Tallahassee, FL - There was a little bit more pushing and shoving Monday afternoon — the first day in pads for the Florida A&M football team — but it didn't stop Rattlers coach Joe Taylor from wishing he'd seen a little bit more from his younger players.
"I don't think the effort was bad but there were too many questions, mainly with the second and third team," he said. "I guess that's that youth, but I think we're still on a good pace."
Monday was the start of what Taylor called "separation week," when he'd find out more about the personality of his team and which players will emerge as the ones who make the travel squad. They'll have the first of two two-a-days workouts scheduled this week, culminating with a scrimmage Saturday at 9 a.m.
The scrimmage will carry most of the weight for grading his players, Taylor said.
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Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Friends of Howard Football hosts "The Meet The Bison Luncheon" for the Howard University football team
Washington, DC -- Friends of Howard Football, a local alumni-based fundraising group that promotes interest in the Howard University football program, hosts the “Meet the Bison” luncheon in the Howard University Blackburn Ballroom on Sunday, August 28th from 12 pm to 3 pm.
The “Meet the Bison” luncheon is a fundraising opportunity for friends, family, alumni, and Howard University supporters to be introduced to the 2011 Football team. The entire Howard University Football program coaching staff, including head coach Gary “Flea” Harrell, will be in attendance to make introductions and familiarize supporters to the Howard University Football Team and the Howard University community.
Event tickets are $55.00 per person or $550.00 for a 10 person table. Tickets are available at the Friends of Howard Football website or at http://2011fhfmeetthebisonluncheon.eventbrite.com. The ticket purchase deadline is Wednesday, August 24th. Advance registration is required and seating is open and based the first-come-first-served basis; except for reserved tables. All ticket sales are final and no refunds will be available.
Throughout the year, representatives of the Friends of Howard Football group organize fundraising events that benefit Howard University’s Football Program. These events afford Friends of Howard Football members the opportunity to network and socialize in a festive environment, while raising funds to support the football program. Their goal is to help provide the best academic and athletic opportunities for the student-athletes, while maintaining Howard’s high standard of excellence.
For more information about the Friends of Howard Football, Inc., the Howard University Football program, or to purchase tickets to the “Meet the Bison” luncheon please visit www.friendsofhowardfootball.org or email us at info@friendsofhowardfootball.org.
VISIT: Friends of Howard Football, Inc.
The “Meet the Bison” luncheon is a fundraising opportunity for friends, family, alumni, and Howard University supporters to be introduced to the 2011 Football team. The entire Howard University Football program coaching staff, including head coach Gary “Flea” Harrell, will be in attendance to make introductions and familiarize supporters to the Howard University Football Team and the Howard University community.
Event tickets are $55.00 per person or $550.00 for a 10 person table. Tickets are available at the Friends of Howard Football website or at http://2011fhfmeetthebisonluncheon.eventbrite.com. The ticket purchase deadline is Wednesday, August 24th. Advance registration is required and seating is open and based the first-come-first-served basis; except for reserved tables. All ticket sales are final and no refunds will be available.
Throughout the year, representatives of the Friends of Howard Football group organize fundraising events that benefit Howard University’s Football Program. These events afford Friends of Howard Football members the opportunity to network and socialize in a festive environment, while raising funds to support the football program. Their goal is to help provide the best academic and athletic opportunities for the student-athletes, while maintaining Howard’s high standard of excellence.
For more information about the Friends of Howard Football, Inc., the Howard University Football program, or to purchase tickets to the “Meet the Bison” luncheon please visit www.friendsofhowardfootball.org or email us at info@friendsofhowardfootball.org.
VISIT: Friends of Howard Football, Inc.
Monday, August 15, 2011
Alabama A&M, Hayes closer to an agreement
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Alabama A&M men's basketball coach Willie Hayes, who has been on the job for more than two months, is getting closer to signing a contract, school officials said earlier this week.Hayes replaced long-time coach Vann Pettaway, who resigned after 25 years on the job. He has been working in good faith since being hired on May 26 and remains confident a deal will be struck soon.
"I think we're going to get it done," Hayes said. "The university is going through a lot of stuff financially and dealing with SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools). After they get done with that, I think we'll sit down and get this done."
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Southern University has ‘Virgil Island’
Baton Rouge, LA - Before preseason camp began at Southern, coach Stump Mitchell said fans could expect “big things” this season from a smallish player — 5-foot-9 cornerback Virgil Williams.
Mitchell and his staff believed the sophomore could cement his spot as the team’s No. 1 cornerback.
Twelve days have passed since camp began, Williams has done nothing to deter his coaches’ faith.
