S.C. State Men's Basketball to participate in Foreign Tour

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- South Carolina State head coach Murray Garvin and the men's basketball team will take their talents abroad to play in three exhibition games in Canada, beginning Aug. 5^th -9^th in Quebec.

The Bulldogs begin their 10 days of preparation for their upcoming foreign tour, with this being the second tour under Garvin's as a head coach.

"It is an incredible privilege to have our team together and competing in late July and early August.  We are extremely grateful to our Athletic Administration and President Clark for allowing us to take this foreign tour to Montreal, Canada," said Garvin. "The NCAA allows teams to take a tour every four years with our last trip to Nassau Bahamas five years ago."

The Bulldogs first game will be August 6^th against Queens University at 7 p.m. at Chaplain College in Montreal.

The second game is set for August 7^th against Laval University in 6:30 p.m. start in Quebec City.

Final, the last game of the exhibition tour will remain on Montreal on August 8^th against Concordia University at Loyola College Gymnasium at 7 p.m.

The tour should make for a good bonding experience for Murray Garvin's team. The team will make several sightseeing stops, visiting sites such as Old Montreal over 600 years old, a tour of beautiful Quebec City and a historic stop at the Olympic Stadium home of the 1976 Olympics and Saint Joseph's Oratory.

Garvin stated, "Going to Canada will allow us to compete against high level programs from Canadian Universities abroad. It will allow the team to gel and spend quality time together on and off the floor.  This tour is about us gaining an edge and getting better every day both individually and most importantly as a team."

This will also be the second time in the Murray Garvin era that the Bulldogs take a trip overseas. The first experience came in the Bahamas in 2013. South Carolina State went 2-0 on that trip. Expect similar results this time around.

"There are some great things going on at South Carolina State. This will also be a great cultural and educational trip for our student-athletes," said Garvin. "It also will provide great exposure for our university and expand the brand of SC State."

Fans will able to get scoring updates and a daily blogs of  Bulldog Basketball at www.scsuathletics.com and all social media venues via Twitter, Instagram, and Face Book.

S.C. State Preview: Passing Game To Be Key For Bulldogs Offense

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- During the last few South Carolina State football seasons, defense has often led the way, many times protecting a struggling offense. Could there be a role reversal in 2018? Perhaps, and especially if the Bulldog passing game can come alive.

However, for the Bulldogs to be productive in there passing game, lots of improvement will have to take place at both quarterback and in the receiving corps, not as farfetched as it may seem as SC State has depth at quarterback and at the wide receiver position.

Five quarterbacks – three returnees and a pair of talented recruits -- are on the 2018 roster, while the receiver corps numbers 11-12 wide outs, including five veterans, among them the top three pass catchers from the 2017 squad, much to the delight of Head Coach Buddy Pough and first-year offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Bennett Swygert.

"We've had our offensive woes of late, but we think we can turn things around," said Pough during last Friday's MEAC Football Roundup at Norfolk, VA. "We will be tested early during our first two games against FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) teams – Georgia Southern and Central Florida. Also, we've moved some people around and have some new staff on offense."

Quarterbacks
At the quarterback position, Dewann Ford (6-2, 180 r-Jr.) of Stephenson, GA and Tyrece Nick (6-0, 170 So.) of Johnston, SC, emerged from spring drills as the top contenders. Marquanne Goodman (6-1, 200 r-Jr.) is also back.

Ford handled most of the signal calling duties last season, starting nine of 10 games. The Bulldog junior was the fifth-rated quarterback in passing yards in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, completing 147-293 attempts for 1,763 yards and eight touchdowns, while suffering 10 interceptions.  He was also the team's third-leading rusher with 93 attempts for 208 yards and two scores.

Nick saw action in four games but started just one contest. He connected on 3-8 attempts for the season but was more effective as a runner with 19 carries for 77 yards, while Goodman sat out the 2017 campaign.

Pough and Swygert expect to see improvement from both Ford and Nick, while Goodman could be in the mix as well.

"Having both Ford and Nick back should be a plus for our team," Pough said recently. "Ford had a good off season and I expect him to be improved this season. Nick played well in the spring and will have a chance to show what he can do. As the quarterback goes, so goes the offense.

Bennett had a chance to observe all of the Bulldog quarterbacks this spring and gives his candid opinion.

"Dewann and Tyrese, the two guys who have been out there on the field, both have the physical ability to be good," said Bennett. "They have the running and throwing ability but may lack some of the intangibles that will make them better operators of the game, something I know they can do.

