Aggie-Eagle Classic 2011

Greensboro, North Carolina -- Dating all the way back to 1924, the N. C. A&T Aggies and the North Carolina Central Eagles will meet at the line of scrimmage to renew an 87-year-old rivalry.

The historical football game between A&T and the N. C. Central is perhaps one of the most anticipated, emotional, and oldest rivalry games in black college football.

"To me it's like a second homecoming of sorts," said Bonnie Newman Davis endowed A&T professor and alumna. The two teams played each other every year since 1924 except for six times. The last time they didn't meet was in 2006.

From 1994-2005 the two teams have met at a neutral site in Raleigh for the official "Aggie-Eagle Classic." However, now the game is technically no longer named the Aggie-Eagle Classic but is now just a regular season conference game, but the title since then has lived on.

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2011 SIAC Football Championship

The Albany State Golden Rams & The Miles College Golden Bears Battle For The Throne in The Inaugural SIAC Football Championship in Atlanta, GA.

Carter becomes breakout back at Morehouse

Marietta, Georgia -- Despite a successful career as a two-sport star at Sprayberry High School — excelling in football and baseball — David Carter thought it was all over once he graduated.

“I came in thinking that I would just go to school,” Carter said. “I thought my football career was over. My options were to go to Morehouse and maybe try to play baseball here. Or, I would go to (Kennesaw State) and walk on to their baseball team.”

Carter ultimately decided to enroll at Morehouse College, the historic black college in downtown Atlanta. He also decided to walk on to the football team and not the baseball team — a decision that has paid off.

Carter spent his freshman year in 2009 as a fourth-string running back, but injuries and eligibility issues near the end of the season allowed him to move up to No. 2 on the depth chart. He then earned his first chance to play for the Maroon Tigers in their final game of the ’09 season against Miles College. In that game, Carter finished with 133 yards on 31 carries and a touchdown on the way to a 13-3 win.



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The NCAA DII Football Championship Selection Show

Urban Sports Poll: Winston-Salem State 11-0 and top-ranked; Grambling hits top 10

Arlington, Texas— Winston-Salem State solidified its hold on the number one ranking in the Urban Sports News Black College Poll with its 38-18 victory over Elizabeth City State in the CIAA Conference Championship before 10,127 fans. The Rams ran their record to 11-0 and earned the number one seed in Super Region I of the NCAA D-II playoffs.

WSSU will have this weekend off and will await the winner of Saturday's game between Elizabeth City State and California (Pa.). The winner of that game will play the Rams at Bowman Gray Stadium at noon on Nov. 26. It is WSSU’s first appearance in the playoffs in 20 years.

                          USN Black College Football 2011 Poll: Week 11

Rank	Team	Record	Comment
1.	Winston-Salem State Rams	11-0	Beat Elizabeth City in CIAA Championship 38-18. Next Up: NCAA D-II playoffs.
2.	Norfolk State  Spartans	9-2	Won MEAC Championship outright with 49-14 beat down of Morgan State. Next Up:TBD
3.	Jackson State Tigers	8-2	Destroyed Alabama A&M 34-6. When Tigers are on, they can play with anyone. Next Up: Play Alcorn.
4.	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats	7-3	Defeated Savannah State 59-6. Next Up: FAMU in Florida Classic.
5.	Alabama State Hornets	7-3	Lost to Southern 26-23 on last second TD. Must hope for A&M loss to PV. Next Up: Tuskegee in Turkey Day Classic.
6.	FAMU Rattlers	7-3	Defeated North Central 34-10. Next Up: Meet Bethune in Florida Classic.
7.	Morehouse Maroon Tigers	8-2	Season Over.
8.	Alabama A&M Bulldogs	7-3	Blew chance to win SWAC East with 34-6 loss to Jackson State. Next Up: Travel to Prairie View for must win game.
9.	Grambling Tigers	6-4	G-Men have risen from the ashes. Grambling beat Texas Southern 29-25. Next Up: Meet Southern in Bayou Classic.
10.	Albany State Golden Rams	8-3	Lost SIAC Championship Game to Miles 20-17. Play at North Grenville State in D-II Playoffs.

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Miles College to play Johnson C. Smith in Pioneer Bowl

COLUMBUS, Georgia -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Tuesday that Johnson C. Smith University and Miles College have been selected to play in the Dec. 3 Pioneer Bowl.  The game will be held at A.J. McClung Stadium in Columbus, with kickoff at noon.

Miles, under first-year head coach Reginald Ruffin, finished first in the SIAC West Division with a 5-2 record. Last week the Golden Bears won the inaugural SIAC Championship Game by upsetting Albany State to finish with a 7-4 record.

The Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls, led by head coach Steve Aycock, finished third in the CIAA Southern Division with a 5-5 overall record. They were 4-3 in conference play.

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Tillar leads ECSU Vikings turnaround

Elizabeth City, North Carolina -- At the end of the 2005 football season, Elizabeth City State football coach sat down with then-athletic director Dr. Edward McLean to discuss the direction of the Vikings football program. Given the state of the program at the time, no one would have been surprised if the Tillar era ended after three seasons.

“The pressure was not whether I was going to win or not, the pressure was whether I was going to stay here,” Tillar said. “If there is no improvement in your situation over a three-year period it looks kind of grim.”

Tillar’s record was an uninspiring 7-23 and his teams had been shut out eight times. ECSU football, which had just one winning record in the previous 14 seasons, was barely on the football map.

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