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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

WSSU struggles in loss to FAMU

Rams able to cross midfield only once; band the main highlight

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Winston-Salem State's not-ready-for-prime time Rams had a rough go of it last night against Florida A&M. The game was televised by ESPNU, but the Rams probably wished nobody had seen a 23-0 loss in which they crossed midfield once. About the only bright spot for WSSU was the performance of its band at halftime. It more than held its own against the more famous FAMU band that has nearly 450 members.

The same couldn't be said on the field for the Rams, who fell to 1-5. The Rattlers (4-2) had a lethal combination -- an efficient offense that picked apart the Rams' secondary, and a defense that was relentless. The best chance the Rams had to score came early in the third quarter when linebacker Marcus Coates stepped in front of a pass from Curtis Pulley in the flat, but Coates couldn't handle it. Had he caught it, he had 25 yards of daylight in front of him and a sure touchdown.

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FAMU Marching 100 - "Cash Flow"

ATTENDANCE: 15,448 (60.6%) @ Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL (Capacity: 25,500).

Monday, October 6, 2008

Turnovers hurt Prairie View in loss to Grambling State

Early 9-0 lead fizzles in a hurry as Tigers roll

Game statistics

DALLAS — Everything that had gone right for Prairie View A&M in the first four games went wrong in the span of 52 seconds Saturday. A pair of Grambling State touchdowns early in the second quarter helped the Tigers overcome an early nine-point deficit en route to a 40-16 win in the State Farm Classic at the Cotton Bowl. The loss not only dented Prairie View’s Southwestern Athletic Conference hopes but also extended its losing streak to Grambling State (4-2, 1-0 SWAC) to 23 games.

“There is nothing we can do about this,” PV coach Henry Frazier said. “There is still a lot of football left. We didn’t perform, but I can promise you that this team will be ready (next week at home against Alabama State).” The Tigers looked nothing like the team that entered with the SWAC’s worst offense. Quarterback Greg Dillon had four touchdown passes. Prairie View (4-1, 1-1), which entered the game with the second-best scoring defense among Football Championship Subdivision teams, allowed its most points since Grambling scored 53 against the Panthers in 2006.

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ATTENDANCE: 54,315 (71.5%) at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX (Capacity: 76,000)

Tuskegee makes a statement (over AAMU Bulldogs)

Photo Gallery: Circle City Classic Game

Golden Tigers win their 21st straight

His team had won 20 straight games before Saturday, but Tuskegee football coach Willie Slater insisted he doesn't think about the streak. He prefers that traditional one-game-at-a-time model. Of course, even Slater knew that playing against Alabama A&M in the 25th Circle City Classic -- the first at Lucas Oil Stadium -- would be a little different. "I guess I was concerned about this game," said Slater, talking not only about the atmosphere, but about playing against an in-state foe.

"The guys, they showed a lot of maturity today." And that showed in the score, as Tuskegee's streak moved to 21 -- and its record this year improved to 5-0 -- with the Golden Tigers' 34-24 win over the Bulldogs (2-4). To senior quarterback Jacary Atkinson, the win was impressive, and not just because it came on a big stage. The fact that NCAA Division II Tuskegee was able to knock off I-AA A&M showed how strong his team is.

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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Practice pays off for NMSU Aggies in win over Alcorn

LAS CRUCES, NM — The players said it. Coach Hal Mumme said it too. The New Mexico State Aggies went through possibly their most grueling practices of the year during the past week in preparation for Saturday's affair versus Alcorn State. The workouts came on the heals of the team's disappointing performance last weekend against the University of New Mexico — a 35-24 NMSU loss. The hard work paid off, as the Aggies pummeled the Braves 45-10 at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday.

"We got after it," Mumme said. "We weren't happy after last week's Lobo game. It wasn't the best week of practice but It was an intense week of practice and I think everybody was like me — pretty much mad at the world." During the week, the team worked specifically on running the football and solid play along both the offensive and defensive lines. NMSU responded, pounding Alcorn for 220 yards on the ground and recording six sacks on the defensive side of the ball while holding the Braves to minus 13 yards rushing.

Game Notes
Box Score

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ATTENDANCE: 11,374 (37.5%) at Aggie Memorial Stadium, Las Cruces, NM (Capacity: 30, 343).

Southern Jags put it on JSU Tigers

Photo Gallery: SU 35, JSU 28

The aisles suddenly filled inside Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium with just under 14 minutes in the fourth quarter Saturday.The movement wasn't a surprise; Jackson State fans had seen this before. With the Tigers trailing by nine points and trying to rally against Southern, quarterback Tray Rutland threw his eighth interception of the year, including three in the final quarter of the last two games.

