grambling State, 6th year South Carolina State, Rookie Bethune-Cookman, 4th year St. Paul’s, 3rd year Cleveland Browns Indianapolis Colts New York Giants Justin Durant, LB Carolina Panthers San Francisco 49ers Hampton, 5th year Frank Kearse, DT Marcus Benard, LB Antoine Bethea, S Michael Coe, CB Cletis Gordon, CB Curtis Holcomb, CB Alabama A&M, Rookie Jackson State, 3rd year Howard, 4th year Alabama State, 4th year Sammie Lee Hill, DT Jackson State, 5th year Florida A&M, Rookie Stillman, 3rd year Kendall Langford, DE Dimitri Patterson, CB Robert Mathis, DE Philadelphia Eagles New Orleans Saints Hampton, 4th year Tuskegee, 6th year Alabama A&M, 9th year Jamaal Jackson, C Junior Galette, DE , QB New England Patriots Pittsburgh Steelers Delaware State, 8th year Nick Collins, CB Stillman, 2nd year Alabama State, 6th year Bethune-Cookman, 7th year Tracy White, LB Isaac Redman, RB Rashean Mathis, CB Dominique Rodgers- Tampa Bay Buccaners St. Louis Rams Howard, 9th year Bowie State, 2nd year Bethune-Cookman, 9th year Cromartie, CB Donald Driver, WR DJ Johnson, CB Ron Bartell, CB Tennessee State, 4th year Alcorn State, 13th year Terrell Whitehead, S Jackson State, 3rd year Howard, 7th year Norfolk State, 2nd year Marus Dixon, DT Minnesota Vikings James Lee, T Hampton, 2nd year New York Jets Visanthe Shiancoe, TE South Carolina State, 4th year Morgan State, 9th year Kendrick Ellis, DT William Hayes, DE Raymond Webber, WR Hampton, Rookie Winston-Salem State, 4th year Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Rookie THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH FOOTBALL 3 CIAA Golden Bulls bust open WVSU VUU Gets cONFERENCE lEADERS Charlotte­—The Johnson C. Smith University football ignited with a 64-27 Second season opener win against West Virginia State University on Saturday afternoon OF THE WEEK PLAYER OFFENSIVE inside the Irwin Belk Complex. J.C. Straight Keahn Wallace, QB, Johnson C. Smith Smith is 1-0 for the first time since their The freshman recorded a total 391 yards on 24-0 season opening win over Edward offense (337 passing, 54 rushing) and five Waters in 2007; prior to the coaching Shut-Out touchdowns in his debut. leadership from Steven Aycock. Believe it or not, this game started The panthers blank off a little shaky for the Golden Bulls. With just two plays, the Yellow Jackets the tigers to win had put a touchdown on the scoreboard. the palmetto city After a rush for no gain, Ricky Phillips capitol classic connected with Ervin Kent for a 74 yard touchdown reception for a 7-0 WVSU Columbia, sc­—Virginia Union Uni- lead. It would be the last time Johnson versity’s Cheston Hickman passed for OF THE WEEK PLAYER DEFENSIVE C. Smith trailed in the game. 185 yards and three touchdowns as The Golden Bulls did not flinch af- VUU downed Benedict College 27-0 in Shonquez Nelson, DT, St. Augustine’s Lincoln (Pa) WR Philip Jean-Juste The sophomore recorded two sacks and two ter the opposition’s score; they calmly Columbia, S.C., on September 3. It was leads the conference with 13 receptions along with eight total tackles, put together a drive down the field with the second consecutive shut-out for the and 146 receiving yards. one forced and two pass break-ups. three first downs. This drive was led Panthers. RUSHING Car. Yds TD Avg/G and capped off by freshman quarter- Hickman connected with Matias Anderson, JC Smith, JR 13 156 2 156.0 back Keahn Wallace (Homestead, FL) Parker for scoring strikes of 16 and 43 Cooper, WSSU, SR 23 137 1 137.0 CIAA with a seven yard TD pass to sophomore yards and then hooked up with Stephen Washintgon, VUU, FR 58 183 1 91.5 North Conference All Games McNeill, ECSU, JR 40 173 2 86.5 receiver Avius Capers (Charlotte, NC). Templeton for a 14-yard touchdown W L PCT W L PCT Smalls, Chowan, JR 17 86 1 86.0 Senior defensive tackle Rashad Dukes pass. Hickman 9-for-20 on the days. Virginia Union 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000 Williams, Chowan, FR 17 85 0 85.0 Bowie State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 (Charlotte, NC) put in some work with For his efforts, Hickman was awarded Bailey, FSU, SO 17 71 0 71.0 Chowan 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 two tackles on a three and out on the the Andre Braxton Player of the Game Wallace, JC Smith, FR 7 54 1 54.0 Blumears, FSU, JR 10 54 0 54.0 Virginia State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 next WVSU possession. DURANE BYRD Trophy. Stover, Chowan, S0 12 40 0 40.0 Lincoln (Pa) 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Yet another freshman came up big, Behind freshman quaterback Keahn Wallace (1), the Golden Bulls got their first season opening victory since 2007. VUU’s Antonio Harris also picked up Elizabeth City St. 