Wednesday, September 2, 2015

2014 West Virginia State (T) @WVSU_GoJackets




#41
  West Virginia State University
Yellow Jackets
Mountain East Conference
2-9 overall  1-9  MEC


In 2014  Jon Anderson  his yellow jackets beat Urbana University  in the beginning of October by a score of 18-13 and that ladies and gentlemen was the only sting the Jackets had all season! The Yellow Jackets will kick off the 2015 season trying to end a six game losing streak  when they take on  Fairmont State!

Head Coach Jon  Anderson  will rally the troops in 2015
His third  year at West Virginia State
Overall record at WVSU  2-20 


Last season the Yellow Jacket ground attack was lead by  Tevin Brown  a 5-10 190 sophomore  who averaged 5.3 yards per carry on 78 attempts and made it to the house just one time in only 7 games 


#8  Tevin Brown 
5'10" Sophomore 
Running back 
Cincinnati, Ohio 



              RUSHING         GP  Att Gain Loss  Net   Avg  TD Long Avg/G
              -----------------------------------------------------------
              Tevin Brown      7   78  443   27  416   5.3   1   57  59.4
              Talir Rowe       9  125  450   64  386   3.1   0   40  42.9
              Dionta Brown    11   43  175    9  166   3.9   0   22  15.1
              Kelvit Barrett   3   18   96    4   92   5.1   0   14  30.7
              Matt Kinnick    11  108  350  296   54   0.5   4   24   4.9


Matt Kinnick handled the passing game in 2014 averaging 201.2 yards per game and completing 56.2 percent of his passes! 


#3 Matt Kinnick  6-0 195  Soph  QB
Threw for over 2000 yards in 2014 


                PASSING         GP   Effic Cmp-Att-Int   Pct  Yds  TD Lng Avg/G
                ---------------------------------------------------------------
                Matt Kinnick    11  106.46 219-390-13   56.2 2213  11  74 201.2
                D'Von Dorsey     2  138.93   9-18-0     50.0  112   2  36  56.0


On the Defensive side of the ball the sting was put into opponents
 by Mitchell Rowell  a 5'11" 235 pound Soph who finished with 79 total tackles and returns for his Junior year! 


#45  Mitch Rowell
Junior Linebacker
25 solo tackles in 11 games in 2014 

                       |--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd 
DEFENSIVE LEADERS   GP Solo  Ast Total   TFL/Yds   No-Yds  Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds  FF Kick Saf
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
45 Mitchell Rowell  11   25   54    79   9.5-13   1.0-3      1-5      2   .    .      .    .   .
41 Beliard,Wenly    10   23   51    74  14.0-52   6.0-20     1-0      1   3    .      1    .   .
33 Jordan Pierce    11   27   43    70   3.5-12      .       1-19     2   5    .      1    .   .
47 Dennis Gardeck   10   28   41    69   6.0-34   4.0-27      .       6   1    .      1    .   .
1  Merritt,William   8   29   39    68   2.5-8    1.0-1      1-10     4   .    .      .    1   .


So in 2015 there will be some sting in the attack of the Yellow Jackets of WVSU and if the Black and Gold can beat Fairmont State in week one, week two coach Anderson and his crew host Urbana  (the only team they beat last season)


West Virginia State -Yellow Jackets 
DateHome  Score    W/L LocationStatus2-2
9/3/15
 at Fairmont State
59-34   Win 
Fairmont, WV 
7:00pm ET 
9/12/15
Urbana 

23-30       LOSS 

Institute, WV 
1:00pm ET 
9/19/15
 at West Va. Wesleyan

52-31      WIN 

Buckhannon, WV 
1:00pm ET 
9/26/15
Charleston (WV) 

13-34      Loss 

Institute, WV 
1:00pm ET 
10/3/15
 at Virginia-Wise



Wise, WV 
3:00pm ET 
10/10/15
Notre Dame College 



Institute, WV 
1:30pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/17/15
at  Shepherd


Shepherdstown, WV 
12:00pm ET 
10/24/15
Glenville State 



Institute, WV 
1:00pm ET 
10/31/15
at  UNC-Pembroke


Pembroke, NC 
2:00pm ET 
11/7/15
 at  Concord


Athens, WV 
1:00pm ET 
11/14/15
West Liberty 




Institute, WV 
1:00pm ET 



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Monday, August 17, 2015

Here is #42 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll & 2015 Preview : Florida A&M 3-9

#42 
Florida A&M
3 wins 9 losses in 2014
3wins  5 losses in the MEAC

There is a meet the team day Scheduled for August 22, 2015 scheduled for 2pm location  is 8 Lawson Center. 


Perserverance was the key word for the Rattlers in 2014. This team lost a Head coach with 4 games left in  the season, not to say things on the field were going all that well. That being said this season new head coach Alex Wood will be at the helm and depending on some good talent to put the poison back in the Rattlers bite! 

Alex Wood
2015 FAMU Head Football Coach 


The main man in 2014 was Senior Damien Fleming  who threw the ball for over 2100 yard passing  and 17 TDs  .

Damien Fleming   QB
2443 yards Total offense in 2014
Avg 203.6 yards per game
(Photo FAMU Sports & information )

Passing                GP  Effic   Comp/Att/Int   Pct   Yards tds  Long  Avg/Game

Damien  Fleming     12  126.6    186-314-13     59.2   2159   17   56    179.9
Carson   Royal            6   60.8        8-22-0         36.4      64     0   30     10.7
Cutrich   Evans           9   682          1-1-0        100.0      30     1    30      3.3
Tysean  Holloway      10  394.0        1-1-0        100.0      35     0   35       3.5


Fleming posses a good arm and instinct as well as quickness and the ability to tuck the ball and run finishing  second in rushing for the Orange and Green in 2014. But Who will replace the athletic ability of Fleming at the QB spot in 2015?


