JOHNSON: Southern's Willie Quinn proves that size isn't everything

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Willie Quinn made no bones about it after Saturday’s game — he has always dreamed of setting records.

And how can you blame him? A record would be physical proof that he was the best to ever do a thing at a place, and he’s spent his whole life hearing about how his size made him physically incapable of being just that.

Of course, that’s not true. There are a lot more measures to a man than inches and pounds. Quinn shows that on a daily basis.



There are also many ways to measure a unit on a football team, but only one real important one. For an offense, it’s scoring points. For a defense, it’s preventing the other team from doing that.

Both of Southern’s units have been doing ...

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Virginia State Trojans Thrash The Lincoln Lions for A Homecoming Win

ETTRICK, Virginia -- The Trojans dominated the field, from start to finish, in a 69-7 victory over the Lions of Lincoln University to give alumni, family, and friends a great homecoming game! The win improved the Trojans to a 4 game winning streak at home in Rogers Stadium.

"What an honor to be a part of this 2016 Homecoming, expressed Head Coach Reggie Barlow." We're so thankful for all the alumni and friends that came out to support. Very happy and proud of our student athletes for going out and executing our plan.

The Trojans finished the October 22 matchup with 578 total offensive yards to the Lions 201 yards. Virginia State improves to a 6-2 overall record (3-2 CIAA), while Lincoln falls to 1-7 overall.

Lincoln took an early 7-0 lead over the Trojans on a 32 yard pass from Epps to Elijah Smith. The Virginia State defense would go on to hold the Lions to a single touchdown. The remaining action the crowd of over 4,000 would witness an offensive delight, as the Trojans danced into the end zone scoring ten touchdowns and a pair of successful two point conversions. The Trojans junior kicker Mathew Hillquist (Glen Allen, VA) also added five extra-point kicks.

Sophomore quarterback Corderal Cook (Atlanta, GA) made his first starting appearance for the Trojans, completing 9 of 13 passes for a total of 77 yards. Senior quarterback Tarian Ayres (Buckingham, VA) completed 4 of 5 passes and connected with sophomore wide receiver Marcus Vanhook for a 29 yard touchdown pass.

After a blocked extra point kick, the Trojans trailed the Lions with 3 minutes remaining in the first quarter. As the clock ran down with under two minutes left in the quarter, LU was not able to get off a punt, resulting in a fumble recovery touchdown by sophomore linebacker Roger Jones (Farnham, VA).

Junior running back Trenton Cannon (Hampton, VA) pioneered the Trojan offense recording 171 yards on 12 carries and scored three touchdowns. The All-Time Single Season Rushing record holder made the entire stadium remember his name after dismantling the Lion defense and rushing coast to coast on 1st & 10 for an impressive 94 yard touchdown in the second quarter.

Senior running back Kavon Bellamy (Hampton, VA) rushed for 107 yards on 17 carries and scored two touchdowns. Freshman running back George Cheetham (Fredericksburg, VA) contributed 85 yards on 10 carries and scored a touchdown.

Jason Epps led the Lions offensively rushing for 86 yards on 10 carries.

Defensively the Trojans put the pressure on heavy. Senior Geo Feggins (South Hill, VA) led the Trojan defense recording 5.5 tackles (5 solo).

Kevin Norris, Deion Miller, and Rhamir Thomas each recorded 7 solo tackles to lead the Lion defense, but they just couldn't find an answer to stop the Trojans.

VSU will play their final home game on the 2016 season n October 29 at 2pm. The Trojans will take on the Hawks of Chowan University for the VSU's Senior Day festivities.

For more information on VSU football, visit govsutrojans.com, call 804-524-5030, or follow Trojan Athletics on Twitter @VSUsports.

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Miles Golden Bears rebound against Lane Dragons

JACKSON, Tennessee -- A fast start and strong finish helped Miles defeat Lane 26-14 Saturday afternoon at Lane Field. The win helped the Golden Bears (4-3, 2-1 SIAC West) get back in the win column but after a Kentucky State upset win over Tuskegee, last week's loss to the Thorobreds will prove to cost the team an opportunity to defend its SIAC Championship.