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 this time receiver William (B.J.) Trim- a fumble and rambled 58 yards for an- ble (Fayetteville, GA) returned a punt Bulls led by no less than 23 points (44-21 “It feels good to start the season like other score. PASSING Comp-Att-Int Yards TD Avg/G South Conference All Games 70 yards to the house for a 14-7 JCSU second quarter) for the remainder of the this, these guys came onto the field The shut-outs against Saint Augus- Wallace, JC Smith, FR 16-35-0 337 4 337.0 W L PCT W L PCT FR advantage. West Virginia State managed contest. ready to win and they played that way tine’s last week and now Benedict mark Cook, Lincoln, 30-47-2 317 2 317.0 J. C. Smith 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Stover, Chowan, SO 19-30-1 237 4 237.0 to produce another score on the follow- Johnson C. Smith was ahead 44-21 go- throughout,” said head coach Steven the first back-to-back shut-outs for VUU WSSU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Smith, WSSU, JR 18-29-0 229 2 229.0 Fayetteville St. 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 ing drive off a 25 yard touchdown rush ing into halftime; just four points shy of Aycock. “The credit goes to my team for since the 1985 squad held Saint Paul’s Blumears, FSU, SO 12-36-0 203 2 203.0 Livingstone 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 from LeFloyd Phillip. tying the record for most points scored their execution and my entire coaching College, Kentucky State University and Budd, Bowie State, SR 14-24-0 177 2 177.0 Odom, Shaw, FR 16-30-1 173 0 173.0 Shaw 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Wallace completed a 55 yard touch- in a half (49 in 1964 vs. Livingstone) in staff for preparing these guys for a vic- the University of the District of Colum- Powell, ESCU, SR 22-41-3 258 3 129.0 St. Augustine’s 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 down reception to sophomore Daniel school history. tory. We have a few things we still need bia scoreless in three straight games. Battle, VSU, JR 12-27-1 109 0 109.0 Taylor (West Columbia, SC), but the ex- Wallace made an impressive debut to work on, and we will, and we cannot It also marks the first time VUU has Hickman, VUU, FR 10-26-1 196 3 98.0 Thursday, September 8 tra point attempt failed resulting in a 20- with 337 yards off 16-25 passing with lose focus it’s still one game at a time.” started the season with two straight Fayetteville State at Carson-Newman 14 JCSU lead. The Golden Bulls forced four touchdowns. He also rushed for 54 The Golden Bulls will take this show shut-outs since 1964. That team shut- Saturday, September 10 another three and out on defense; then yards and scored once on the ground. on the road next week as they travel to out Norfolk State University 7-0 and RECEIVING Rec. Yards TD Avg/G Virginia State at West Virgina State Wallace marched the offense down the His targets, senior receiver Rico Poole Brevard, NC to face Brevard College on then defeated 10-0. Juste-Jean, Lincoln, JR 13 146 1 146.0 Benedict at Bowie State field. Junior running back Dedrick An- (Atlanta, GA) with five catches, 121 Saturday, September, 10th. Game time VUU’s Brian Gurley and Brian Smith Taylor, JC Smith, SO 4 139 2 139.0 St. Augustine’s at New Haven Poole, JC Smith, SR 5 121 1 121.0 derson (Winston-Salem, NC) gained 45 yards, and a TD; also Taylor, who is slated for 2:00 p.m. on Tornadoes had an apiece while senior Johnson C. Smith at Brevard Allen, FSU, SO 3 87 1 87.0 Livingstone at Elizabeth City State yards on the drive including a 27 yard capped his day with two touchdowns Field. Caesar Burton had nine tackles in the James, Bowie State, JR 4 84 1 84.0 Lincoln at Kentucky State sprint for a touchdown. and 139 yards off four receptions.  —goldenbullssports.com win. Williams, WSSU, JR 4 82 1 82.0 Shaw at Delaware State Before closing out the first quarter The ground game was clicking for J.C. Virginia now faces Winston-Salem Holland, Chowan, JR 6 80 1 80.0 Chowan at UNC Pembroke Craig, Shaw, FR 6 76 0 76.0 (that’s right, the first quarter), Ander- Smith as well as Anderson rushed for 156 tackles (three solo) and a sack. Junior State University on September 10 at 7 Winston-Salem State at Virginia Union Smith, St. Aug, SR 11 139 2 69.5 son was back in the end zone for JCSU yards and two TDs off 13 carries. Senior linebacker Michael Coats (Greenwood, p.m. in Hovey Field. Hodrick, Chowan, SR 7 67 2 67.0 off a 13 yard run. Johnson C. Smith led defensive end Derrick (Deuce) Johnson SC) chased down ball carriers with four  —vuusports.com 34-14 after the first quarter. The Golden (Charlotte, NC) recorded four and half tackles. Kwame Morgan, Forward, Hampton Thomas Coleman, Center, NC A&T The junior is a Second Team All-MEAC The senior from Louisville averaged a selection and is second on the team in double-double al season and is ranked in points (16.2) and steals per game (1.5). the top-15 in rebounds nationally.

THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH FOOTBALL 4 MEAC Lewis’ Work For A&T cONFERENCE lEADERS Greensboro, NC­—There was great anticipation surrounding three men on Saturday. First, there was North Carolina A&T head football coach Rod OF THE WEEK PLAYER OFFENSIVE Broadway. How would the Aggies, who Lewis Kindle, QB, North Carolina A&T haven’t had a winning season in seven Kindle threw for a career-high 341 yards and years, look under a man who has done four touchdowns on 14-for-23 passing against nothing but win during his career? Virginia-Lynchburg. Second, there was quarterback Lewis Kindle. After sitting out an entire sea- son with an ACL injury in 2010, was he ready to lead the Aggies offense? Finally, there was local do-it-all athlete Ricky FLORIDA A&M SPORTS INFORMATION Lewis. With more playing time, could Eddie Rocker runs for a first quarter touchdown in their 28-22 victory against Fort Valley State. he dazzle Aggie fans the same way he dazzled Greensboro Dudley fans during his prep career? FAMU wins slugfest OF THE WEEK PLAYER DEFENSIVE All three men did not disappoint the Aggie faithful on Saturday as N.C. Tallahassee—The Florida A&M two interceptions.DJ Folsom, held down Nate Clay, LB, Savannah State Florida A&M QB Austin Trainor threw the middle for the Rattlers with five The senior made 18 total tackles (8 solo) in the A&T defeated Virginia University of Rattlers had all they could handle with for 348 yards and 2TDs in the Rattlers Tigers loss to Albany State. Lynchburg 38-7 at Aggie Stadium. It the scrappy Fort Valley State Wildcats. tackles. victory over Fort Valley State. was Broadway’s first win as Aggies head They held off the Wildcats 28-22, to The Wildcats were led by led by quar- RUSHING Car. Yds TD Avg/G coach as his offense posted 431 yards start the 2011 season 1-0. In the end, an terback Antonio Henton, who went Chisholm, Hampton, SO 25 141 1 141.0 MEAC and his defense held the Dragons to mi- alert Lenworth Lennon, took a pass that 7-for-18 for 139 yards in the first half. Legree, Hampton, SR 14 104 1 104.0 Conference All Games nus-16 yards rushing. ricocheted off the hands of Kevin Elliot, Henton, connected on a 73-yard bomb Jones, Delaware St., SR 18 69 0 69.0 Scott, B-CU, JR 8 67 0 67.0 W L PCT W L PCT Kindle’s numbers were also impres- and scampered 68 yards for the game- to Christopher Slaughter for the first Hedgeman, Norfolk, JR 12 65 0 65.0 B-CU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 NORTH CAROLINA A&T SPORTS INFORMATION sive. He threw for a career-high 341 winning score. score of the game. Denzel Wesley, led the Mayhew, NC A&T, JR 8 61 0 61.0 NC A&T 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 yards and four touchdowns on 14-for-23 While the Rattlers’ offense was feel- Wildcats with just 7-yards rushing in the Jackson, B-CU, SO 9 59 2 59.0 Norfolk State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Senior receiver Wallace Miles had 152 yards receiving and a touchdown on Saturday. passing. It was the fourth-best passing ing out new personnel in various key first half. Lefall, Howard, SR 8 53 0 53.0 Florida A&M 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Burgess, NCAT, SO 13 50 0 50.0 performance in school history. Lewis Dragons first game played in more than defense, Broadway wasn’t all smiles. He positions, the Wildcats performed like In the second half, the Wildcats came Delaware State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Brooks, Morgan State, SR 15 48 0 48.0 Hampton 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 added a career-best 100 yards receiv- 70 years. But the feeling out process was was bothered by the Aggies six turnovers a well-oiled machine. The Rattlers will to life, with a resilience of a team with Savannah State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 ing and two touchdowns on three recep- a lot easier in the second half. On the (all on fumbles) and 75 yards in penal- have to correct the errors and be ready nothing to lose. Henton, came back af- Howard 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 tions. Not to be forgotten, senior Wal- first play of the half, Kindle found Miles ties. for a short week, as they face their first ter an injury sidelined him, to pass for PASSING Comp-Att-Int Yards TD Avg/G SC State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 lace Miles finished with a career-high152 open for a 52-yard touchdown pass. “We’ll take the win,” he said. “We’ll MEAC foe of the season in the Hampton 299 yards total. Rashad Johnson, led Trainor, FAMU, SO 19-33-1 348 2 348.0 Kindle, NC A&T, FR 14-23-0 341 4 341.0 Morgan State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 yards and a touchdown on seven catch- Eighteen seconds later, Dragons quar- enjoy it. Then we need to get back to Pirates in just five days. The Pirates are the Wildcats in rushing with 30 yards in Defilippis, Sav State, SR 15-34-0 315 3 315.0 NC Central 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 es. terback Emmanuel Yeager fumbled at work on Monday because we’ve got to coming off an exciting 21-20 victory over the game. Walley, Norfolk, SR 25-29-0 255 2 255.0 “It’s great to have an athlete like his own 1-yard line, setting up a 1-yard get a lot better. Six turnovers are unac- Alabama A&M, in the Chicago Football The Rattlers used a running back-by- Elko, Delaware St, JR 17-32=0 232 3 232.0 Thursday, September 8 Blackwell, B-CU, SO 25-36-0 256 1 129.5 Florida A&M at Hampton Ricky Lewis to throw to,” said Kindle. touchdown run from Kindle that gave ceptable in anyone’s league.” Classic. committee approach as Rocker, Lavante McGhee, Howard, FR 15-27-1 150 0 150.0 “It makes my job a lot easier. He knows N.C. A&T a 24-0 lead. The Aggies third- The Aggies head to Boone, N.C., next Starting quarterback Austin Trainor, Page and Jordan Stanley saw action out Legree, Hampton, SR 9-20-1 99 1 99.0 Saturday, September 10 how to get open and do great things with quarter scoring continued as Kindle week to face Appalachian State at 3:30 threw for 170 yards in the first half, on of the backfield. Johnson, NC Central, SR 10-25-2 88 0 88.0 Morehouse at Howard the ball.” lofted up a pass to Lewis for a 34-yard p.m. The Mountaineers, a top 5 team 8-for-17 passing. He ended the game In the end, the Rattlers would pre- Wiley, SCSU, JR 12-26-0 78 0 78.0 Savannah State at Southeastern Louisiana North Carolina Central vs. Central State Lewis, who also doubles as the Kin- score. in Division I-FCS, lost to Division I and passing for 348 yards. Running back vail, but with work to be done to elimi- North Carolina A&T at Appalachian State dle’s backup, got the Aggies on the board “Rick is a ball player,” said Broad- 13th-ranked