The GCAC Track and Field Championships begin today at Lee Hedges Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana!
— University of the Virgin Islands Buccaneers (@UVI_Athletics) April 19, 2024
🎉 It's going to be an epic showdown you won't want to miss! 🏅#TrackNation
Watch Live on @HBCU_Plus #SettingTheStandard #BuccUp #OneUVI #OneGCAC pic.twitter.com/Ns34EkaLuB
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Friday, April 19, 2024
The GCAC Track and Field Championships begin today at Lee Hedges Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana!
Rod Walker: RIP, Archie 'the Gunslinger' Cooley — a SWAC legend, a football innovator
Rod Walker: RIP, Archie 'the Gunslinger' Cooley — a SWAC legend, a football innovator https://t.co/0YR6yxWx2X via @nolanews
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
Archie Cooley, former Jackson State football player and Mississippi Valley State coach, dies at 85 | J.T. Keith
Archie Cooley, former Jackson State football player and Mississippi Valley State coach, dies at 85 https://t.co/dLuL3YUYHG via @clarionledger
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
3 Jackson State football players enter the transfer portal on the first day of the spring cycle | J.T. Keith
3 Jackson State football players enter the transfer portal on the first day of the spring cycle https://t.co/L874VeZbjD via @clarionledger
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
Virginia Governor Signs NIL Law That Could Significantly Change College Sports Landscape | Mike McDaniel
Virginia Governor Signs NIL Law That Could Significantly Change College Sports Landscape https://t.co/kymU5htfrn via @SInow
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀𝘿𝘼𝙔!! Rattlers are in Itta Bena to take on the Delta Devilettes
𝙂𝘼𝙈𝙀𝘿𝘼𝙔!!
— Florida A&M Softball 🥎 (@FAMU_Softball) April 19, 2024
Rattlers are in Itta Bena to take on the Delta Devilettes.
📊 https://t.co/n4AV4Mkfmn#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/bI8kmFkRxz
Adams repeats as RRAC weekly award winner; Kynnedy Turner also honored
Adams repeats as RRAC weekly award winner; Kynnedy Turner also honored
— XULA Athletics (@xulagold) April 19, 2024
story: https://t.co/vjnptniLrB#TeamGold #HailAllHailXU #NAIATrack #HBCU #XULA pic.twitter.com/3z7VOrs3Dr
Tyler earns RRAC Pitcher of the Week
Tyler earns RRAC Pitcher of the Week
— XULA Athletics (@xulagold) April 19, 2024
story: https://t.co/gEnTR6mBCA#TeamGold #HailAllHailXU #NAIASoftball #HBCU #XULA pic.twitter.com/wmefXGcWIQ
WATCH | 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆
𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒛𝒂𝒏 𝑷𝒂𝒈𝒆
— Tennessee State Football (@TSUTigersFB) April 19, 2024
May his legacy as a protector and a Tiger always inspire us. Fly High 62, forever in our hearts. pic.twitter.com/kWHFpBLW4z
No. 4 Gold Nuggets celebrate senior day with 5-2 victory against No. 13 #LSUA
No. 4 Gold Nuggets celebrate senior day with 5-2 victory against No. 13 #LSUA
— XULA Athletics (@xulagold) April 19, 2024
story: https://t.co/KzCzRddU78#TeamGold #HailAllHailXU #NAIATennis #HBCU #XULA pic.twitter.com/lLHcaw7G0n
WATCH | Donate today as we begin the Coach Crarey era!
It’s 1887 Strikes, #FAMUDayofGiving, and @CoachCrarey is asking for your support by donating to the men’s basketball program.
— Florida A&M Men’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_MBB) April 19, 2024
Donate today as we begin the Coach Crarey era!
🐍 https://t.co/jZflcrHsdY#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/8dFY0bkC2h
Congratulations Brianna Benloss on being named the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Women’s Track Athlete of the Week!
Congratulations Brianna Benloss on being named the CIAA Outdoor Track and Field Women’s Track Athlete of the Week! pic.twitter.com/UTR7eRXmf1
— WSSU Athletics (@WSSU_Athletics) April 18, 2024
Trio pick up All-SWAC Men's Tennis Honors
Trio pick up All-SWAC Men's Tennis Honors#BeADawg24https://t.co/2ZPU9lRoAr
— Alabama A&M Athletics (@_AAMUAthletics) April 19, 2024
. @CoachAugustin Announces Lady Pirates Basketball Coaching Staff
.@CoachAugustin Announces Lady Pirates Basketball Coaching Staff#WeAreHamptonUhttps://t.co/Soy8FWEbFJ
— Lady Pirates WBB (@LadyPiratesWBB) April 18, 2024
Round 1 of the 2024 #NECWGOLF Championship is set to tee off from Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA
🏆⛳️ 𝑅𝒾𝓈𝑒 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝓢𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓮!
— Northeast Conference (@NECsports) April 19, 2024
Round 1 of the 2024 #NECWGOLF Championship is set to tee off from Callaway Resort & Gardens in Pine Mountain, GA.