Brake lights soon littered Woodrow Wilson Avenue as the misery continued for those in blue and white. A massive announced crowd of 42,513 watched JSU lose its SWAC opener 35-28 to Southern University. "We didn't play well at all tonight, at all," JSU coach Rick Comegy said. "We just have to go back and find out why we're not playing the type of football (we should). That's the bottom line.

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Half-Time Shows JSU Sonic Boom of the South vs. SU Human Jukebox Marching Band
Jackson State University Marching Band

Southern University Marching Band

Hampton holds on to beat Delaware State

Justin Brown hauls in the game-winning TD pass, then the Pirates thwart a late Hornets drive.

Photo Gallery: Hampton 17, DSU 14

DOVER, DE -- Behind one of the best individual efforts of the year, Hampton improved its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference record to 3-0 by defeating Delaware State 17-14 Saturday. Hampton wide receiver Justin Brown made the biggest play of the game with a touchdown on fourth down with 3:30 left in the game. After making the reception, he managed to bull his way from the 10-yard line into the end zone against several Hornets defenders for 30-yard game-winning touchdown.

"From the beginning of the game, we knew we were going to be able to exploit their secondary by just watching film," said Brown, who had 106 yards on seven receptions. "We didn't play our best game, but we came out here and got a win, so that's all that matters." After the touchdown, the Pirates (4-1, 3-0) went for a two-point conversion to increase the lead to three. They lined up in Statue-of-Liberty formation.

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ATTENDANCE: 5,218 ( 76.4%) at Alumni Stadium, Dover, DE (Capacity: 6,828)

FAMU unable to complete rally

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FAN CAM - FAMU vs. South Carolina State
FAMU vs. South Carolina State Pregame

Seated beside five of his players in the post-game-interview room, Florida A&M football coach Joe Taylor turned to his glum-faced Rattlers and attempted to soften the blow of a 28-21 loss to South Carolina State. "It's going to be all right gentlemen," the first-year Rattlers head coach said Saturday night. Based on the solemn expressions on his players' faces, it was — at least at the moment — hardly any consolation. The Rattlers had allowed themselves to fall behind 20-0 in the first half of the game, and the bulk of the points came off of their own turnovers.

Despite being derailed in the first half by the preseason favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, the Rattlers (3-2 overall record, 1-2 in the MEAC) came back and, at one point, led 21-20 before surrendering one final score, a 44-yard-touchdown run by SCSU running back Will Ford. The win places the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-0) behind Hampton (4-1, 3-0) in the race for the MEAC title. "We are very proud of the way these guys came back, fought and went ahead," Taylor said about his team. "They showed a lot of character and had to fight all game.

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RATTLERNATION HAVING A GREAT TIME AT THE FAMU vs. SCSU Game.

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Costello explains departure from DSU

DSU A.D. Rick Costello is leaving for Rutgers.

DOVER, DE -- Rick Costello said his decision to leave Delaware State came down to location and opportunity. The DSU athletic director accepted a position this week as Rutgers' deputy athletic director for finance and administration, almost identical to the role he played at the University of South Florida from 2004-2007 when he was associate athletic director and chief financial officer.

Though South Florida and Rutgers are both in the Big East, Costello sees the move as a step up. His wife is from New Jersey and being near New York City was too much to ignore, he said. "Those factors weighed heavily," Costello said Friday. "I think I just got presented with a great opportunity at Rutgers. I'm excited to go to a BCS program from the Big East. I'm glad they hired me." His new job starts Nov. 1. He's said he told DSU he will stay on until then and was assured he would be paid through that time.

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OPENING DRIVE: Grambling State vs. Prairie View

Grambling State (3-2) vs. Prairie View A&M (4-0)
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Cotton Bowl in Dallas
Radio: KPCH 99.3 FM
Series: Grambling leads 45-13-1
Last meeting: 2007 — Grambling 17, Prairie View 14
Coaches: Grambling, Rod Broadway (second season, 11-6); Prairie View, Henry Frazier (fifth season, 22-24)

After playing two pseudo-conference games, Grambling officially opens SWAC play against Prairie View A&M at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Grambling beat SWAC foes Jackson State and Alcorn State in games that won’t count in the conference standings. Last week Grambling topped Langston 13-2, while Prairie View beat Morehouse, 28-17.