"I like a quarterback battle and I think we have two guys that will be able 'to drive the bus,' as they say. Ford is definitely on the high end, with good speed and solid throwing ability," continued Bennett. "He has a good release, and with another year of experience under his belt, he should make better decisions, be more vocal and show better leadership.

"As far as Tyrese, we have to remember that he was an 18-year old last season. Most athletes would be red-shirted in that situation but he was thrown in the fire quickly. If he didn't execute as well as the staff had hoped, it was due to his youth, but he has a chance to be better.

"What we will be looking for from our quarterbacks are good decision-making, ball security and the ability to direct sustained drives to protect our defense. Their teammates must believe in them, and, as a staff, we need to get the ten (10) best guys around them."

Among the Bulldogs' 2018 signees are Baptist Hill's Cory Fields (6-0, 188 Fr.) and Quincy Hill (6-2, 175 Fr.) of Spring Valley, two talented quarterbacks who will get a chance to compete for playing time as well, according to Pough and Swygert.

"We signed two quarterbacks and the new NCAA rule – which allows a player to play in at least four games during the season and still maintain his redshirt status – will give us a chance to look at both and they appear to have pretty good ability," said Pough.

"I like both our freshman quarterbacks," echoed Swygert.

Wide Receivers
The Bulldog receiving corps is one of the deepest positions on the 2018 squad and is expected to be a major contributor for the SC State offense.

As a team last season, SC State ranked eighth out of 11 teams in pass offense (179.2 ypg) and was last in pass efficiency (100.6 rating). Also, just one Bulldog receiver – senior Quan Caldwell -- was listed among the top 10 MEAC pass catchers.

That should change this season, according to Pough.

"I think our wide receivers group will be improved," said Pough. "We have some solid veterans and a bunch of young guys that should see a lot of action. I expect us to get more production out of this group this season. Next to our running backs, this is one of our deepest groups, depth-wise."

Pough is right. Twelve wide receivers are listed on the 2018 preseason roster, including the top three pass catchers from last season – Quan Caldwell (5-11, 180 r-Sr.), De'Montrez Burroughs (6-2, 200 Jr.) and Tra'Quan Dubose (5-10, 170 r-Jr.).

Caldwell had 34 catches for 398 yards and three touchdowns; Burroughs, who missed spring drills following off-season surgery, pulled in 30 passes for 427 yards and two scores; while Dubose snared 29 balls for 414 yards. All three are legitimate All-Conference candidates.

Also returning in the receiver's corps are Jermaine Baxley (6-3, 185 r-Sr.), Tyler Schadewald (6-3, 185 Jr.), Orangeburg's Kordel Johnson (6-3, 185 r-So.), and Darius Hammond (5-10, 180 r-So.), all of whom saw playing time and had at least one reception last season, as well as Demarcus Brown (6-2, 195 Jr.) and Darius Hammonds (5-10,180 So.).

Heading a young group of redshirt freshmen and true freshmen are Zack Felder (6-3, 205 r-Fr.) of Orangeburg, Alex Syphrett (6-3, 195 r-Fr.), Rodriques Thomas (6-2, 180 r-Fr.), Will Vareen (5-11, 198 r-Fr.) and Scott Robinson (5-11, 170 Fr.)  

Overall, it appears the Bulldogs have a pretty talented group of upperclassmen – Caldwell, Burroughs, Dubose, Baxley, Schadewald and Kordel Johnson -- who played last season and had solid games catching the ball.

Caldwell, a redshirt senior, Burroughs and Dubose are very talented and have outstanding pass-catching ability. They make plays and are receivers that the Bulldogs can count on.

This gives SC State a solid group to start with, noted Pough, and the OC, Coach Swygert. Then come Thomas, Syphrett and Hammonds, giving the team a good nucleus of eight receivers that it can build around. And then there are the younger guys like Felder, a local kid that's 6-3, and Scott Robinson of Rock Hill, who has played in a championship mode.

 Thus a receiver corps of 11-12 guys gives Pough's team a solid group to start with, as well as others who can fill in to make the Bulldog offense productive and complement the SC State run game.

With key losses on defense, SC State will have to rely more on its offense in 2018, and having a solid passing game will go a long way toward fielding a strong offense.

The Bulldogs players report to preseason drills Aug. 2. Next up, we will feature the SC State running backs.