Miles led 17-0 at halftime but Lane came charging in the third quarter. A 24-yard touchdown run by Marcus Holliday on the opening possession of the second half was followed by a 15-yard fumble recovery by Will Lacy Jr. that cut the Dragons' deficit to 17-14.

The Golden Bears, though, did not fold. Nick Christiansen - who was excellent punting the ball (44.2 yard average, 4-of-5 inside the 20) and closed out the game with a 16-yard run on a fake punt for a first down - booted his second 22-yard field goal of the game with 8:31 left to extend the advantage to 20-14. Then, after Lane muffed a punt, Miles scored on the ensuing play with David Whipple (118 yards passing) hitting Vincent Davis from 18 yards for his first career touchdown catch to cement the victory.



Miles was lights out defensively in the first half, keeping the Dragons out of the end zone and forcing the action as the home team had trouble even moving the ball with just 79 yards of total offense. A Ricky Clark fumble recovery led to a touchdown run by Whipple in the second quarter and great field position allowed Ger'Kerry Jackson (52 yards rushing) to find the end zone for the second straight week. Both scoring runs were four yards.

With the score close in the fourth quarter, Miles held Lane to just three yards total offense. Emmanuel Ray had a team-high 10 tackles (eight solo) while Jarmari Ford and LaBarron Rodgers each had seven tackles (six solo) for the Golden Bears, who travel to Clark Atlanta next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.

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Jackson State's offense proves something big to Hughes

HOUSTON, Texas -- Jackson State’s offense proved something to coach Tony Hughes on Saturday.

The Tigers rushed 31 times for 185 yards and attempted 28 passes for 177 yards in their 21-13 road win against Texas Southern at BBVA Compass Stadium. The near-perfect balance in yards gained and plays left Hughes believing the Tigers have found their identity on offense.

“What we played like (Saturday) was the identity that we really want,” he said. “Anytime we rush for 200 yards, we win. When we lead the game in rushing yards, we rush more than our opponent, we win the game. It’s just that simple.

“But it’s also balance. I want to be able to run the ball and throw the ball. When you’re able to run the ball, it makes it a lot easier to throw the ball because everybody has to stop the run.”

The Tigers (3-4, 3-2 SWAC), who play host to Prairie View A&M (4-3, 4-1) for homecoming at 2 p.m. Saturday, found success because of the steady play of quarterback Jarin Morikawa, who returned Oct. 15 from a broken wrist, and a continued improvement from their running game.

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XULA continues title streaks, qualifies for nationals

JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Xavier University of Louisiana, led by individual winnersChristopher August and Taylor Price, repeated as men's and women's team champions Saturday in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships.
     
Both XULA teams stretched their streaks of winning GCAC titles to 10 consecutive seasons apiece. XULA tied the GCAC men's record for consecutive titles set by Mobile from 1990-99. The Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets qualified automatically for the NAIA National Championships Nov. 19 at Elsah, Ill.
     
August, a senior from Spring, Texas, and a graduate of Klein Collins High School, ran 8,000 meters in a season-best 28 minutes, 32.23 seconds. Although August won by 45 seconds, the Gold Rush won the men's title by a point, 35-36, over host school Edward Waters. XULA's No. 5 runner, Ammiel Williams, locked up an outright team title by finishing 16th and 2.89 seconds ahead of Darrell Martin of Edward Waters. Had Martin caught Williams at the finish, the Gold Rush and Tigers would have shared the title.
     
Price, a freshman from Missouri City, Texas, and a graduate of Ridge Point High School, ran the women's 5K in 20:07.89 and was nearly 35 seconds faster than the runner-up, teammate Maliya Vaughan. The Gold Nuggets had the first four finishers and cruised to the team title with 21 points. Edward Waters was second with 54 points.
     
The top 10 men's and women's finishers were named All-GCAC. Joining August on the men's all-conference team were teammates Clydarius Everett, Oji Wells and Darrick Williams. In addition to Price and Vaughan, the women's all-conference team included XULA's Brianna Pace and Dionysia Love of XULA.
     
XULA won the men's individual title for the seventh consecutive season. August earned his fourth all-conference award and his third in the GCAC.
     
XULA's Joseph Moses was voted women's GCAC Coach of the Year for the seventh consecutive time and the ninth time in 10 seasons.

