HOUSTON, Texas -- Five years after being placed on five years' probation by the NCAA in the wake of the most widespread case of eligibility violations in college sports history, Texas Southern is free and clear of NCAA sanctions.
Charles McClelland, TSU's athletic director, and Glenn Lewis, chairman of the TSU board of regents, discussed the department's turnaround and its future plans in separate conversations with Chronicle sports reporter David Barron. Comments have been edited for length.
Q: Texas Southern has completed its NCAA probation. Is the heat off the athletic department in terms of focusing on rules compliance?
McClelland: Now that things are going well, the spotlight, the burden, is even greater. We can't afford to slip up. The last thing I want is for somebody to say, 'Uh, oh, there goes Texas Southern again.' We have a history of saying that we are going to do something, working to do it and then having a slip-up and having it be perceived is that we haven't done what we were supposed to do.
If you are a (NCAA) repeat violator coming off probation, you're still technically on probation because you need to get out of that repeat violator time window. Just because it's October doesn't mean we can relax. We're still in the same thought process. If we slip up next year, the NCAA will come back and bring up that they just let us off probation, you messed up and now we will use that to close the door on you. We have to maintain vigilant.
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Saturday, October 21, 2017
Grambling hosts Alcorn State in SWAC showdown
GRAMBLING, Louisiana -- A contest between the two best college football teams in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) as it pits East versus the West will take place on Saturday as Grambling State gears up to face Alcorn State. Kickoff from Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium is set for 2 p.m. and it is the Breast Cancer Awareness game so fans are encouraged to wear pink.
The game can be viewed via live stream on the SWAC Digital Network (Stan Lewter and Santoria Black) and Grambling State will broadcast on the Grambling State Sports Radio Network, which can be can be heard in Ruston (KPCH 99.3 FM) and in Monroe (KJMG 97.3FM). The Tigers' broadcast crew of Ossie Clark and Nick Harrison will call all of the action.
Although coming off a bye week, Grambling State (5-1 overall, 2-0 SWAC) enters Saturday’s game with a five-game winning streak, including a 34-21 win over Prairie View A&M in the 94th Annual Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic. Alcorn State (5-2, 3-0) comes into the contest off two straight SWAC victories and is riding a four-game winning streak.
“Both teams are playing great football at this time, so you can’t ask for a better time to play against each other, a better chance and a better opportunity,” Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs said.
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Friday, October 20, 2017
GameDay preview: Tuskegee at Kentucky State
THE GAME
WHEN: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Alumni Stadium, Frankfort, Kentucky
RECORDS: TU (5-2, 3-0 SIAC), KSU (2-5, 1-1 SIAC)
ON THE AIR: Radio — www.goldentigersports.com.
TWITTER: @MGMsports @MyTUAthletics, @TUGolden Tigers, @TuskegeeUniv
HASHTAG: #Tuskegee
NOTEBOOK
Tuskegee earned a 33-7 win over Jackson State in last week's 5th Quarter Classic in Mobile. Tuskegee has now won four of its last five games and three in a row heading into Saturday's SIAC West game against Kentucky State. ... The Tigers will be looking to avenge last year's 10-9 loss to the Thorobreds, which knocked them out of SIAC title contention. Kentucky State blocked a potential game-tying extra point attempt and a potential game-winning field goal in the final two minutes. Kentucky State now leads the all-time series 15-12. ... The Thorobreds, who have their homecoming this week, are coming off a 35-0 loss to Miles last Saturday. KSU has lost three straight games. ... Kentucky State running back Brett Sylve rushed for 107 yards against Miles. Sylve is fourth in the SIAC at 94.4 rushing yards per game. ... The game matches the two worst scoring offenses in the SIAC. Tuskegee is ninth at 19.3 points per game while Kentucky State is last at 18.4 points per game.
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WHEN: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Alumni Stadium, Frankfort, Kentucky
RECORDS: TU (5-2, 3-0 SIAC), KSU (2-5, 1-1 SIAC)
ON THE AIR: Radio — www.goldentigersports.com.
