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Joseph LeBeau doesn’t need to glance at the SWAC standings to know the importance of Jackson State’s Saturday game at Alabama State. And he also warns anyone who might be judging the Tigers (2-4, 2-2 SWAC) solely by their record could be in for a rude awakening. Throughout the highs and lows JSU’s 2-4 start have provided, LeBeau and the [...]

With Saturday’s game drawing closer, we check in today with al.com’s HBCU reporter, Nick Birdsong, who not only has one of the better Twitter handles around (@birds_word), but also does a great job covering my home state’s SWAC schools. Birdsong was nice enough to answer a few questions regarding the Hornets’ season and how they managed to arrive at this week’s game at 4-1 in SWAC [...]

The SWAC Football season is set to kick off on Labor Day weekend with a full slate of games. As teams make final preparations to open the season, here is the schedule of events and contests this weekend. Monday, August 27 SWAC Coaches Teleconference Saturday, September 1 New Mexico vs. Southern in Albuquerque, NM (4:00) Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Langston in [...]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) has announced that Toyota will serve as title sponsor for the 2012 SWAC Football Championship at last Monday’s annual SWAC Football Media Day. This year, Toyota will serve as the presenting sponsor of the 2012 men’s football regular season and championship games. “Toyota is excited to serve as title sponsor of the 2012 SWAC” stated [...]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has given the NFL Jerry Rice, the league’s all-time reception leader; Walter Payton, the No. 2 all-time rushing leader; Michael Strahan, the league’ single-season sack champion and Doug Williams, MVP of Super Bowl XXII. In three of the past four NFL drafts, the SWAC has given the league nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. Bupkiss. Have the SWAC [...]

    Grambling State wide receiver Mario Louis entered the 2012 NFL draft in hopes of being the first Tiger drafted since the Dallas Cowboys took defensive end Jason Hatcher in 2005 in the third round with pick No.92. Unfortunately, that didn’t go in Louis’ favor; however inspite of being undrafted, his chances of landing a spot on the Houston Texans roster are [...]

Grambling (11-7, 5-1 SWAC West The Tigers scored the biggest non-conference win of the season for any SWAC school knocking off #5 Rice in the finale of their series on Sunday. GSU moved a half game in front of Prairie View for the division lead after the Panthers fell at Southern. Prairie View A&M (11-8, 4-1 SWAC West) Despite dropping [...]

Grambling State University has reassigned both men’s basketball coach Bobby Washington and women’s coach Donnita Rogers to positions within the department. In three years as head coach — one with the interim tag — Washington led the Tigers to a first-round SWAC tournament upset of Jackson State in 2010 and to the SWAC tournament title game for the first time [...]

Twelve figures from Grambling State University’s athletic lore — including four-time NFL Pro Bowler Albert Lewis, NBA first-round selection Aaron James, and former baseball coach and athletic administrator Wilbert Ellis — will be part of the fourth-annual Grambling Legends Sports Hall of Fame induction class this summer. “The Legends Hall of Fame provides the recognition and notoriety that should have [...]

Prairie View A&M University Athletic Director Fred Washington today announced the 2012 Panther football schedule. The Panthers will play an action-packed 11-game slate in 2012 highlighted by a contest at the defending FCS National Champions, nine Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) games, four football classics, two on-campus contests and the return to the Golden Triangle area of Texas for the first [...]

“I’m just ready to be a pro,” said Grambling State’s junior guard Quincy Roberts as he will forgo his senior season and declare for the 2012 NBA draft. “When you work hard, dedicate, and put your all into what you do, it’s only right that you expect success. I am fortunate enough to seize the opportunity and I will be [...]

Doug Williams may no longer be the head coach of the Grambling State Tigers. KTVE Sports has learned that Williams, who is in his second run at his alma mater, will go into spring drills without a contract approved by the Louisiana State Board. When Williams was hired last spring, he signed a deal with the president and then athletic [...]

Unlike Jacksons State of 2010 and Texas Southern of 2011, the top- seeded Mississippi Valley entered the SWAC tournament as favorites and did not disappoint. If you never seen the Delta Devils in the Big Dance before, you will see it in this year’s NCAA tournament. Kevin Burwell scored 19 points to lead the Delta Devils in another tough match up [...]

The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers took home their fourth Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament title with a 63-50 win over Alcorn State on Saturday at the Special Events Center. A national television audience on ESPNU watched as the Lady Panthers earned the SWAC automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The tournament bracket will be announced Sunday night on ESPN. Tournament [...]

The 2012 SWAC Tournament promises to be a week filled with great basketball and exciting events. Taking place on Wednesday, March 7, will be SWAC Goes Hip-Hop. The ancillary event is being hosted at The PROPHET Bar in Dallas, Texas, and will feature Grambling State graduate DJ Low Down Loretta Brown; better known as Erykah Badu. Accompanying her, will be [...]

Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II met with university officials Monday to outline his process for selecting the next head football coach at Alcorn State. According to an Alcorn State press release, Brown said it is his responsibility to determine the best structure for identifying and selecting Alcorn’s next coach. The press release said the process will contain [...]

Alcorn President M. Christopher Brown II plans to announce new athletic personnel changes on Friday, February 24th immediately following the Heritage Luncheon of the Alcorn State University National Alumni Association Mid-Winter Conference at the Vicksburg Convention Center featuring luncheon speaker Congressman Bennie Thompson. “Alcorn is devoted to comprehensive reform of the university’s athletic department,” says President Brown as he reviews [...]

For the first time all season Lady Tiger head coach Donnita Rogers started Markisha Patterson, Brittney Allen, Jasher Blocker, and Tonishea Mack all in the same game, for it would be their last time stepping foot in the Fred Hobdy Assembly Center as a player. The final home game for the Lady Tigers (13-13, 9-7 SWAC) 2011-2012 season concluded with [...]