BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - 10th Annual Labor Day Golden Classic, Miles College vs University of North Alabama, Sunday, September 2, 2012 @6:00pm, Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Call for Tickets: 205.929.1732. Get Tickets Online: www.labordaygoldenclassic.com.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Lane expects to make 2012 SIAC Year of the Dragons
JACKSON, Tennessee - Media Day 2012 at Lane College said a lot about the growth the Dragons made in 2011. After a winless 2010 campaign, Lane went 4-6 last year.
At this year’s Media Day, there was no talk about simply hoping to compete or trying to win a couple games.
Entering his third year in charge, coach Derrick Burroughs expects Lane to climb up from near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, where it sat for too long.
Burroughs, who played defensive back in college and the NFL, said it’s hard not to take it personally when a defensive back on his own team gets beat.
In much the same way, seeing Lane’s name down low on the list of SIAC teams gets old quickly.
“If I told you that didn’t bother me, I’d be lying,” Burroughs said.
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Lane football has learned how to win
JACKSON, Tennessee - Lane senior running back Evan Yabu remembers the bad days. In 2010, Lane football failed to win a game. “When you lose over and over, you get used to riding the bus home sad,” Yabu said.
Last year, the Dragons got to celebrate four times as they left the field. They won two non-league games early in the season. They also beat conference foes Albany State at home and Benedict College on the road. Conference wins were signs of major progress.
“Albany State was probably the best feeling I ever had in football, period,” said Lane coach Derrick Burroughs, who played football at the University of Memphis and for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Still, Lane’s offense was not always effective last year. The passing game was unreliable. As of the team’s media day August 11, Burroughs and his staff were hoping to decide soon who will start at quarterback.
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At this year’s Media Day, there was no talk about simply hoping to compete or trying to win a couple games.
Entering his third year in charge, coach Derrick Burroughs expects Lane to climb up from near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, where it sat for too long.
Burroughs, who played defensive back in college and the NFL, said it’s hard not to take it personally when a defensive back on his own team gets beat.
In much the same way, seeing Lane’s name down low on the list of SIAC teams gets old quickly.
“If I told you that didn’t bother me, I’d be lying,” Burroughs said.
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Lane football has learned how to win
JACKSON, Tennessee - Lane senior running back Evan Yabu remembers the bad days. In 2010, Lane football failed to win a game. “When you lose over and over, you get used to riding the bus home sad,” Yabu said.
Last year, the Dragons got to celebrate four times as they left the field. They won two non-league games early in the season. They also beat conference foes Albany State at home and Benedict College on the road. Conference wins were signs of major progress.
“Albany State was probably the best feeling I ever had in football, period,” said Lane coach Derrick Burroughs, who played football at the University of Memphis and for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Still, Lane’s offense was not always effective last year. The passing game was unreliable. As of the team’s media day August 11, Burroughs and his staff were hoping to decide soon who will start at quarterback.
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Taylor likes effort by Florida A&M Rattlers in scrimmage
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - The officiating crew that worked Saturday’s scrimmage on FAMU’s practice field was just as busy along the sidelines as it was covering plays. That’s because the offense and defense each had a few big plays of their own.
With every one of those plays, players from both sides crossed the line to congratulate the playmakers.
Early on, running back Eddie Rocker caused most of the rah-rah along the line. Then, as the 66-play scrimmage winded down to end the second week of preseason practice, the defense came alive.
Just before special teams wrapped up the simulated game, the offense was turned away on consecutive drives with stops at the 2- and 11-yard lines.
Coach Joe Taylor seemed pleased with the two-and-a-half-hour scrimmage.
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With every one of those plays, players from both sides crossed the line to congratulate the playmakers.
Early on, running back Eddie Rocker caused most of the rah-rah along the line. Then, as the 66-play scrimmage winded down to end the second week of preseason practice, the defense came alive.
Just before special teams wrapped up the simulated game, the offense was turned away on consecutive drives with stops at the 2- and 11-yard lines.
Coach Joe Taylor seemed pleased with the two-and-a-half-hour scrimmage.
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TSU Tigers Defense Shines in Saturday’s Scrimmage
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - An unseasonably cool Saturday had the Tennessee State football team practicing on the outside field.
The scrimmage provided an opportunity for coaches to gauge the team’s progress and evaluate some of the younger players. For the coaches, one side really stood out.
“I thought the defense flew around today,” head coach Rod Reed said. “It was total domination today by our defense, which you like to see.”