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No. 1 recruit Kayvon Thibodeaux took a visit to a school in Tallahassee...FAMU, that is

TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2019, took a significant visit over the weekend in Tallahassee. Thibodeaux spent the day at FAMU Saturday, one of the most notable HBCU’s in the country, located just miles from FSU’s campus. He essentially took a day trip to FAMU, flying into Tallahassee on Friday night to attend FSU’s “Saturday Night Lights” camp.

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Grambling State places SWAC-high 15 on preseason team

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama| The Grambling State University football team placed a Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) high 15 players on the preseason team, including 10 on the first team, as the conference announced the honors during Media Day on Friday morning at the Birmingham Marriott. 

All conference honors were selected by the 10-member institution head coaches and the sports information directors.

The Tigers landed 15 on the All-SWAC Preseason teams as De'Arius Christmas was selected the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Grambling State, which went 11-2 last season and fell just short in the Celebration Bowl, was voted to win the West Division.

The Tigers received 96 points to earn the top spot in the SWAC West Division. Southern (78), Prairie View A&M (65), Texas Southern (31) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff (30) rounded out the division. In the East, Alcorn State was chosen to repeat with 95 points. Alabama State (72), Jackson State (55), Alabama A&M (51) and Mississippi Valley State (27) rounded out the East Division.

Joining Christmas on the All-SWAC Preseason First Team was Darrell Clark (WR), Jordan Jones (TE), William Waddell (OL), Kyle Davis (OL), Linwood Banks (DL), La'Allan Clark (DL), Brandon Varner (DL), Percy Cargo (DB) and Marc Orozco (K). Quintin Guice (WR), Anfernee Mullins (DL), De'Andre Hogues (LB), Malcolm Williams (LB) and Dedrick Shy (DB) were named to the All-SWAC Preseason Second Team.

Christmas, who was selected to the Street and Smith All-American team last month, earned several accolades in helping the Tigers to a back-to-back Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship last season. The Vicksburg, Miss. native was a STATS FCS All-American Third team honoree, a BOXTOROW All-American, SBN All-American and SWAC Defensive Player of the Year.
 
Last year, he led the Tigers defensively with 88 tackles, including 48 solo stops. He has 17.5 tackles for a loss of 61 yards and five sacks for a loss of 31 yards. Also, he has added five quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
 
Darrell Clark, who was named to the All-SWAC Second Team last season as a wide receiver, led the Tigers with 44 catches for 528 yards and scored five touchdowns. He averaged 40.6 yards per game and 12.0 yards per catch.
 
Jones, who will make the move from tight end to running back this season, earned All-SWAC Second Team honors last season. He caught 17 passes for 316 yards and added five touchdowns, with his longest being a 59-yard score against Texas Southern. He averaged 24.3 yards per game and 18.6 yards per catch.
 
Waddell, an All-SWAC First-Team selection, BOXTOROW All-American Second Team honoree and HERO Sports Sophomore All-American last season, had an 85-percent grade in all 13 games. He had 28 pancakes and 23 knock downs, with no sacks. 
 
Davis played in 11 games on the offensive line and was part of an offense that averaged a SWAC-best 31.2 points a game and 367.3 yards per game.
 
Banks, who earned All-SWAC Second-Team honors last year, tallied 24 tackles, including 15 solo stops. He recorded 7.5 sacks for loss of 28 yards, along with three quarterback hurries.
 
La'Allan Clark, who finished ranked 32nd in the nation in sacks, received All-SWAC First-Team honors last year. He registered 30 tackles, including 11 solo stops, including a team-high 11.5 sacks for a loss of 62 yards. Clark added a team-high 10 quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.
 
Varner, who was named to the All-SWAC First Team last season, recorded 26 tackles, with 17 coming as solo stops. He added six sacks for a loss of 21 yards, and registered two quarterback hurries, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. He finished with one forced fumble, which helped the Tigers seal a 31-20 victory over Southern in the 44th Annual Bayou Classic.
 
Orozco, who earned All-SWAC First Team honors, BOXTOROW All-American Team and STATS FCS All-American, has been very consistent for the Tigers all season as he was 48-of-49 in extra points and registered 102 points. He was 18-of-22 on field goals, including booting a career-high 48-yarder in the SWAC Championship win over Alcorn State.
 
Cargo played in all 13 games as a defensive back and registered 54 tackles, including 37 solo stops. Also, Cargo tallied 3.5 tackles for a loss of 17 yards and finished with three pass deflections and one fumble recovery. He garnered one sack for a loss of 11 yards. The Donaldsonville, La. native earned the 2017 United States Marine Corps Excellence in Leadership Award winner and was selected to the 20th Annual FCS Athletics Directors Association Academic All-Star Team.
 
