Grambling and Alcorn Rivalry Has a Long History in Shreveport

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - Since the inception of the Port City Classic in 2010, the Grambling State Tigers' football team has continued to wow crowds and bring the tradition of playing regular season football games back to Shreveport. This year will be no different as Grambling will face Alcorn State September 1st at Independence Stadium and will add to the history of the Port City Classic. While the Port City Classic has a history of its' own, the Tigers have a history of playing in Shreveport dating back to the 1940s.

Grambling State played their first regular season game in Shreveport in 1947. The G-Men defeated Bishop College, who was an original member of the SWAC, by the score of 20-6. Since then the Tigers have played 13 different teams and 42 regular season games in the Northwest Louisiana City and have a record of 32-10-1. They have faced teams such as SMU, Tennessee State and Louisiana Tech since they started playing regular season games in Shreveport.

The Tigers and Braves first game goes back to the 1940's and they have a long history of playing in Shreveport, dating back to 1981. The Tigers won the first game played against the Braves in Shreveport by the score of 13-10 under the leadership of legendary head coach, the Late Eddie Robinson. Grambling has played Alcorn in Shreveport more than any other team and currently leads the series against the Braves with a 7-4 record.



Fans have been treated to some fantastic football as the two teams have played some epic battles in Shreveport. The games between the two teams in Shreveport have been known for their offense. The winning team has scored at least 21 points 9 out of the 11 years. In 1992 the two teams combined for 68 points. Most of the games have been very close. The last three games between the two foes have been decided by a touchdown or less, including a 21-14 victory by the G-Men last year.

General Admission tickets for the game this year are available for purchase at Super 1 and Brookshire grocery stores in Shreveport. Ticket vouchers may be purchased at the checkout counters and redeemed at the Will Call window on game day at Independence Stadium. General admission is $15 and $20 for reserved seating. Club level tickets are also on sale for $125.



Tickets are also on sale at all branches of Shreveport Federal Credit Union (Shreveport, Grambling and Bastrop) Independence Bowl offices, the State Fair of Louisiana in Shreveport or by going to http://www.ticketmaster.com. The ticket offices of Grambling and Alcorn State also have tickets available.

For more information on tickets or group sales contact the GSU ticket office at 318-274-2625.

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Duke vs. NCCU: 2012 Bull City Classic brings unique match-up

Durham, North Carolina — For Durham native Desmond Scott the upcoming Bull City Classic between Duke and North Carolina Central means a lot more than just another football game.

"The saying on the other side of the track that's kinda what this game is, you have the Duke community and then you have the North Carolina Central community. It's a beautiful thing, it's helping the Durham community grow and intertwine," said Scott, who is a running back for Duke.

The game brings Durham’s two Universities together but the teams themselves are already well-acquainted. Scott and Central star Geovonie Irvine were high school teammates at Hillside.

"Some of these guys date the same girls, some of those things go on," joke head Duke football coach David Cutcliffe. "When you're five miles apart, okay, that's what you call a pretty good rivalry starting there."

This will be the second meeting between the two football teams, with more planned for later this decade. And it continues a long tradition between the two athletic programs. One that dates back to the 1940’s and John McClendon’s secret game, and the groundbreaking work between the two schools’ legendary track coaches, Al Buehler, and the late Dr. Leroy Walker.

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Basketball camp at A.L. Davis Playground a success for Retired Players Association

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana - New Orleans native Bruce Seals hasn’t laced up his sneakers to play in an NBA game in 34 years, but you couldn’t tell it had been that long during Saturday’s National Basketball Retired Players Association’s basketball camp at A.L. Davis Playground. Seals, 59, was energetic, tossing passes to youth camp participants, making a few shots and stopping several times for autographs from fans that remembered him when he was a star at Booker T. Washington High School and Xavier University of Louisiana, before playing three seasons in the NBA with the Seattle SuperSonics from 1975 to 1978.

The clinic was part of the retired players association’s World Sports Conference in New Orleans, which began Friday and has involved former players speaking to students at schools, visiting with patients at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans and taking part in a life skills clinic.

Former New Orleans city councilman Arnold Fielkow is the CEO of the retired players association and is responsible for bringing its three-day conference to the Crescent City.

Along with Seals, a number of former players participated in Saturday’s clinic, including New Orleans natives Aaron James, Jaren Jackson and Eldridge Recasner, who played for the Charlotte Hornets from 1998 to 2001.

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HBCU Sports Nation with Howard Bison AD Skip Perkins

WASHINGTON, D.C. -  A conversation with the Howard University Athletics Director Louis "Skip" Perkins regarding the Bison athletics program and the upcoming Labor Day, AT&T Nations Football Classic with Division II powerhouse, Morehouse College

Positives, negatives from DSU's first scrimmage

DOVER, Delaware - There were no points glowing on the scoreboard at Delaware State’s Alumni Stadium. The only grades that were being kept on this day were locked in the minds of Hornets head coach Kermit Blount and his assistants.



All in all, Blount thought it was a pretty successful first preseason scrimmage for DSU this morning. The Hornets ran a “situational” offense against the defense in a scrimmage that featured about 70 plays from pre-determined spots on the field.

Though only one touchdown was recorded, when quarterback Nick Elko connected with wide receiver Bo Ceravolo on a fourth-and-short situation, there was plenty for the Hornets to be optimistic about – and also lots of areas of concern.

“We knew what to expect out of the older kids, we wanted to get our younger kids some reps since this is ...

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2012 Labor Day Golden Classic: Miles College vs. UNA

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.

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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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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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.

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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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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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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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

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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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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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Cizova Named Full-Time Volleyball Assistant Coach at HU

ASSISTANT COACH ZUZANA CIZOVA
LADY PIRATES VOLLEYBALL
HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
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HAMPTON, Virginia - Hampton University head volleyball coach Pedro Gonzalez announced on Friday that Zuzana Cizova has been named to the position of full-time assistant coach with the program.

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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Stillman: D-II school calls on Purnell

MARIETTA, Georgia -- Dondre Purnell was part of several big moments during his time as McEachern’s quarterback in 2009 and 2010. Now, he’s creating different memories at Stillman College.

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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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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