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Thursday, March 7, 2024

TSU Football Names Travis Partridge Offensive Coordinator and Quarterbacks Coach

Tennessee State football coach Eddie George hires Travis Partridge as offensive coordinator https://t.co/tlMKluDQNm via @tennessean @UTM_FOOTBALL @TSUTigersFB
— Mike Organ (@MikeOrganWriter) March 8, 2024

Welcome to #RoarCity, Coach Partridge (@CoachTPart)

📖 https://t.co/Og5C462cwN pic.twitter.com/RL4bg23eRI
— Tennessee State Football (@TSUTigersFB) March 8, 2024

Coach @CoachTPart can’t wait to get to Nashville

“The opportunity to join TSU
Football and be a part of the 𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙛𝙛, 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮, and 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙚𝙧𝙨 here is an 𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜”#RoarCity x #GUTS pic.twitter.com/jXyO5UK5kv
— Tennessee State Football (@TSUTigersFB) March 8, 2024

🐶🥎| Bulldogs Fall in Home Opener Against West Liberty

🐶🥎| Bulldogs Fall in Home Opener Against West Liberty #BulldogNation #BiteDown https://t.co/81eFp9Kaeq
— Bowie State Athletics (@BSU_Sports_Info) March 8, 2024

NSU women avenge lone MEAC defeat, take 12-game win streak into league tournament | Michael Sauls

NSU women avenge lone MEAC defeat, take 12-game win streak into league tournament https://t.co/Gx0qBtEabd
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 8, 2024

Alabama State football: Offensive takeaways from Thursday's spring football practice | Jerry Humphrey III

Alabama State football: Offensive takeaways from Thursday's spring football practice https://t.co/v5LJq4zzx7 via @mgmadvertiser
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 8, 2024

Rattlers travel to Georgia for the TNBA HBCU Championships

Rattlers travel to Georgia for the TNBA HBCU Championships.#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍https://t.co/wdZhFYmLTz
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) March 8, 2024

WATCH | Alcorn State's Win over TSU Has SWAC Tournament Implications| Recognizing JSU WBB Era of Dominance | Locked On HBCU

Alcorn State's Win over TSU Has SWAC Tournament Implications| Recognizin... https://t.co/zIIjU8MIR9 via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 8, 2024

WATCH | 220 Quarterback Club starts $1 million campaign for FAMU Athletics | Eddie Jackson

220 Quarterback Club https://t.co/uzMRXkDgri via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 8, 2024

To Win Championships You Have To #BRAGGDIFFERENT! Let's Go Rattlers! Winning Championships Costs Money! We Are Already The Number Public HBCU In Academics... Now We Are Coming For The Athletic Crown! #FAMUFIRST... EVERYONE ELSE SECOND! pic.twitter.com/nLNN7DXdw1
— IWeave CEO (@IWeaveSteve) March 7, 2024

Zay Land the 🐐 back on the Highest of Seven Hills.

Zay Land the 🐐 back on the Highest of Seven Hills. #FAMU | #Rattlers | #RELOAD | #REPEAT pic.twitter.com/WMkTHGFVf3
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) March 7, 2024

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗦𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟𝗦

Baseball has five home games this week and softball will host one before hitting the road. Women's and men's basketball both have their senior day game vs. bcu.

📅https://t.co/HQ1GbInjqi #FAMU | #Rattlers pic.twitter.com/q7XHzCYMEM
— Florida A&M Athletics (@FAMUAthletics) March 5, 2024

Tonight is the night! The @naia will announce which GCAC teams qualify for the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships 🏆 Watch the announcements live on the NAIA’s YouTube page!

Tonight is the night! The @naia will announce which GCAC teams qualify for the NAIA Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships 🏆 Watch the announcements live on the NAIA’s YouTube page!

🏀 Men’s Qualifier at 6 pm CT

🏀 Women’s Qualifier at 7 pm CT#selectionshow pic.twitter.com/TYWIsdxGRb
— Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (@GCACSports) March 7, 2024

We would like to thank the @blueprideofficial Stillman College Band for bringing that HBCU style sound to our championship tournament! You truly made our HBCU conference tournament complete!💙 #GCAChoops #HBCUhoops #hbcupride #hbcubands pic.twitter.com/Q6Ua2tfDCX
— Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (@GCACSports) March 5, 2024

SWAC Women’s Tennis Upcoming Match Schedule

➡️ 📆 SWAC Women’s Tennis Upcoming Match Schedule@Gatorade #SWACTEN | #BuildingChampionsForLife pic.twitter.com/Us72T5LhSl
— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) March 7, 2024

🏀 | Last game of the regular season! Tune in to ESPNU tonight to cheer on BOTH HU basketball teams as they face top seeded Norfolk State!