Virginia Tech 66-13 on Sat- Eddie Rocker, led the ground attack nate mistakes. The Rattlers were penal- South Carolina State at Bethune-Cookman midway through the second quarter. way. “He can do so many things, and he urday. with 24 yards rushing in the game. He ized 19 times for 207 yards. The errors RECEIVING Rec. Yards TD Avg/G Shaw at Delaware State Kindle led Lewis perfectly on a crossing can do so many things well. You would Sophomore linebacker Tony Clodfel- scored the first FAMU touchdown of were costly, as they allowed the Wildcats Miles, NC A&T, SR 7 152 1 152.0 Morgan State at Bowling Green route that Lewis caught at the VUL 40- like to have four or five of those guys. He ter led the Aggies defensively with six 2011 on a 17 yard slashing run. to continue drives. Elliott, FAMU, SR 6 137 1 137.0 Norfolk State at West Virginia Lackey, Sav State, SO 3 115 1 115.0 yard line and sprinted to the end zone would be unbelievable if we could put tackles, one sack and two fumble recov- Elliott, led the Rattlers with 137 yards The Rattlers will review film on Sun- Wilson, Delaware State, JR 6 110 2 110.0 for the score. A Jose Garcia-Camacho him in one position and leave him there, eries. Junior linebacker Brandon Hover receiving, including a spectacular 40- day and prepare for a Monday practice Lewis, NC A&T, JR 3 100 2 100.0 BY THE NUMBERS 20-yard field goal were the only other but because of our lack of numbers we added six tackles and a quarterback yard touchdown run after catch. Elliott, and an altered preparation sechedule as Cook, Sav State, SO 3 77 1 77.0 points the Aggies put on the board in the have to put him at running back and hurry.. caught six passes for a 22.83 yards-per- they fly to Hampton, Va. on Wednesday Tarpley, Delaware St, JR 5 76 1 76.0 Francois, B-CU, SR 4 74 0 74.0 first half. quarterback and wide receiver too.”  —ncataggis.com catch average. for the Thursday night game on ESPNU. 2003 Garrett, Norfolk, JR 7 74 0 74.0 The last time SC State started a season 0-2. N.C. A&T had a tough time figur- Lewis also returned three punts on Defensively, Greg Harvey led the Rat-  —CIAA Website Lennon, FAMU, FR 2 73 1 73.0 It could very well happen again this year. The ing out the Dragons because there was Saturday. But despite the stellar play tlers with eight total tackles (6 solo, 2 as- Bulldogs faces Bethune-Cookman this weekend. no film on the team. In fact, it was the from Lewis, Kindle, Miles and the Aggies sisted). John Ojo, had six tackles and THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH FOOTBALL 5 Savannah State battles to the end in loss KSU wins CHARLOTTE­—Stanley Jennings has Albany State’s complacency showed led Albany State up and down sand on the opening kickoff of the second Dayton dunes, in and out of huddles and to the half. Davenport surprised the Rams top of the HBCU world. with an onside kick, which Savannah However, the senior quarterback State recovered. Classic, may have saved his greatest moment for The Tigers turned that recovery into Saturday’s Music City Classic in Macon a 26-yard field goal by Derek Williams, against Savannah State. who had also hit a school-record 52- 39-21 In the season opener for both teams, yard field goal in the second quarter. Jennings led the Rams 63 yards in the Albany State’s Tory Torstenson hit a Dayton, OH­—Kentucky State took final 45 seconds for a game-winning 40-yard field goal on Albany State’s next control early and never looked back as score, capping off the drive with a 12- possession, but that was one of just a few they dominated Central State, 39-21, in yard rushing touchdown that gave Al- bright spots for the Rams special teams, front of 6,539 fans at the Dayton Classic bany State a come-from-behind, 37-34 which had a field goal and punt blocked in Dayton, OH. victory. and missed two extra points. The Thorobreds got on the board JEFF ROBERTS/BIRMINGHAM NEWS “That’s too much time they gave us. I “We didn’t expect (the onside kick), early in the first quarter when Jerrel Maroon Tigers roll in was just keeping composure,” Jennings but we work on that all the time,” White Noland hit Justin Williams for a 44-yard Labor Day Golden Classic: said about the final drive. “I always had said. “It should not have happened. We touchdown pass with 11:44 remaining. Morehouse College made things faith (that we could comeback).” do the same thing to our coverage team KSU would take a 12-0 lead into half- look easy as they dominated Miles Albany State improved its record all the time, so we will have to go back time after a pair of 27-yard field goals College, 47-9, in the 5th Annual against Division I Savannah State to 43- and look at the film. The blocked punt, from Cade Berryman. Labor Day Golden Classic at historic 16-2, but Rams coach Mike White said all the missed PATs, just a lot of spe- With 6:25 remaining in the third Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. he was just happy to escape with the vic- cial teams break downs today. We had quarter, Noland hit Raphael Amey for Byron Ingram (above) threw for 167 tory. enough mistakes on special teams to last a 5-yard touchdown pass to give a 19-0 yards and a touchdown while also “I told them I would rather go back us the entire year.” lead. rushing for 58 yards on 10 carries and two scores while Derrick Hector and correct our mistakes with a win After Torstenson’s field goal, Savan- Central State would respond with had a game-high seven catches for than go back with a loss,” White said. nah State scored the next three touch- a 5-yard touchdown pass from Jef- 66 yards. “We will take the win and go further. As downs of the game — a 5-yard pass from frey Brooks to Steven Heard but KSU I have been saying all along, this team DeFilippis to running back Justin Babb, came right back with a 41-yard touch- SIAC has a long way to go.” a 9-yard blocked punt return by Regi- down pass from Noland to Amey on the In what turned out to be a wild final nald Givens and a 64-yard pass from first play of their next drive, giving the East Conference All Games Tiffany Haywood (51) carries a teammate around the court as she and her teammates celebrate a victory. W L PCT W L PCT two minutes that saw 22 points put on DeFilippis to Lackey. Thorobreds a 26-7 lead. Albany State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 the board, Albany State and its quarter- DeFilippis threw for 315 yards and Just nine seconds into the fourth Morehouse 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 back stayed poised. show my O-linemen I wasn’t slow. I told touchdowns. “Let’s talk about that of- ecuting.” three touchdowns, while Babb led the quarter, KSU running back Andrew Benedict 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 