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FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 16 - 22, 2014 Late-Breaking BCSP Notes Latrell Scott named new Division in both 2013 and 2014. He was also the 2013 and 2014 CIAA Norfolk State head football coach Coach of the Year. Scott succeeds Pete Adrian who retired this year after ten seasons leading the Spartans. ™ It was announced Tuesday that Virginia State Head Football Coach Latrell Scott has resigned to accept the same posi- tion at Norfolk State. DelState Announces Coaching Change In two seasons as VSU's head coach, Scott com- Delaware State Director of Athletics Candy Young has announced piled a 19-4 record and went 15-0 against CIAA that the contract of head football coach Kermit Blount will not be re- competition. The Trojans won the CIAA champion- newed for the 2015 season. Blount compiled a 16-29 overall record and a ship this year, dethroning two-time champion Win- 13-19 mark in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in his four years as ston-Salem State and ending the Rams 31-game head coach of the Hornets. DSU was 2-10 overall and finished 10th in the conference win streak. Alcorn State Sports Photo MEAC with a 2-6 league record this past season. Scott BIG JAY HOPSON: Alcorn Under Scott, VSU captured the CIAA Northern Andrew Faison, a Hornet assistant, is the interim head coach. NUMBERS State head coach one of five to share 2014 BCSP 2 0 1 4 " B A A D T E A M " O F B L A C K C O L L E G E A L L - A M E R I C A N S IN 2014 Coach of the Year award. FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE SCOTT IN AT NORFOLK STATE, BLOUNT QB - Greg McGhee, Sr., Howard RB - Herb Walker Jr., So., Morgan State; Jacquise Lockett, OUT AT DELSTATE; BAAD TEAM NAMED QB - John Gibbs Jr., Jr., Alcorn State RB - Malcolm Cyrus, Sr., Alabama Sr., Kentucky State WR - Dan Williams, So., Jackson State; Kendariss Brown, Sr., Benedict TE State; Tarik Cohen, So., N. C. A&T - Jalen Hendricks, Jr., Livingstone; - Khari Lee, R-Sr., Bowie State OL - Michael Sabb, Sr., Winston-Salem State; Victor Moli, Sr., WR Albany State; Damina Love, Jr., Alabama State; Ronald Canty, Sr., NC A&T; DeWayne Houston, Julian Stafford, Sr., Miss. Valley State TE - Jordan Payne, Jr., Alcorn State Sr., Southern PK - Cody Jones, So., NC A&T KR - Brenden Felder, Sr., Winston-Salem State SECOND TEAM - DEFENSE OL - Darren Pinnock, Sr., Morgan State; Isaac Sampson, Jr., Alcorn State; DL - Duvontae Covington, Sr., Winston-Salem State; Arthur Miley, Sr., Southern; George Riddick, Ronnie Ransome, Jr., Virginia State; WIlliam Ray Robinson, Sr., NC A&T; Sr., Norfolk State; Brysean Jones, R-Jr., Miles LB - Nick Thrasher, Sr., Tennessee State; Andre STAT CORNER Rawls, Sr., Virginia State; Koutney Berry, So., Alabama State DB - Donald Mattocks, Sr., NC A&T; Zach Brown, Sr., Southern PK - Chris Barrick, Fr., Prairie View A&M; KR Najee Bright, Jr., Alabama State; Deante Saunders, Sr., Tennessee State; Michael Robinson, Sr., WHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS Tuskegee P - Haiden McRainey, So., Alcorn State - Johnta Hebert, Jr., Prairie View THIRD TEAM - OFFENSE FIRST TEAM - DEFENSE QB - Michael German, Sr., Tennessee State RB - Jarvis Small, Jr., Albany State; Johnta Hebert, Jr., Prairie View A&M; WR - Drelon Freeman, Fr., Fort Valley State; Twarm Mixon, So., Hamp- HIGHEST ATTENDANCE AT DL - Javon Hargrave, Jr., SC State; Samquan Evans, Sr., Tennessee State; ton TE - Tamarrick Hemingway, Jr., S. C. State OL - Devin Flowers, Sr., Morgan State; Justin Kee, Winston-Salem State; Matthew Reece, Sr., Tuskegee; Clevonne Davis, Jr., N. C. Central; 2014 BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL GAMES Deion Roberson, Sr., Alcorn State; LeBranden Richardson, Sr., Bethune- (Last year's finish in parenthesis) Robert Myers, R-Sr., Tennessee State; PK - Ryan Delsing, Jr., Jackson State KR - Antonio Cookman LB - Lynden Trail, Sr., Norfolk State; LeRon Furr, Sr., Fort Val- Hamilton, Jr., SC State THIRD TEAM - DEFENSE 1. MAGIC CITY CLASSIC - Oct. 25 - Legion Field, Birmingham ley State; Jerome Howard, Sr., Prairie View A&M DB - Devon Francois, DL - Deon King, Jr., Norfolk State; Darien Moody, Sr., Alcorn State; Alfy Hill, Sr., Winston-Salem Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State (1st) 67,710 Sr., Alcorn State; Darion Thomas, Jr., Virginia State; Curtis Pumphrey, Sr., State; Rodney Gunter, Jr., Delaware State; LB - Dvonte Grant, Sr., NC A&T; Cody Acker, Sr., Morgan State; BreNard Williams, Sr., Clark Atlanta DB - Michael Jones, So., NC Central; Warren 2. BAYOU CLASSIC - Nov. 29 - Super Dome, New Orleans Bowie State; Keenan Lambert, R-Sr., Norfolk State P - Corey Carter, Jr., Gatewood, Jr., Alcorn State; Charles Davis, Virginia Union; Tony McRae, Jr., NC A&T P - Chirstian Southern vs. Grambling