“He’s a guy that played all three positions last year. He was a corner, a nickel and a safety for us last year,” defensive coordinator O’Neill Gilbert said Sunday at the team’s media day. “We’ve settled him down as a corner, and we expect a big year out of Virgil.”
As a true freshman last season, Williams actually went through preseason camp as a...
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Mitchell and his staff believed the sophomore could cement his spot as the team’s No. 1 cornerback.
Twelve days have passed since camp began, Williams has done nothing to deter his coaches’ faith.
“He’s a guy that played all three positions last year. He was a corner, a nickel and a safety for us last year,” defensive coordinator O’Neill Gilbert said Sunday at the team’s media day. “We’ve settled him down as a corner, and we expect a big year out of Virgil.”
As a true freshman last season, Williams actually went through preseason camp as a...
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Baez finds home at SU
Baton Rouge, LA - Sometimes, when universities feel an economic crunch, or when they’re in the mood to de-emphasize athletics on campus, they’ll consider a move to drop football. And sometimes, the academic folks win. They drop football.
Jorge Baez and Jamie Payton faced a very different, very rare problem. They arrived at Southern this season after their previous university closed down. Not the football program. The entire school.
In the spring of 2010, Baez was the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Lambuth University, a private NAIA school in Jackson, Tenn., that was founded in 1843. Payton, a graduate of Dutchtown High, was a productive linebacker. Lambuth had been around for more than 150 years, but Baez and others had begun to see signs of trouble. Big signs.
The school was running out of money.
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Jorge Baez and Jamie Payton faced a very different, very rare problem. They arrived at Southern this season after their previous university closed down. Not the football program. The entire school.
In the spring of 2010, Baez was the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at Lambuth University, a private NAIA school in Jackson, Tenn., that was founded in 1843. Payton, a graduate of Dutchtown High, was a productive linebacker. Lambuth had been around for more than 150 years, but Baez and others had begun to see signs of trouble. Big signs.
The school was running out of money.
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Q&A with UMES coach Frankie Allen
Today, just one member of that six-man class -- sophomore guard Louis Bell -- remains in Princess Anne. UMES has just four returners coming back off last season's 9-22 team.
Allen was a busy man this offseason in putting together his 2011-12 roster. He added former Colorado and Northern Illinois coach Ricardo Patton and Marlon Terry as assistants, and recruited a seven-man class.
The new additions to the Hawks are: Olatunji "T.J." Kosile, a 6-foot-11 center from Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson, Miss.; Pina Guillaume, a 6-foot-9 power forward from Blinn College in Texas who played his freshman year at Binghamton; Ron Spencer, a 6-foot-9 forward who transferred from Tennessee-Martin; Akeem Anderson, a 6-foot-7 forward from Northwest Mississippi Community College; Gregory Womack, a 6-foot-5 shooting guard from Redlands Community College in El Reno, Okla.; Percy Woods, a 6-foot combo guard from Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, Pa.; and Ishaq Pitt, a 6-foot-3 point guard from St. John Vianney in New Jersey.
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Saint Augustine's College goes for smaller stadium
RALEIGH, N.C. -- This season, for the first time in more than 50 years, the football team at Saint Augustine's College may fulfill its dream of playing home games on campus. But a new stadium will be smaller than school leaders had hoped.
The college has scaled back plans for a 5,000-seat venue after opposition from neighbors upset at the prospect of noisy crowds and game-day traffic. Instead, Saint Augustine's will seek permission for 2,500 seats - a capacity that won support from Raleigh City Council members in previous negotiations.
The revised proposal, which could go before the council Sept. 6, marks a setback for college officials who wanted more seats to attract recruits and compete for upper-tier NCAA track competitions.
The complex is named in honor of George "Pup" Williams, the longtime track coach who has led his athletes to 31 NCAA Division II track championships.
"To me, it's a slap in the face," said Williams, also the school's athletic director. "Sometimes I wonder how it would have been with Mike Krzyzewski or Dean Smith (pushing for the stadium).
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The college has scaled back plans for a 5,000-seat venue after opposition from neighbors upset at the prospect of noisy crowds and game-day traffic. Instead, Saint Augustine's will seek permission for 2,500 seats - a capacity that won support from Raleigh City Council members in previous negotiations.
The revised proposal, which could go before the council Sept. 6, marks a setback for college officials who wanted more seats to attract recruits and compete for upper-tier NCAA track competitions.
The complex is named in honor of George "Pup" Williams, the longtime track coach who has led his athletes to 31 NCAA Division II track championships.
"To me, it's a slap in the face," said Williams, also the school's athletic director. "Sometimes I wonder how it would have been with Mike Krzyzewski or Dean Smith (pushing for the stadium).
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