Baton Rouge, LA - Although Southern’s pass defense has been relatively solid through two games - opposing quarterbacks have completed only 45 percent of their throws - second-year coach Stump Mitchell said he’s still looking for more big plays from his secondary.
More to the point: When the Jaguars (1-1, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) face Jackson State (2-0, 0-0) at 6 p.m. Saturday in A.W. Mumford Stadium, Mitchell would love to see some interceptions. During a 21-6 victory over Alabama A&M last week, SU had 11 pass breakups, but no interceptions.
The Jaguars are, in fact, still searching for their first takeaway this season.
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Alabama A&M: Bulldogs, Golden Tigers both looking for wins
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - Alabama A&M and Tuskegee will both be looking to break into win column Saturday when the two teams collide in the second annual Louis Crews Classic.
The Bulldogs are 0-2 after losing to Hampton and Southern, while the Golden Tigers are 0-1 after losing their home opener Saturday to Langston. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Louis Crews Stadium.
"Tuskegee is going to bring a good football team in here," A&M coach Anthony Jones said. "They lost their opener, so they're going to be desperate and fired up about the opportunity to play us. "We've got to be ready to play or we're not going to like the outcome."
A&M leads the all-time series ...
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The Bulldogs are 0-2 after losing to Hampton and Southern, while the Golden Tigers are 0-1 after losing their home opener Saturday to Langston. Kickoff is 6 p.m. at Louis Crews Stadium.
"Tuskegee is going to bring a good football team in here," A&M coach Anthony Jones said. "They lost their opener, so they're going to be desperate and fired up about the opportunity to play us. "We've got to be ready to play or we're not going to like the outcome."
A&M leads the all-time series ...
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Pough turns his attention to offense as SCSU prepares for IU Hoosiers
Orangeburg, SC - Buddy Pough was more than relieved Monday to arrive for his weekly press conference still undefeated in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play.
Just two days after an emotional 26-18 victory over Bethune-Cookman, the South Carolina State head football coach still marveled over how his team pulled it out in Daytona Beach despite continued difficulties on offense.
"It feels like that we dodged a gigantic bullet that way in the fact that Bethune was really, really good and after having seen them, I thought they were better than I thought they were when I saw them on TV," he said. "The difference was that we were fortunate in some of the things that we have that we created some stuff that I didn't realize that we could even create ourselves. Our defense can run and strike you and make a lot of plays and the fact we were able to keep them off-guard that way made the difference."
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Just two days after an emotional 26-18 victory over Bethune-Cookman, the South Carolina State head football coach still marveled over how his team pulled it out in Daytona Beach despite continued difficulties on offense.
"It feels like that we dodged a gigantic bullet that way in the fact that Bethune was really, really good and after having seen them, I thought they were better than I thought they were when I saw them on TV," he said. "The difference was that we were fortunate in some of the things that we have that we created some stuff that I didn't realize that we could even create ourselves. Our defense can run and strike you and make a lot of plays and the fact we were able to keep them off-guard that way made the difference."
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Starmount softball pitcher commits to Chowan
Chowan competes at the NCAA Division II level as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA). The school is located in Murfreesboro. Chowan softball is coming off a 34-19 record this past spring and advanced to the CIAA championship game.
Groce has been an integral part of Starmount’s recent run of success, which included conference tournament championships in 2009 and 2010. The Rams played in the 2010 state championship series in Raleigh, finishing fourth overall.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Xavier's Jackson siblings run away with conference awards
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NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana cross country siblings Zahri and Kwame Jackson are the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Runners of the Week for Sept. 5-11.
The Jacksons are freshmen from Kingwood, Texas — a Houston suburb — and graduates of Kingwood Park High School.
Zahri Jackson is the first XU female harrier to win the GCAC award in consecutive weeks. She set a school record of 19 minutes, 15.18 seconds for 5,000 meters Saturday in the Four Points by Sheraton Loyola Wolfpack Invitational at Metairie, La. Jackson placed third overall and was the first collegiate finisher.
Kwame Jackson placed fourth in the men's division of the Loyola meet and was the No. 2 collegiate finisher. His 5K time of 16:12.13 is the fastest by an XU male since the record was set in 2000. He has top-10 finishes in both his collegiate meets.Both XU teams will compete Friday evening in the Ragin' Cajuns Invitational at Lafayette, La.
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information DirectorVISIT: XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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WSSU's Maynor maintains stance on lopsided win
He remained unapologetic for allowing backup quarterback Jamie DeGeare, a fifth-year senior, to continue to throw in the fourth quarter, which started with the Rams leading 54-3.
"The game kind of got away from us in the third quarter with those two kickoff fumbles that we turned into touchdowns," Maynor said. "And I put my (second string) guys in during the fourth quarter, and they were just playing football."
Instead of keeping the ball on the ground and running ...
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