Legacy Bowl decision off until spring

What looked like a full-speed effort toward holding the Legacy Bowl has apparently slowed down for now.

On Monday, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Commissioner Dennis Thomas said the conference's executive council is still involved in the vetting process on the viability of the joint venture with the Southwestern Athletic Conference. It now appears a final vote on whether to participate in the ESPN-sponsored postseason football game will not take place in the fall as Thomas previously indicated, but instead will be pushed to as late as March 2011.

The news comes six days after a teleconference with council members and a week after Thomas sent a response letter to ....

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TSU to start transfer Jeremy Perry at quarterback

Jeremy Perry, a transfer from Middle Tennessee State, will get his first start at quarterback for Tennessee State in the season opener Saturday against Alabama A&M at LP Field. Perry, a 6-foot-3, 215 pound, junior from Memphis, transferred from MTSU in 2008 and spent last season at TSU backing up Calvin McNairl and Dominic Grooms. He played five games and completed 12 of 36 passes for 142 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions.

"We feel that Jeremy gives us the best chance to win at this point," Coach Rod Reed said. "He has been the most consistent throughout camp, and he deserves the job. He worked for it and earned it."

McNairl, who started eight games and led TSU in passing (628 yards) and rushing (920), moved to wide receiver in the spring. Grooms, a senior from Tampa who transferred from Missouri in 2008, started three games and completed 22 of 66 passes for 279 yards, with no scores and four interceptions.



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Statement: Delta State at Jackson State

Delta State is considered a dark-horse contender for the NCAA Division II national championship.

The 24th-ranked Statesmen can make a huge statement on Saturday at 4 p.m. against Jackson State at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The Statesmen are no strangers to facing Football Championship Subdivision teams. The Statesmen (5-5 last year) shocked the Tigers 27-15 in their last meeting three years ago. Jackson State, however, recovered and eventually won the SWAC championship. Delta State reached the D-II quarterfinals.

“We’re excited and ready to go,” Statesmen coach Ron Roberts said. “Last year left a bad taste in our mouths. We have a good nucleus of guys ready to erase that and compete. We’ve got our work cut out for us.”



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Q&A with Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman

Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman will have a lot of new players to work with during the 2010-11 season. Reggie Holmes, the Bears’ career scoring leader, has exhausted his eligibility, along with versatile wing Troy Smith and reserve big men Buford Foote and John Long.

Point guard Danny Smith, meanwhile, is still in school but not on the roster. And sources say guards Sean Thomas and Joe Davis are also off the team. Thomas and Davis are reportedly facing a situation similar to that of former UNLV forward Matt Shaw. Despite those departures, Bozeman has a talented group of veterans returning in addition to a promising group of newcomers. Morgan State has three scholarship freshmen on its roster...



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No 'lost season' for Savannah State

Skeptics are calling this a "lost season" for Savannah State University's football team. The Tigers will not play any games on campus. Of their 11 games, nine will be on the road because of construction to T.A. Wright Stadium. The two home games will be played at Memorial Stadium, school officials confirmed Tuesday. SSU will not play a full Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference schedule until 2011.

But to the players and coaches who have devoted countless hours preparing for this game they love, there is nothing "lost" about this season.

"There are a lot of folks that have low expectations of us," said Darren Hunter, a senior defensive back from New Orleans. "That's what they did with the Saints as well, and the Saints came out and proved them wrong. We at Savannah State University, we're going to come out there and do the same thing."

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Ricks makes change to help Stillman Tigers defense

TUSCALOOSA, AL - Heading into his senior season with the Stillman College football team, Michael Ricks isn’t sure if he can match his touchdown total from a year ago. His main goal is to prevent touchdowns. Ricks, 6-foot-2 and 193 pounds, will start at free safety for the Tigers, who begin their season on Sunday with a game against Miles College. The Labor Day Golden Classic is set to start at 6 p.m. at Birmingham’s Legion Field.

Ricks was a strong safety last season. He tied for third on the team in scoring with four touchdowns, two on fumble returns and two on interception returns. He also ranked fifth on the team with 42 tackles. “I want to get a championship in the SIAC, and I want to get a whole lot of interceptions to make my team better,” said Ricks, who was named to the preseason All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team. "



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Ammons, Taylor give FAMU Rattlers' fans jolt

If you did not get the opportunity to travel to Charlotte, North Carolina this weekend for the first "Sprite Queen City Battle of Bands," we have the entire FAMU Marching 100 show here for your viewing pleasure. Just my informed opinion, the Marching 100 is in mid-season shape both in their musicality and precision marching. Finally, football season is here again!




Tallahassee, FL - During a two-hour football kickoff, Florida A&M President James Ammons declared Saturday afternoon that the Rattlers will return to their title-winning ways. Ammons proclaimed South Carolina State's dominance of FAMU will end.

"They have been around here all summer, they've performed in the classroom, they are working out and they've done everything coach and his staff have told them to do," Ammons said. "Now it's time to shake, rattle and roll."

Through all of the celebration of another season being here, the crowd took 10 seconds to be silent in memory of former band director William P. Foster, who died earlier in the day.

Ammons delivered his pep talk in front a large, sold out crowd in a huge building at the Leon County Fairgrounds....

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