The Rams started that final drive with them that the defense needed us. We had fensive line. They fought. Without them, It was all Albany State to start the Tigers’ rushing attack with just 37 yards Ramsey would break a 55-yard touch- Clark Atlanta 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 two timeouts and immediately came out them on our shoulders the whole time, so I couldn’t have done anything. They game. on 16 carries. Lackey was Savannah down run to make the score 33-7. Cen- Fort Valley State 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 firing. Jennings connected with Mark we needed to come through for them.” kept fighting. Stanley kept fighting.” Jennings floated a 20-yard pass over State’s leading receiver with 115 yards tral State would answer on their next of- Bell for a 14-yard pass and then hit Oc- When Albany State jumped out to But Savannah State and its first-year the left shoulder of Ronnie Tubbs in the and three catches. fensive play when Brooks found Heard West Conference All Games tavius Staton on a 38-yard pass to put a 19-0 lead, it looked as if the Rams head coach Steve Davenport had an an- corner of the end zone on the Rams’ “We’ve got some positives,” Daven- for a 60-yard touchdown pass. W L PCT W L PCT the Rams 12 yards away from the end would roll to their 15th straight win in swer. opening drive, giving Albany State a 6-0 port said. “Obviously, the pain of the KSU’s Noland would put the game Kentucky State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Lane 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 zone. the 80-year rivalry. But Savannah State Tigers quarterback A.J. DeFilip- lead six minutes into the game. loss is still kind of fresh right now. I out of reach with his fourth touchdown Stillman 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 The Rams next two plays were incom- had other ideas, scoring 27 of the next pis completed a 45-yard pass to Byron Touchdowns on a 1-yard run by Car- am proud of the guys, proud of the way pass on the day, this time finding Troy Tuskegee 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 plete passes, setting up a third down 30 points and taking a 27-22 lead with Leggett, and then hit Dylan Cook for a ey and an 11-yard pass from Jennings to they fought. We just have to figure out a Churchill for a 36-yard score. Miles 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 with 24 second left in the game. 11:29 left in the game. 25-yard touchdown pass that put Savan- Staton gave the Rams a 19-0 lead with 13 way to get over the humps and win the Noland, who was named the game’s And there was only one man the Rams Albany State retook the lead with 1:20 nah State on top, 34-30. minutes left in the second quarter, and games.” most valuable player, completed 13 of 16 Saturday, September 10 could go to in that situation. On a de- remaining when starting running back Savannah State’s lead lasted just 32 it looked as if Albany State had picked Staton was ASU’s top receiver with 85 passes for 218 yards and four scores. He Benedict at Bowie State Morehouse at Howard signed quarterback draw, Jennings took Darryl Carey pounded in a six-yard seconds before Jennings’ game-winning up right where it left off after last sea- yards and five receptions, while Tubbs also rushed for 55 yards on nine carries. St. Augustine’s 63, Chowan 59 the ball up the middle, avoided a series rushing touchdown. Jennings connected touchdown. son when it finished 11-1 and was named had three catches for 44 yards and KSU running back Andrew Ramsey led Lincoln (Pa) at Kentucky State of tacklers and crossed the goal line with with Darius Nelson on the ensuing two- “Albany State did a hell of a job of ex- SBN Black College national champions. Janell Jones had three catches for 30 all rushers with 130 yards on 16 carries Lane at Clark Atlanta 19 seconds on the clock. point conversion to give the Rams a 30- ecuting their offense,” Davenport said. “I was feeling composed, calm and yards. and a touchdown. Delta State at Fort Valley State Wingate at Albany State “I was thinking, ‘don’t let nobody 27 lead. “We would have loved to make one big collective,” Jennings said of his first- ASU plays again at 7 p.m. Saturday at Central State’s Darius Wilson had a Concordia-Selma at Miles catch me,’ “ said Jennings, who threw “We wanted it, we expected it and play and get the ball back and sit on it half play. “But I think we got a little too home against Wingate in the Dr. Joseph game-high 13 tackles while Courtney Stllman at Samford for 240 yards and two touchdowns and we believed,” said Carey, who finished for the rest of the game. But you have relaxed. We were figuring we were going Winthrop Holley Memorial Game. Lewis led the Thorobrettes with 7 stops. Langston at Tuskegee ran for 25 yards and a score. “I had to the game with 51 rushing yards and two to tip your hat to the guys who were ex- to blow them out.”  —John Millikan, savannahnow.com  —thesiac.com THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH FOOTBALL 6 Grambling sees room for Alabama State roll past improvement after win. Mississippi Valley State

Jackson State Stomp Concordia: Therriault’s pitch- and-catch touchdown to junior wide receiver Rico Richardson, who was selected as the W.C. Gorden Offensive Player of the Game, was the beginning of 28-unanswered “The Matthews Family Reunion” ended with the older of the two cousins, Williams, winning a close one. points en route to a 42-2 blowout victory over Concordia in front of Birmingham, AL­—Doug Williams has his first college start. onds left before halftime. an announced crowd of 4,911 at Alabama State WR Nick Andrews (8) gained 104 yards on career-highs 10 receptions and three touchdowns. Mississippi Veterans Memorial one goal — get his Grambling State foot- “It was a great game for D.J. to grow The GSU defense also put on a chem- Stadium. ball team back to Birmingham, Ala., for up in — a pressure cooker,” Doug Wil- istry lesson, one that was brought on by the Southwestern Athletic Conference liams said of his son. a couple of injuries. Itta Bena, Ms­—Nick Andrews caught Andrews caught touchdown passes of lead Mississippi Valley State (0-1, 0-1). SWAC Championship Game in December. “No turnovers, two TD passes, two After a strong first -half performance, a career-high 10 passes for 104 yards 36, 5 and 8 yards in the first half as the Following a third MVSU field goal in East Conference All Games The Tigers took the first step toward big TD passes, we’ll take that.” the Tigers’ front seven was decimated and a career-high three touchdowns as Hornets led 21-6 at halftime. He is now the third quarter, Jenkins scored on W L PCT W L PCT there Saturday night, defeating Alcorn The other was his team’s mind-set. by nagging injuries that forced defensive Alabama State defeated Mississippi Val- second all-time in receptions (134), sev- a 12-yard touchdown run and Bobby Alabama State 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 State 21-14 in the Port City Classic at Like their head coach, the Tigers (1- coordinator Clifford Yoshida to become ley State 41-9 in the season opener for enth in receiving yards (1,772) and fifth Wenzig added two field goals as Alabama Jackson State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Alabama A&M 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Independence Stadium. 0, 1-0) were happy with the result but a puzzle master. He found enough pieces both teams at Rice-Totten Stadium. in touchdown receptions (20). State led 34-9 after three quarters. Alcorn State 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 While Williams was pleased to have just as hard on themselves as their coach to fit and the Tigers summoned one last Alabama State (1-0, 1-0 in South- “It’s a blessing to have such a big Jenkins completed 19 of 27 passes for MVSU 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 opened the season with a victory, he saw was. big play as Cliff Exama and Joshua Gen- western Athletic Conference) trailed night,” Andrews said. “I’m just glad to 188 yards with three touchdowns and room for improvement. “I give him a C,” wide receiver Ma- try stuffed Alcorn’s Reuben Duckworth 6-0 early before the offense got in gear. have the opportunity to play with these rushed for a fourth as Alabama State West Conference All Games “We were bad on third down,” he rio Louis said of D.J. Williams’ perfor- on a fourth-and-1 from the GSU 30 with QB Greg Jenkins threw three first-half guys and they got me the ball often to won its season opener for the third W L PCT W L PCT said. “We had a couple of dropped balls mance. 3:21 to play. touchdown passes to Andrews, whose score three times tonight.” straight year. Grambling State 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 on third down and a couple of situations “He’s very critical of himself. Very.” “We just thought we had to make a explosive night moved him up the Hor- The ASU defense forced seven take- Devin Dominguez threw an eight-yard Texas Southern 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 where (quarterback) D.J. (Williams) Despite only working with D.J. Wil- real big contribution,” Yoshida said. nets’ career receiving charts. aways in the game and kept the Delta scoring pass to T.C. McWilliams to end UAPB 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 and the clock management got away liams since the spring, Louis proved “We didn’t contribute very much in the “It was the first-game jitters,” head Devils out of the end zone. the scoring in the fourth quarter. PVA&MU 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 Southern 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 from him. I’m going to chalk that up to just how far their relationship has come second half. I thought we played well coach Reggie Barlow said of his team’s “Whenever you can get not only seven Kynjee Cotton made 11 tackles and freshman jitters. Certainly third down as Williams also gave his first start a C after that (a 53-yard Brandon Bridge slow start. “You never know how these of them, but start the season off +7 (in one sack, while Kejuan Riley made an Saturday, September 10 is a major part of our game we need to grade. touchdown pass). We had some injuries, guys will come out and play in the first turnover ratio), that’s outstanding,” interception. Alabama State at Eastern Michigan work on.” The pair’s on-field chemistry was but that’s no excuse. We had to patch- game. We got off to a slow start, but once Barlow said. “To get that many is a great Alabama State travels to face Eastern Murray State at Mississippi Valley State Two things likely pleased Williams. evident as they connected on the score work things in there.” we got settled in and started playing, we start to the season and we want to con- Michigan next Saturday in the Hornets’ Alabama State at Southern Tennesee State vs. Jackson State One was the play of D.J. Williams, that put the Tigers ahead for good — a  —Jason Pugh, shreveporttimes.com played the way we know we can play. We tinue that.” first football game against an FBS op- Grambling State at Louisiana-Monroe who threw for 161 yards and two touch- 7-yard fade route that Lewis caught in- were able to score some points and we’re QB Garrick Jones rushed 14 times for ponent. Prairie View A&M at Texas Southern downs without committing a turnover in side the right rear pylon with 5.6 sec- excited about that.” 113 yards and passed for 121 yards to  —bamastatesports.com THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH FOOTBALL 7 Cheyney Earns First... Tigers pound Jaguars Cheyney, Pa­—It was the first colle- in Merritt Classic, 33-7 giate coaching victory for interim head coach Ken Lockard. It was the first vic- Nashville, Tn­—The Tennessee State tory in the season opener for the Wolves Tigers opened their 2011 football sea- since 2000 (32-22 over Glenville State). son with a resounding 33-7 win over the It was the first victory over Lincoln in Jaguars of Southern University in the ten tries as Cheyney claimed the Battle John Merritt Classic, played in front of of the Firsts 21-19. 25,209 fans at Nashville’s LP Field. “I was proud of all the guys today,” TSU rolled up 512 yards of Total Of- stated Lockard. “We were pumped up fense (342 rushing, 170 passing), while right from the opening whistle which limiting Southern to 300 yards of Total probably accounted for a bunch of pen- Offense (37 rushing, 263 passing). The alties. However, no one let it get them 342 rushing is a JMC record eclipsing down. We just kept on playing the spe- TSU’s 279 yards against Alabama State cials really delivered as did the defense in 1999. The 512 yards of Total Offense when the game was on the line.” Tyler ranks second (530 vs. Alabama State, Wilkerson twice punted the ball inside 1999). Southern’s 37 yard rushing to- the Lions’ ten yard line in the fourth tal was the second lowest by a team in quarter. Freshman Jewel Jones con- the John Merritt Classic (13, Alabama verted all three PATs. Stan Banks broke A&M, 2009). The Tigers rolled up a up a game tying attempt at a two point JMC record 29 first downs (20 rushing, conversion. The Cheyney defense only 8 passing, 1 penalty) while allowing just surrender 8 yards rushing on the after- a record low 12 first downs by the Jag- noon. uars ( 1 rushing, 9 passing, 2 penalty). Defensively Cory Brown led the way Individually, several Tigers turned in