KEYS TO VICTORY
Grambling’s offense must find a way to put some points on the board and take the pressure off its defense. Grambling’s scoring output has decreased in each of the last four games. There’s only so much the Tigers’ defense can do. Sooner or later, Grambling will run into a team that can’t be beat with defense alone.

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Alcorn to collect bounty for long trip to NM State

Hurricane Gustav struck the Louisiana coastline Sept. 1 and canceled a football game between New Mexico State and Nicholls State. The storm caused billions of dollars of damage in the United States alone, but happened to put $250,000 in the coffers of the Alcorn State athletic department. Looking to add a 12th game, Alcorn athletic director Darren Hamilton noticed there was no way for the two programs to move the game because of schedule conflicts.

With a few phone calls, another team opting not to play NMS and a previous contact with athletic director McKinley Boston, Hamilton was able to negotiate the $250,000 pay game. "When you foster those relationships, opportunity presents itself," Hamilton said. Scheduling pay games isn't all about the cash, Hamilton noted, though it does play its part. Playing the allowed 12-game schedule helps in recruiting.

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On fan wrote the Clarion Ledger on this story.... At what price will ASU not take a *** whipping!! Funny, but a reasonable question to ask...

A&M, Tuskegee together again - in Indianapolis

Alabama A&M and Tuskegee are finally getting back together in football - only the field is three states away. A&M and Tuskegee play today in the 25th annual Circle City Classic in Indianapolis at the new Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Colts. It's the first time the teams have met since an A&M 54-0 victory in 1999. The game kicks off at 3 p.m. and the NFL Network will televise it. The Division II Tigers are riding a 20-game win streak, including a 4-0 mark this season, and are ranked 11th in the nation. The I-AA Bulldogs are 2-3 and enjoying a modest two-game winning streak.

"It's an exciting venue," A&M head coach Anthony Jones said. "We haven't played there since 2002, but every time I've been associated with it it's always been a great college football game.
"With two teams from the state of Alabama who have a rich history, it almost can't get any bigger than this." A&M leads the series that started in 1932, but ended soon after the Bulldogs left Division II, 23-18-4, according to the school. TU scores the series 22-19-3, still A&M's way.

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Alabama A&M University Marching Maroon and White Band

Tuskegee University Crimson Pipers Marching Band & Dancin' Divas

AAMU Maroon and White Marching Band & Dancin' Divas

WSSU hopes for defensive game against Howard

Howard University LB Endor Cooper is the best defensive player in the MEAC and is having an All-American season.

When Winston-Salem State and Howard play, odds are good that the game will be close. That's the history between the teams, which will meet tonight at 6 at Bowman Gray Stadium. "I really don't know why that is, but it just seems to me that it's a good rivalry game where the two schools are always pretty evenly matched," Coach Kermit Blount of WSSU said. Blount also is a former assistant at Howard, and he was on staff there in 1985 when the programs met for the first time. WSSU won 12-7.

Howard won last season's game 24-21 in overtime in Washington, D.C., and WSSU won 12-0 at Bowman Gray Stadium in 2006. This season, the Rams (0-4) are averaging just 11.2 points and hoping for another defensive battle against the Bison (1-3). If it works out that way, WSSU's secondary will have to play well against one of the top offenses in the MEAC. Howard averages 312 passing yards a game and leads the MEAC in total offense with 417 yards a game.

Winston Salem State University Marching Rams Band

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SSU hopes to spoil Clark Atlanta's Homecoming

SSU Freshman QB Kurvin Curry.

Tigers try to even record at 3-3

Savannah State's football team will attempt to snap its two-game losing streak today against Clark Atlanta, which has a four-game winning streak. SSU (2-3) will play Clark Atlanta (4-1) at 1:30 p.m. at Panther Stadium. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that the NCAA Division II school, whose president is ex-SSU president Carlton Brown, has made SSU its Homecoming opponent."It's going to be a big-time college atmosphere with a great crowd for Clark's Homecoming," SSU first-year head coach Robby Wells said.

SSU should feel comfortable. The Tigers are 24-18-1 against the Panthers. When the teams last played each other in 1999, SSU won 34-7. And SSU has 32 players from the Atlanta area, so the game will be a homecoming of sorts for the Tigers. "It's going to be a neat deal for those guys to be able to go back home and play in front of a lot of their family and friends," said Wells, who added that both programs have 36 scholarships. SSU is coming off a 49-21 loss to Howard last Saturday in the Miami Classic. A crowd of 3,926 watched as SSU played perhaps its worst game of the season.

