VUU Back Jada Byers Virginia Union Running Back Jada Byers 5-7, 180, Redshirt-Senior, Bridgeton N.J. Finished with 231 multi-purpose yards, including 211 yards rushing on 14 carries and three touchdowns, averaged 15.1 yards per carry, and caught a pass for 20 yards as the Panthers defeated Kentucky State 69-7. Byers had touchdown runs of 46,
Donal Ware takes a deeper dive into the win by North Carolina Central over Alcorn State, and talks about Edward Waters win over Florida Memorial and Kentucky State’s win over Central State in SIAC play. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Donal Ware takes a look at the three games taking place this Saturday. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
After stints as an assistant coach in the NFL, Charlie Jackson takes on the role as head football coach at Kentucky State and talks with Donal Ware about expectations for the Thorobreds.
Kentucky State Guard Ditalion Battle 6-2, Senior, Cincinnati, Ohio Averaged 28 points, 6.5 rebounds three steals and shot 48 percent from three-point range in helping lead Kentucky State to victories over Spring Hill and Central State last week. Scored 30 points had nine rebounds, four steals and made 6-of-12 from three-point range against Spring Hill.
Despite winning just four games last year, Kentucky State played in the SIAC championship game where they lost to Fort Valley State 33-30 in double overtime. Former Louisville, Michigan State, and Arkansas coach John L. Smith is now in this second year as head coach. Can he lead the Thorobreds back to the championship? Donal
Like the rest of college football, it was a case of the haves and have-nots. We are seeing quite a few bowl games taking place where teams are barely bowl eligible. Such was the case in HBCU football in an unusual year where every team in the SWAC’s Eastern Division had a losing record, for
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
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The theme for Week 8 in HBCU football was upsets. It is debatable what the biggest upset was between FAMU/Hampton and Kentucky State/Tuskegee. Probably the Kentucky State win over Tuskegee because Kentucky State win gives them the SIAC West