JACKSON, Mississippi -- Stacy Noble has pulled on a defensive linemen’s jerseys when they’re incorrectly aligned. He yells over at his fellow linebacker to move when he anticipates a running play.
On the field, Noble appears the vocal leader.
But that wasn’t defensive coordinator Derrick Burroughs’ first impression of him.
“When I first got here, I thought he was very quiet,” Burroughs said. “But he’s not. When he steps on the field, he just kind of lets loose.”
As spring practice continues, the Tigers want the sophomore Noble to transform into the instructive player they’ll need at inside linebacker. Noble played in 11 games last season as a freshman, but his duties were largely limited to special teams.
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014
SC State Bulldogs Continue Spring Workouts
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- During the 8th of 15 scheduled spring workout sessions held Tuesday morning, South Carolina State continued to conduct team-style drills on offense and defense during a lively and very intense practice, according to head coach Buddy Pough
"We have a lot of work to do and we have to figure out who can be in certain positions to help us moving forward," said Pough. "We are starting to move some guys around and put them in different positions to see how things work."
"It's about time for us to start showing some evidence of being able to go out and execute things," he continued. "So it will be interesting to see where we are at during this coming Saturday."
Pough added, despite the success in the past it's not unusual that this team is where they are at during this point in spring drills.
SC State, midway through spring workouts with seven dates left -- including the annual Spring Garnet & Blue game --, will play a 12-game schedule in 2014. The Bulldogs open the campaign on Aug. 30 when Pough's team battle intrastate rival Benedict College in the Palmetto Capital City Classic in Columbia.
SC State will conduct their annual Pro Day Wednesday (Apr.2) with approximately 15 seniors from the 2013 team, which are scheduled to work out for pro scouts from National Football League teams.
Bulldog Pro Day Schedule
2014 Spring Practice Schedule
Practice # Date Time
9 Wed, April 2 6:30 AM
10 Fri, April 4 6:30 AM
11 Sat, April 5 10:30 AM Scrimmage
12 Mon, April 7 6:30 AM
13 Wed, April 9 6:30 AM
14 Fri, April 11 6:30 AM
15 Sat, April 12 1:00 PM Spring Game
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"We have a lot of work to do and we have to figure out who can be in certain positions to help us moving forward," said Pough. "We are starting to move some guys around and put them in different positions to see how things work."
"It's about time for us to start showing some evidence of being able to go out and execute things," he continued. "So it will be interesting to see where we are at during this coming Saturday."
Pough added, despite the success in the past it's not unusual that this team is where they are at during this point in spring drills.
SC State, midway through spring workouts with seven dates left -- including the annual Spring Garnet & Blue game --, will play a 12-game schedule in 2014. The Bulldogs open the campaign on Aug. 30 when Pough's team battle intrastate rival Benedict College in the Palmetto Capital City Classic in Columbia.
SC State will conduct their annual Pro Day Wednesday (Apr.2) with approximately 15 seniors from the 2013 team, which are scheduled to work out for pro scouts from National Football League teams.
Bulldog Pro Day Schedule
2014 Spring Practice Schedule
Practice # Date Time
9 Wed, April 2 6:30 AM
10 Fri, April 4 6:30 AM
11 Sat, April 5 10:30 AM Scrimmage
12 Mon, April 7 6:30 AM
13 Wed, April 9 6:30 AM
14 Fri, April 11 6:30 AM
15 Sat, April 12 1:00 PM Spring Game
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FAMU Rattlers Win Thriller 8-6 Over ASU Hornets
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ASU scored in the first inning after blanking FAMU in the opening frame, taking a 1-0 score into the second inning. Both teams were scoreless in the second inning, but the Rattlers got on the board with two runs in the top of the third inning. Second baseman Alyssa Weaver singled to first base, scoring Tashayla Irvis. Weaver would then scored on an RBI by Amber Fullwood, making the score 2-1 in favor of FAMU.
The lead would not last as Valerie Centeno and Tamara Williams scored on a double by ASU second baseman Jazzmin Romero, bringing the game to a tie. They would regain the outright lead of 3-2, going into the fourth inning.
FAMU struck right back, plating two runs in the top of the fourth. This time Amanda Weaver singled, scoring Irvis. Fullwood would card another RBI as she singled in Alyssa Weaver, making the score 4-3 FAMU.
With three consecutive innings, scoring one run in each, ASU took a 6-4 lead into the seventh inning.
