It’s been a while, but alumni and supporters of Texas Southern football finally have something to cheer about.
Texas Southern University officially announced Friday that its former quarterback Johnnie Cole is the school’s new head football coach.
Sources have also indicated that it is likely former Alabama State head football coach (and Johnnie’s brother) L.C. Cole will […]

J-State fans are breathing a sigh of relief after learning that senior quarterback Jimmy Oliver has been given the “thumbs up” to play in the SWAC championship football game Dec. 15 in Birmingham.
From the official release:
Oliver, a health education major from Columbia had been charged in Magee, Miss. with driving on a suspended license, following […]

Tennessee State University senior cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, has been named to play in two post-season All-Star games in January, 2008. Rodgers-Cromartie has been selected to play in the East-West Shrine game in Houston TX on January 19, 2008 and the Senior Bowl All-Star game in Mobile, AL on January 26, 2008.
Dominique, a 6-2, 185 lb. […]

Offensive Player of the Week
Darren Coates, RB, Southern (6-1, 205, Sr., St. Francisville, La.)
Coates finished with 153 all-purpose yards (107 rush, 46 receiving) and two touchdowns (one rush, one receiving) against Grambling State.
Defensive Player of the Week
Tristeon Moore, DB, Texas Southern (5-11, 190, Sr., Houston, Texas)
Moore finished with a career-high 16 tackles (eight solo) along […]

The HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(11-29/12-1-2007)
1.  Prairie View A & M–(7-3)–(3)—92—-3—(Season Complete)
2.  Southern————(8-3)–(3)—91—-6—(Season Complete)
3.  Grambling State—–(8-3)–(3)—90—-2—(Open)
4.  Delaware State——(10-2)-(1)—64—-1—(Season Complete)
5.  Jackson State——-(7-4)——–52—-8—(Open)
6.  Alabama A & M——-(8-3)——–39—-5—(Season Complete)
7.  Norfolk State——-(8-3)——–38—-4—(Season Complete)
8.  S. C. State———(7-4)——–33—-7—(Season Complete)
9.  Winston-Salem State-(6-5)——–14—-9—(Season Complete)
10. %-Hampton———–(6-5)——–13—-10–(Season Complete)

The HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————-Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(11-29/12-1-2007)
1.  Tuskegee————-(11-0)-(10)–100—1–(Pioneer Bowl)
2.  Virginia Union——-(9-2)——–85—-2–(Pioneer Bowl)
3.  Albany State———(8-3)——–72—-3–(Season Complete)
4.  Shaw—————–(8-4)——–70—-4–(Season Complete)
5.  Fort Valley State—-(8-3)——–66—-5–(Season Complete)
6.  West Virginia State–(7-3)——–47—-6–(Season Complete)
7.  Morehouse————(7-3)——–38—-7–(Season Complete)
8.  Lane—————–(7-3)——–25—-8–(Season Complete)
9.  Stillman————-(7-4)——–17—-9–(Season Complete)
10. Langston————-(5-4)——–12—-10-(Season Complete)

Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alabama A&M makes its seventh trip to the NCAA Tournament in eight years and opens Friday at 4:00 p.m. (Central) with the overall No. 8 seed UCLA.
The NCAA announced the tournament pairings Sunday night. The Bruins (20-10) are an at-large berth from the PAC-10 Conference and have won three national titles […]

The Florida A&M Lady Rattlers will open play Thursday in Gainesville, Florida , as they take on Oklahoma in the first round of the 2007 NCAA Volleyball Championship.
The Lady Rattlers are making their seventh straight trip to the NCAA Volleyball Championship and their ninth appearance in the last ten years.
Florida A&M will join host […]