HBCU sports highlights from the week of October 15, 2016
Virginia State, Bowie State battle to remain in control of CIAA North
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 8 Virginia State (5-1, 2-1) at Bowie State (4-2, 3-0) Last year’s meeting between Bowie State and Virginia State at VSU’s homecoming went a long way to deciding the CIAA Northern Division. BSU won the game 22-19 on a touchdown pass and catch with :40 remaining in the game.
BOXTOROW’s Top 5 HBCU Players at the Midway Point: Vol. 3
For the last seven preseasons, the top five players to watch have been ranked. Here are the top five players through the halfway point of the season. 1. Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T, Running Back (5-6, 173, Sr., Bunn, N.C.) Is there any doubt that Cohen is No. 1 at the midway point? He became
BOXTOROW Polls: Tennessee State remains somewhat steady after first loss of the season
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] North Carolina A&T passed the second of its MEAC tests defeating Norfolk State 35-0 Thursday night in a nationally televised game and retained the No. 1 spots in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The Aggies received all
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW: Saturday, October 8, 2016
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2016 Football Scoreboards Week Six
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TSU looks to remain hot; faces conference foe Eastern Illinois
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 3/3Tennessee State (4-0, 1-0) vs. Eastern Illinois (3-2, 1-1) Tennessee State has won its first four games of the season for the first time since 2012, the year before they made an appearance in the FCS playoffs which to that point they hadn’t done in 14 years. The Tigers
BOXTOROW Polls: Slight changes as A&T remains No. 1
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Week five of the HBCU football season went mostly as expected. However losses by Prairie View A&M, Hampton and Alcorn State produced some rearranging in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, the very top remained
BOXTOROW Goes One on One with Carli Lloyd
If we were to go one-on-one on the soccer field with 2015 FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year Carli Lloyd, we would have no chance. After all, she was the hero for the U.S. in the World Cup Final against Japan last year scoring three goals (she was a guest on BOXTOROW two days
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW: Saturday, October 1, 2016
SAU and former USA Track and Field coach George Williams, Soccer superstar Carli Lloyd, and Savannah State head football coach Erik Raeburn