The defense played with reckless abandonment for most of the practice, forcing a handful of turnovers. However, the offense was able to complete a few passes and break a couple of long runs.
“We are going to get big plays out of our offense. [Quarterback] Mike German has a big arm, and we have some backs that can break it at any time,” Reed said.
With two weeks of practice under their belts the TSU football team switches their focus to just one thing.
“FAMU.”
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Former SU coach watches scrimmage
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - Among the crowd of family, friends and fans at Southern’s football scrimmage on Saturday, there stood another familiar face. Former Jaguars coach Pete Richardson showed up to take in the lightning-shortened practice, which he said was his first in nearly 21/2 years.Richardson was fired in 2009, opening the door for current coach Stump Mitchell’s hiring, and both men said they maintain a good relationship.
“We’ve always been together,” Mitchell said. “There’s nothing between coach Richardson and myself but friendship.”
Added Richardson: “I see him every now and then. I tried to step out of it and give him his chance to do his program, and I think that’s the way it should be.”
That hasn’t always been easy for Richardson, especially not with a handful of players still suiting up whom he recruited.
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2012 Labor Day Classic: Prairie View A&M vs. Texas Southern
HOUSTON, Texas - Tickets for the highly-anticipated 2012 State Farm Labor Day Classic (http://labordayclassic.wordpress.com/) football contest featuring Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern are now on sale. The Prairie View A&M Panthers will face SWAC foe Texas Southern on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. in Houston's Reliant Stadium.
Prairie View A&M is the home team for the 28th edition of the State Farm Labor Day Classic and is seated on the west side of Reliant Stadium while TSU will sit on the east side.
In addition to all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com, tickets can also be purchased at Reliant Stadium, the Prairie View A&M University on-campus bookstore, TSU's on-campus bookstore, Wolf's Department Store (2701 Dowling Street, Houston, TX) and online at www.PVPanthers.com.
Prairie View A&M is the home team for the 28th edition of the State Farm Labor Day Classic and is seated on the west side of Reliant Stadium while TSU will sit on the east side.
In addition to all Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com, tickets can also be purchased at Reliant Stadium, the Prairie View A&M University on-campus bookstore, TSU's on-campus bookstore, Wolf's Department Store (2701 Dowling Street, Houston, TX) and online at www.PVPanthers.com.
FAMU trio sets standard in classroom, on the field
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - You could say that FAMU nose guard Padric Scott has a one-track mind – going straight ahead to tackle whatever stands in his path. During his first two seasons with the Rattlers he didn’t take that approach just on the field. He did it in the classroom as well.In fact, so did linebacker Brandon Hepburn and offensive lineman Robert Hartley. This season all three will be playing their final season as graduate students, marking a first in recent history that FAMU has had more than one football player who has a degree with a year of eligibility remaining.
“It takes focus,” said Scott, a Lincoln High School grad who started his collegiate career at Stanford University. “It’s not that hard. I think it’s harder to get sidetracked than it is to stay on course.
“A lot of people say they want to do great things but they don’t want to put in the effort to be great. You have to put that laser-sharp focus into everything you do so you can’t say you want to play football and don’t go to class.”
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Depth in trenches bodes well for Jackson State this season
JACKSON, Mississippi - Richard Hughes knows the deal.Jackson State's senior safety has played enough football in his life to understand a team's success - or failure - can be traced to the trenches.
So as JSU readies for its 2012 season opener at Mississippi State on Sept. 1, he knows that despite the fact the Tigers return eight defensive start-ers, it's the big boys up front who will ultimately set the tone.
"It starts down in the trenches with the defensive line," Hughes said. "It sounds like a cliche, but it really does migrate. As long as the D-line and linebackers are on the same page, the secondary can work."
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Belaire product Benay Pryer a hit at Southern
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - There’s no missing Benay Pryer.At 6-foot-5, 310 pounds, Southern’s new defensive tackle stands out immediately — a giant, hulking No. 99 that immediately caught his teammates’ eyes when he arrived for fall training camp.
At first, kicker Gregory Pittman thought Pryer must be a coach. Offensive lineman Zach Brown didn’t know much about Pryer either, but he sure seemed like a valuable asset.
“He just looks like he would be a good player,” Brown said. Turns out, he is.
In just two weeks as a Jaguar, the Baton Rouge native and former Belaire High School standout has worked his way up from mysterious newcomer to starter, where he has a chance to become a hometown hero with the first-team defense.
