Southern Running Back Kobe Dillon 6-0, 190, Freshman, Ferriday, La. Carried the ball 14 times for 267 yards and three touchdowns in the Jaguars 34-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His 267 yards rushing broke the Jaguars record for rushing yards in a game set by Lenard Tillery who had 245 on November 12, 2016 against
boxtorow.com Jackson State put an exclamation point on its No. 1 ranking in HBCU football, as the tigers defeated previous No. 1 Alabama A&M 61-15 on Saturday in Huntsville, AL as the BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Alabama A&M, in the top five last week, fell to No. 7 in
Jackson State Linebacker James Houston 6-1, 225, Graduate Student, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Recorded six tackles (five solo), two tackles for loss, a sack, a forced fumble, and recovered two fumbles including a scoop and score, 67 yards for the first points of the game in the Tigers’ 61-15 win over Alabama A&M. Houston’s 7.5 sacks
boxtorow.com For the first time ever Jackson State is No. 1 in HBCU football as the BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Previous No. 1 Alabama A&M’s loss to Grambling State opened the door for the JSU Tigers who had a bye week. The Tigers received 13 of 18 first place
Florida A&M Linebacker Isaiah Land 6-4, 215, Redshirt-Junior, Buffalo, N.Y. Registered four tackles for loss, three sacks, and five tackles (four solo) in the Rattlers 28-0 victory over Alabama State. Land has registered a sack in his last three games for FAMU. His five sacks on the season are second in the SWAC and he’s
boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs remain the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The vote is now unanimous amongst the coaches and the media. In the coaches poll, the top five teams all won, with No. 4 Prairie View A&M jumped up six
Alcorn State Running Back Niko Duffey 5-11, 175, Sophomore, Tampa, Fla. Carried the ball 23 times for 142 yards and two touchdowns including a two-yard touchdown run with 3:01 remaining which turned out to be the game-winner as the Braves defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 39-38. Duffey is a former three-star recruit from Jefferson High School in
boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs remain the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Bulldogs defeated Bethune-Cookman 30-27 on Tuesday to remain undefeated on the season. AAMU received all but two first place votes with the coaches and all of the first place
Jackson State Quarterback Shekeur Sanders 6-2, 215, Freshman, Canton, Texas Completed 30-of-40 passes for 362 yards with three touchdown passes and no interceptions in the Tigers’ 38-16 over Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic. Sanders is currently 3rd in FCS in completion percentage and 10th in FCS in passing yards. He is a former
Alabama A&M Quarterback Aqeel Glass 6-5, 215, Graduate Student, St. Louis, Mo. Accounted for five touchdowns including a one-yard touchdown run with 6:30 remaining in the fourth quarter which turned out to be the game-winner as the Bulldogs defeated South Carolina State 42-41. Glass completed 28-of-49 passes for 426 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions.