For the Week of October 8 - 14, 2013

2 0 1 3 B L A C K C O L L E G E F O O T B A L L (Results, Standings and Weekly Honors)

NORTH DIVISION

CIAA

Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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MEAC

Mid Eastern Athletic Conference

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SIAC

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

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SWAC
EAST DIVISION

Southwestern Athletic Conference

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Virginia State Chowan Elizabeth City State Virginia Union Bowie State Lincoln

SOUTH DIVISION

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EAST DIVISION

Winston-Salem State 2 0 Fayetteville State 2 0 Johnson C. Smith 2 1 Saint Augustines 1 1 Livingstone 1 2 Shaw 0 2

SC State Norfolk State Bethune-Cookman N. Carolina Central NC A&T State Delaware State Morgan State Florida A&M Hampton Howard Savannah State
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Fort Valley State Clark Atlanta Albany State Morehouse Benedict

WEST DIVISION

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Tuskegee Stillman Lane Miles Central State Kentucky State

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Jackson State Alabama State Alcorn State Alabama A&M Miss. Valley St.
WEST DIVISION

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STRANGE END TO WILLIAMS' TENURE

B-CU Sports Photo

BRIAN JENKINS: A tough battle looms as his B-CU Wildcats face Howard in a key MEAC tussle.

GSU HEAD COACH MIFFED AT HIS DISMISSAL; MATHIS SETS CAREER MARK, LEADS NFL IN SACKS

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OL Daven Gray, Sr., OL, WSSU WR Juwan Moye, Fr., FSU - 7 catches, 165 yards, 2 TDs including game-winner in third OT vs Chowan. QB Rudy Johnson, Jr., WSSU - 20 of 36, 390 yards, 4 TDs, 73 rush yards, 7 carries, 2 TDs in win vs. BSU. OB Leander Barney, Jr., RB, JCSU - 15 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs, 5 receptions, 72 yards vs. Lincoln. DL Jerry Chandler, Sr., DL, WSSU - 4 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 break-up, 1 hurry vs. Bowie State. LB Kenny White, Jr., LIV - Returned fumble 35 yards for TD, 14 tackles, 1 for loss vs. VUU DB Brion Robinson, So., S, LIN - 17 tackles, 11 solos, 2 break-ups vs. JCSU. ROOKIE Ka'Von Bellamy, LB, VSU - 5 solos, 1 for loss. SPECIAL Troy Krepich, Jr., P/PK, VUU - 3 PATs, 34-yard FG, avgd. 44.5 on punts. COACH Lawrence Kershaw, FSU - Broncos on 3-game win streak

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Seth Higgins, Jr., QB, MSU - 12 of 20 for 144 yards, 1 TD, 17 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD vs. FAMU. DEFENSE Cody Acker, Jr., LB, MSU - Returned pick 19 yards for TD, 3 solo tackles in win over FAMU. ROOKIE Cameron Marof, Fr., K, NSU - Kicked gamewinning 33-yard field goal, also had 32-yarder. SPECIAL TEAMS Adrian Wilkins, r-So., RS, NCCU - Returned three punts for 98 yards, including 89-yarder for TD. Returned 3 kickoffs for 68 yards. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Karim Barton, Sr., OL, MSU - 97% on assignments

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Josh Straughn, So., QB, STILLMAN - 31 of 46, 437 yards, 3 TDs in loss to Lane. Jacquise Lockett, Jr., RB, KSU - 135 rushing yards, 3 TDs in win over Ald.-Broaddus. DEFENSE Jack Howard, Sr., DB, LANE - 14 tackles, 9 solos, 1 for loss in win over Stillman. NEWCOMER Montavious Taylor, Fr., RB, CAU - Rushed for 154 yards, 2 TDs, including game-winner in win over Morehouse. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Devonte Jones, Sr., OL, TUSKEGEE SPECIAL TEAMS Jakar Turner, Sr., KR, KSU - Returned a kickoff 91 yards for TD.