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ASU Hornets see 400 yards of offense in second fall scrimmage Saturday
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The offensive unit for the Alabama State football team gained more than 400 yards total offense in the second fall scrimmage Saturday morning at Hornet Stadium.
A quartet of Hornet passers combined to complete 21-of-26 passes for 258 yards, generating five scoring drives in eight possessions in the approximately 66-play scrimmage.
QB Greg Jenkins completed eight of 10 passes for 75 yards with no touchdowns and one interception, directing one scoring drive in two possessions. Daniel Duhart completed five of six passes for 72 yards, leading a pair of scoring drives (one field goal, one touchdown) in three possessions. Demetric Price completed seven of nine passes for 67 yards on two drives, one ending in a field goal. Darren Daniel completed his only pass for 44 yards in leading one field goal drive.
"Our pace on offense has to be the winning edge for us," head coach Reggie Barlow said. "We talk to our guys all the time about playing fast. It's a combination of ...
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A quartet of Hornet passers combined to complete 21-of-26 passes for 258 yards, generating five scoring drives in eight possessions in the approximately 66-play scrimmage.
QB Greg Jenkins completed eight of 10 passes for 75 yards with no touchdowns and one interception, directing one scoring drive in two possessions. Daniel Duhart completed five of six passes for 72 yards, leading a pair of scoring drives (one field goal, one touchdown) in three possessions. Demetric Price completed seven of nine passes for 67 yards on two drives, one ending in a field goal. Darren Daniel completed his only pass for 44 yards in leading one field goal drive.
"Our pace on offense has to be the winning edge for us," head coach Reggie Barlow said. "We talk to our guys all the time about playing fast. It's a combination of ...
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South Carolina State back working hard
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - South Carolina State linebacker Joe Thomas sees the 2011 season missing among the championship years of honor displayed at the Bulldogs stadium. He's used most moments since the team fell short of a fourth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown to make sure the Bulldogs can put 2012 on the list after this fall.The Bulldogs went 7-4 overall and 6-2 in the league, but defeats to Norfolk State and Florida A&M cost them a championship. Thomas said that didn't sit well with the players, who were accustomed to finishing on top in the MEAC.
"It's been a long time coming," Thomas said of the upcoming season. "We're ready to get our respect back and put that 2012 up on the board."
Thomas thought the players worked harder this offseason to correct went wrong last year. "We were doing it nonstop," he said.
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Saturday, August 18, 2012
Comegy on Ole Miss. transfer Tobias Singleton’s arrival at JSU
JACKSON, Mississippi - It wasn’t that long ago that Jackson State coach Rick Comegy watched in anguish as former Madison Central High star Tobias Singleton signed to play his college football at Ole Miss.
Now, the player Comegy so coveted then is one of his own.
Singleton, who left Ole Miss on Wednesday, joined the JSU program today, completing a whirlwind of phone calls, visits and discussions between the two sides. According to Comegy, Singleton and his family first contacted JSU Wednesday. Then, on Thursday morning, Singleton arrived on the JSU campus for a visit and meeting with the Tigers’ coach.
Singleton, a high school All-American, was rated the No. 5 player in Mississippi, the No. 20 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com following the 2010 season, his senior year at Madison Central.
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Now, the player Comegy so coveted then is one of his own.
Singleton, who left Ole Miss on Wednesday, joined the JSU program today, completing a whirlwind of phone calls, visits and discussions between the two sides. According to Comegy, Singleton and his family first contacted JSU Wednesday. Then, on Thursday morning, Singleton arrived on the JSU campus for a visit and meeting with the Tigers’ coach.
Singleton, a high school All-American, was rated the No. 5 player in Mississippi, the No. 20 wide receiver in the country by Rivals.com following the 2010 season, his senior year at Madison Central.
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Howard Women's Soccer Opens Season with Radford and Lafayette
Saturday Update: Radford University Junior Rachel Conway (Kitchener, Ontario, Canada/Forest Heights Collegiate) scored 24 seconds into the second overtime to give Radford a 1-0 win over Howard Lady Bison in the Highlanders' season-opener Friday evening from Cupp Memorial Stadium. READ MORE
WASHINGTON, D.C. (www.howard-bison.com) - Soccer is back and Howard University head women's soccer coach Brent Leiba, who was the 2009-10 Great West Conference Coach of the Year, is ready to kick-off the season with a weekend series at Radford on Friday, Aug. 17 (7:00 p.m.) and a home-opener against Lafayette on Sunday, Aug. 19 (1:00 p.m.).