Naesha Lewis scored on a Kenya Pererira single, making the tally 5-6, in favor of ASU in the top of the seventh. Kieifi Myrick hit a crushing three-run homer to give the Lady Rattlers the win, with an 8-6 final.
Myrick went 3-for-3 on the day, including three RBI. Alyssa Weaver and Fullwood collected two hits and one RBI each for FAMU.
Pererira got the win on the mound as she went three innings, gave up six hits, three runs and one strikeout in the 15 batters she faced. Ashleigh Minter, who started the game, went four innings, giving up three runs, four hits and two walks.
For the Hornets, Centeno and Raven Walker got two hits each, with Centeno adding two RBI to her line. Melissa Christmann took the loss for ASU, going two-and-one-third innings, giving up five hits and four runs. Rachel Mills also saw time on the mound, going four-and-two-third innings gicing up seven hits and four runs.
The Lady Rattlers return to Tallahassee for a weekend MEAC series against the Aggies of North Carolina A&T. Saturday’s doubleheader games start at 1p.m., with the third gme of the series strting at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Nuggets still 2nd in NAIA but tied with Lindsey Wilson
NEW ORLEANS -- Two of the NAIA's premier women's tennis programs, Xavier University of Louisiana and Auburn Montgomery, will put their new national rankings on the line Saturday when they meet at 2 p.m. at XU Tennis Center.
The NAIA announced Tuesday its fifth coaches poll of the season. Xavier is tied for second with Lindsey Wilson, and Auburn Montgomery, the three-time defending champion, is fourth.
The Gold Nuggets (11-5) are in the top 10 for the 12th consecutive time and in the top five for the eight time in the last nine polls. They were second in the previous poll on March 18.
Xavier won 5-4 at then-No. 1 AUM on March 9 on the final day of the AUM Invitational. It was the first time the Gold Nuggets defeated a top-ranked team.
Xavier is 3-1 since the previous poll. The loss was 5-4 at Lindsey Wilson on March 21 in a dual which was not decided until a third-set tiebreaker in the final match on the court.
Xavier is 6-2 this season against ranked NAIA teams and has won eight of its last nine duals overall.
Admission is free to the Xavier-AUM matches. Both schools' men's teams, also ranked in the top 10, will play at the same time.
The next rankings will be announced April 15.
The top 25:
1. Georgia Gwinnett
2. (tie) Xavier
2. (tie) Lindsey Wilson
4. Auburn Montgomery
5. SCAD Savannah
6. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
7. Brenau
8. Northwood (Fla.)
9. Vanguard
10. Oklahoma Baptist
11. Westmont
12. Graceland
13. Concordia (Calif.)
14. Lewis-Clark State
15. Milligan
16. Indiana Wesleyan
17. Coastal Georgia
18. Davenport
19. Campbellsville
20. Cardinal Stritch
21. Marian (Ind.)
22. St. Thomas (Fla.)
23. Olivet Nazarene
24. SCAD Atlanta
25. Northwestern Ohio
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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The NAIA announced Tuesday its fifth coaches poll of the season. Xavier is tied for second with Lindsey Wilson, and Auburn Montgomery, the three-time defending champion, is fourth.
The Gold Nuggets (11-5) are in the top 10 for the 12th consecutive time and in the top five for the eight time in the last nine polls. They were second in the previous poll on March 18.
Xavier won 5-4 at then-No. 1 AUM on March 9 on the final day of the AUM Invitational. It was the first time the Gold Nuggets defeated a top-ranked team.
Xavier is 3-1 since the previous poll. The loss was 5-4 at Lindsey Wilson on March 21 in a dual which was not decided until a third-set tiebreaker in the final match on the court.
Xavier is 6-2 this season against ranked NAIA teams and has won eight of its last nine duals overall.
Admission is free to the Xavier-AUM matches. Both schools' men's teams, also ranked in the top 10, will play at the same time.
The next rankings will be announced April 15.
The top 25:
1. Georgia Gwinnett
2. (tie) Xavier
2. (tie) Lindsey Wilson
4. Auburn Montgomery
5. SCAD Savannah
6. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
7. Brenau
8. Northwood (Fla.)
9. Vanguard
10. Oklahoma Baptist
11. Westmont
12. Graceland
13. Concordia (Calif.)
14. Lewis-Clark State
15. Milligan
16. Indiana Wesleyan
17. Coastal Georgia
18. Davenport
19. Campbellsville
20. Cardinal Stritch
21. Marian (Ind.)
22. St. Thomas (Fla.)
23. Olivet Nazarene
24. SCAD Atlanta
25. Northwestern Ohio
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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Gold Rush in NAIA's top 10 for the 25th consecutive time
NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana fell three places Tuesday in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll but kept alive its streak of top-10 appearances.