TWITTER: @MGMsports @MyTUAthletics, @TUGolden Tigers, @TuskegeeUniv
HASHTAG: #Tuskegee
NOTEBOOK
Tuskegee earned a 33-7 win over Jackson State in last week's 5th Quarter Classic in Mobile. Tuskegee has now won four of its last five games and three in a row heading into Saturday's SIAC West game against Kentucky State. ... The Tigers will be looking to avenge last year's 10-9 loss to the Thorobreds, which knocked them out of SIAC title contention. Kentucky State blocked a potential game-tying extra point attempt and a potential game-winning field goal in the final two minutes. Kentucky State now leads the all-time series 15-12. ... The Thorobreds, who have their homecoming this week, are coming off a 35-0 loss to Miles last Saturday. KSU has lost three straight games. ... Kentucky State running back Brett Sylve rushed for 107 yards against Miles. Sylve is fourth in the SIAC at 94.4 rushing yards per game. ... The game matches the two worst scoring offenses in the SIAC. Tuskegee is ninth at 19.3 points per game while Kentucky State is last at 18.4 points per game.
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DII AFCA Coaches Top 25 Football Rankings: Virginia State #21, Bowie State #23
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Week 7 final scores shook up the CIAA Northern Division, but gained two teams national exposure. As announced Tuesday, Virginia State University ranks No. 21 while Bowie State University holds the No. 23 spot in the NCAA Division II American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) rankings.
Power houses No. 23 Bowie State and No. 21 Virginia State went head-to-head last Saturday in a Northern Division rival matchup. The Trojans proved their dominance with a 47-35 victory, which was aired nationally on live television via Aspire TV. Prior to this contest, the Trojans were not featured in the AFCA football rankings while Bowie State held the No. 14 spot.
The Trojans remain undefeated with a 6-0 overall record and moved to the No. 1 spot in the CIAA Northern Division. The Bulldogs slid to No. 3 in the North and now hold a 6-1 overall record.
BSU and VSU will resume CIAA play on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Trojans will hit the road as they travel to face the Lions of Lincoln (PA) University. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. The Bulldogs will welcome the Virginia Union University Panthers for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff contest.
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Power houses No. 23 Bowie State and No. 21 Virginia State went head-to-head last Saturday in a Northern Division rival matchup. The Trojans proved their dominance with a 47-35 victory, which was aired nationally on live television via Aspire TV. Prior to this contest, the Trojans were not featured in the AFCA football rankings while Bowie State held the No. 14 spot.
The Trojans remain undefeated with a 6-0 overall record and moved to the No. 1 spot in the CIAA Northern Division. The Bulldogs slid to No. 3 in the North and now hold a 6-1 overall record.
BSU and VSU will resume CIAA play on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The Trojans will hit the road as they travel to face the Lions of Lincoln (PA) University. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. The Bulldogs will welcome the Virginia Union University Panthers for a 1:00 p.m. kickoff contest.
Rankings - AFCA Coaches
RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
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1 | Northwest Missouri State (34) | 7-0 | 850 | 1 |
2 | Shepherd (WV) | 6-0 | 791 | 2 |
3 | Indiana (Pa) | 7-0 | 782 | 3 |
4 | Minnesota State | 7-0 | 754 | 4 |
5 | Midwestern State | 5-0 | 682 | 6 |
6 | Indianapolis | 7-0 | 678 | 5 |
7 | Grand Valley State | 6-1 | 635 | 7 |
8 | Fort Hays State | 7-0 | 616 | 8 |
9 | Central Washington | 7-0 | 572 | 10 |
10 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 5-1 | 541 | 11 |
11 | Winona State | 7-0 | 494 | 13 |
12 | Ferris State | 5-1 | 424 | 15 |
13 | Ashland | 6-1 | 423 | 16 |
14 | Assumption | 6-0 | 406 | 17 |
15 | Sioux Falls | 6-1 | 352 | 18 |
16 | Colorado Mesa | 6-1 | 307 | 20 |
17 | Slippery Rock | 6-1 | 288 | 9 |
18 | West Alabamagoo | 6-1 | 271 | 23 |
19 | Delta State | 6-1 | 263 | 21 |
20 | Wingate | 6-0 | 243 | 24 |
21 | Virginia State | 6-0 | 165 | NR |
22 | Humboldt State | 5-1 | 154 | 25 |
23 | Bowie State | 6-1 | 95 | 14 |
24 | Eastern New Mexico | 6-1 | 66 | NR |
25 | Southeastern Oklahoma State | 6-1 | 64 | 19 |
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Freshman firepower helps XULA throttle Lady Panthers
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Freshmen Lauryn Taylor, Kayla Black and Vivica Price-Spraggins combined to hit .605 Tuesday and lead Xavier University of Louisiana in a 25-13, 25-10, 25-12 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference volleyball victory against Philander Smith.