Nonetheless, HU is ready for a new season with a team of seasoned student-athletes and newcomers. For starters, the team returns a strong nucleus of players. Leiba welcomes back a veteran squad of fifteen student-athletes. Along with the strong returning corps of student-athletes, the Lady Bison secured three student-athletes in their recruiting class. Daryl Bradley, Jocelyn Evans, and Dytria Ruddy will be key student-athletes for this team entering the season and for years to come.
During the 2011 season the Lady Bison secured a 2-1 double overtime win at North Dakota to snap a 7-game losing streak and spark a 3-game winning streak. During the 3-game winning streak, the Lady Bison shutout two conference foes Delaware State and Jew Jersey Institute of Technology..
The Lady Bison will host 10 games this season on the road to postseason action. Five Lady Bison notched points in 2011and will need to get a greater production from every position in 2012.
Seniors Jordan Brown and Retha Koefoed will key to the offense this season, with each being asked to lead the Lady Bison attack, with five and four goals, respectively as juniors last year.
Seasoned midfielders Owyn Manson, Arielle Elizee, Sydney Ross, and Nia Walcott will provide leadership, as well as scoring.
From the 2011 roster, senior forward/defender Cynthia Snyder and defender/forward Ayanna Carter participated in every game last season and will bring experience to the field. Snyder and Carter started in 16 games, Snyder notched a goal against NJIT.
The Lady Bison defensive unit will receive more physical play from senior Brittany Peebles, junior Selena Mason, and sophomore Tresechelle Gibson-Serette. In goal, Kyra Dickinson returns for her second year between the pipes. Dickinson recorded 15 games played and 89 saves. Dickinson is ably backed up by sophomore Natasha Moore, who is looking to push up for some playing time.
Rounding out the Lady Bison's returning student-athletes are: junior midfielder Payton Bouie and sophomore forward Jeseca Hinds. Bouie and Hinds appeared in at least five games last season. Hinds proved to be a vital asset to the team, when she scored the game-winning goal against Delaware State last season.
The Lady Bison open the 2012 season Friday, Aug. 17, with a 7:00 p.m. non-conference game at Radford. Additional non-conference contests include road games at Loyola (Md.), Rider, Robert Morris, Wagner, and Mary Washington.
The Lady Bison first home game will be against Lafayette on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 1:00 p.m. Conference play begins for the Lady Bison on Saturday, Oct. 6, when they face South Carolina State in Orangeburg, S.C.
For more information on Howard University Women's Soccer, visit the official HU Athletics website at www.howard-bison.com.
Written by Zakiya Cob, Sports Information Intern
Ariel V. Germain, Assistant Sports Information Director
ASU Hornets wrap up two-a-days, prep for Saturday scrimmage, fan day
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- The Alabama State University football team had its final two-a-day practice of fall camp Friday night, and is set to hold its second scrimmage Saturday morning at Hornet Stadium.
The scrimmage, which will begin around 9:30 a.m. after individual drills, is part of Fall Fan Fest activities at Hornet Stadium and Lockhart Gym. The Mighty Marching Hornets Band will be in attendance during the scrimmage, with free food and games to begin around 11 a.m. Alabama State's cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball teams will be presented to the audience at noon, with an autograph session to follow where fans can pick up schedule posters of all four sports teams. The day concludes with Lady Hornets' volleyball practice from 2-3 p.m. at Lockhart Gym.
ASU had a spirited practice for about 100 minutes Friday night in shoulder pads and shorts.
"Practice was good tonight," head coach Reggie Barlow said. "Anytime we practice at night, the guys are energized. We had great energy level, and it was another opportunity to evaluate the guys on film.
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The scrimmage, which will begin around 9:30 a.m. after individual drills, is part of Fall Fan Fest activities at Hornet Stadium and Lockhart Gym. The Mighty Marching Hornets Band will be in attendance during the scrimmage, with free food and games to begin around 11 a.m. Alabama State's cross country, football, soccer, and volleyball teams will be presented to the audience at noon, with an autograph session to follow where fans can pick up schedule posters of all four sports teams. The day concludes with Lady Hornets' volleyball practice from 2-3 p.m. at Lockhart Gym.
ASU had a spirited practice for about 100 minutes Friday night in shoulder pads and shorts.