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Southern notebook: Willie Quinn breaks Southern receiving record ... with help from stat correction

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Willie Quinn tied Michael Hayes for Southern’s all-time receptions lead with a 13-yard catch in the first quarter of Saturday’s game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Then he broke the record before he made another catch.

Quinn wasn't credited with a catch he made the previous week against Jackson State, when the official scorer credited reserve running back Tevin Horton with a 29-yard catch on the second play of the game. Quinn was the player who actually made the catch.

The error was not fixed until midway through Saturday's game against UAPB, after Quinn had already tied the record and before he made another catch.

The Miami native was awarded a game ball, which was pulled after he recorded what would’ve been the record-setting catch. He said he was going to get the ball signed by Dray Joseph, Austin Howard and Deonte Shorts, the three quarterbacks who have thrown him a pass at Southern.

“I’ve been dreaming of this since I was a little kid, to break records,” Quinn said. “Now I’m at the college level doing it. It’s just a blessing.”

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Southern 49, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 17: Luke Johnson's top three thoughts

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- 1. WHAT WE LEARNED: Last week’s sluggish performance against Jackson State was just that, and not indicative of what was to come from Southern. The Jaguars beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff the way they were supposed to, then spent time after the game lamenting the three possessions they had that didn’t end in scores.

2. TRENDING NOW: Willie Quinn set the Jaguars’ all-time receptions record with his 206th career catch Saturday night, and he is now less than 100 yards away from becoming the second receiver in school history to crack 3,000 career yards receiving. He did it on a night when he was outstanding as usual, scoring two more touchdowns.



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Big second half pushes Southern past Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 49-17 homecoming win

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- The Southern football team is off to such a strong start in conference play that coach Dawson Odums and his star players were legitimately upset about having a double-digit halftime lead Saturday against Arkansas Pine Bluff.

“We didn’t finish off the first half to our liking,” Odums said.

The frustration was that Southern was good — just not as good as it could have been.

“We had five possessions in the first half, and I think we should’ve scored on all five of them,” junior quarterback Austin Howard said. “I’m not impressed with that; I’m not excited about it. It is what it is.”

Then the second half came.

The Jaguars scored touchdowns on four consecutive possessions to turn an 11-point lead into a 49-17 final score, sending the 23,156 fans who took part in the homecoming festivities home happy.



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HBCU Football Judgment Day ScoreBoard Week 8

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Football Saturday, October 22, 2016

OVC
Vanderbilt 35, Tennessee State 17

MEAC
North Carolina A&T 34,  Howard 7
North Carolina Central 21, Morgan State 17
South Carolina State 30, Delaware State 3
Bethune-Cookman 21, Norfolk State 14
Florida A&M 31, Hampton 14

SWAC
Grambling State 59, Mississippi Valley State 10
Jackson State 21, Texas Southern 13
Rice 65, Prairie View A&M 44
Southern 49,Arkansas Pine Bluff 17


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CIAA
Virginia Union 42, Bowie State 35
Elizabeth City State 40, Chowan 21
Fayetteville State 39, Saint Augustine's 16
Shaw 11, Johnson C. Smith 8
Winston-Salem State 40, Livingstone 21
Virginia State 69, Lincoln (Pa) 7

SIAC
Fort Valley State 30, Central State (OH) 28
Albany State 17, Clark Atlanta 7
Kentucky State 10, Tuskegee 9
Benedict 13, Morehouse 10
Miles 26,  Lane 14

OTHER HBCUs
Glenville State 43, West Virginia State 26
West Chester 46, Cheyney 12
Langston 63. Southwest Assemblies 10
Wayland Baptist 41. Texas College 14
Indianapolis 38, Lincoln (Mo) 7


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Kentucky State upsets No. 5 Tuskegee, clinches division title

Thorobreds upset Tuskegee, earn berth in SIAC championship game

TUSKEGEE, Alabama -- Kentucky State University’s football team notched one of the biggest victories in the program’s history with a 10-9 defeat of No. 5 ranked Tuskegee University at Cleve L. Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium on Saturday.

The victory clinched the SIAC West Division title for the Thorobreds, who will play in the conference championship game Nov. 12 in Montgomery, Ala.



