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Bethune-Cookman has tough MEAC test at South Carolina State
ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough was not exactly oozing with confidence when discussing Saturday’s game with Bethune-Cookman earlier this week.
As the 14th-ranked Wildcats have been getting stronger and stronger since Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference play began, S.C. State has battled a rash of injuries and is coming off a 48-35 MEAC loss to North Carolina Central two weeks ago.
Pough had hoped his players would heal during the bye week but by midweek, he wasn’t sure if either starting quarterback Adrian Kollock or backup TeDarrius Wiley would be ready or if true freshman Calvin Giles-McClary, who threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns against N.C. Central in relief, will have to make his first start.
“We were in pretty bad shape health-wise, and ...
Game preview: Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M
WATCH GAME: ESPN3, TIME: 3:30 PM ET
FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY
1 No need for speeches: There won't be any problem getting players ready to play in the Magic City Classic, ASU coach Reggie Barlow said. "There is always going to be a handful where you need to find your creative, motivational tactics," he said, "but if you watch the film and don't pay attention to the record, you'll see these (Alabama A&M) guys are playing hard and running to the ball and have playmakers. And, then, this is the Classic. Who needs motivation for that?"
2 Revamping the offense: The Hornet offense may look a little different this week after some changes by offensive coordinator Fred Kaiss. "Coach and (his staff) came up with something (in the) running game, which I really like," Barlow said. "There are some things I'm really excited about. I think the knowledgeable fan will be able to see it and go, 'Wow, that's new.' And people who like D-line play will see there are one or two new wrinkles. Everybody does that coming off a bye week."
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Jackson State, Southern play for first time since SWAC title
JACKSON, Mississippi -- It's hard to forget the last meeting between Jackson State and Southern.The 34-27 double overtime loss to Southern in last year's Southwestern Athletic Conference championship was a heartbreaker, making it the second straight time the Tigers fell short of a ring.
And in similar fashion.
But when the Tigers (3-4, 1-3 SWAC) and Jaguars (4-3, 3-1) return to the gridiron today at 6 p.m., in Veterans Memorial Stadium, the game won't look like a rematch of that title game.
Instead, it's an opportunity for the Tigers to find the track back to being that very 2013 team — title contenders.
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Soifer leads the way for Xavier in Big Easy Classic
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| Nikita Soifer |
Soifer, a two-time NAIA All-American, defeated Louisiana-Lafayette's Will Huyton 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the flight-1 semifinals. Soifer will play UNO's Tino Kranz at 9 a.m. Saturday, with the final scheduled for 2 p.m.
Soifer and Tushar Mandlekar defeated Southern Mississippi's Wen-Po Tseng and Tarun Surat 8-5 to reach the doubles quarterfinals, where they'll play UNO's Christoffer Appelgren and Luis Albuquerque at 8 a.m. Saturday.
All other XU players were eliminated from the main draw, with a few still alive in the consolation brackets.
"It was a decent day for us in this well-rounded (NCAA) D1 tournament," XU coach Alan Green said. "We had our moments out there and competed well with the mid-majors.
"I was particularly pleased with Nikita Soifer. He didn't play well in regionals last month, but in this tournament he is playing better. I'm looking for big things from him this year."
Xavier won 7-of-12 men's matches. Of the Gold Nuggets' nine matches, the lone victory came from redshirt freshman Dasia Harris in a 6-1, 6-0 decision against Loyola's Lauren Rosales in the flight-3 singles consolation quarterfinals. Harris awaits the winner of a match between XU's Sha'Nel Bruins and West Virginia's Yvon Martinez.
Still alive for Xavier in the men's flight-3 singles consolation bracket are Vincenzo Ciccone, a 6-2, 6-0 winner against Jackson State's Marko Milosavljevic, and Adam Albrecht, who beat Loyola's Anthony Zaleski 6-1, 6-0. Ciccone and Albrecht will play quarterfinal matches at 8 a.m. -- Ciccone against Troy's Austin Racine and Albrecht against Jackson State's Richie Agarwal.
XU sophomore Nour Abbes -- the NAIA women's singles champion and "Super Bowl" runner-up at the USTA / ITA National Small College Championships -- was not entered in this event.
This is Xavier's final competition of the fall semester. The tournament is scheduled to conclude Saturday.
Results: Men Women
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
Dwight Floyd Commentary: Bragg Memorial Stadium Doesn’t Look So Bad When It’s Full
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| Dwight Floyd Commentary |
Within the archives of the State of Florida library there is a picture of Coach Alonzo Jake Gaither standing in the mist of new bleachers that was constructed in the 1950’s. FAMU wouldn’t see that kind of overhaul again for almost another 30 years when Bragg became the stadium that Rudy Hubbard built.
Before FAMU won a Division 1-AA championship, and before FAMU beat ...
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