Thursday, September 15, 2016 Saturday, September 17, 2016
National Player of the Week: Jeremy Taylor
North Carolina A&T Linebacker Jeremy Taylor 5-11, 181, r-Junior, Kinston, NC Tallied 15 tackles (12 solo), four tackles for loss, two sacks, two pass breakups, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in the Aggies 39-36 four-overtime victory against FBS opponent Kent State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: Kevin Lacey
Tuskegee Quarterback Kevin Lacey 6-6, 175, r-Sr., Wetumpka, AL Completed 11-of-19 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Tigers 28-18 victory over Albany State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
News & Notes from Week 2: A&T gets money, win, respect
The big story of the week was North Carolina A&T’s four-overtime victory over Kent State 39-36 on Saturday. There have not been many times that HBCU FCS programs have defeated FBS programs. More recently, Bethune-Cookman defeated FIU back-to-back years in 2013 and 2014. Moreover, 2013 was a particularly good year for FCS HBCUs. Not only
BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls: North Carolina A&T unanimous No. 1
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] When voting on polls, sometimes the evidence is just so overwhelming in cases where voters rank teams. So is the case with North Carolina A&T who is the unanimous No. 1 in week two of the BOXTOROW Coaches and
2016 Football Scoreboards Week Two
Saturday, September 10, 2016
Early season SIAC matchup could be preview of championship game
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week Albany State (0-1, 0-0) vs. Tuskegee (1-0, 0-0) Whitewater Classic, Phenix, AL The 3rd annual Whitewater Classic played in Phenix City, Ala. featuring the matchup between Albany State and Tuskegee, could be a preview of the SIAC championship. After all, the teams combined have played in all five SIAC
BOXTOROW Polls: North Carolina A&T unanimous with coaches, majority with media
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The defending BOXTOROW national champion North Carolina A&T Aggies received all 20 first-place votes in the BOXTOROW Coaches poll after the first week of play. The Aggies received the majority of the votes in the media poll. N.C. A&T
National Player of the Week: O’Shay Ackerman-Carter
Tennessee State QB O’Shay Ackerman-Carter 6-3, 215, r-Soph, Jacksonville, Fla. Completed 18-of-32 passes for 259 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in Tigers’ 44-0 win over UAPB. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: Osband (O.J.) Thompson
Tuskegee LB Osband (O.J.) Thompson 6-0, 194, Jr. Miami, Fla. Recorded 16 tackles (eight solo) and 3.5 tackles for loss in Golden Tigers 36-13 victory over Clark-Atlanta. Presented by North Carolina Mutual