“This game was unbelievable,” KSU head coach John L. Smith said. “I’ve been a part of some monumental wins, but I’ve never been a part of a team that defeated a top-five ranked opponent on the road. Plus we blocked two field goal attempts to do it; you have to give it up to our special teams and our defense.”

After trailing 10-3 for a majority of the second half, Tuskegee looked to tie the game in the closing moments.

SWith 1:25 remaining in regulation, the Golden Tigers pushed across a 1-yard touchdown, pulling within a point of KSU at 10-9 with the extra point awaiting. On the attempt, junior defensive lineman Donovan Cecil broke through two blockers to swat the extra point attempt, leaving the Thorobreds on top.

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WSSU Rams coast to victory over Livingstone

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  -- It’s hard to be a Ram, but sometimes it’s easy.

Winston-Salem State bolted to a big lead over Livingstone on Saturday afternoon before cruising to a 40-21 win at Bowman Gray Stadium.

The easy part was in the first quarter, when the Rams led 30-0 thanks to an uprising on offense that hasn’t been seen since the glory days of the run to the Division II championship game in 2012.

In the first 8 minutes, quarterback Rod Tinsley threw for three touchdowns, ran 60 yards for a another score, and defensive end Joe Wright had a safety.

“That’s a great way to start a game,” coach Kienus Boulware of the Rams said. “I wish we could have done a little more in between, but we’ll take that. We had the wind to our back in the first quarter, and the guys just came out ready to play.”

One thing that was sticking to the Rams like superglue was a statement coach Daryl Williams of the Blue Bears made in July. He said his team planned to win the Southern Division title by beating the Rams on their own field.

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Virginia Union Storms Back to Upend Bowie State 42-35

RICHMOND, Virginia  – Virginia Union University overcame a 21-0 first quarter deficit and rallied to top division leading Bowie State University 42-35 on Saturday afternoon. The loss snaps a four-game Bowie State win streak and sets the Bulldogs record at 5-3 overall, 4-1 in the CIAA and 2-1 in the North.

Sophomore Amir Hall (Bowie, Md.) connected with senior Nyme Manns (Baltimore, Md.) for a 52-yard pass, catch and score at the 14:28 mark of the first quarter. Hall connected with sophomore Maurice Williams 2:57 (Baltimore, Md.) left in first. Following at Virginia Union fumble, it only took Bowie State one play to push the Bulldogs lead to 21-0. Hall teamed up with redshirt freshman Geordan Clark (White Plains, Md.) for a 44-yard score.

Virginia Union (5-3, 4-1 CIAA, 2-1 North) scored their first points of the afternoon at the 13:28 mark of the second quarter, when William Stanback (Hempstead, N.Y.) rumbled 31 yards for the score. Stanback trimmed the Bowie State lead to 21-14 with 8:45 remaining in the first half, this time from two yards out.

Bowie State redshirt freshman Brandon Abrams (Baltimore, Md.) walked in for six from one yard out with 3:35 left in the first half, giving the Bulldogs a 28-14 lead.

The Panthers responded with a nine-play, 75 yard scoring drive, capped off by a 20 pass and catch by Shawheem Dowdy (Baltimore, Md.) to Gustavious Dames (Miami, Fla.). JeanClaude Brooks' (Charlotte, N.C.) extra point was good but Bowie State went into halftime with a 28-21 advantage.

Virginia Union capitalized on two Bowie State pass interference penalties on the Panthers' opening drive of the third quarter with Stanback punching it in for six from one yard out to tie the game at 28-all. VUU's Dowdy hooked Lavatiae Kelly for a 72-yard touchdown to give the Panthers their first lead at 35-28.

Sophomore Robert Chesson (Annapolis, Md.) bowled in for a 2-yard touchdown with 39 seconds left in the third quarter and freshman Gene Carson (Accokeek, Md.) added the extra point to tie the game at 35-all.

Dowdy found a wide open Aauguil Ingram-Harrow (Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the BSU end zone to shift the lead back over to Virginia Union at 42-35 to account for the final margin

Hall once again led Bowie State's offense with a game-high 295 passing yards, completing 18-of-29 passes (one interception) and three touchdowns. Manns was the Bulldogs' leading receiver with 132 yards on seven receptions, both game-highs.

Chesson was Bowie State's leading ground gainer with 81 rushing yards and Hall added 35 rushing yards.

