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SWAC Announces Three Team Coin Flip Procedure

BIRMINGHAM - The Southwestern Athletic Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors today approved the coin flip procedure for the final step of the conference’s three-team tie breaker for football.
The procedure would be put in place only if Grambling State defeats Texas Southern Thursday, Nov. 20, and loses to Southern on Saturday, Nov. 29. If that […]

SWAC Football Players of the Week (Nov. 17)

OFFENSIVE - RB Donald Babers, Prairie View A&M; 5-9, 170; JR; Houston, TX
Babers rushed 26 times for 198 yards and three touchdowns in the Panthers’ 37-3 win over Alcorn State.
Babers scored touchdowns on runs of 2 and 15 yards, and recovered a fumble in the end zone for a third score.
DEFENSIVE […]

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

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-(11/20/08-11/22/08)
1.  S. C. State———(9-2)–(5)–97—-1—(at-N. C. A & T State)
2.  Grambling State—–(8-2)–(3)–90—-2—(at-Texas Southern)
3.  Prairie View A & M–(9-1)–(2)–83—-3—(Open)
4.  Bethune-Cookman—–(8-2)——-76—-5—(vs-Florida A & M)
5.  Florida A & M——-(8-3)——-59—-7—(vs-Bethune Cookman)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Preseason 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-(11/20/08-11/22/08)
1.  #-@-Tuskegee———(10-0)–(10)–100—1–(Open)
2.  Langston————-(9-2)———89—-2–(at-Mid America Nazarene/NAIA Division I Playoffs)
3.  *Shaw—————-(8-3)———78—-3–(Season Complete)
4.  Fayetteville State—(8-2)———71—-4–(Season Complete)
5.  West Virginia State–(7-3)———53—-6–(Season Complete)

ESPN’s College Game Day Coming to Florida A&M University

Florida A&M University and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced Monday that ESPN’s award-winning College Football GameDay presented by Home Depot, the two-hour live broadcast which proceeds the network’s varied weekly televised games, will air live from the Florida A&M University campus Saturday, Nov. 15 beginning at 10 a.m.
The broadcast is the first on a […]

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

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-(11/13/08-11/15/08)
1. S. C. State———(8-2)–(5)–97—-1—(at-Morgan State)
2. Grambling State—–(8-2)–(3)–90—-2—(Open)
3. Prairie View A & M–(8-1)–(1)–81—-3—(vs-Alcorn State)
4. Tennessee State—–(8-2)–(1)–78—-4—(at-Jacksonville State)
5. Bethune-Cookman—–(7-2)——-56—-5—(vs-Howard)

TSPNsports.com/Cavil’s Classic Cuts HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10 Poll

The Preseason 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-(11/13/08-11/15/08)
1. #-@-Tuskegee———(10-0)–(10)–100—1–(Open)
2. Langston————-(8-2)———84—-3–(vs-Bacone)
3. *Shaw—————-(8-3)———78—-4–(Season Complete)
4. Fayetteville State—(8-2)———72—-2–(Season Complete)
5. Albany State———(7-3)———59—-6–(at-Tusculum/NCAA Division II Playoffs)

SWAC Reprimands Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Coleman

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today that the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff head football coach Monte Coleman has been reprimanded for his post-game comments regarding the officiating during the Golden Lions’ football game vs. Jackson State on Saturday, October 11, 2008.
In investigating the incident, the Conference Office spoke with Coleman, UAPB Athletic Director Louis “Skip” […]

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