In talking with Savannah State star defensive end Marquis Smith – the NC Mutual BOXTOROW National Player of the Week – the Tigers always believed. So while the HBCU football world was shocked by SSU’s 16-10 overtime victory over MEAC perennial power Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, the Tigers weren’t. “It was no doubt in our mind
Savannah State Defensive End Marquis Smith 6-3, 235, Sr., District Heights, Md. Recorded 12 tackles (nine solo), three tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and 1.5 sacks in the Tigers 16-10 overtime win against Bethune-Cookman. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] North Carolina A&T remains atop the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The defending BOXTOROW champions received 19-of-20 first-place votes in the coaches poll to lead No. 2 Grambling by 29 points. The Tigers received the other first-place vote. As
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 5/4 Alcorn State (1-1, 1-1) vs. 2/2 Grambling (1-1, 1-0)”; } [/insert_php] Rematch of last year’s SWAC championship game. When Alcorn State and Grambling meet on Saturday in Grambling, LA, the matchup will be a far
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The biggest surprise of week three was Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s 45-43 three-overtime come-from-behind victory over two-time defending champion Alcorn State Golden Lions quarterback Brandon Duncan completed 29-of-52 passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His favorite target was Willie Young who caught 13 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns. The Golden Lions are
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Quarterback Brandon Duncan 6-3, 210, redshirt-Sophomore, Roosevelt, N.Y. Completed 29-of-52 passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in the Golden Lions 45-45 three-overtime victory over Alcorn State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Benedict Running Back George Myers, Jr. 5-6, 175, Sr., Hephzibah, Ga. Carried the ball 13 times for 235 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers 42-6 victory over Central State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] It was a tale of two weeks for the North Carolina A&T Aggies against FBS opponents. After defeating Kent State 39-36 in four overtimes last week, the Aggies lost to Tulsa on Saturday 58-21. Despite the loss, A&T was
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 4/4 Tennessee State (2-0) vs. 5/5 Bethune-Cookman (0-1) When Tennessee State travels to Daytona Beach to take on Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, it will be a matchup of two of the best teams in HBCU football over the last five years. While TSU plays in the OVC, typically all of