NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- For the second time in eight days Tennessee State’s men’s basketball team announced it will play a nationally televised game this season.
Coach Dana Ford announced on Monday the Tigers’ season-opener on Nov. 10 at Kansas will be broadcast on ESPNU.
Last week Ford said the Tigers game at Texas on Dec. 18 would be on ESPN2.
The game against Kansas at historic Allen Fieldhouse will tip off at 8 p.m.
The Jayhawks went 31-5 and ended the season last year in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament with a 74-60 loss to Oregon.
TSU went 17-13 in Ford’s third season.
Kansas is predicted to be a top five team in most preseason publications.
The Jayhawks, who have claimed 13 consecutive Big 12 championships, return two regular starters — guards Devonte’ Graham and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk — and three players — guard Lagerald Vick, center Udoka Azubuike and forward Mitch Lighfoot — who were part-time starters or saw a lot of action.
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Monday, September 4, 2017
Key to Southern's win vs. South Carolina State: Winning third down on both sides of the ball
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern won Sunday’s game against South Carolina State on third down.
The Jaguars didn’t have a banner day offensively in their 14-8 win — their 14 points and 297 yards were their lowest outputs since 2015 — but they converted 11 of 19 third-down opportunities.
And the defense was even better: South Carolina State did not convert a single third down in 10 tries.
“That definitely helped,” Southern coach Dawson Odums said. “I didn’t realize they were 0 for 10. If we can play great third-down defense and great third-down offense, we’ve got a chance to be successful.”
It led to Southern having a nearly seven-minute advantage in time of possession.
“They stayed on the field in a lot of situations where we needed the football back desperately,” South Carolina State coach Oliver Pough said.
Southern quarterback Austin Howard was particularly effective on third down: He was 8 of 11 for 109 yards, each of his third-down completions resulting in a first down.
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College Football Corner: How about Howard!?!
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On college football’s front page the DMV lays decidedly below-the-fold. Yes, Virginia Tech has dominated the ACC’s weaker division and Navy plays Army every December, but for the most part those schools plus Maryland and Virginia are watching the party rather than being in the middle of it.And then there’s Howard — an FCS school in the MEAC that has more ten-loss seasons over the last decade than winning campaigns.
If the DMV is below the fold, the Bison are tucked in the second-to-last page next to the car ads.
So when former Richmond and Virginia coach Mike London took over the program last offseason, the usual shrugs and nods were given. The opening week slate that had Howard visiting UNLV didn’t really catch our eyes — the Bison have served as September cannon fodder for the likes of Maryland, Boston College and Rutgers over the last few years.
The fact that HU was a 45-point underdog was no surprise. But the 43-40 upset was. Somehow, Caylin Newton (younger brother of Cam) tallied 330 yards of offense against the Rebels and Howard stole the Labor Day weekend thunder away from the likes of Alabama, Michigan and even Maryland.
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Alabama A&M's Kenneth Davis named SWAC Defensive Player of the Week
BIRMINGHAM. Alabama -- Alabama A&M's Kenneth Davis has been named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week.
In making the announcement Monday, the conference recognized the senior linebacker for his outstanding play against the University of Alabama-Birmingham last Saturday.
A first-team All-SWAC preseason team linebacker, Davis made eight solo tackles with two assiAsted tackles to go along with several impact plays including two sacks for minus-8 yards and three tackles for loss for minus-9 yards.
The Bulldogs will travel to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt on Saturday. Kickoff is 3 p.m.
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In making the announcement Monday, the conference recognized the senior linebacker for his outstanding play against the University of Alabama-Birmingham last Saturday.
A first-team All-SWAC preseason team linebacker, Davis made eight solo tackles with two assiAsted tackles to go along with several impact plays including two sacks for minus-8 yards and three tackles for loss for minus-9 yards.
The Bulldogs will travel to Nashville to take on Vanderbilt on Saturday. Kickoff is 3 p.m.
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First look: Southern Miss' Jay Hopson well acquainted with Southern University
HATTIESBURG, Mississippi -- Southern Miss and Southern University have never met on the football field.But second-year Golden Eagle coach Jay Hopson is very well acquainted with the Jaguars. During his four-year stint at Alcorn State, the Braves never lost to Southern. In 2014, the Hopson-led squad knocked the Jaguars off twice (once for the SWAC championship).
Even if Hopson can’t recall those specifics off the top of his head, he has not forgotten the Jaguars’ makeup.
“It seemed like they were always a tough game,” he said Monday. “They were hard-fought battles. (Head coach Dawson Odums) does a great job there. They’re always consistently a nine or 10 win team. They’ve always got a lot of playmakers and they’re physical.”
Southern Miss and Southern will kick off at 6 p.m. at M.M. Roberts Stadium. Hopson said junior Kwadra Griggs will make the start at quarterback for the Golden Eagles after throwing for 222 yards and two touchdowns in last week's season-opening 24-17 loss to Kentucky.
"He probably earned (the start)," Hopson said. "He really had an outstanding second half. (Keon Howard) did a lot of good things, too. So he will be ready if his opportunity comes.
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Alabama State's mental fatigue proves costly
MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- It's a game they had prepared for all summer.
Alabama State head coach Brian Jenkins said there were so many people who asked him if his team was ready for weeks.
The opponent: Tuskegee. The mission: win.
The Hornets couldn't complete that mission, taking what was for them a shocking 14-6 loss to the Tigers on Saturday.
The Hornets dominated the stat sheet, except for perhaps the most important number on the contest besides the final score. Alabama State committed 17 penalties for 156 yards.
Jenkins kept asking the same question following Saturday's game: "How?"
"I told my guys that the team that would win this game would be the one with the most discipline and played with detail," Jenkins said. "We didn't do that. That's the thing. Look at the stats. We're not making any excuses. We just didn't get it done."
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SWAC Football Teleconference: Week 2
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Week 2 transcript recordings from the SWAC football head coaches teleconference.Please refer to
"related links" for each individual head coaches audio clip.
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