Confident QB takes command of Aggies

N.C. A&T AT HAMPTON
When: 6 p.m. Saturday
Where: Armstrong Stadium (17,000), Hampton, Va.
Records: A&T 2-1 overall, 0-1 MEAC; Hampton 2-1, 1-0

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Carlton Fears: That's a name, not a complete sentence. Rest assured that N.C. A&T's new starting quarterback isn't afraid of very much. Thrust into action when Herbert Miller suffered a concussion at Norfolk State last week, Fears did make a couple of mistakes. He also showed off a strong arm and an undeniably confident approach that he'll take into his first NCAA start at Hampton on Saturday night.

"I was nervous on the sidelines," he admitted Wednesday. "But once you get in there, you lose the nerves and start playing ball. I believed I would bring us back." He nearly pulled it off, throwing for one touchdown and setting up another as the Aggies, down 20 points at the half, put a scare into the Spartans in an eventual 27-21 loss. "He's a go-getter," Aggies coach Lee Fobbs said. "He's an athletic guy who has a big arm. And, no, there is no fear on his part."

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SIAC To Make History

Tucker, GA – Sebrina Brunson will become the first female football official to work a regular season collegiate game in the history of the SIAC. Ms. Brunson, from Lithonia, Georgia, will serve as Line Judge in the Stillman vs. Tuskegee TV game in Tuscaloosa on Saturday, September 20, with kick-off at 5:00 PM CST. Sebrina Brunson is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University, in Boca Raton, Florida. She began officiating football on the Junior Varsity and Youth level in 1996 with her ex-husband as away of spending quality time together.

After a while she began perfecting her “craft” of officiating football as a female. “I focused on the rules and mechanics of the game and applied what I had read on the field.” In 2001, Ms. Brunson set her goal on officiating on the collegiate level and began attending college football camps with the MEAC and SIAC. In 2006, she became a reserve official in the SIAC and in 2007, while still on the reserve list officials with the SIAC; was afforded the opportunity to work the clock, while at the same time observing the on field mechanics of the Line Judge position.

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ASU Hornets hope off-week practices solve some problems

ASU AT UAB
When: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Legion Field, Birmingham
On the air: TV -- None;
Radio -- WVAS-FM 90.7

The last week has been one long problem-solving session for the Alabama State football team. Head coach Reggie Barlow and his staff spent several hours the day after the Hornets' 28-7 loss to Bethune-Cookman identifying all the problems that plagued the team in that game. Over the last seven days, they've methodically gone about the process of correcting.

"We've tried to be smart with the way we went about practice," Barlow said. "We focused on things that we wanted to fix, got out there, got it done and got off the field. We practiced four days, but they were all quick, hour-and-a-half practices that were focused. I think that was best for all of us." The short practices also allowed injured players time to heal and gave the team somewhat of a break after several consecutive weeks of practices and games.

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A&M foe craves its glory days

There was a time when Central State University had one of the better small-college football programs in the country. The Marauders, under former head coach Billy Joe, played in the NCAA Division II national championship game in 1983 and finished runner-up to South Dakota State.

Central State dropped down to the NAIA level, and Joe guided the Marauders to national championships in 1990 and 1992 and after he left to go to Florida A&M, Rick Comegy, currently the head coach at Jackson State, guided the team to another title in 1995. Al West, in his third season, was there when Joe laid the foundation. Saturday, Central State visits Louis Crews Stadium for a game against Alabama A&M, also winless.

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Alcorn Braves face UA-Pine Bluff on ESPNU

LORMAN, MS — Ernest Jones is ready to get his first win as an Alcorn State head coach. So what better way to get it than under the lights at Jack Spinks Stadium with a television audience watching? That’s exactly the scenario Jones hopes plays out when the Braves (0-3) take on Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-3) in a primetime matchup at 6:30 p.m.(CST). The game will take place on ESPNU, which is available to subscribers of Dish Network and DirecTV.

“It’s great to have an ESPN football game right here at our own stadium in front of our alumni and fans,” Jones said. “It will be a great atmosphere with both teams looking for their first win. I’m looking for my first win as a coach and to get it on ESPN live for all our recruits is going to be awesome.” After a promising first game that saw them drop a close 34-28 decision to Southeastern Louisiana, the Braves have fallen on hard times the past two games — a 29-0 loss to Grambling (which did not count in the SWAC standings) followed by a 65-0 thrashing against Troy.

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Grambling soccer stuns Louisiana Tech

GRAMBLING, LA – A pair of goals in the final four minutes of regulation and a failed clear of a corner kick in the third minute of overtime allowed Grambling State to overcome a 2-0 deficit and defeat Louisiana Tech 3-2 in overtime Tuesday afternoon at the Lady Tiger Soccer Field. “(Grambling) was the better team today,” Tech head coach Kevin Sherry said. “They wanted it more. They played harder and deserved to win.”

Despite dominating possession and outshooting the Lady Tigers 30-14, a squad mostly made up of reserves in the last few minutes could not hold a 2-0 lead for Tech (4-2). Grambling (1-4) played with only 10 players the entire match. “I take full responsibility for this loss,” Sherry said. “I tried to rest my starters late in the game, and I shouldn’t have done that. That said, we kind of had this loss coming. We’ve gotten away with playing poorly the last two games, and it finally caught up with us.”

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FAMU Rattlers back to work

After four days away from the practice field, the Rattlers impressed coach Joe Taylor with an up-tempo workout Tuesday afternoon in preparation for Saturday's game against Howard. "I thought that the intensity was good," Taylor said. "I saw a lot of leadership from the captains. Overall I thought it was a good day." Quarterback Curtis Pulley took most of the snaps, as starter Eddie Battle left practice early for an appointment. Running back Philip Sylvester took reps after sitting out three days of practice last week. He was a little gimpy, but Taylor said he expects Sylvester to play Saturday.

Special teams continued to show improvement during field-goal drills, as Trevor Scott boomed one attempt after another over the upright. His only missed kick sailed to the right of the goalpost on a 47-yard try. He sent the second attempt straight through the uprights. Meanwhile, Taylor said kicker Troy Walker will miss practice until he straightens out his academic situation. Walker was the projected starter until he ran afoul in the classroom, leaving the kicking duties to Scott and Will Platt, who handles kickoff and punts.

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