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Moral victory prizes plentiful for Coleman, UAPB Lions

About 20 minutes after his team lost for the fifth straight time to start the season, Monte Coleman walked slowly into the team’s weight room inside the J. Thomas May Field House. He approached a pair of reporters and, trying to keep a tense moment light, said: “Another consolation prize, huh?” Consolation prizes have come in bunches for Coleman in his first season as coach of the Golden Lions, but perhaps no more so than during Saturday’s 23-17 loss to Alabama A&M in both teams’ Southwestern Conference opener.

UAPB senior QB Jonathan Moore is nursing a thumb injury that has impacted performance of the Lion's offense.

UAPB played what Coleman said was its best game of the season. Its defense held the conference’s third best offense to less than 300 total yards and intercepted three passes, which tied the highest total in a game this season. The Golden Lion offense, while it struggled to sustain drives throughout the game, was able to score three times after a defensive or special teams play provided them with good field position. But as this season moves into October and the halfway point of Coleman’s first season, he’s still looking for his first win — and those consolation prizes have become harder to accept.

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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Taylor to lead FAMU against SCSU

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Different digs, same old results. With exception to a 1-9 record in his only season at Howard University, winning has followed Florida A&M’s Joe Taylor in 26 seasons as a head coach. The Rattlers’ 28-21 victory over previously ranked and undefeated Tennessee State this past Saturday in the Atlanta Football Classic gave the former Virginia Union and Hampton head coach his 200th career victory.

This Saturday at Bragg Stadium, Taylor looks to continue the quick turnaround he’s orchestrated at FAMU (3-1, 1-1) in his first season after his shocking departure from the Pirates against South Carolina State (3-2, 1-0). When asked about the secret to his success, Taylor simply said it’s all about “doing the right thing.” “It doesn’t really take a rocket scientist,” Taylor said. “A lot of times, people get caught doing the wrong thing, they always say, ‘If I had known better, I wouldn’t have done so.’ It’s nothing profound.

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HU faces versatile QB

HU head football coach Jerry Holmes.

Hampton University football games can be viewed by going to www.hamptonu.edu and clicking on "Webcast Live."

Pirates prepare for important road trip

Hampton kicks off a tough three-game stretch Saturday with a trip to defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Delaware State. That's followed by an Oct. 18 home game against rival Norfolk State and an Oct. 25 trip to South Carolina State, but it's first things first for Pirates coach Jerry Holmes.

"To get an opportunity to play the supposedly best team in the conference — it shouldn't take too much motivation this week to get the guys ready," said Holmes, whose team beat North Carolina A&T on Sept. 20 to improve to 3-1 and 2-0 in the MEAC before last week's open date.

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MEAC contenders will square off this Saturday

NORFOLK, VA -- Joe Taylor calls it separation Saturday. Norfolk State isn't involved as the Spartans are off, but a pair of games this weekend should shed some light on the cream of the league race. Hampton (3-1, 2-0 MEAC) travels to Delaware State (1-2, 1-0) and preseason favorite South Carolina State (3-2, 1-0) heads to Tallahassee to take on Taylor's surprising Florida A&M team (3-1, 1-1).

"It's like looking at Hampton in Florida," South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough said of the Rattlers, who rotate two quarterbacks - Kentucky transfer Curtis Pulley and Eddie Battle. Hornets coach Al Lavan, meanwhile, said that without Taylor, Hampton hasn't missed a beat under first-year coach Jerry Holmes.

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Week 5 - Battle of the SWAC Bands

Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul Marching Band

Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm and Black Foxes @ Angel City Classic

Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band & Dancing Dolls

Alcorn State University Sounds of Dynomite Marching Band & Golden Girls

Monday, September 29, 2008

CCU notebook: Looking back at N.C. A.&T Aggies

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GREENSBORO, N.C. The Coastal defense was scheduled to face yet another talented runner in A&T's Michael Ferguson, who rushed for 1,169 yards last season and entered averaging 102 rushing yards per game this season. Ferguson was scratched Saturday with a high ankle sprain. He was listed as questionable on the Aggies' injury report. Dione McNair replaced Ferguson in the lineup.

Welcome to the machine. The North Carolina A&T marching band, "The Marching Machine," is a sight to behold. The band began play in 1918 with 50 members and now contains over 200 pieces, easily out-numbering both football rosters on Saturday. The Marching Machine typically plays throughout the game, offering the Aggies a distinct home-field advantage.

CCU's party. With the win, Coastal improves to 6-1 all time against MEAC schools. Coastal's lone loss to a MEAC opponent came last season when the Chants lost their opener to eventual MEAC champion Delaware State.