Prairie View A&M Southern Ark. Pine Bluff Grambling State Texas Southern

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Tennessee State Texas College Lincoln (Mo.) Va. Univ. of Lynchburg Concordia Langston Cheyney W. Va. State Edward Waters

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SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Tommy Gooden, Sr., RB, JSU - 20 carries, career-high 214 yards, 4 TDs vs. UAPB. Also had 1 reception for 4 yards. DEFENSE Terrence Hudson, So., DB, MVSU - 6 tackles, 2 solos, 2 interceptions in win over Alabama A&M. NEWCOMER Sean Fugate, Jr., DE, MVSU - 6 tackles, 5 solos, 2 for loss and an interception in win over Alabama A&M. SPECIALIST Corey Carter, So., PK, TSU - 10 punts, 44.5 yard average with a long of 62 yards.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Telvin Hooks, R-So., RB, TENN. STATE - 25 carries for 159 yards including a 28-yard TD in win over SE Missouri. Ryan Mitchell, Jr., WR, TENN. STATE - 6 receptions, 122 yards, 75-yard TD vs. SE Mo. DEFENSE Daniel Fitzpatrick, Jr., DB, TENN. STATE - Had 5 tackles, 4 solos, 1 for loss of 5 yards, two interceptions returned for 31 yards and 1 pass break-up vs. SE Mo. SPECIAL TEAMS Jamin Godfrey, Jr., PK, TENN. STATE - Tallied 8 points with 5-of-5 PATs and a 34-yard field goal in win over SE Missouri.

SCORES
OCTOBER 5 Alabama State 34, Texas Southern 2 Alcorn State 57, Warner 0 Ave Maria 48, Concordia-Selma 34 Bethune-Cookman 21, Delaware State 7 Clark Atlanta 21, Morehouse 17 Eliz. City State 26, St. Augustine's 25 Emporia State 52, Lincoln (MO) 14 Fayetteville State 35, Chowan 29 - 3OT Jackson State 42, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 33 Johnson C. Smith 49, Lincoln (Pa) 10 Kentucky State 49, Ald.-Broaddus 20 Lane 28, Stillman 27 Mercyhurst 63, Cheyney 14 Miles 27, Benedict 13 Miss Valley State 28, Alabama A&M 9 Morgan State 34, Florida A&M 21 NC Central 37, Howard 28 Norfolk State 26, Savannah State 24 Prairie View A&M 31, Grambling State 3 SC State 29, NC A&T 24 Tennessee State 40, SE Missouri 16 Tuskegee 21, Fort Valley State 13 Urbana 62, West Virginia State 10 Virginia State 14, Shaw 10 Virginia Union 32, Livingstone 25 Virginia-Lynchburg 37, Edward Waters 20 West Texas A&M 72, Central State 0 Winston-Salem State 56, Bowie State 21

Races warm up as weather cools

LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor
GAMES THIS WEEK

BCSP TOP TEN

1. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (4-1) - Got by Delaware State, 21-7. NEXT: At Howard's homecoming. 2. TENNESSEE STATE (5-1) - Ran by SE Missouri, 40-16. NEXT: At Jacksonville State. 3. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (4-1) - Walloped Bowie State, 56-21. NEXT: Hosting Johnson C. Smith for homecoming. 4. JACKSON STATE (4-2) - Kept Arkansas-Pine Bluff winless, 42-33. NEXT: At Mississippi Valley State. 5. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (4-2) - Knocked NC A&T from unbeaten ranks, 29-24. NEXT: At North Carolina Central Thursday on ESPNU. 6. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (3-1) - Fell in Atlanta to South Carolina State, 29-24. NEXT: At Hampton's homecoming. 7. TUSKEGEE (4-1) - Downed Fort Valley State, 21-13. NEXT: Morehouse in Columbus, Ga. Saturday. 8. ALABAMA STATE (4-2) - Beat Texas Southern, 34-2. NEXT: Hosts No. 9 Prairie View A&M. 9. PRAIRIE VIEW (5-1) - Downed Grambling, 31-3 at the Cotton Bowl. NEXT: In Montgomery (Ala.) to face No. 8 Alabama State. 10. ALCORN STATE (4-2) - Overwhelmed Warner, 57-0. NEXT: Grambling at Circle City Classic in Indianapolis.

