Prairie View A&M University Marching Storm 2008

PVAMU Alma Mater

FAMU Marching 100 - Homecoming 2008 Show

MEAC's big boys up last as A&T seeks a strong finish

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A winning season and conference championship are out of reach, and the coach has been fired. Yet, as they enter their final two football games of 2008, the N.C. A&T Aggies swear the search for significance isn't as tough as finding Sasquatch in Summerfield. "Florida A&M and South Carolina State: the big boys," interim coach George Ragsdale said. "And we're a big boy. We've got to get our place back."

Simply beating the Rattlers and Bulldogs won't immediately return A&T (3-7, 1-5 MEAC) to that status, but it might be a start. And at least the Aggies are done with travel for the year, having driven to the ends of the MEAC -- Delaware State and Bethune-Cookman -- during the past three weeks. Those journeys added up to approximately 1,934 round-trip miles, the rough equivalent of taking the bus one way from Greensboro to Moab, Utah. So what exactly is in it for the Aggies in the two games and one bye week to come?

CONTINUE READING, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

READ RELATED ARTICLES:
Phillips' name surfaces in A&T coaching search
FAMU football update: Wims making huge strides on defense
Rattlers still have their eye on the postseason
FAMU volleyball wins, but Gomez is injured
AGGIES LOSE TOUGH FIVE-SETTER AGAINST EAGLES
SoCal QB Lands New Offer

Comments by Hampton Pirates' coach annoy WSSU Rams

The rivalry that existed between Winston-Salem State and Hampton when both played in the CIAA is back in full swing. It was evident Saturday, after WSSU spoiled Hampton's homecoming with a 35-30 victory. Jerry Holmes, in his first season as the Pirates' coach, had a few choice words that didn't sit well with some of the Rams' coaches and players.

"Any time we have that much talent, there's no way they should beat us," Holmes said after the game. "We've got speed, we've got guys up front -- there's no way. There's no way they should have beat us." Hampton also has 10 transfers from Bowl Subdivision teams to WSSU's two, but WSSU had a 100-yard return for a touchdown by David Irizarry after Hampton missed a field-goal attempt. Coach Kermit Blount of the Rams said he didn't take what Holmes said personally.

CONTINUE READING, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

READ RELATED ARTICLES:
WSSU spoils Hampton homecoming
MEAC Notebook: Lavan says he is wary of WSSU
UPS & DOWNS: WSSU's Hayes adapting to NFL
WSSU stuns Hampton 35-30
WSSU trying to fill holes on line
High Point Andrews standout commits to play QB at WSSU

Barack Obama elected 44th president

‘Change has come to America,’ first African-American leader tells country

Photo Gallery: View related photos



Barack Obama, a 47-year-old first-term senator from Illinois, shattered more than 200 years of history Tuesday night by winning election as the first African-American president of the United States. A crowd of 125,000 people jammed Grant Park in Chicago, where Obama addressed the nation for the first time as its president-elect at midnight ET. Hundreds of thousands more — Mayor Richard Daley said he would not be surprised if a million Chicagoans jammed the streets — watched on a large television screen outside the park.

“If there is anyone out there who doubts that America is a place where anything is possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer,” Obama declared. “Young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Hispanic, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled, Americans have sent a message to the world that we have never been just a collection of red states and blue states,” he said. “We have been and always will be the United States of America.



CONTINUE READING, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

READ RELATED ARTICLES:
McCain concedes, urges unity with Obama
African-Americans savor a historic moment
OBAMA WINS 'That is the true genius of America —that America can change'
First-term Illinois senator is elected president
OBAMA: 'CHANGE HAS COME'
Around the world, Obama victory sparks cheers

Southern’s depth in secondary bodes well for ’09

Their starting left corner back missed last week’s home finale, and their starting free safety is on the shelf for good. But the Southern Jaguars’ black-and-blue secondary may have uncovered something over the last two months: silver lining. So many reserves have played in the secondary this season that their transition to starting roles might not be as rough next fall.

“I think it just shows the depth we have on our football team,” SU coach Pete Richardson said. “I think our assistants do an outstanding job of preparation and keeping the young ones focused — to make sure they’re focused on what they have to do. Anything can happen. When they got an opportunity to play, I think they stepped up and did that.”

Indeed. A pulled groin muscle forced left corner Mike Williams to sit out Saturday’s 31-24 double-overtime victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

CONTINUE READING, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

Attendance: 10354 (35%) @ Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA (Capacity: 28,400).

Backup powers TSU past Tech

No. 25 Tigers roll to remain in OVC race

After being derailed last week, Tennessee State settled back into the driver's seat of the Ohio Valley Conference by clobbering Tennessee Tech Saturday night 41-14. Not only did the No. 25 Tigers bounce back from a tough-to-stomach loss to Southeast Missouri, they did it with a backup quarterback making his first start. Dominic Grooms, a transfer from Missouri, stepped in for injured Antonio Heffner and in front of a homecoming crowd of 24,361, led the offense to its best performance of the year, according to Coach James Webster.

"This was as good of a game as we've played because we had no turnovers,'' Webster said. "If we don't turn the football over, we win." If TSU (7-2, 4-1 OVC) wins its remaining three games, it will win the conference championship and earn an automatic berth to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Tigers have defeated the other two teams with one conference loss, UT Martin and Eastern Kentucky.

CONTINUE READING, CLICK BLOG TITLE.

Attendance: 24,361 (35%) @ LP Field, Nashville, TN (Capacity: 68,798) vs. Tennessee Tech.