Guice appeared in all 13 games at wide receiver where he caught 26 passes for 357 yards and one touchdown. He averaged 27.5 yards per game and 13.7 yards per catch.
 
Mullins played in the final eight games of the 2017 season on the defensive line. The Mississippi State transfer registered 27 tackles, including 13 solo stops and tallied 8.0 tackles for a loss of 41 yards. He finished with seven sacks for a loss of 23 yards and added three quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one pass deflection.
 
Hogues appeared in all 13 games at linebacker where he finished with 57 tackles, including 26 solo stops. He tallied 12.0 tackles for a loss of 60 yards and added three pass deflections, three forced fumbles, two quarterback hurries and one fumble recovery. The Mobile, Ala. native recorded eight sacks, with five coming as solos for a loss of 44 yards. In addition, Hogues was named the Defensive MVP of the 2017 SWAC Championship Game.
 
Williams appeared in 11 games at linebacker as he garnered 49 tackles, including 20 solo stops. He registered 4.5 tackles for a loss of 33 yards and added four sacks for a loss of 28 yards, with one quarterback hurry.
 
Shy played in 12 games at defensive back and registered 13 tackles, including nine solo stops. He tallied four pass deflections with two interceptions and one score.
 
Grambling State opens the 2018 season on Saturday, Sept. 1 in Lafayette, La. against Louisiana. Kickoff from Cajun Field is set for 6 p.m.
 
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Embracing its heritage, HU is proud to join the Big South Conference

HAMPTON, Virginia -- William Harvey will always be proud of Hampton University’s standing as a historically black institution.

Founders established the school three years after the Civil War to educate former slaves and train teachers. Booker T. Washington studied there. Rosa Parks worked there.

But Harvey, HU’s president since 1978, is equally proud of the university’s Proton Therapy Institute, which treats cancer patients, and its 13-story Harbour Centre building that includes a $5 million weather antenna.

“The fact that we’re an HBCU is wonderful,” Harvey said. “But we happen to be an HBCU that’s one of the best modest-sized institutions in the entire country.”



Harvey has never backed away from taking a bold step. And that has extended to athletics.

In what generated some controversy in the HBCU world, Hampton announced in December it would join the Big South Conference after 23 years in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which is comprised entirely of HBCUs. The move became official on July 1.

In the Big South, Hampton is the only institution that is not predominantly white. It is also one of two HBCUs in Division I that does not belong to either the MEAC or Southwestern Athletic Conference. Tennessee State, in the Ohio Valley Conference, is the other.

“We’re always going to be an HBCU,” HU athletic director Eugene Marshall said. “That goes without saying. But we wanted to be in the cutting edge of where conference realignment is.”

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Seven Morgan Bears Named to 2018 Preseason All-MEAC Teams

NORFOLK, Virginia -- Seven (7) Morgan State football players were named today to the 2018 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's (MEAC) preseason team, which was voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. The announcement was made at the MEAC Football Luncheon at the Hilton Norfolk The Main.



Senior defensive lineman Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy were first-team selections.
 
Senior offensive linemen Joshua Miles and Matthew Thompson were third-team picks, along with junior wideout Manasseh Bailey, junior linebacker Ian McBorrough, and senior defensive back Carl Garnes.
 
The seven preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 37 lettermen and 16 starters returning for the 2018 Morgan State football season.
 
The Bears, under the direction of interim head coach Ernest T. Jones are predicted to finish ninth in the MEAC standings, according to the poll of the conference head coaches and sports information directors.
 
North Carolina A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard was selected preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while North Carolina Central defensive back Davanta Reynolds was picked preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
 
North Carolina A&T received the first place ranking in the conference's preseason poll for the 2018 MEAC football season.
 
Listed below are the 2018 MEAC Preseason Predicted Order of Finish. For Preseason All-MEAC teams, click here:
 
2018 PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH
1. North Carolina A&T
2. Howard
3. N.C. Central
4. Bethune-Cookman
5. Florida A&M
6. Norfolk State
7. S.C. State
8. Savannah State
9. Morgan State
10. Delaware State
 
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Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of high education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.

Philander Smith Lady Panthers Earn 2017-18 NAIA Scholar-Team Recognition

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- The Philander Smith College Women's Basketball team has made national recognition with the "2017-18 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Scholar-Teams." The Lady Panthers earned a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.11.  Philander Smith Women's Basketball and Xavier University of Louisiana Women's Cross Country teams were the only two Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC) teams to earn recognition.

The Lady Panthers had six student-athletes on The GCAC Commissioner's Honor Roll this past May. The Women's Basketball team also recorded the highest GPA in the Athletic Department for 2017-18. Head Coach Brandon Greenwood stated, "I am extremely proud of my women's team. Our team motto has always been: It's bigger than basketball." Greenwood continued, "I truly believe in that motto and that is why I push my team on and off the court."

Athletic Director, Nathan Cochran, said, "I am very excited about our Women's Basketball team earning this recognition. I cannot say enough about their hard work and the work of Coach Greenwood"

You can see the complete list of schools by clicking the following link:

2017-18 NAIA Scholar-Teams (PDFs) Sorted by Institution | Sorted by Sport 

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Langston's TeNeisha McKinney Selected as Vice President for ACAA

LANGSTON, Oklahoma -- The NAIA unveiled the Athletics Compliance Administrators Association (ACAA) with Langston University Assistant Athletic Director and Compliance Administrator TeNeisha McKinney being named Vice President of the organization.

The ACAA will assist with the professional development of athletics compliance administrators. In addition to McKinney, Georgia Gwinnett's Dr. Ian Potter will serve as the ACAA Chair and Vanguard's Mike Teague was selected as secretary.

"Our goal is to simplify the compliance process for our fellow compliance administrators which will in turn help our student athletes at every institution," McKinney noted. "We're here to serve our student athletes, first and foremost, so anything we're able to do to help with process is a win-win for the NAIA. I think it's extremely important that we display the change we want to see."

An ACAA webpage is currently under development and will be shared once complete. Please contact any of the officers if you have questions.

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Four Panthers Named Preseason All-Conference During SIAC Football Media Day; Ramsey Looking Forward to New Season

ATLANTA, Georgia -- Clark Atlanta University head football coach Kevin Ramsey was full of smiles as he talked to reporters at this week's Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Football Media Day at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta.

Ramsey's optimism permeates a Panther football program that will feature new additions to the squad, to his staff, and even to Panther Stadium.

"My message to fans is this: we have some outstanding football," Ramsey said. "Our product is going to be a product worthy of seeing. We want to get into the playoffs and make some noise. Above all to the fans, I want them to remember this is the year of the Panther."

The conference announced Tuesday that four Panthers – defensive back Quantavious Singletary, kicker Carlos Saldana, offensive lineman Jah-Mai Davidson, and wide receiver Johnathan Sanders – were all named to the Preseason All-SIAC team.

And though the Panthers finished 4-6 last season and were picked by SIAC coaches and sports information directors to finish fifth in the SIAC East this year, particularly with some key graduation losses on offense and defense, Ramsey points to a solid group returning and his new additions as a reason for his optimism.

The offense will be led new offensive coordinator Willie "Satellite" Totten. Totten, the legendary Mississippi Valley State quarterback who's main target was NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Rice, is himself a member of the College Football Hall of Fame.

He now is a veteran offensive coordinator and former head coach who promises a faster tempo on offense for CAU.

"I'm excited," Totten said. "I like the way the guys embraced the offense during the Spring," Totten said. "We did do some exciting things to bring a different tempo, no huddle offense to Clark Atlanta, and I think the guys embraced that very well."

Charles Stafford and P.J. Sanford are the top candidates to replace Johnathan McCrary at quarterback. They will have Sanders, one of the SIAC's top receivers last season, to throw to, as well as Josh Banks who is returning from injury.

On defense, the Panthers also suffered some key graduation losses, but return Singletary, defensive back Kenneth Morgan, and defensive linemen Xavier Lewis and De'Angelo Penn among others.

"It starts on the defensive side of the ball," Ramsey said. "We lost some kids. We lost a couple of linebackers. In this league, you have to be ready in all three phases of the game – special teams, offense and defense. I thought this spring was a good boost for our defense with guys flying around."

Another addition every one at CAU is excited about is a state-of-the-art video board at Panther Stadium that will significantly increase the fan experience on Saturdays.

"That's a good thing, as long as we get that thing lit up and then have a goose egg on the other side," Ramsey quipped. "Our president, Dr. Ronald A. Johnson, and athletic director J Lin Dawson did a good job in getting that video board out there. And it's sitting there facing Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, so hopefully we get more fan in the stands supporting these guys. It's just another example of how great our university supports our student-athletes."

The Panthers report for fall practice in early August and begin preparations for the season-opener at Mississippi College on Aug. 30. After a trip the next week to Central State, the Panthers then open the home season against Tuskegee on Sept. 15.

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