Tee times, pairings & live scoring can be found here:https://t.co/EOGgNUH63R pic.twitter.com/vU4OBRcfJ5
WATCH | SWAC Player of the Year Ahriahna Grizzle is asking for your support to enhance the women’s basketball student-athlete experience
Rattler Nation, it’s still 1887 Strikes, #FAMUSayofGiving.
— Florida A&M Women’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_WBB) April 19, 2024
SWAC Player of the Year Ahriahna Grizzle is asking for your support to enhance the women’s basketball student-athlete experience.
🐍 https://t.co/MEyQKEkD63#FAMU | #Rattlers | #PRESSURE pic.twitter.com/RP2DF1TAQ0
Lady Bulldogs WIN!! Women’s Tennis Defeats UNCW
Lady Bulldogs WIN!! #WeAreSCState pic.twitter.com/kziKtfjeiO
— SC State Athletics (@SCStateAthletic) April 19, 2024
Women’s Tennis Defeats UNCW https://t.co/aexQg2E3ii
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
WATCH | "We’re the number one public HBCU, and we need to be the number one HBCU for basketball as well." | Alison Posey
"We’re the number one public HBCU, and we need to be the number one HBCU for basketball as well."
— Alison Posey (@AlisonPosey14) April 19, 2024
Patrick Crarey II was formally introduced as @FAMU_MBB's head coach Thursday afternoon, and he's ready to make an immediate impact. pic.twitter.com/lMIhGmxiqr
Duanté Abercrombie was hired Thursday as the first coach of the Tennessee State ice hockey team, which will begin play in the 2024-25 season | Mike Organ
Duanté Abercrombie was hired Thursday as the first coach of the Tennessee State ice hockey team, which will begin play in the 2024-25 season. @TSU_Tigers @MapleLeafs @NHL #RoarCity https://t.co/RqPZV7mtRn
— Mike Organ (@MikeOrganWriter) April 19, 2024
Southern and Texas Southern collide for four big games: 'We’re playing for first place' | Jim Kleinpeter
Southern and Texas Southern collide for four big games: 'We’re playing for first place' https://t.co/f8oPrPwNAJ via @nolanews
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
Tiger nation mourns the loss of one of its own and pioneer in the game of football, Archie Cooley
Tiger nation mourns the loss of one of its own and pioneer in the game of football, Archie Cooley #TheeILove | #BleedTheeBlue pic.twitter.com/kAuQUB1A11
— Jackson State Athletics (@GoJSUTigers) April 19, 2024
HBCU Coaching Legend Archie “Gunslinger” Cooley https://t.co/6NEbf3j3a5 via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
MEET DAY! The NCCU men's and women's track & field teams won't have far to travel for competition this weekend
MEET DAY! The NCCU men's and women's track & field teams won't have far to travel for competition this weekend. The Eagles will battle in the Aggie Classic hosted by North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. on April 19-20. #EaglePride @NCCUTrack_Field pic.twitter.com/8BGnEDYp9b
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) April 19, 2024
It’s FAMU Day of Giving. Please help the Women’s Basketball team meet our goal of $30,000
https://t.co/OSkucWRJ6B
— Olivia Delancy (@liv_baller2022) April 19, 2024
It’s FAMU Day of Giving. Please help the Women’s Basketball team meet our goal of $30,000. Please give whatever you can. No donation is too small or too large. @FAMU_WBB @FAMUAthletics @CoachBGordon @agennie22 pic.twitter.com/2x6TmujQfL
Despite hearing disorder, FAMU baseball ace, local standout, amongst nation's top pitchers | Gerald Thomas III
Despite hearing disorder, FAMU baseball ace, local standout, amongst nation's top pitchers https://t.co/oX3biaUhnI
— Tallahassee Democrat (@TDOnline) April 19, 2024
Allegany College of Maryland Sophomore Guard Tyson Oghene from Malmo, Sweden has received an offer from Florida A&M University Rattlers | 6'-6"/220 |
Blessed to have received an d1 offer from Florida A&M thank you @CoachCrarey pic.twitter.com/kkpK9f6nTh
— Tyson oghene (@Tyson05350250) April 18, 2024
Sophomore Oghene NJCAA D1 All American Honorable Mention https://t.co/iV74kY6bD7
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) April 19, 2024
🚨Mid season highlights 🚨
— Tyson oghene (@Tyson05350250) December 17, 2023
Tyson oghene #11
Sophomore
22.3 PPG
6.3 RBP
50.8 FG%
41.5 3PG%
4 3PG
🚨Dm if interested🚨 pic.twitter.com/50cZZoxs4p
Crarey: “I’m going to build my team on shooting, athleticism, basketball, IQ, and character.” https://t.co/z3Yy9app2M
— G. Thomas III (@3peatgee) April 18, 2024
“I’m real, I’m a relationship type dude. Everything for me is based upon a relationship.”
— Florida A&M Men’s Basketball 🏀 (@FAMU_MBB) April 19, 2024
Coach Crarey does his first sit down interview as the new head coach.
Watch exclusively on Rattlers+.
📺 https://t.co/AN2coWBcEn#FAMU | #FAMUly | #Rattlers | #FangsUp 🐍 pic.twitter.com/dQaPaJs6hT