The Gold Rush -- 6-9 overall and 2-2 since the previous poll two weeks ago -- rank 10th. It's the 25th consecutive top-10 appearance for the XU men and their 28th in the last 29 polls.
Five XU losses this season are against teams in this week's top 10. The Gold Rush, have victories against William Carey, Graceland and Coastal Georgia, which rank 13-14-15, and a two-dual split with No. 7 Cumberland.
Not surprisingly, the Rush's next opponent is ranked. No. 2 Auburn Montgomery will visit Saturday for a 2 p.m. dual at the XU Tennis Center. AUM defeated the Rush 7-2 on March 9, the final day of the AUM Invitational.
AUM will be the first Gold Rush home opponent since Feb. 7 and the second of the semester. The XU men played their previous 13 duals on the road.
Xavier is one of six schools with both tennis teams in the top 10 this week. The XU women are tied for second.
The men's top 25:
1. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
2. Auburn Montgomery
3. Georgia Gwinnett
4. Vanguard
5. Westmont
6. Lindsey Wilson
7. Cumberland
8. Belhaven
9. Aquinas
10. Xavier
11. Concordia (Calif.)
12. Bethany (Kan.)
13. William Carey
14. Graceland
15. Coastal Georgia
16. Northwestern Ohio
17. Warner
18. Bethel (Tenn.)
19. (tie) Lewis-Clark State
19. (tie) Davenport
21. Pikeville
22. Webber International
23. Olivet Nazarene
24. Northwood (Fla.)
25. Oklahoma Baptist
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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TSU to Hold Blue and White Game on Saturday
NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The Tennessee State football team will hold its annual Blue & White Spring Game on Saturday at 3 p.m. in Hale Stadium.
The Tigers are coming off their most successful season since 1999, winning 10 games and reaching the second round of the FCS Playoffs.
At the end of the season, end Anthony Bass was named OVC Defensive Player of the Year and Daniel Fitzpatrick was selected as the nation’s top defensive back by the CFPA; both will be back for TSU in the fall.
Offensively, redshirt senior quarterback Mike German will be healthy and ready to go in 2014, a year removed from throwing 13 touchdowns and zero interceptions.
Bass, Fitzpatrick and the rest of the Big Blue defense will square off against German and Tiger offense in a format that will generate more points for each side.
The offense will receive six points for a touchdown, three for a field goal, two for a pass of at least 15 yards and one for a first down, PAT and a run over 10 yards.
The defense can get six point for a touchdown, three for a turnover, two for a three-and-out and one point for any stop to a series or quarterback sack.
The action kicks off at 1 p.m. for the TSU Legends Game before the current crop of Tigers take the field at 3 p.m. Admission is free.
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A&T Aggies Wrap Up Spring Practice This Week
GREENSBORO, North Carolina – The North Carolina A&T football team will wrap up spring practice this week with practices on Wednesday and Friday. All practices start at 4 p.m.
The Aggies will then play in their first Spring Game in two years when they take the field at 1 p.m., Saturday at Aggie Stadium. The A&T Sports Hall of Fame is welcoming back former football lettermen to participate in a pig pickin’ at the stadium.
The Spring Game is free and open to the public. The Aggies are coming off back-to-back 7-4 seasons. They return 2013 MEAC Rookie of the Year Tarik Cohen, a running back out of Bunn, N.C. They also return five-year senior and leading tackler D’Vonte Grant.
But A&T must replace three starters along the offensive line and all four starting defensive backs.
Aggie Football Camps
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NOTE: Football Scoop is reporting today, per source, former Catawba College head coach Chip Hester is joining the A&T staff as receivers coach.
The Aggies will then play in their first Spring Game in two years when they take the field at 1 p.m., Saturday at Aggie Stadium. The A&T Sports Hall of Fame is welcoming back former football lettermen to participate in a pig pickin’ at the stadium.
The Spring Game is free and open to the public. The Aggies are coming off back-to-back 7-4 seasons. They return 2013 MEAC Rookie of the Year Tarik Cohen, a running back out of Bunn, N.C. They also return five-year senior and leading tackler D’Vonte Grant.
But A&T must replace three starters along the offensive line and all four starting defensive backs.
Aggie Football Camps
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NOTE: Football Scoop is reporting today, per source, former Catawba College head coach Chip Hester is joining the A&T staff as receivers coach.
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