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SWAC Releases 2008 Soccer Schedule

BIRMINGHAM – The Southwestern Athletic Conference released its 2008 Conference Women’s Soccer Schedule today, decorated by a number of divisional matchups that could decide who participates in the 2008 SWAC Soccer Tournament.
The season opens on August 16 as Jackson State travels to Alabama while Southern hosts William Carey. The following weekend will see six […]

UCLA Eliminates Mississippi Valley From NCAA Tournament

Reported by Beth Harris
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Mississippi Valley State probably wishes the ball had stayed stuck behind the backboard. Freshman Kevin Love scored 20 points and dislodged the trapped ball as top-seeded UCLA cruised to 70-29 victory against the overmatched Delta Devils in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.

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Rod Broadway Will Stay at Grambling

It was just a bunch of talk.
After weeks of discussions about him going to Duke and then about him going to FAMU, Nick Deriso of The News Star reports that Rod Broadway will stay at Grambling as the head coach of the football program.
However, if you ask Coach Broadway, he never understood what the big […]

Grambling’s Broadway A Candidate For Duke Job

What started as a rumor is now reality.
Grambling State athletics director Troy Mathieu confirms that Duke University has contacted the school to ask for permission to speak with head football coach Rob Broadway about Duke’s vacant head coach position.
The Monroe News Star provides more.

Cole-Blooded Football Comes To Texas Southern

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 […]

JSU’s Oliver To Play In SWAC Football Championship Game

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 […]

Coleman In As Coach At Arkansas-Pine Bluff

It appears the administration at UAPB wasted no time in finding a replacement for Mo Forte who was fired on Monday.
Defensive coordinator Monte Coleman was named the new head coach the very same day as reported by the Pine Bluff Commercial.

Alcorn State Fires Johnny Thomas

TSPN message board poster Antroy probably said it best, “DING DONG THOMAS IS GONE!” after hearing the news that Alcorn State fired head football coach Johnny Thomas on Monday.
What took them so long?
Thomas had just completed his 10th season with Alcorn State (2-8, 2-7 SWAC) after a 31-19 loss to in state rival Jackson State […]

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