The Gold Nuggets (17-2, 9-0) can clinch a tie for their seventh consecutive GCAC regular-season championship with a victory Saturday in a 1 p.m. match at Talladega or a Dillard loss Monday at Tougaloo.
Taylor had 11 kills and hit .556, both career highs, in 18 attacks. Black had 10 kills — her 10th match in double figures — and hit a career-best .529 in 17 attacks. Price-Spraggins hit .875 — seven kills and no errors in eight attacks — and raised her team-best season percentage to .374.
XULA had 14 kills in each set and for the match hit .393, its second-highest percentage of the season and its best on an opponent's floor in three years.
BOX SCORE
Black, Juliana Tomasoni and Tiffany Phillips served three aces apiece. Anna Dalla Vecchia had 11 digs to reach double figures for the 16th time this season, and Black and Adili Rikondja had two blocks apiece. Eva Le Guillou had 20 assists, and Phillips had 12.
XULA stretched its win streak to seven and exceeded its victory total of last season, when it was 16-17.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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The Gold Nuggets (17-2, 9-0) can clinch a tie for their seventh consecutive GCAC regular-season championship with a victory Saturday in a 1 p.m. match at Talladega or a Dillard loss Monday at Tougaloo.
Taylor had 11 kills and hit .556, both career highs, in 18 attacks. Black had 10 kills — her 10th match in double figures — and hit a career-best .529 in 17 attacks. Price-Spraggins hit .875 — seven kills and no errors in eight attacks — and raised her team-best season percentage to .374.
XULA had 14 kills in each set and for the match hit .393, its second-highest percentage of the season and its best on an opponent's floor in three years.
BOX SCORE
Black, Juliana Tomasoni and Tiffany Phillips served three aces apiece. Anna Dalla Vecchia had 11 digs to reach double figures for the 16th time this season, and Black and Adili Rikondja had two blocks apiece. Eva Le Guillou had 20 assists, and Phillips had 12.
XULA stretched its win streak to seven and exceeded its victory total of last season, when it was 16-17.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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Cincinnati to host Alabama A&M in 2018
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Cincinnati Bearcats will host the Alabama A&M Bulldogs in 2018, the school has indicated in their upcoming game notes.
Cincinnati will host Alabama A&M at Nippert Stadium on Sept. 15, 2018. The game will be the second meeting between the two schools following UC’s 52-10 win back in 2015.
Alabama A&M is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). So far this season, the Bulldogs are 3-4 overall and 3-1 in SWAC play.
The addition of Alabama A&M completes Cincinnati’s non-conference schedule for the 2018 season. The Bearcats are also scheduled to travel to UCLA (Sept. 1) and Miami Ohio (Sept. 8; at Paul Brown Stadium) and host Ohio (Sept. 22).
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Cincinnati will host Alabama A&M at Nippert Stadium on Sept. 15, 2018. The game will be the second meeting between the two schools following UC’s 52-10 win back in 2015.
Alabama A&M is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). So far this season, the Bulldogs are 3-4 overall and 3-1 in SWAC play.
The addition of Alabama A&M completes Cincinnati’s non-conference schedule for the 2018 season. The Bearcats are also scheduled to travel to UCLA (Sept. 1) and Miami Ohio (Sept. 8; at Paul Brown Stadium) and host Ohio (Sept. 22).
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