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Attendance: Coastal Carolina defeat the Aggies 20-7 in the rain. A&T had only 2,062 (9.4%) fans at Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, N.C. (Capacity: 22,000).

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Rutgers gets much-needed victory; Morgan State gets $300,000

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Consider the $300,000 that the Rutgers football team paid Morgan State for Saturday's 38-0 drubbing a bargain.

Entering the day as one of only two schools from the BCS conferences without a win, the Scarlet Knights needed a victory in the worst way. They got one, scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions and cruising by their Football Championship Subdivision foe at Rutgers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

If the win doesn't salve all their wounds from the 0-3 start, it builds confidence for a Rutgers team that begins Big East play at West Virginia next Saturday. Nothing cures a losing streak more than a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school. Counting Saturday's win, Rutgers has now outscored its MEAC competition, 153-7, over the past three seasons (Howard, Norfolk State and Morgan State).

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Norfolk State didn't learn the lesson the first time, being on the losing end of a 0-59 score. The Spartans loved the exposure so much that they are scheduled for another beat down on Sept. 10, 2010. I guess its raising the profile, when Rutgers can talk about MEAC teams like this.

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Sunday, September 28, 2008

N.C.A&T Cold Steel plays for Barack Obama in Greensboro

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Atlanta Football Classic '08: FAMU Marching 100 vs, TSU Aristocrat of Bands

FAMU Marching 100 (Part I)

FAMU Marching 100 (Part II)

Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands (Part I)

Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands (Part II)

Prairie View A & M defeats Morehouse College, 28-17

ANGEL CITY CLASSIC

Somewhere between the band clinic, the youth game, the step show and the concert, there was a football game Saturday at the Coliseum. Not exactly USC versus Ohio State. However, for organizers of Saturday's Angel City Classic -- pitting Morehouse College against Prairie View A&M -- it was bigger than that.The game, won by Prairie View A&M, 28-17, was the centerpiece of the annual showcase for historically black colleges across the country. This was the third year for the game, originally named the Silver Dollar Classic, and the first time it was televised nationally.

At least it was until a power outrage knocked Fox Sports off the air with 5 minutes 22 seconds left in the game. There was no lack of power in the legs of Donald Babers, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound Prairie View A&M junior who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown to lead the Panthers. "Reggie Bush was my hero," Babers said. "I'm just glad I could play on the same field he did."

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Attendance: 52,487 (57%) at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (Capacity: 92,000).

Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm and Black Foxes 9/08.

BCU 'Cats get mad and get even

You know what they say about payback. And if you're a Norfolk State fan or a Spartan, you know how it feels after Saturday's 33-17 loss at the hands of a fired-up Bethune-Cookman football team. The Wildcats came into the game with vengeance on their minds. During pregame warm-ups, the 'Cats had an extra bounce in their steps on Municipal Stadium's Kelly Field and every now and then one of them would shout, "Payback!"

It had been a year since B-CU's 38-31 road loss to Norfolk State in a series that has heightened interest because the Spartans are coached by former Wildcats defensive coordinator Pete Adrian. Some of the Wildcats, including head coach Alvin Wyatt, had not forgotten how that game played out. The 'Cats left Dick Price Stadium feeling as if they were robbed. Wyatt said his team was forced to alter its blocking scheme to avoid inaccurate penalties for blocking below the waist.

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Attendance: 5,228 (52.3%) at Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL (Capacity: 10,000).

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Howard wins first Miami Classic 49-21 over Savannah St.

The first annual Miami Classic football game between Howard University and Savannah State at Traz Powell Stadium in North Miami was a memorable one for several former South Florida prep players. The Miami Classic -- which essentially replaces the defunct Orange Blossom Classic and moves to FIU Stadium next year -- featured 15 former local high school standouts. The Bison's roster had 12 former Miami-Dade and Broward prep players. The Tigers had three local players.

And four Bison players with local ties were instrumental in Howard's 49-21 rout of Savannah State. Howard freshman receiver Brandon Drayton, a Northwestern standout in the Bulls' run to the Class 6A state title last year, helped set up the Bison's second score of the game. With his team ahead 6-0, Drayton returned a punt 36 yards to the Tigers 30. After Drayton was tackled, the Tigers (2-3) incurred a late hit penalty that placed the ball at the Savannah State 15.

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Attendance: 3,926 (52.3%) at Traz Powell Stadium, Miami, FL (Capacity: 7,500).