BCSP NFL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Races for conference honors get turned up this week as the 2013 black college football season enters its second month. Bethune-Cookman (4-1, 1-0 MEAC), up to 16th in this week's Sports Network FCS Top 25, puts its top BCSP ranking on the line at Howard (1-4, 0-2) Saturday (1 p.m.) in a key tussle in the tightening MEAC. "They have a dangerous offense and a tough, scrappy defense," said B-CU head coach Brian Jenkins Tuesday of the Bison, whose quarterback, Greg McGhee, leads the conference in passing (230.6 ypg., 10 TDs, 5 ints.). The Wildcats got great play last week from quarterback Quentin Williams (4-of-4 passing, 86 yards, 1 TD, 31-yard TD run), who came off the bench in the second half of a surprisingly close 21-7 win over Delaware State. BCSP No. 2 Tennessee State (5-1, 2-0 OVC), currently tied with Murray State atop the Ohio Valley Conference standings, plays its third conference game at Jacksonville State (5-1, 1-1). TSU received 372 points this week to finished just outside the Top 25 in the FCS poll. The TSU running back tandem of Tim Broughton (91.5 ypg.) and Telvin Hooks (76.2 ypg.) is 3-4 in OVC rushing stats. Hooks ran for 159 yards and a TD in last week's win over SE Missouri. Broughton added 95 rushing yards and a TD. BCSP No. 3 Winston-Salem State (4-1, 2-0 CIAA S), 16th in the latest AFCA NCAA Div. II Coaches Poll, looks for its fifth straight win at its homecoming (1:30 p.m.) vs. CIAA South Division rival Johnson C. Smith (4-1, 2-1 S). No. 4 Jackson State (4-2, 4-0 SWAC E) tries to extend its SWAC East lead at a 2 p.m. date at Mississippi Valley State (1-4, 1-2 E). South Carolina State (4-2, 2-0), fresh off a tough 29-24 a win over then No. 2 North Carolina A&T Saturday in Atlanta, has a 7:30 p.m. Thursday MEAC matchup at North Carolina Central (3-2, 1-0) in Durham, N.C. in a game to be carried live on ESPNU. The Bulldogs are at

Howard Sports Photo

B-CU Sports Photo

ARMS WAR: Howard QB Greg McGhee (7) leads the MEAC in passing yards (230.6 ypg.). Bethune-Cookman's Quentin Williams (r.) tops the league in passing efficiency (133.6). Their teams meet in a key MEAC game in Washington, D. C. Saturday at 1 p.m.

No. 5. No. 6 North Carolina A&T (3-1, 1-1 MEAC) travels to Hampton (0-5, 0-1) for a MEAC matchup at the Pirates' homecoming. No. 7 Tuskegee (4-1, 1-0 SIAC W) faces Morehouse (2-3, 0-1 E) in their traditional SIAC tussle at the 78th Annual Morehouse-Skegee Classic in Columbus, Ga. (2 p.m.). No. 8 Alabama State (4-2, 4-1 E) is at home (1 p.m.) to take on SWAC West Division leader and BCSP No. 9 Prairie View A&M (5-1, 4-0). in a game of SWAC contenders. No. 10 Alcorn State (4-2, 2-1 E) plays at the 30th Circle City Classic in Indianapolis (4 p.m.) in a SWAC game against Grambling State (0-6, 0-3 W), still looking for its first win. Virginia State (4-1, 2-0 N) is at Elizabeth City State (1-4, 1-1 N) in a key CIAA North Division game Saturday (1 p.m.). Elsewhere in the North, Chowan (2-3, 1-1) is at Bowie State (2-3, 0-2) for homecoming (1 p.m.) and Virginia Union (1-4, 1-1) is at Lincoln (1-4, 0-2) at 2 p.m. Other CIAA South Division battles pit Livingstone (2-3, 1-2) at Saint Augustine's (2-3, 1-1) at 2 p.m. and Shaw (2-3, 0-2) at Fayetteville State (3-2, 2-0) at 4. Elsewhere in the SWAC, Southern (1-4, 1-2 W), chasing Prarie View in the West, is at home to Alabama A&M (2-4, 2-2). Arkansas-Pine Bluff

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10 - ESPNU - HSRN NC Central vs. SC State in Durham, NC 7:30p SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 Alabama State vs. Prairie View A&M in Montgomery, AL 1p Washburn vs. Lincoln (MO) in Topeka, KS 1p Elizabeth City State vs. Virginia State in Elizabeth City, NC 1p Howard vs. Bethune-Cookman in Washington, DC 1p Wesley vs. Virginia-Lynchburg in Dover, DE 1p W. Va. Wesleyan vs. W. Va. State in Buckhannon, WV 1p Kutztown vs. Cheyney in Kutztown, PA 1:05 Lane vs. Albany State in Jackson, TN 2p Miss Valley State vs. Jackson State in Itta Bena, MS 2p OK Panhandle State vs. Texas College in Goodwell, OK 2p SW Assemblies of God vs. Langston in Waxahachie, TX 2p Lincoln (Pa) vs. Virginia Union in Lincoln (PA) 2p Jacksonville State vs. Tennessee State in Jacksonville, AL 3p Fayetteville State vs. Shaw in Fayetteville, NC 4p Webber In'tl vs. Edward Waters in Lake Wales, FL 5p Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Texas Southern in Pine Bluff, AR 6p Southern vs. Alabama A&M in Baton Rouge, LA 6p Clark Atlanta vs. College of Faith in Atlanta, GA 6p Savannah State vs. Florida A&M in Savannah, GA 6p HomecomingS Bowie State vs. Chowan in Bowie, MD 1p Central State vs. Miles in Wilberforce, OH 1:30p Kentucky State vs. Fort Valley State in Frankfort, KY 1:30p Delaware State vs. Norfolk State in Dover, DE 2p Hampton vs. NC A&T in Hampton, VA 2p Saint Augustine's vs. Livingstone in Raleigh, NC 2p Stillman vs. Benedict in Tuscaloosa, Ala. 6p TV GAMES - CIAA Network - Homecoming Winston-Salem State vs. J. C. Smith in W-Salem, NC 1:30p CLASSICS Cross Road Classic Concordia-Selma vs. Arkansas Baptist in Prichard, AL 2p 78th Morehouse-'Skegee Classic - Bounce TV | - HSRN Tuskegee vs. Morehouse in Columbus, GA 2p 30th Circle City Classic Alcorn State vs. Grambling State in Indianapolis, IN 4p

(0-5, 0-3 W) is at home facing Texas Southern (0-5, 0-4) with both teams searching for their first win. The MEAC also has Norfolk State (2-3, 2-0), currently tied with South Carolina State atop the conference standings, at Delaware State (14, 1-1) for the Hornets' homecoming at 2 p.m.

Firing leaves Williams puzzled

SACK MASTER: Indianapolis Colts defensive end Robert Mathis out of Alabama A&M, posted two sacks and forced a fumble in Sunday's win over Seattle. His first sack was the 100th of his career, the 30th player in NFL history to reach that plateau. He also had four other tackles to earn his third straight BCSP NFL Player of the Week award.

ROSCOE NANCE

BCSP Correspondent

Robert Mathis, LB, Indianapolis (10th season, Alabama A&M) - Three solo tackles, two sacks with a forced fumble, three assists in win Sunday over Seattle. Mathis now leads the NFL win 9.5 sacks in five games. With his first sack Sunday, Mathis became the 30th player in NFL history with 100 career sacks. NA
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DEFENSE

