South Carolina State Quarterback Corey Fields 6-0, 188, r-Fr., Hollywood, S.C. Completed 18-of-29 passes for 333 yards and seven touchdowns in the Bulldogs 62-21 victory over Howard. His seven touchdown passes equaled the amount of touchdown passes he had total in the previous seven games.
boxtorow.com While FAMU had a bye week, losses coupled with upsets caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The Rattlers are the unanimous No. 1 in both polls for the first time in the history of the polls. Alcorn State, North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman all lost which caused some movement in
boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies win over South Carolina State in the marquee game of the weekend caused slight shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Florida A&M defeated Delaware State and remained No. 1. In the coaches poll, idle Alcorn State and A&T remained No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. No.
boxtorow.com As Florida A&M handled Morgan State to win its second straight game and stay atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, it was South Carolina State’s victory over Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach that caused movements in the polls. In the coaches poll, the No. 4 Bulldogs moved up two spots, and forced the
Bethune-Cookman Quarterback Akevious Williams 6-2, 188, Redshirt-Senior, Madison, Fla. Completed 24-of-36 passes for 274 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 28 yards and another score as the Wildcats defeated Norfolk State 35-22 to remain undefeated in the MEAC and stay atop the conference standings. Williams has accounted for 1,448 total yards
boxtorow.com Rick Flair’s famous line is, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man.” And that’s exactly what the FAMU Rattlers did to the North Carolina A&T Aggies Sunday in Tallahassee. And with the victory, the Rattlers now sit atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. It is the first time ever FAMU
Norfolk State Quarterback Juwan Carter 6-0, 175, Junior, Richmond, Va. Accounted for a career-high and MEAC season-high six touchdowns in Norfolk State’s 49-21 win over Howard. He completed 15-of-23 passes for 377 yards and four touchdowns and carried the ball eight times for 56 yards and two touchdowns for 433 yards of total offense –
boxtorow.com The first top five game of the football season along with other games caused some movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, North Carolina A&T had a bye but remained No. 1 and received all of the first place votes. No. 2 Bethune-Cookman defeated North Carolina Central and No.
After watching a lot of HBCU football over the last six weeks, I give you my annual top five best players at the midway point. Generally as is the case and this year being no different, these five players don’t mirror my top 5 players to watch coming into the season. There are easily two
boxtorow.com The top five teams remained the same and there was not a lot of significant movement overall in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, all top five teams – North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman, Alcorn State, Florida A&M, and South Carolina State – won respective games on Saturday. Southern and Prairie