with 8 tackles but as a team the Wolves stellar performances. Sophomore run- had 10 tackles for loss, recovered two ning back Trabis Ward had a career fumbles and grabbed two interceptions day rushing for 141 yards on 18 carries as well as being credited with three with 1 TD. Ward racked up 157 yards sacks. Offensively Marcus Jones contin- in All-Purpose yardage. Senior safety ued his effort from his freshman season. Cheyney Stan Banks broke up the game-tying two point conversion to seal the victory for the Wolves. Joe Wylie opened the TSU scoring with He carried the ball 15 times for 96 yards found Prince Stewart over the middle to play. The Lions marched down to the Lincoln which burned all their time a 59 yard interception for a touchdown including a touchdown; an impressive for an 18 yard touchdown strike and af- Cheyney 34 where they faced a third outs was able to march to mid-field be- in the first quarter (9:58). Senior line- 6.4 yards per carry. Chris Anderson was ter another Jewel Jones point after the and 10. Lincoln Coach OJ Abanishe fore Tim Hume forced a fumble that Joe backer Rico Council led the Tigers’ de- SAM JORDAN Wolves were on top 14-6 which held till went into his bags of tricks and called Winn fell on with only seconds remain- 4-13 for 60 yards but two of the comple- fense, recording 9 (solo) tackles, with 3 Trabis Ward has career night, eludes Southern defenders in John Merritt Classic win. tions went for touchdowns. His counter- the start of the fourth quarter. In the a wide receiver option where wide out ing in the contest to secure the victory. tackles for loss (17), 2 sacks (12) and 1 part, Douglas Cook was 30-47 for 317 first play of the quarter the Wolves de- Ivan Mitchell found Anthony Wilson State Farm partially underwrote interception (4). In the second quarter, the Tigers rival Jackson State in the Southern Her- yards and two touchdowns. fense forced a fumble at the Lincoln 22 down the left sideline wide open where “The Battle of the Firsts” and in a half- Southern’s top offensive performance capped an 80 (12 play) drive with senior itage Classic in Memphis, Tennessee. Cheyney was the first to strike on the which was recovered by Isaiah Fleming. he walked in to the endzone cutting the time ceremony presented the Universiy game from freshman quarterback J.P. Dante’ Thomas’ 4-yard blast (11:52)  —tsutigers.com second play of the second quarter as se- On the Wolves first play from scrimmage lead to two. However, the Lions went for with a check for $ 10,000. Douglas who was inserted into the game and finally on a Travis James 11-yard nior quarterback Chris Anderson found running back Marcus Jones rushed off the two point conversion but Cook’s pass Next week the Wolves will hit the road in the third quarter and on his first col- TD reception from Jeremy Perry (2:51), UPCOMING GAMES Lonnell Wilson down the left sideline right tackle 22 yards for the Wolves final was broken up by Stan Banks. Cheyney traveling to Slippery Rock for a 6:00 pm legiate pass tossed a 66 yard TD to Jor- pushing the score to 27-0 at halftime. and Wilson scampered all the way across score of the afternoon. again went three and out and after a kick-off. dan Bilbo. Douglas finished the game Southern put the only points on the Thursday, September 8 the field to the right corner of the end- However, the Lions would make Wilkinson of 60 yards pinned Lincoln  —cheyneywolves.com completing 7-of-15 passes for 141 yards board in the third quarter on the Doug- Lincoln (Mo) at Washburn zone to give the Wolves an early 7-0 lead. things easy for the Wolves in the final back on their own seven yard line. Four with 1 TD and 1 interception. Starting las 66 yard pass (8:29) to close the score Saturday, September 10 Lincoln quickly answered on the ensu- quarter. On Lincoln’s next possession plays later Shannon Burch intercepted a quarterback Dray Joseph was 9-of-18 to 27-7 after three periods. Central State vs. North Carolina Central ing possession as freshman signal caller Cook found Philip Juste-Jean in the en- pass giving the Wolves possession on the for 122 yards and 1 interception. The Tigers tacked on two field goals Cheyney at Slippery Rock Douglas Cook found Anthony Wilson in dzone to cut the lead to 21-13 with 12:56 Lincoln 36-yard line. After a Cheyney On the game, Tennessee State put 13 by Jamin Godfrey in the fourth quarter Miles at Concordia-Selma the middle of the endzone. However the remaining. Lincoln was able to hold drive stalled the Wolves were forced to points on the board in the first quarter as he booted FG’s of 20-yards (12:05) Virginia-Lynchburg vs. Edward Waters Langston at Tuskegee point after failed giving Cheyney a 7-6 as Cheyney to three and out on their next punt and once again. This time Wilkin- after Wylie’s 59-yard interception re- and 42-yards (00:53). Tennessee State vs. Jackson State the teams left the field at halftime. Mid- possession and start a drive on their own son pinned the Lions back on their one turn (9:58) and Trabis Ward’s 5-yard The win marks the end of a six-game Texas College at Lamar way through the third quarter Anderson 41 yard line with just over 11 minutes yard line with four minutes to play. touchdown blast (6:01) for a 13-0 lead losing streak and gives TSU a 1-0 record Virginia State at West Virginia State after a missed PAT. heading into next week’s match-up with THE YARD WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5TH TWO-MINUTE WARNING 8 Alabama State, Claflin and A&T get new coaches

MARSHALL, TX—Claflin University Sanchez to be the new head baseball complishments at his alma mater.” Arrowhead Golf and Country Club and has announced the hiring of Mr. Harry coach. Prior to joining N.C.A&T, San- “I am so excited to be a part of the at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club as Freeman as Men and Women’s Head chez held the assistant baseball coach- Alabama State athletic department,” the tennis professional.. Cross Country, Indoor, and Outdoor ing position at Daytona State College for said Christiansz, a former Hornet ten- Track and Field Coach. one season in 2011. nis player from 1984-88 who graduated “Coach Freeman brings to Claflin “Coach Sanchez has what I call in accounting. “I look forward to taking Former St. Aug University a wealth of coaching experi- ‘championship experience,’” said Hil- the Hornet tennis programs to national ence”’ said Claflin Director of Athletics ton. “He spent numerous years learning prominence. There are amazing things Stars Help USA Dr. Timothy J. Autry. “He comes to us what it takes to win championships on going on at ASU. I am happy to be a part Win 4x400 after serving as assistant Cross Country a consistent basis. We are excited about