Graduate student Kevaugn Townsend (Fort Washington, Md.) was the games' leading tackler with 13 total tackles.

The Panthers were led offensively by Dowdy, Stanback and Kelly. Dowdy completed 17-of-25 passes for 284 yards, Stanback carried the ball 32 times for 194 yards and Kelly had three receptions for 114 yards.

The Bulldogs return to action next Saturday (October 29th) making a stop at Lincoln (Pa.) University. Game time at Lincoln University field is set for 6 p.m.

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Otis Brown beats the clock, leads Fort Valley State to victory

FORT VALLEY, Georgia -- The Fort Valley State Wildcats gave up a 20-point halftime lead in the second half but came back strong in the fourth quarter to knock off Central State 30-28.

Otis Brown, who started his first game at quarterback this season, led a seven-minute drive that he capped with a 2-yard run with only two seconds left.

Fort Valley State improves to 2-6, 2-3 in the SIAC.

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Brown: The senior has had a strong season as a receiver, with 23 catches and seven touchdowns, but stepped into the quarterback position when starter Demontay Jones injured his knee Oct. 15 at Florida Tech. Brown recorded two rushing touchdowns and added a passing touchdown, keying a late comeback that gave Fort Valley State the win. Brown threw for 128 yards and ran for 52, with 43 of the rushing yards coming in the fourth quarter.

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Late score helps Albany State put away Clark-Atlanta

ALBANY, Georgia — Ta’Keevian Harris tried everything he could to get into the end zone.

On a critical third-and-1 play from the Clark-Atlanta 29-yard line, the former Westover standout caught a short pass and turned it upfield and fought until getting tackled at the three.

Two plays later on a quarterback bootleg, quarterback Caleb Edmonds scored on a two-yard run give Albany State a 10-point lead with 4:34 left in the game.

The decisive touchdown finally put away pesky Clark-Atlanta Saturday afternoon and the Rams won a hard-fought 17-7 contest on homecoming at the Albany State University Coliseum before 10,273.

“I really felt like I needed some more milk,” said Harris, who finished with two catches for 37 yards. “I had everything I needed, I was open, but to get caught on the three-yard line, I knew my teammates were going to come back and make it up for me. I was just thinking about making up for those little dropped balls earlier.”

Harris’ catch was gutsy considering the Rams (4-3, 3-1 SIAC) needed something positive to finally put away the Panthers, who with a victory, could have captured the SIAC East Division. Instead, Albany State now sits in the driver’s seat with games left against Benedict and Fort Valley State in the annual Fountain City Classic.

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PVAMU's Big Second-Half Outburst Not Enough At Rice

HOUSTON, Texas – Prairie View A&M University football put together a big second half, but it was not enough as the Panthers lost at Rice 65-44 Saturday at Rice Stadium.

Trailing 45-14 at halftime, PVAMU (4-3 overall, 4-1 SWAC) outscored the Owls 30-23 and outgained the FBS opponent 335-218 over the final 30 minutes, but couldn't close the scoring deficit to less than the final margin.

Jalen Morton accounted for 325 yards (career-high 278 passing, 47 rushing) and three touchdowns in his first career start. Darius Floyd had career highs in receptions (six) and receiving yards (139) with one touchdown, while Dawonya Tucker had two rushing touchdowns for Prairie View A&M.

"I was proud of the guys," said Prairie View A&M head coach Willie Simmons. "They competed. They fought and played for four quarters, and that's all you can ask for…There's some things we have to do better. In the first half, we turned the ball over a bunch, had penalties and gave up some big plays. At halftime, we came in and made some adjustments and got the guys to just play football. When we did that, we played pretty well. In the second half, we outscored them, so there's a lot of positives to take away from this game."

Joshua Simmons returned a kickoff 93 yards for a first-quarter touchdown to tie the score at 7-all less than three minutes into game. The Owls (1-6, 0-4 C-USA) took advantage of Panther mistakes in scoring 31 second quarter points to break the game open.

Morton's 39-yard touchdown run late in the first half gave a spark to the Panther offense, which went on to score touchdowns on five of their final seven full possessions of the game, outscoring Rice 37-23 over the final 33+ minutes.

