Jackson, MS - Dedric McDonald began his quest of regaining the spot as Jackson State's backup quarterback Sunday. For the first time in camp, he practiced full speed and donned shoulder pads.
McDonald, who was awaiting medical clearance to practice, lost the starting quarterback job to Casey Therriault last fall camp. He'll spend this one battling for the No. 2 spot with ex-Callaway QB Mark Thigpen and Tevin Chapman.
"It's going to be a great battle," coach Rick Comegy said. "It's exciting to see."
Comegy said Chapman, a sophomore from Hattiesburg, emerged as the No. 2 QB after spring drills. "That's how we felt," Comegy said. But the coach doesn't expect McDonald, a junior, to be the Tigers' No. 3 or 4 when the season opens ...
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Monday, August 15, 2011
S.C. Bulldogs return to the practice field today
Orangeburg, S.C. - South Carolina State will resume preseason football practice Monday evening at 6:40 p.m., following a day away from the field Sunday. The coaching staff and players used the day off to attend church services at Mount Pisgah Baptist Church.The players also got in some light work in the weight room and some rehab with the Bulldog sports medicine staff.
The Bulldogs were scheduled to practice twice on Monday, however, head coach Buddy Pough gave his team the morning off. S.C. State will also work out on Tuesday at 6:40 p.m.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
Defense runs rampant in Tennessee State University scrimmage
Nashville, TN - The one thing Tennessee State did well last season was run the football. But the Tigers couldn’t do it during Saturday night’s scrimmage. The defense prevented the offense from getting into any type of rhythm for the better part of the scrimmage and left Coach Rod Reed with mixed emotions.
“We’ve got to start fast,” Reed said. “Offensively we didn’t wake up until way later in the scrimmage. The defense came out with good intensity and got after them. While I wasn’t happy with the way the offense started, I was pleased with the way the defense stopped the run. Any championship defense has got to be able to stop the run.”
The defense held the offense to 32 yards on the first 12 running plays. The defense also forced three-and-outs on the first three possessions and allowed only a field goal on the first 10 series. The offense didn’t score a touchdown until the 12th series.
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TSU Aristocrat of Bands performs at Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, August 8, 2011. The band had also performed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on the preceding Saturday and Sunday in support of TSU alum Richard Dent's enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of FAME.
“We’ve got to start fast,” Reed said. “Offensively we didn’t wake up until way later in the scrimmage. The defense came out with good intensity and got after them. While I wasn’t happy with the way the offense started, I was pleased with the way the defense stopped the run. Any championship defense has got to be able to stop the run.”
The defense held the offense to 32 yards on the first 12 running plays. The defense also forced three-and-outs on the first three possessions and allowed only a field goal on the first 10 series. The offense didn’t score a touchdown until the 12th series.
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TSU Aristocrat of Bands performs at Rock'n Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on Monday, August 8, 2011. The band had also performed at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton on the preceding Saturday and Sunday in support of TSU alum Richard Dent's enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of FAME.
Southern scrimmage ‘lovely’ for Mitchell
No, the Jaguars are not perfect or polished, he said. But preseason camp is moving along well.
“Lovely,” he said. “I mean, people are out here watching us practice in the heat. Guys are going hard at it. And I think that as a football team, we’re better. ... We’re much further along than we were last year at this time.”
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OG Brown moved to first team
When two of Southern’s top offensive linemen missed preseason practice with minor injuries last week, freshman guard Zach Brown got an instant promotion to the first team. So far, coach Stump Mitchell said, Brown has made the most of his opportunity.
“No question,” Mitchell said. “Zach Brown was here all offseason. He was in summer school. He made two As and one B in nine hours. So he did a fantastic job there, and he’s doing a fantastic job now, stepping in for some injured guys.”
Brown’s promotion came when sophomore left guard Taylon Jones suffered a minor wrist injury and missed several practice sessions last week. Though Jones returned in time to play in Saturday’s first preseason scrimmage, Brown, a 6-foot-4, 290-pound Houston native, played mostly with the first team.
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Revisiting a legendary great! SU Human Jukebox Band Director Dr. Isaac Greggs
Extreme makeover?
OFFENSE BY POSITION
QUARTERBACK
RETURNEES: Dray Joseph, Jeremiah McGinty, Hasoni Alfred, Reid Sanders.
KEY LOSS: None.
TOP NEWCOMERS: J.P. Douglas.
PROJECTED STARTER: Joseph.
