Henton, Slaughter eligible to play for FVSU Wildcats

FVSU Head Coach Donald Pittman

FORT VALLEY, GA -- The names are familiar to Fort Valley State fans, especially those who may have seen the two players in action about five turns and two miles away at Peach County.

Finally, the former Trojans are now Wildcats, and fans can get a look at quarterback Antonio Henton and wide receiver Chris Slaughter and their teammates at 6 p.m. on Saturday when FVSU holds an open scrimmage at Wildcat Stadium.

“They look great,” said FVSU head coach Donald Pittman, who got word this summer that both were finally eligible. “They’ll only get better. The more they practice, the better they get.” The pair is joined by another former Peach County star, running back and kick returner Travis Richmond, who signed with FVSU in February.

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ASU Football Notebook: SIAC Selects Atlanta For Inaugural Title Game; Rams Change Site To Waycross For 'Rumble In The Swamp' vs. Clark

ASU Head Coach Mike White

ATLANTA, GA -- It looks like Albany State could have a chance to play a game this year in Atlanta after all. SIAC officials announced the location of the conference's inaugural football championship game Thursday, and it will be held in Atlanta on Nov. 12.

ASU coach Mike White wasn't thrilled earlier this year when Albany State's game against Clark Atlanta was moved from the state capitol to Valdosta, lamenting the fact that the Rams' many Atlanta supporters wouldn't get a chance to see program play for the first time in more than two decades.

"It's not necessarily a good thing to me because we have a strong fan base in Atlanta, and we look forward to that trip every season," White told The Herald in June when the announcement was first made. "This will be the first time since I got here in 1975 we won't be playing a game in Atlanta, whether it's against Clark or Morehouse. It's disappointing for our alums up there."

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NC Pro-Am Championship Recap

Durham, N.C. - The Greater NC Pro-Am has finally come to an end. After a great summer that brought surprise appearances by John Wall, Brandon Jennings and Donte Greene, the battling at NC Central came its conclusion and Team Jamison walked away with the crown over a previously undefeated Sheraton Imperial squad.

Unlike most summer league games, it was clear from the tip that both teams were playing for the W and not for the crowd or the highlights. Rasheed Wallace served as the consistent vocal leader for Sheraton Imperial, who just couldn’t overcome the lineup of Jerry Stackhouse, Josh Powell, Raymond Felton, Dominique Sutton and Emanuel Chapman. There weren’t behind-the-back passes, off-the-glass dunks, or matador defenders in this game. It was a game filled with charges, loose balls and straight up team basketball that most definitely had a bit of an old school feel to it.



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4 NCAA Division I opponents on XU Nuggets' home schedule

NEW ORLEANS, LA — Nine home matches, four against NCAA Division I opponents, and 10 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference matches await the 2011 Xavier University of Louisiana women's volleyball team.

First-year head coach Christabell Hamilton announced Friday the schedule, which includes 25 regular-season contests.

Xavier's first home match will start at 7 p.m. on Aug. 29, one week from Monday, against Mobile at The Barn. The Gold Nuggets will begin their fourth season of intercollegiate competition next Friday with a 7 p.m. match at Belhaven in Jackson, Miss.

Division I opponents visiting Xavier will be Mississippi Valley on Sept. 10, Southern on Sept. 19, New Orleans on Oct. 5 and Prairie View A&M on Oct. 6. Xavier will travel twice to play DIs: Sept. 9 at Alcorn State and Oct. 25 at New Orleans.

GCAC membership increased from six to eight with the addition of Philander Smith and Talladega in July. Each team will play 10 league matches this season — two apiece against three opponents and one each against the other four. Neutral sites will be employed for part of the GCAC schedule, with Xavier traveling to Talladega for three matches Sept. 23-24 and to crosstown rival Dillard for three matches Oct. 7-8.

Xavier will play two GCAC matches apiece against SUNO, Edward Waters and defending tournament champion Dillard and one each against Fisk, Philander Smith, Talladega and Tougaloo. The Nuggets' GCAC opener will be Sept. 17 against SUNO at The Barn.

The GCAC will crown a regular-season champion this year, and the winner of the league tournament Nov. 9-12 at Nashville, Tenn., will earn the GCAC's automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship.

First-time opponents will be New Orleans, Philander Smith, Prairie View, Southern and Talladega.

Five Gold Nuggets — sophomore Kerris Crier and seniors Iva Bobkova, Joyy Joseph, Patrice Hightower and Celeste Poe — return from last season's 11-26 team, which finished third in the GCAC Tournament. Bobkova was All-GCAC. The seniors will be honored Nov. 5 during the regular-season finale against Dillard.

2011 Xavier University Women's Volleyball Schedule Click here for detailed schedule information Aug. 26:  at Belhaven, 7 p.m. Aug. 29:  MOBILE, 7 p.m. Sept. 4:  at Loyola, 6 p.m. Sept. 6:  at Spring Hill, 7 p.m. Sept. 8:  JUDSON (ALA.), 7 p.m. Sept. 9:  at Alcorn State, 7 p.m. Sept. 10:  MISSISSIPPI VALLEY, 3 p.m. Sept. 17:  •SUNO, 1 p.m. Sept. 19:  SOUTHERN, 7 p.m. Sept. 23 or 24:  • at Talladega, TBA Sept. 23 or 24:  • Edward Waters, TBA (1) Sept. 23 or 24:  • Fisk, TBA (1) Sept. 26:  at Southern, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1:  • at Dillard, 6 p.m. Oct. 5:  NEW ORLEANS, 7 p.m. Oct. 6:  PRAIRIE VIEW A&M, 5 p.m. Oct. 7:  • Philander Smith, noon (2) Oct. 7:  • Tougaloo, 7 p.m. (2) Oct. 8:  • Edward Waters, 10 a.m. (2) Oct. 15:  at Judson (Ala.), 1 p.m. Oct. 22:  at Mobile, 11 a.m. Oct. 25:  at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Oct. 28:  FAULKNER, 3 p.m. Oct. 29:  • at SUNO, 6 p.m. Nov. 5:  • DILLARD, 1 p.m. (Senior Day) Nov. 9-12:  GCAC Tournament, Nashville, Tenn. Nov. 19  NAIA National Championship opening round at campus sites, TBA Nov. 29-Dec. 3:  NAIA National Championship final site at Sioux City, Iowa, TBA Home matches in BOLD • Gulf Coast Athletic Conference match TBA — To be announced All times are Central except where noted (1) — at Talladega, Ala. (2) — at Dillard's Dent Hall, New Orleans Call (504) 520-7329 for ticket information

By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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DSU Hornets linebacker leading by example

DOVER, DE -- Brandon Harvey leads, and Kermit Blount knows it.

"He's certainly a kid who's the first guy in all the drills," said Blount, Delaware State's new football coach. "He's going to be the first guy on the field and the last guy to leave and the first guy in the weight room. "He brings a bunch of leadership and experience to our defensive unit."

Harvey, a 5-foot-11, 240-pound senior middle linebacker, is one of the cogs the Hornets are counting on to help revitalize their defense. Last year, DSU ranked last in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in total defense (384.5 yards per game), eighth in rush defense (196.9 ypg) and eighth in pass defense (188.1 ypg).

But the Hornets have a new defensive coordinator in Mike Ketchum, who served for five years as Blount's defensive coordinator at Winston-Salem State. Ketchum has brought a new attitude to preseason camp at Alumni Stadium. "Camp is definitely going better than last year," Harvey said. "I think the team looks a lot better, is a lot more focused, and a lot more determined to get better."

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Is Quentin Williams looking at a redshirt at B-CU?

Daytona Beach, FL - When former Jefferson quarterback Quentin Williams signed with Bethune-Cookman last February, one of his many reasons he was going to the Division I-AA school was because he wanted to play early.

The reigning Florida Mr. Football's path to the playing field might have hit a roadblock. A already-present logjam at quarterback just got even more crowded.

Former Maryland starter Jamarr Robinson has reportedly transferred to Bethune-Cookman. Robinson redshirted his first season with the Terps and graduated in four years, meaning he has one more year of eligibility and can play right away because he's transferring to a I-AA school. Robinson started Maryland's first three games last year, but was benched for redshirt freshman Danny O'Brien, who won the starting job.

Williams, who guided Jefferson to a 15-0 record...


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Report: Former ACC QB transfers to Bethune-Cookman

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - Bethune-Cookman's answer to replacing Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year Matt Johnson just might be a player who already has graduated from college.

Former University of Maryland starting quarterback Jamarr Robinson has transferred to Bethune-Cookman, according to a report in USA Today.

B-CU head coach Brian Jenkins declined to comment on Robinson, and the News-Journal was not allowed access to Thursday's practice.

Robinson was redshirted his first season at Maryland and graduated within four years, so he has one year of playing eligibility remaining. He can transfer down a level from Maryland, a Football Bowl Subdivision team in the Atlantic Coast Conference, to a Football Championship Subdivision (formally I-AA) school, enroll in a graduate-degree program and play right away, pending NCAA approval. B-CU is an FCS school and offers two graduate-degree programs.

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