Morton's career-long 62-yard touchdown pass to Floyd on the opening drive of the third quarter cut the deficit to 45-21. Following a Rice touchdown, the Panthers' Treveon Billings blocked the PAT, which was recovered by Terrence Singleton and returned for two points. On the ensuring drive, Quinton Bell caught a 47-yard scoring pass from Morton to cut the deficit to 51-30.

After a pair of Rice touchdowns, Tucker scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns on runs of 2 and 32 yards.

The Panthers return to Southwestern Athletic Conference play next Saturday at Jackson State.

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Texas Southern drops tough SWAC matchup against Jackson State

HOUSTON, Texas -- Texas Southern coach Michael Haywood said he saw the Tigers' loss on Saturday to Jackson State coming. He felt the Tigers hadn't prepared properly during the week to come away with a win.

Haywood was proved to be right.

A final drive by Texas Southern netted nine first downs, counting two pass interference calls on Jackson State, but the series ended with Averion Hurts throwing an interception at the 1-yard line and TSU came up short. Again.

Jackson State held off the Tigers 21-13 at BBVA Compass Stadium, handing the Tigers their fourth loss in seven games. Saturday's eight-point margin of defeat is TSU's largest of the season.

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Grambling State Tiger Come Out of Two Week Bye Period, Torch MVSU Delta Devils 59-10

TTA BENA, Mississippi  –  Coach Broderick Fobbs and the Grambling State University football team marched into Rice-Totten Stadium after an almost three week break to face Mississippi Valley State University on their Homecoming on Saturday. The G-Men won the game and totally dominated the Delta Devils, 59-10.

With the win, Grambling improves to a 4-1 overall record and 4-0 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Mississippi Valley drops to 0-8, overall, and 0-6 in conference play.

The Tigers quickly jumped out to a quick 14-0 lead in the first quarter. The first touchdown took ten seconds and was scored when DeVante Kincade connected with Dominique Leake for 40 yards, 7-0. Martez Carter rushed 35 yards for the second touchdown to cap off a 10 play, 99 yard drive.

With 12:00 left in the second quarter, MVSU posted three points on the board as Nicolas Jacquemin drilled a 47 yard field goal through the uprights, 14-3.

Grambling took control of the ball game and never looked back in the second quarter and beyond. The Tigers rattled of seven touchdowns through the last three quarters of play.

The Delta Devils gave a last gasp with a touchdown scored at the :15 mark in the fourth quarter. Austin Bray launched a six yard pass to Joshua Banks, 59-10.

Kincade went 20-for-27, one interception, and four touchdowns. Leake was the top receiver for the G-Men with four catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Carter led the way in rushing with nine carries for 91 yards and one touchdown. Samuel Reese was the top defender for the Golden Curtain with five total tackles, three sacks, and four tackles for loss.

MVSU's quarterback, Austin Bray threw 17-for-35, 213 yards and one touchdown. Booker Chambers led the receiving corps for the Delta Devils with eight catches for 92 yards. Jordan Freeman was the highlight of Mississippi Valley's defense with seven total tackles.

Grambling returns to the grid iron for Homecoming against the University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff in Eddie Robinson Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 29 at 2 p.m.

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SCSU Roll Over Delaware State 30-3

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- South Carolina State captured its third straight conference win in front a "Homecoming" crowd of 15,489 in a 30-3 victory over visiting Delaware State Saturday (Oct. 22) at Oliver. C. Dawson Stadium.

"I am happy we won the game for our "Homecoming" crowd. We got a little rhythm going on offense, had some moments," said SC State head coach Buddy Pough.

It's not a lot we can brag about as we were not spectacular. But the key is we won the game," said Pough.

South Carolina State improves to 3-3 overall, 3-0 in the MEAC, while Delaware State falls to 0-6 overall, 0-3 in the league.

Redshirt freshman running back Bishop Ford captured his second 100-yard rushing game this season with 27 carries for 106 yards. Freshman wide receiver De'Montrez Burroughs after making he transition from defensive back to offense this week had a solid day catching with four (4) receptions for 69-yards and a touchdown.

The Bulldog defense played lights out only allowing only 151-yards total offense. Redshirt junior All-MEAC linebacker Darius Leonard spearheaded the defense with 11 tackles (8) solo and 2.5 tackles for loss, while teammate Dayshawn Taylor finished with 10 tackles (8) solo and 2.5 tackles for loss, as well.