of it.” and Track and Field Coach, at Norfolk blending his winning knowhow with Christiansz spent eight years at Au- World Title State University. Coach Freeman also what we believe is already an outstand- burn University Montgomery and was coached in the track program at highly ing baseball program.” a part of seven national championships Daegu, s. korea—Former Saint Au- respected St. Augustine’s College for a The bulk of Sanchez’s coaching suc- during his career with the Senators. gustine’s College track stars Bershawn combined 13 years, during two stints of cess came during his eight seasons (2001- He joined the AUM staff as an assistant “Batman” Jackson and Jamaal Tor- duty (1990-1996 & 1998-2005). Coach 08) at Bethune-Cookman University, coach for both the men’s and women’s rence were instrumental in the United GAMES ON TV Freeman also served as Track & Field where he served as the head assistant programs in 2002, winning his first na- States winning the men’s 4x400 relay ti- September 8 Assistant at North Carolina Central under Mervyl Melendez. During his tional title that season as the AUM men tle Friday morning (Sept. 2) at the 2011 Florida A&M at University 1996-1998. We are looking stint at B-CU, the Wildcats earned sev- won the championship, while the wom- IAAF World Championships in Daegu, Hampton for Claflin Track and Field to be com- en MEAC Championships, and earned en’s program finished the season as the South Korea. petitive in the SIAC.” an automatic bid to the NCAA Regional national runners-up. Jackson, the 2005 world champion ESPNU 7:30p (Live) During his active competition days each time. Christiansz took over both programs and 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in Coach Freeman earned Most Valuable Sanchez’s coaching experience is not in 2003 and started a run which saw the 400hurdles, ran the second leg for September 10 performer at the CIAA Championships limited to college baseball. He served the men win four titles, including three the United States in the finals. The USA South Carolina State vs. on three occasions for Cross Country as the minor league pitching coach for consecutive (2004, 2006, 2007, 2008). ran 2:59.31 to hold off South Africa, Bethune-Cookman and twice as an Indoor and Outdoor the Gulf Coast League Nationals, the He also won two national titles with the which finished second in 2:59.87. Jamai- ESPNU, ESPN3 4p (Live) competitor. He was a member of the rookie-level minor league affiliate of the women’s program in 2004 and 2005. ca, featuring former Johnson C. Smith 1982 NCAA Division II Cross Country Washington Nationals in 2010; and the AUM was a dual-national titlist in 2004, University standout Leford Green, was Alcorn State at All-American Team, and in 1983 joined Vermont Lake Monsters, the short-sea- as both the men’s and women’s teams third in 3:00.10. Arkansas-Pine Bluff the NCAA All-American Track and son level-A affiliate of the Nationals in Former Johnson C. Smith Track Star Leford Green helped Jamaica place third in the 4x400 Relay Finals at the won titles. Torrence competed for the United SWAC TV 6p Field Team. In 1984 and 1987 Freeman 2009. He was responsible pitching staff IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea. Christiansz led the men’s program States in the preliminaries the day be- was a member of the Georgetown Road of each team. only from 2006-09, leading them to four fore. He helped USA win its heat and Racing Team. As a player, Sanchez played profes- returning, and I think we’ve got some a member of the Sri Lankan Davis Cup consecutive national championship ap- qualify for the finals in 2:58.82 Jackson State vs. “I am delighted to be here at Claflin sionally with the Ciudad Juarez of Chi- new guys that will also be contributors. team, has been named head coach of the pearances as they finished runners-up Tennessee State University, and appreciate the opportu- huahua, Mexico from 1997-1999. He Coach Shumate and coach Love have Alabama State men’s and women’s ten- in 2009. It was one of three times his SportsSouth 6p nity to guide young peoples’ lives here was a two-year letterman at New Mexico done an outstanding job with putting to- nis programs, Athletic Director Stacy teams finished second (2002 and 2003 in Orangeburg. We have some great ath- State University, where he earned his gether quality teams in the past, and I Danley announced. women’s teams). Morgan State at letes here and I look forward to work- bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1998. think the same of this group. I know this “We are proud to welcome back an He had his program’s involved in Bowling Green ing with them and making a run at the Sanchez replaces Keith Shumate, who group is ready to compete for the MEAC ASU alum as well as a national champi- the community as the program’s were ESPN3 7p SIAC Cross Country and Track & Field resigned in July after 15 seasons with Championship right away. It’s time to onship coach to our tennis programs,” involved in the Read Across America Championships,” said Freeman. the Aggies. Austin Love will remain as implement the plan and get to work.” Danley said. “His record of success on Program as well as being involved with Grambling State vs. an assistant for the program. the court is only matched by his record The Metro Fitness Road Race each year Louisiana-Monroe Greensboro, NC—North Carolina “I’m excited about getting to work, Montgomery, AL—Anuk Christian- of success of his student-athletes in the helping raise funds for the Montgomery A&T Director of Athletics Earl Hilton and getting back on the field,” said San- sz, who has been a part of seven nation- classroom. We look forward to Anuk Food Bank. ESPN3 7p has announced the appointment of Joel chez. “We’ve got a good group of players al championship tennis teams and was continuing his outstanding record of ac- He has also been involved at both the

XU’s Pieri, Jackson, Reuther sweep GCAC weekly awards: Xavier University TO THE BOOTH: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) will embarked into a new phase of officiating for of Louisiana’s Matt Pieri, Zahri Jackson and Taylor Reuther swept the Gulf Coast Athletic the 2011 football season as it kicks off the use of instant replay during its conference sponsored television games on Conference weekly awards for Aug. 29-Sept. 4. ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN Classic. Pieri and Jackson are the GCAC’s inaugural Runners of the Week of the 2011 cross

country season. Reuther is the GCAC Player of the Week in women’s volleyball for the The instant replay process got underway during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge this past Sunday on ESPN. second consecutive time.