State (2nd) 57,852 Faber-Kenney, So., Hampton Texas Southern 3. SOUTHERN HERITAGE CLASSIC - Sept. 13 - Liberty Bowl, Memphis Jackson State vs. Tennessee State (4th) 46,914 4, FLORIDA CLASSIC - Nov. 22 - Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M (3rd) 41,126 5. SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME - Dec. 6 - NRG Stadium, Houston Southern vs. Alcorn State (5th) 39,583 6. CHICAGO CLASSIC - Sept. 20 - Soldiers Field, Chicago Central State vs. Morehouse 33,194 7. STATE FAIR CLASSIC - Sept. 27 - Cotton Bowl, Dallas Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State (7th) 32,877 Cohen Gibbs Payne Pinnock Sampson Barrick Hebert 8. TUSKEGEE HOMECOMING - Oct. 25 - Abbot Stad., Tuskegee, AL Tuskegee vs. Kentucky State 31,756 9. JACKSON STATE HOME GAME - Oct. 25 - Mem. Stad., Jackson, MS Hargrave, Cyrus lead 2014 "Baad Team" Jackson State vs. Southern 29,521 10. TENN. STATE HOMECOMING - Sept. 27 - LP Field - N'ville, TN LUT WILLIAMS Alcorn State junior tight end Jordan Payne Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M 29,225 BCSP Editor rounds out the first team skill position players. 11. URBAN LEAGUE CLASSIC - Sept. 20 - MetLife Stad., E. Ruthfd, NJ The 2014 season could easily be called "The Payne had 25 receptions for five TDs for the Howard vs. Morgan State 28,712 Year of Young Coaches" as new and relatively SWAC champion Braves. 12. ALCORN ST. HOME GAME - Nov. 22 - Spinks Stad., Lorman, MS new coaches set the black college football world The first team offensive line includes Mor- Alcorn State vs. Jackson State (10th) 27,533 on fire. gan State senior Darren Pinnock (6-4, 330), 13. ATLANTA CLASSIC - Oct. 4 - Georgia Dome, Atlanta And as we select the 2014 BLACK COLLEGE the MEAC lineman of the year, Alcorn State ju- S. C. State vs. N. C. A&T (5th) 24,441 SPORTS PAGE "BAAD TEAM" of black college all- nior Isaac Sampson (6-5, 367), Virginia State stars, picking a Coach of the Year is perhaps the 14. JACKSON STATE HOME GAME, Nov. 16, Mem. Stad., Jackson junior Ronnie Ransome (6-1, 285), N. C. A&T most difficult task. Alcorn State @ Jackson State 24,252 senior William Ray Robinson (6-3, 307) and Try these on for size: SC State Sports Photo Alabama State Sports Photo Southern senior Zach Brown (6-4, 315). 15. CLARK ATLANTA HOMECOMING - Nov. 1 - Panther Stad., Atlanta – Third-year head coach Jay Hopson of Al- THE BAADEST: South Carolina State defen- The first team placekicker is Prairie View Clark Atlanta vs. Paine 23,591 corn State led that program back to prominence seman Javon Hargrove (l.) and Alabama State A&M freshman Chris Barrick who hit on 15 running back Malcolm Cyrus (r.) were the top in- 16. SOUTHERN HOMECOMING, Oct. 4, Mumford Stad., Baton R., LA by taking its first SWAC title in 21 years and to of 17 field goals and 43 of 44 PAT kicks to lead Alcorn State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff (8th) 23,091 the first-ever No. 1 ranking in the BCSP Final dividual performers on the 2014 Baad Team and win the BCSP offensive and defensive player of all kickers with 88 points. His teammate, junior 17. N. C. A&T HOMECOMING, Nov. 2, Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, NC Top Ten. the year awards respectively. Johnta Hebert, is the return man after averag- NC A&T vs. Florida A&M (13th) 21,500 – Second-year head coach Latrell Scott of ing 28.8 yards on 32 kickoff returns with one 18. LOUIS CREWS CLASSIC (HC) - Oct. 4 - Crews Stad., Huntsville, AL Virginia State won the first CIAA title for the Cyrus (5-10, 180), who waited his turn at TD. Hebert, who rushed for 1,063 yards and 12 Alabama A&M vs. Grambling State (NR) 21,254 Trojans since 1996 and got the Trojans their first- ASU behind current Cleveland Browns running TDs, is also a third team running back. 19. JACKSON ST. HOMECOMING - Oct. 11 - Mem. Stad., Jackson, MS ever playoff berth and win. back Isaiah Crowell, finished with black-col- Joining Hargrave on the defensive line is Jackson State vs. Mississipp Valley State 21,078 – First-year head coach Lee Hull won a lege bests of 1,662 rushing yards at 133.6 yards Alcorn State senior defensive end Deion Rob- share of the first MEAC title for Morgan State per game averaging 6.2 yards per carry en route erson (6-0, 255) who totalled 56 tackles, 3.5 in 35 years and led the Bears to their first-ever SWAC 2014 TOTAL 625,610 to earning co- Offensive Player of the sacks and 21 tackles for loss while anchoring FCS playoff berth. Year honors. He amassed nine 100-yard games the Braves defense. The line also includes Bet- 32,905 average (19 games over 20,000) – First-year head coach Jerry Mack of this season of 188, 185, 180, 171, 170, 162, 148, hun-Cookman senior LeBranden Richardson 2013 TOTAL 467,624 North Carolina Central led the Eagles to a 125 and 118 rushing yards with 12 TDs.