Saturday, November 12, 2016
Southern, Prairie meet Saturday in pivotal SWAC Western Division matchup
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 4/4 Southern (6-2, 6-0) vs. 5/7 Prairie View A&M (6-3, 6-1) Southern controls its own destiny in returning to the SWAC championship game after a two-year hiatus. The Jaguars have three games remaining. It begins on Saturday as they travel to Texas to take on a Prairie View A&M
How a Trump administration could take HBCU sports to another level
by Donal Ware It has happened. America has elected Donald Trump as the President. Most national television hosts had a look on their face, the same as Hillary Clinton looked when she gave her concession speech. Disbelief. Bewilderment. And Black America? Highly upset for the most part. See, Trump has a history of giving off
National Player of the Week: Quinton Gray
West Virginia State Wide Receiver Quinton Gray 5-11, 175, Junior, Stafford, Va. Caught 11 passes for 211 yards and three touchdowns and also completed a pass for 33 yards and a touchdown as the Yellow Jackets defeated Concord 52-45. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
National Player of the Week: T.J. Bell
Savannah State Quarterback T.J. Bell 6-3, 180, Fr., Louisville, Ky. Completed 15-of-28 passes for 159 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed 11 times for 149 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers 31-14 victory over Norfolk State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Win a pair of tickets to the Bayou Classic from BOXTOROW
All you have to do to enter for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Bayou Classic is follow us on Twitter @boxtorow type in “I want @BayouClassic74 tix from @boxtorow then listen to BOXTOROW w/ Donal Ware this weekend on a station near you It’s that simple.
News and Notes from Week 10: Tuskegee/Albany State disagreement further hurts SIAC
boxtorow.com For the first time in three seasons, the Miles/Tuskegee game had no bearing on who would represent the SIAC Western Division in the SIAC championship game. (The game was played at Birmingham’s Legion Field in front of 19,386. Tuskegee won 13-10.) That’s because Kentucky State wrapped up the title two weeks ago with a
No major changes in BOXTOROW Polls
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] There were a few mild upsets in Week 9 which caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Tennessee State fell to OVC foe Murray State and dropped three spots to No. 6 in the coaches poll.
2016 Football Scoreboard Week Ten
Saturday, November 5, 2016
Winner of Albany State, Fort Valley State to play for SIAC championship
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] BOXTOROW National Game of the Week Albany State (5-3, 4-1) vs. Fort Valley State (3-6, 3-3) Typically, when Albany State and Fort Valley State meet in the annual Fountain City Classic in Columbus, Ga. each year, braining rights are