boxtorow.com Florida A&M controlled its own destiny towards the MEAC title and Celebration Bowl berth, but lost a bit of control of that destiny with its loss to Howard. And with North Carolina A&T’s victory over Norfolk State, the Aggies regained the top spot in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, receiving all but three
boxtorow.com A few upsets caused some movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, and helped to shape a few conferences races. Florida A&M remains No. 1 in both polls for the third straight week, receiving all but one first place vote in both polls and continues to control its own destiny for its first
Alabama A&M Quarterback Aqeel Glass 6-5, 215, Soph., St. Louis, Mo. Completed 17-of-30 passes for 322 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions as the Bulldogs defeated Alabama State 27-10 in the Magic City Classic. Glass leads the SWAC in touchdown passes (15) and touchdown to interception ratio (15-4), and is second in passing yards
boxtorow.com The top three teams remained the same in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, which includes Florida A&M leading the pack despite the Rattlers having a bye week. FAMU made history last week by sitting atop the polls for the first time in the 12-year history of the media poll and 10-year history of
Alcorn State Linebacker Terry Whittington 6-5, 234, Redshirt-Junior, Cooper City, Fla. Recorded 15 tackles, six tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks and a forced fumble as the Braves defeated Grambling 33-26. Whittington recorded a tackles for loss and sacks on each of Grambling’s last two possessions. Whittington now leads the SWAC with seven sacks.
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boxtorow.com Florida A&M’s once a storied football program has more recently fallen on hard times. One of head coach Willie Simmons’ goals is to restore the Rattlers to prominence. The Rattlers took a big step towards that Saturday by defeating North Carolina A&T 22-21 in Greensboro and for the first time ever sits on top
Southern Quarterback Ladarius Skelton 6-2, 210, Soph., Pine Bluff, Ark. In his first career start, Skelton amassed 370 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as Southern rolled Prairie View A&M 38-0 and remains very much in contention for the SWAC Western Division crown. Skelton completed 15-of-26 passes for 168 yards with one touchdown and
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T is at the top of HBCU football again. The Aggies defeated Delaware State 34-6 and Tennessee State fell to Austin Peay 49-34 and the combination of the two propelled N.C. A&T to the top of both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, Prairie View A&M had a
boxtorow.com Tennessee State hung tough with Power Five and SEC opponent Vanderbilt, falling 31-27, but remained No.1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T received a number of votes in both polls and remains No. 2 after bouncing back from its loss last week against Morgan State, defeating South Carolina State