"Practice was good tonight," head coach Reggie Barlow said. "Anytime we practice at night, the guys are energized. We had great energy level, and it was another opportunity to evaluate the guys on film.
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Keeping up energy is still a challenge for SCSU Bulldogs
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - Even South Carolina State “Bulldogs” are not immune from the rigors and climate associated with the “Dog Days” of summer.
Coming off a two-a-day session Wednesday to be greeted by hot temperatures Thursday morning at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, the 2½-hour practice was a challenge for the players to maintain a high energy level.
“It’s rough, but you’ve got to get up and do it,” S.C. State left guard Sam Hammond said Thursday. “You’ve got to find some motivation and get through it.”
Even head coach Buddy Pough acknowledged being fortunate the team is not currently scheduled for an early Saturday afternoon contest (no time is scheduled yet for the Sept. 22 game at Texas A&M).
“I’d hate to have to play a game at this time of day because it would be rough, especially on this hot turf,” he said.
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Coming off a two-a-day session Wednesday to be greeted by hot temperatures Thursday morning at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium, the 2½-hour practice was a challenge for the players to maintain a high energy level.
“It’s rough, but you’ve got to get up and do it,” S.C. State left guard Sam Hammond said Thursday. “You’ve got to find some motivation and get through it.”
Even head coach Buddy Pough acknowledged being fortunate the team is not currently scheduled for an early Saturday afternoon contest (no time is scheduled yet for the Sept. 22 game at Texas A&M).
“I’d hate to have to play a game at this time of day because it would be rough, especially on this hot turf,” he said.
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Cizova Named Full-Time Volleyball Assistant Coach at HU
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| ASSISTANT COACH ZUZANA CIZOVA LADY PIRATES VOLLEYBALL HAMPTON UNIVERSITY (Photo Courtesy HU Pirates Athletics) |
She will be the first full-time assistant coach during Gonzalez’s tenure.
Cizova joined the Lady Pirates last season as a graduate assistant, and she had a hand in the team’s 13-14 record and third-place finish in the MEAC Northern Division. The Lady Pirates advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC Championships after defeating South Carolina State for their first conference tournament win at the Div. I level.
A native of Zlin, Czech Republic, Cizova graduated from Div. II Cal State-Los Angeles in 2011 with a degree in psychology. She was named California Collegiate Athletic Association Newcomer of the Year in 2009, and in 2010 she was a First Team honoree.
Cizova, who in 2010 was named Cal State-Los Angeles Best Offensive Player, also received the Billie Jean King Scholarship and the Exceptional Student-Athlete Award.
Prior to her time at Cal State-Los Angeles, Cizova was a standout at both Saint Petersburg (Fla.) Community College and San Jacinto (Texas) Community College. She was an All-American at San Jacinto, as the school finished 2008-09 fifth in the nation as Cizova averaged 4.36 kills and 4.13 digs per set.
Cizova was also a member of the VKKP BRNO Club Team that won national championships in 2005, 2006, and 2007.
The Lady Pirates, in their sixth season under Gonzalez, will open the 2012 season on Aug. 24-25, when they travel to Durham, N.C. for the North Carolina Central Tournament. Hampton will square off against the likes of Elon, Winthrop, and North Carolina Greensboro.
For more information on Hampton University volleyball, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811, or visit the official Pirates website at www.hamptonpirates.com.
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FAMU: 49ers Raw rookie WR Tyms learning from legend
SAN FRANCISCO, California - Before I asked Carlos Rogers a question about Brian Tyms on Wednesday, a thought crossed my mind: Would the Pro Bowl cornerback have any idea who in the world I was talking about?
Just to be safe, I inserted Tyms’ jersey number – No. 9 – into the question in case Rogers didn’t know the undrafted rookie wide receiver from Florida A&M by name.
Maybe that bit of information helped. Whatever the case, Rogers smiled. Yes, he was familiar with The Fade Guy.
“Most of the time I’ve gone against him he’s run a fade route against me.” Rogers said. “In my mind, that’s what I’m trying to cover. But seeing him going against some of the other (cornerbacks), he does pose that deep threat. A guy that can catch the jump ball. A fade guy that you can put the ball up to in the back of the end zone. He’s a guy that’s learning and getter better and better each and every day.”
49ers QB Scott Tolzien to Brian Tyms #9 and Kyle Williams at Training Camp - August 14, 2012.
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Just to be safe, I inserted Tyms’ jersey number – No. 9 – into the question in case Rogers didn’t know the undrafted rookie wide receiver from Florida A&M by name.
Maybe that bit of information helped. Whatever the case, Rogers smiled. Yes, he was familiar with The Fade Guy.
“Most of the time I’ve gone against him he’s run a fade route against me.” Rogers said. “In my mind, that’s what I’m trying to cover. But seeing him going against some of the other (cornerbacks), he does pose that deep threat. A guy that can catch the jump ball. A fade guy that you can put the ball up to in the back of the end zone. He’s a guy that’s learning and getter better and better each and every day.”
49ers QB Scott Tolzien to Brian Tyms #9 and Kyle Williams at Training Camp - August 14, 2012.
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Stillman: D-II school calls on Purnell
The football team of the historically black college — stuck in the vast shadows of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa — hadn’t had much success in the three years before Purnell’s arrival. The Tigers finished at or near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings in each of those years.
But when Stillman alumnus Teddy Keaton took over the program in 2011, it was the perfect opportunity for Purnell to come in and show what he could do. That’s exactly what he’s done.
“I had to compete and earn my job as a freshman,” Purnell said. “There wasn’t a spot guaranteed to anybody, and we all had to work to start and get playing time.”
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Friday, August 17, 2012
FAMU trying to settle suit in band hazing death
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida A&M University wants to try to settle a family's lawsuit against the school over the hazing death of a band member.
FAMU trustees on Thursday voted to enter a voluntary mediation session with attorneys for the parents of Robert Champion, who authorities said died last November after Marching 100 members beat him during a hazing ritual.
Eleven FAMU band members face felony hazing charges, while two others face misdemeanor counts. They have pleaded not guilty.
The Champions, who live in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur, Ga., claim university officials did not take action to stop hazing even though a school dean proposed suspending the band because of hazing three days before their son died.
School officials also fell short in enforcing anti-hazing policies and did not keep a close eye on band members to prevent hazing, the lawsuit said.
Chris Chestnut, an attorney for the Champions, said ...
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Hampton University Co-Ed Sailing Releases Fall 2012 Schedule
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| Fall 2012 Hampton University sailing schedule (Photo Courtesy: HU Pirates Athletics) |
HAMPTON, Virginia -- Hampton University head sailing coach Alessandro Ambrosi announced the fall 2012 schedule on Friday, a slate that includes a home regatta and five other meets within the Hampton Roads area.
The Faye Bennett MAISA Women’s Singlehanded will be held Sept. 22-23 in Annapolis, Md. to help set the field for the national regatta in November. Giuditta di Laghi (Albenga, Italy) ran in the national meet last season, becoming the first Hampton sailor ever to compete for a national title.
Hampton will also compete in the William & Mary Colony Cup in Williamsburg, Va. on Nov. 22-23.
The South #1 at ODU will be held in Norfolk, Va. on Sept. 29-30, before the Pirates head to Alexandria, Va. on Oct. 6-7 for the South #2 at Georgetown. On Oct. 13-14, the Pirates will return to Annapolis, Md. for the Navy Fall Intersectional, before heading to Newport News, Va. on Oct. 20-21 for The Webb Open hosted by Christopher Newport.
The War Memorial will be held on Oct. 27-28; if Hampton does not qualify, the Pirates will compete in the Henry Luce Regatta that weekend at a site yet to be determined.
The ICSA Women’s Singlehanded Nationals will be held in Long Beach, Calif. on Nov. 2-4. Di Laghi finished 12th in last year’s meet.
Hampton will close out the fall 2012 portion on its schedule on Nov. 10-11 in The Brennan Russell hosted by CNU – a regatta in which the Pirates finished second last season.
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Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow to lead Lakeland College athletics, wellness
Winslow, 54, will serve as Lakeland's director of athletics. He will also lead development of a college-wide focus on wellness designed to help all students understand how lifestyle choices they make in college impact their personal health and their ability to get a job after college.
"This role at Lakeland fulfills two things I've been looking for — a place where I can continue to be involved in athletics and to implement a comprehensive student wellness plan," said Winslow, who becomes the 11th person to lead Lakeland athletics since intercollegiate athletics was organized in 1932.
"President Grandillo shares my vision and is giving me his support in making the vision a reality. Athletics is a major portion of campus life and community engagement."
Winslow and Grandillo met approximately four years ago. Grandillo started as Lakeland president in July.
See photos from the event.
