[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The results from week seven produced only minor changes in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T remained at the top of the coaches poll as it has all season long receiving all of the first-place votes
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
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
National Player of the Week: Lane Clark
Tennessee State Kicker Lane Clark 5-10, 170, Jr., Hays, Kan. Connected on field goals of 54 and 57 yards in the Tigers 34-30 victory over UT Martin. His 57-yarder is the longest in Division I football this season (both FCS and FBS). Presented by North Carolina Mutual
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
HBCU Legend: Remembering Ed Temple 1927-2016
BOXTOROW would like to send our condolences to the family and Tennessee State family of Ed Temple who passed away last Thursday at the age of 89. We had the very distinct honor of having a 20-minute interview with Coach Temple back in 2012, shortly after he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame.
News & Notes from Week 3: Ackerman-Carter lost, Griffin suspended for season
The biggest surprise of week three was Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s 45-43 three-overtime come-from-behind victory over two-time defending champion Alcorn State Golden Lions quarterback Brandon Duncan completed 29-of-52 passes for 505 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. His favorite target was Willie Young who caught 13 passes for 232 yards and two touchdowns. The Golden Lions are
TSU dominant against fellow HBCUs; renews young rivalry with B-CU
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 4/4 Tennessee State (2-0) vs. 5/5 Bethune-Cookman (0-1) When Tennessee State travels to Daytona Beach to take on Bethune-Cookman on Saturday, it will be a matchup of two of the best teams in HBCU football over the last five years. While TSU plays in the OVC, typically all of
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW: Saturday, September 3, 2016
Tennessee State football coach Rod Reed, SIAC football talk with Eric Tabor and wall-to-wall HBCU football talk.