🏀 | Last game of the regular season! Tune in to ESPNU tonight to cheer on BOTH HU basketball teams as they face top seeded Norfolk State!
📺(W): https://t.co/2k1xG7skqG
📺(M): https://t.co/M6tHZ9oplP
📈(W): https://t.co/ok3EbFwuTD
📈(M): https://t.co/hJ3SVO6RTd #BleedBlue pic.twitter.com/NkCFkXWioc
— Howard Athletics (@HUBisonSports) March 7, 2024

WATCH: Florida A&M running back Kelvin Dean Jr. details spring practice's 'Fire Drill' | G. Thomas III

WATCH: FAMU RB Kelvin Dean Jr. details spring practice's 'Fire Drill' https://t.co/Fxc6gkev0N via @tdonline
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2024

WATCH: FAMU CB Kendall Bohler on what it means for former CB coach Colzie to become head coach | G. Thomas III

WATCH: FAMU CB Bohler on what it means for Colzie to become head coach https://t.co/vKi4oEAFHl via @tdonline
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2024

WATCH: FAMU offensive lineman Jalen Goss talks about 1st spring practice of 2024 | G. Thomas III

WATCH: FAMU offensive lineman Goss talks about 1st spring practice of 2024 https://t.co/uBMOKoBrAM via @tdonline
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2024

New FAMU football coach James Colzie III providing fresh outlook in initial spring practices | Gerald Thomas III

As #FAMU head coach James Colzie III navigates his first spring football practice, he’s starting to incorporate some new wrinkles for his inaugural spring Rattlers team. 🏈

🎙: @CoachColzie, @thekelvindean, @k3ndallbohler

Via @TDOnline https://t.co/M9LurQDokF
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) March 7, 2024

Tune in to ESPNU at 5pm and 9pm EST to watch @HUBisonSports & @NSUSpartans go head-to-head in a final showdown to close out the season.

𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑰𝑮𝑯𝑻🗣️🚨

A MEAC double header taking place in Norfolk. Tune in to ESPNU at 5pm and 9pm EST to watch @HUBisonSports & @NSUSpartans go head-to-head in a final showdown to close out the season. #MEACHoops | #MEACPride pic.twitter.com/9fd5B9awqr
— Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (@MEACSports) March 7, 2024

Spartans vs Bison: Regular Season Finale! Senior Night and BLACK OUT!!

🆚Howard
📍Norfolk, Va.
🏟️Joseph Echols Hall
⏰5 p.m.
📺 ESPNU https://t.co/9cwpMFjW7s
📊https://t.co/8trzGucETn #GoldStandard🔰 pic.twitter.com/LKGwz5vhpu
— Norfolk State Women’s Basketball (@NorfolkStateWBB) March 7, 2024

📺 Tune into ESPN+ and ESPNU for all of the 2024 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament games!

📺 Tune into ESPN+ and ESPNU for all of the 2024 SWAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament games! #SWACHoops | #BuildingChampionsForLife pic.twitter.com/C1nKzccwIp
— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) March 7, 2024

How newcomer Joseph Eichelberger has found his groove with Jackson State baseball | J.T. Keith

How newcomer Joseph Eichelberger has found his groove with Jackson State baseball https://t.co/Y2xGQslXaB
— Clarion Ledger (@clarionledger) March 7, 2024

Detroit Mercy and coach Mike Davis agree to part ways after Titans finish season at 1-31

Detroit Mercy and coach Mike Davis agree to part ways after Titans finish season at 1-31 https://t.co/P5e8E73x4W
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) March 7, 2024

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

. @TSUTigersMBB Takes Down Southern Indiana 78-64 in First Round of OVC Tournament

.@TSUTigersMBB Takes Down Southern Indiana 78-64 in First Round of OVC Tournament https://t.co/pxNi0BhUZP
— Tennessee State Athletics (@TSU_Tigers) March 7, 2024

On to the next ✅

TSU 78, USI 64#RoarCity x #D2W pic.twitter.com/grkJAeH7cr
— Tennessee State Men's Basketball (@TSUTigersMBB) March 7, 2024

Protective styles preserve Black players’ hair at NCAA tournament | Mia Berry

Proud to announce I am a #APSE Awards Top10 finalist in the Explanatory category for my story about Black women and their protective styles during the #NCAA tournament. This was one of my favorite pieces to write.

Thank you @APSE_sportmedia

https://t.co/fBgR1VmftB
— Mia Berry (@iammiaberry) March 6, 2024

Leo Davis Set to Compete at NCAA Indoor Championships

Leo Davis Set to Compete at NCAA Indoor Championships#WeAreHamptonU https://t.co/VPoHuIZilZ
— Hampton University Track & Field Official (@HamptonUTrack) March 6, 2024

Manus Dominant for @TNStateSoftball In Shutout Win over Detroit Mercy

Manus Dominant for @TNStateSoftball In Shutout Win over Detroit Mercy https://t.co/L6u631vZrN
— Tennessee State Athletics (@TSU_Tigers) March 7, 2024

Lincoln Men Ranked No. 19, LU Women Rated No. 25

The @LUMO_TF Men are #19 and the LU Women are No. 25 in the country heading into nationals - https://t.co/AwajRMKgZX #miaatf
— Lincoln University (Missouri) Athletics (@GoBlueTigers) March 6, 2024