OFFENSE

OTHERS ON OFFENSE

OTHERS ON DEFENSE - Junior Galette, DE, New Orleans (4th year, Stillman) One solo tackle in win over Chicago. - Rafael Bush, DB, New Orleans (3rd season, South Carolina State) - Three solo tackles in win over Chicago. - Rashean Mathis, DB, Detroit (10th season BethuneCookman) - SIx solo tackles in loss to Green Bay. - Antoine Bethea, S, Indianapolis (8th season, Howard) - Three solo tackles and three assists in win over Seattle. - Greg Toler, DB, Indianapolis (5th season, St. Pauls) - Two solo tackles, five assists in win over Seattle. - Kendall Langford, DE, Saint Louis (6th season, Hampton) - One solo tackle in win over Jacksonville. - Jason Hatcher, DE, Dallas (8th year, Grambling) - One solo tackle in loss to Denver. - Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, CB, Denver (6th season, Tennessee State) - One solo tackle in win over Dallas. - Kenrick Ellis, DT, NY Jets (4th season, Hampton) - One solo tackle in win over Atlanta. - Marquette King, P, Oakland (2nd season, Fort Valley State) - Eight (8) punts for 42.7-yard average with a long of 64 and one downed inside the 20 vs. San Diego.
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Nearly a month has passed since Grambling State terminated Doug Williams as football coach, and Williams says he is still uncertain why his alma mater let him go. Williams, 58, was surprisingly dismissed on Sept. 11, two games into the third season of his second tenure coaching the Tigers. The MVP of the Washington Redskins' Super Bowl XXII victory had another year remaining on his $250,000-year contract, which he will be paid. "I wish I knew why I was let go," says Williams, who hasn't talked to media since he was fired. "I hadn't talked about it because nobody has told me what led to it." Williams, an All-American quarterback at Grambling in the mid 1970s, says school president Frank Pogue called him into his office, handed him a letter and informed him that the University was going in a different direction. Williams is taking the high road about his dismissal and says he wishes Grambling well. He continues to live in Ruston, La., six miles from the Grambling campus. Williams' son D.J. is the Tigers' starting quarterback, and he says his short-term plans are to watch all of his games. Williams says he hasn't thought about his future, which could include getting back into coaching or returning to the NFL as a personnel executive. In the meantime, the ques-

tion still lingers. Why did the most widely known black college football program fire such a successful coach, who has the name recognition that Williams has and is also an alumnus?. "You and I know that in black colleges you don't pay nobody to go home," he says. "If you're going to get rid of somebody, you're going to try to find cause. There wasn't a cause. All I can say is the guy (President Frank Pogue) wanted his own person in there." Williams was 61-34 with a .642 winning percentage, and he led the G-Men to four SWAC championships, most recently in 2011. However, Williams was 1-12 in his last 13 games on the sidelines, including a 1-10 mark in 2012 when Grambling failed to win a conference game for the first time in school history. "I was 0-2 when he let me go," Williams says, "We were a year removed from winning the championship, and I have a 64% winning percentage. In America, that (getting fired) don't just happen. If it was two years back-to-back, it's a different ballgame." Speculation over what precipitated Williams' firing abounds. A faction of Grambling alumni was vocal in their disapproval of Williams' decision to start his son, DJ, at quarterback. "I would hope the president wouldn't buy into that," Williams says. "I can't focus on what they say. I had a coaching staff. We went

to practice every day. We knew who should have been playing. That's why we didn't ever budge from that." Another theory is there was a personality clash between Pogue and Williams that led to a power struggle between them. "I don't know if it was a personality clash because I never had a sit-down to discuss anything," Williams says. "I never got a write-up, never got a comment about anything he was disgusted about." However, there were telltale signs that something was amiss. Williams solicited an outside group to install a new floor in the football locker room at a cost of $30,000; he had also made arrangements for a new floor to be installed in the weight room, but Pogue declared that the University wouldn't accept donations from outside groups unless they were made to the University's foundation, according to Williams. Also when Williams had reserved parking spaces installed for his assistant coaches, Pogue had them removed. The parking brouhaha, for all intents and purposes, was the final straw. It took place on the Tuesday before Grambling's 48-10 loss to Louisiana-Monroe. One school of thought is Pogue had already decided to fire Williams before the contest, but he held off for a week, anticipating that the G-Men would lose to the Warhawks for an 0-2 record. That, coupled with what was

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QUESTIONS ABOUND: Despite a 1-12 record over his past 13 games, Grambling icon Doug Williams is still trying to figure out why he was fired as head football coach at his alma mater.

supposed to be an easy win against Division II Lincoln (Mo.) the following week under an interim coach would make canning Williams appear justified. With interim coach George Ragsdale running the team, Grambling lost to Lincoln 47-34. It is Lincoln's only win of the season. Williams says he's gotten several calls and e-mails from friends and fellow Grambling alums, many of whom say being fired was probably for the best, that he has taken Grambling as far as he can. "I probably have," Williams says. "Going to Grambling and loving Grambling, it's hard for me to see. But they're probably right."