To most, Winslow is best known for revolutionizing the tight end position while playing for the San Diego Chargers from 1979 to 1987. A fixture in San Diego head coach Don Coryell's passing-oriented offense, Winslow transitioned the position from primarily a line blocker to a major part of the offense. He led the NFL in receptions in 1980 and 1981 and had three 1,000-plus yard seasons.
At the time of his retirement, Winslow ranked fifth among active receivers and 14th among all NFL pass-catchers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995.
Prior to coming to Lakeland, Winslow served four years as athletic director at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. He helped the school, an athletic independent for decades, become a founding member of the Great-Midwest Athletic Conference and a member of the football-only Great Lakes Valley Conference.
He also launched a speaker series that brought leaders from the world of sports to inspire and motivate community leaders in business, government and nonprofit organizations. The series, modeled after a similar series led by Grandillo when he served at Tiffin University, included Pro Football Hall of Famers Anthony Muñoz and Gale Sayers and pro basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson.
Winslow plans to start a similar series at Lakeland.
Former Central State University of Ohio athletic director, Kellen Winslow Sr. has been named vice president for athletics and wellness at Lakeland College in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a NCAA Division III athletic program.
Kellen's accomplishments on the football field speak for themself, and we're obviously excited to have such an accomplished athlete leading our athletic department," Grandillo said. "But that's not why we hired him. In the four years we have known each other, we've had a number of discussions about ways to ensure that college students — especially first generation college students — have success.
"I share the vision of the wellness plan that Kellen will implement at Lakeland, and I believe our shared vision is fully in sync with Lakeland's mission. It will help make Lakeland distinctive by bringing healthy lifestyles to the forefront for all our students, not just our student-athletes."
Winslow said as more employers search for ways to control rising healthcare costs, colleges and universities can help by producing graduates who understand the importance of wellness.
"I believe this program will help Lakeland draw students and attract interest from parents," Winslow said. "It will also make our graduates more attractive to employers."
A firm believer in that academics and athletics go hand in hand, Winslow graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia with a bachelor's degree in counseling psychology. He returned to school after his football career and earned his jurist doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1993.
A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Winslow did not play football at East St. Louis High School until his senior season. Despite that, he earned a football scholarship to attend Missouri.
After earning consensus All-American and Big Eight Conference Player of the Year honors as a senior tight end at Missouri, he was drafted in the first round by the Chargers in 1979, the 13th overall pick. He ended his college career as the sixth leading receiver in school history, and Missouri retired his jersey in 1995. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002.
His athletic accomplishments have been paralleled with a successful career in the media. He served as an analyst for Fox Sports Net College Football Saturday Studio Show, and has provided color commentary for NFL broadcasts on CBS Radio, ESPN college football and for University of Missouri football.
He has appeared on ABC's Nightline, ESPN, Fox Sports and most major local and national radio and television sports talk shows. He is often called upon to speak on social, political, economic and racial issues relating to sports.
He recently served as the executive director of the Fritz Pollard Alliance, an affinity group made up of minority members of the National Football League front office, coaching and scouting personnel and as the Director of Planning and New Event Development for the Walt Disney World Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Recently, Winslow agreed to serve on the NFL Advisory Committee on Wellness and Transition.
His son, Kellen Winslow, Jr., is entering his ninth season as an NFL tight end and his first with the Seattle Seahawks.
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Alabama A&M's construction plan: broader unity is as important as the new football field
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- There is the incessant beep-beep-beep-beeping of a dump truck, backing up to expel a load of gravel. There is a dozer devouring heavy blankets of sod behind the north end zone. An armada of heavy equipment is on the scene.
Right now, the football field inside Louis Crews Stadium is bald as Mr. Clean. Now an oval of red clay, it more resembles a small-town quarter-mile race track than a football field.
Alabama A&M is to play its first home football game Sept. 15 on new artificial turf. A month to go, "they're actually ahead of schedule" in laying the new carpet, A&M coach Anthony Jones said Thursday morning. Weather has blessed the effort. The Hellas Construction team has been outstanding, Jones said.
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Right now, the football field inside Louis Crews Stadium is bald as Mr. Clean. Now an oval of red clay, it more resembles a small-town quarter-mile race track than a football field.
Alabama A&M is to play its first home football game Sept. 15 on new artificial turf. A month to go, "they're actually ahead of schedule" in laying the new carpet, A&M coach Anthony Jones said Thursday morning. Weather has blessed the effort. The Hellas Construction team has been outstanding, Jones said.