OUTLOOK: McGinty was the starter for much of last season, but Joseph came off the bench to lead Southern in both of its wins, and he also started three of the last four games. Joseph began training camp as the de facto No. 1, and while SU coach Stump Mitchell is high on Douglas, a true freshman, it appears that Joseph still has the edge. “Right now, I think he really has a pretty good grasp of the offense,” Mitchell said.
Winding road leads Grambling State University's Brown home
Since he served as the running backs coach at Alabama State in December's Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game, Brown worked at two other SWAC schools before landing at the place he calls home.
"Shreveport and Grambling are home for me," said Brown, a 1997 Woodlawn High School graduate.
When he returned for his second tenure at the head of the GSU program, head coach Doug Williams quickly called Brown to fill his offensive coordinator opening. Brown was just as quick to accept.
"I was at Alcorn for about a month when coach Williams got the job," Brown said. "He told coach (Melvin) Spears, I'm going to call and ask him if he wants to come home. That was a no-brainer for myself."
Williams likes to say Grambling is family and Brown fits...
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JSU, UAPB picked to win SWAC women's soccer titles
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff forward Silvia Fuentes and defender Erika Forbes, also from Arkansas-Pine Bluff, were named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Women's Soccer Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, the conference announced today. Preseason honors were voted on by the league's head coaches and sports information directors.
The Jackson State Lady Tigers (92 points) and Arkansas-Pine Bluff Lady Lions (99 points) were picked as the preseason favorites in the SWAC Eastern and Western Divisions, respectively. Jackson State, the defending conference champion, received 15 out of 20 first-place votes while Arkansas-Pine Bluff tallied 19 first-place votes.
Fuentes, a 5-5 senior from Moreno Valley, Calif., was the league's Player of the Year in 2010. She led the nation with 1.00 assists per game last season and ranked first in the SWAC in points (30), points per game (1.67) and assists (18). Fuentes was an All-SWAC First-Team selection in 2010.
Forbes, a 5-5 senior from Whitby, Ontario, was the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year last season. She helped the Lady Lions to the Western Division regular-season title and was sixth in the conference in goals (7). Forbes garnered SWAC Defensive Player of the Week honors three times last season.
Arkansas-Pine Bluff posted a 4-0-0 league record and a 13-6-0 overall mark last year. Jackson State recorded a 4-0-0 conference mark and a 13-7-1 overall record in 2010 en route to the SWAC Championship.
Mississippi Valley State, the runner-up to the SWAC Championship a year ago, tallied four first-place votes in the Eastern Division and was picked to finish second with 73 points. Alabama State finished with 54 points for third followed by Alabama A&M (48 points) and Alcorn State (31 points).
Texas Southern was picked to finish second in the Western Division with 70 points. Prairie View A&M (57 points) was tabbed third followed by Grambling State (40 points) and Southern (34 points).
The 2011 SWAC Women's Soccer Championship will be held November 3-6 at the Johnny Downs Soccer Center in Alexandria, La.
By SWAC Media Relations
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Florida A&M University Launches New Website To Celebrate FAMU's 125th Anniversary
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida A&M University was originally founded in 1887 as the State Normal College for Colored Students that served the underrepresented and underprivileged.
Today, Florida A&M University boasts an extraordinarily diverse student body including citizens from across the State of Florida and the globe. For nearly 125 years, Florida A&M University has served as a beacon of hope for thousands of talented young men and women seeking to improve their lives through the pursuit of a college education.
To celebrate its rich history, Florida A&M University will kick off its 125th anniversary on October 3, 2011. The University is proud of its history and is dedicated and committed to providing “Excellence with Caring” to a new generation of scholars.
A year-long series of special events are planned to celebrate the aspirations and accomplishments achieved over the past 125 years as well as illuminate the university’s vision for its future.
FAMU Yesterday. FAMU Today. FAMU Forever.
President's 2011 Gala Honoring the Marching "100"
Florida A&M University will kick off its year long 125-year Anniversary Celebration during the President’s Gala on Friday, October 7, 2011. This year’s gala theme is “Marching for Excellence” and will pay tribute to the life of William P. Foster, the “Dean of America’s Band Directors,” and the incomparable Marching “100.”
In video #2, the late Dr. William P. Foster, conducting "Knocks Me Off My Feet" with the 1996 edition of the Florida A&M University "Marching 100". The arranger was Mr. Lindsey B. Sarjeant, Assistant Director of Bands and University Arranger, Florida A&M University.
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