SC State scored first on a 14-yard toss from redshirt quarterback Dewan Ford to senior Adrian Kollock, Jr. for a 14-yard touchdown pass reception at the 12:56 mark in the first quarter. Junior kicker Tyler Scandrett connected on a 25-yard field goal to give SC State 10-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Scandrett found his way on the scoreboard again this time connecting on his career-long a 46-yard kick , with 7:36 remaining in the second quarter. Burroughs caught his first career touchdown on a 41-yard toss from sophomore quarterback Caleb York with 5:12 remaining before halftime.

The Hornets got on the board on a 34-yard kick from Wisdom Nzidee. Scandrett and the Bulldogs sealed the deal connecting on his third field goal of the day on a 22-yarder early on the fourth quarter to secure a 30-3 victory over visiting Delaware State.

South Carolina State returns to action on Saturday (Oct. 29) on the road against host the Pirates of Hampton University. Kickoff is 1 p.m.

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Homecoming heartbreak for Morgan, NCCU pulls away 21-17

BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Morgan State had it in the palm of their hands.

But North Carolina Central had the answer when needed when backup quarterback Naiil Ramadan connected with Jalen Wilkes on a 16-yard touchdown pass with 3:59 left in their 21-17 win over the Bears at Hughes Stadium during Homecoming. This marked the Bears' second straight homecoming loss.

Morgan State head coach Fred T. Farrier summarized the loss.

"We got to find a way to finish a game and play 60 minutes," said Farrier. "Whether it's DeAndre [Harris] or Chris [Andrews] at quarterback, we can't turn the ball over. We can't make mistakes in critical situations against a great football team. We just made too many mistakes."



It didn't take long for NCCU (6-2, 5-0 MEAC) to get on the board as Malcolm Bell found a wide open Lavontis Smith for a 38-yard touchdown pass with 13:15 left. That put the Eagles up 7-0.

On the Bears' 1st possession, Chris Andrews was intercepted by Reggie Hunter who returned it to the Bears' 20. Four plays later, Dorrel McClain ran the ball into the end zone from two yards out with 10:31 left. It helped extend the Eagles' advantage to 14-0. That was one of three MSU turnovers in this game.

MSU answered back when Andrews completed a 12-yard TD pass to Ricky Fisk with 5:02 left in the 1st quarter. The extra point by Alex Raya cut the deficit to 14-7.

The Bears capitalized on a fumbled punt by NCCU's Mike Jones that was recovered by MSU's Ian McBorrough. One play later, Eric Harrell, who ran for a career high 121 yards on the day, recorded a seven yard TD run. With the extra point, the game was tied at 14 with 5:45 left in the second quarter.

The next possession by NCCU, quarterback Malcolm Bell was hit by safety Darius Johnson and fumbled the ball. Cornerback Delonta Hall recovered it at the NCCU 38 with 3:08 left in 2nd quarter. Bell was helped off the field with a possible concussion. But the turnover amounted into zero points for the Bears as Raya's 54-yard field goal attempt was blocked by NCCU's Alden McClellon.

NCCU's backup quarterback Naiil Ramadan was inserted into the ballgame and had his first pass attempt intercepted by Malachi Washington and returned to the NCCU 29. Raya ended up converting a 40-yard field goal at the halftime gun to give the Bears a 17-14 lead.

Not much happened in the second half. But the gusting winds determined a lot in this game. It came down to a short 18-yard punt into the 25-35 mile per hour wind.

Antonio Brown forced a fumble by DeAndre Harris that was recovered by Nolan Corpening at the NCCU 41 with 2:22 left.

Morgan State (2-4, 2-2 MEAC) stopped the Eagles on the ensuing drive. Then on the Bears' drive, Harris' pass was intercepted by Reggie Hunter at the MSU 41 with 22 seconds left to put the game away.

"We got to make sure our kids understand, game plan wise, where their eyes need to be in terms of what we're throwing and where the ball should go at times," Farrier said about taking care of the football. "Fumbles... we do a ball security circuit every day and we got to make sure those guys understand the importance of that. We got to continue to emphasize that as coaches."

Morgan State will attempt to improve on their performance next week as they hit the road to take on Norfolk State.

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