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Ellender's Aaron Yarmush will join his sister at Xavier
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NEW ORLEANS — Aaron Yarmush of Houma, La., and Ellender Memorial High School has signed a men's cross country scholarship with Xavier University of Louisiana. He also will compete for XU's track and field program.
Yarmush finished eighth in 2011 and 2010 in the Class 4A state cross country meet. His best three-mile time is 16 minutes, 38.85 seconds.
On the track Yarmush won MVP awards at five outdoor meets in 2012, including the District 8-4A championships, where he placed first in the 800-, 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. At the 4A state meet he finished among the top nine in the 3,200 each of the past three seasons. His highest finish at state was seventh in the 800 in 2011.
Other best times for Yarmush include 2:04.84 in the 800 and 4:43.63 in the 1,600. His best 3,200 time was 10:26.28 indoors. He was the 8-4A track MVP as a junior.
He will join his sister Hali, a sophomore, in XU's cross country program. Hali was All-Gulf Coast Athletic Conference a year ago. Aaron and Hali will be one of two sibling pairs in Coach Joseph Moses' program this year. The others are 2011 GCAC individual champions Kwame and Zahri Jackson, both sophomores.
Yarmush will major in computer science at Xavier and be one of two Gold Rush freshmen this season. David Holobowicz of Montgomery, Texas, signed in May.
The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets this year will seek their seventh consecutive GCAC team championships and fourth appearances in five years at the NAIA National Championships. Both teams will start the season Aug. 31 in the Mississippi College Opener at Clinton, Miss.
Xavier is one of 38 U.S. colleges listed as a "Best Buy School" in the 2013 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges.
2012-13 Xavier University of Louisiana Cross Country Signees MEN Ht. Wt. Yr.* Hometown High School
David Holobowicz 5-5 130 Fr. Montgomery, Texas Montgomery
Aaron Yarmush 6-3 173 Fr. Houma, La. Ellender
WOMEN Ht. Wt. Yr.* Hometown High School
Hannah Finnegan 5-2 116 Fr. Pekin, Ill. Tremont
Briana Simms 5-7 103 Fr. Hendersonville, Tenn. Station Camp
* athletic classification at Xavier in fall of 2012
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Hornets' Love line: ASU freshman makes a quick impact on offensive front
MONTGOMERY, Alabama - Reggie Barlow figured that Damian Love would see action as a true freshman.
The Alabama State football coach couldn’t exactly pinpoint how much time or where on the offensive line the former Stanhope Elmore star would contribute.
But just a few weeks into summer training camp, the speculation halted, when Love walked on to the field at Hornet Stadium with the first-team unit at right guard during ASU’s first scrimmage last week.
“When we recruited him we knew we were going to get a good one, if he came,” Barlow said. “We felt like if he came here that he could start or play for us right away as a freshman. The kid is athletic, he’s strong, he’s smart and he loves to complete.”
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The Alabama State football coach couldn’t exactly pinpoint how much time or where on the offensive line the former Stanhope Elmore star would contribute.
But just a few weeks into summer training camp, the speculation halted, when Love walked on to the field at Hornet Stadium with the first-team unit at right guard during ASU’s first scrimmage last week.
“When we recruited him we knew we were going to get a good one, if he came,” Barlow said. “We felt like if he came here that he could start or play for us right away as a freshman. The kid is athletic, he’s strong, he’s smart and he loves to complete.”
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Lincoln (Pa.) Hoping To Break Through In 2012
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| Lincoln University senior defensive end Tim Green #51,(Fanwood, N.J./Scotch Plains- Fanwood HS) continued to add to his list of honors as he was named to the USA College Football NCAA Division II Preseason All-American Team. |
The Lions, out of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, were in just about every game last year with four of their losses coming by 12 points or fewer. And they have some experience as seventeen starters are back from 2011, but they were picked to finish 11th in the 12 team CIAA.
The headlines for this team come from the defense, specifically from their wonderful senior defensive end Tim Green.
A 6’1″, 215-pound native of Fanwood, New Jersey, Green led all of Division II last season by averaging 1.50 sacks a game and that helped him become Lincoln’s first-ever Division II All-American. He also has been named to several preseason All-American teams this summer. Lincoln head coach O.J. Abanishe says Green’s dominance on the edge helps open things up for the rest of their defense.
Listen to Matt Leon’s interview with O.J. Abanishe: CLICK HERE
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