 The number may be  12  as in Carson Royal  the 6'2" 214lb  Junior from Louisville looks to be next man up. After beating out  Kenny Coleman  and Davonte Austin.  

The ground attack , may be in good hands with the return of freshman now sophomore Gerald Hearns! But after  rushing for  over 500 yards in 2014 he may need help from junior Tysean Holloway in 2015 ( QB Fleming rushed for 555 gross  yards ). 
#30  Gerald Hearns  Soph RB

Rushing                GP    Att     Gain  Loss     Net      Avg    TD   Avg/Game
Gerald Hearns      12     131     533        33      500      3.8        0          41.7 
Damien Fleming      12     143     555     271       284      2.0        5          23.7
Tysean  Holloway   10       60     239         6      233       3.9        0          23.3
Lemond Buice          7       30     123         4      119       4.0        0          17.0

As far as the "Air Attack" in 2014 !  That was all  #7  Bandon Norwood ! 

                   
#7 Brandon Norwood  6'1" 180 Soph
36 catches 516 yards  1 TD in 2014 


Receiving              GP  Grabs Yards  AVG   TD   Long    Avg/Game
Brandon Norwood  12     36      516     14.3     1        52            43.0
Montav Williams       12     27      332     12.3     2        43            27.7
Gerald  Hearns         12     27      193       7.1     1        33            16.1 
Casey Glines            10     14      198      14.1     3       56             19.8
Dennis  Hall             11     14      152      10.9     2       21             13.8 
Kareem Smith            7     12      162      13.5     1       39             23.1
Zachary Webster      11     12      155      12.9     4       35             14.1
Dewayne Harvey       7      11     161      14.6     0       35             23.0




The head of the snake when opponents get bitten this season may be the defense and the tip of the venomous tongue may be in the form of Pittsburgh. Pa  native Akil Blount! 
#47  Akil Blount  6-3 260lb SR  LB
(Son of NFL Hall of Famer  Mel Blount)
photo by Vaughn Wilson FAMU athletics

Blount  lead the Rattler defense with 72 total tackles in 2014  and I think he can get even more in 2015!


Defensive             GP   Solo    assisted   Total Tackles    Sacks   Int     TDs
Akil Blount           12      42        30              72                     1.5        1         0
Jacques  Bryant    11      43        16              59                      2.0        1        0
Williams  Helms      12      33        23              56                       0         0         0
Devonte Johnson   12      38        15              53                     1.0        1         0
Kashawn Butler      12      28        24               52                     2.0       1         0

The hissing sound opponents may hear in 2015 will not  be the air coming out of tires in the parking lot or the football. The oppostion  must stay alert at all times as that hiss plus  rattling sound  may be the only warning they get before a "Blount Strike". 


2015 Rattlers Schedule 
DateOpponent
  
Score  W/LLocationStatus0-4
9/5/15
 @ South Florida
51-3
Loss 
Tampa, FL
Raymond James Stadium
7:00pm ET 
9/12/15
 @ Samford

58-21 
Loss
Birmingham, AL
Seibert Stadium
2:00pm CT 
9/17/15
 @ SC State

36-0 
Loss
Orangeburg, SC
Oliver Dawson Stadium
7:30pm ET 
Student-Athlete Appreciation Day
TV Broadcast - ESPNU
Internet Webcast - ESPN3
9/26/15
Tennesee St 

30-14
Loss
Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
4:00pm ET 
Hall of Fame Game 
10/3/15
 @ Savannah St



Savannah, GA
Theodore Wright Stadium
7:00pm ET 
Parent's Weekend 
10/10/15
NC Central 



Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
4:00pm ET 
10/17/15
Delaware St 



Tallahassee FL
Bragg Stadium
3:00pm ET 
Homecoming 
10/31/15
NC A&T 



Tallahassee, FL
Bragg Stadium
3:00pm ET 
11/7/15
@ Hampton



Hampton, VA
Armstrong Stadium
1:00pm ET 
11/14/15
 @ Morgan State



Baltimore, MD
Hughes Stadium
1:00pm ET 
11/21/15
Bethune-Cookman



Orlando, FL
Florida Citrus Bowl
2:30pm ET 
Florida Blue Florida Classic
TV Broadcast - ESPN Classic
Internet Webcast - ESPN3
TV Broadcast - ESPNU delayed



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Friday, July 17, 2015

Here is #44 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll : Paine College



# 44
Paine College
2 wins  8 Loses Overall
1 win  6 Loses  SIAC




 
The Lions restarted  their football program with the help of then Athletic Director  Tim Duncan fielding a club team in 2013  after 52 years of not having a team.  This past season was the Colleges' first full season at the division II level and  as members of the SIAC. 

The Lions 2014 Campaign started with a 6 game losing streak ! Despite coming up on the short end of those games the Purple and White Cats came out growling and taking the fight to their opposition! losing to Shorter by 4,Livingstone by 3 , Lane by 2 . The Lions continued to make their opponents aware that to beat PC a battle was very neccesary as they lost to Morehouse by 10 ,Albany State and Limestone By 17.

Then it happened  and on Homecoming weekend !  Coach Ruffin and his Lions pounced on Edward Waters  38-14  and carrying that momentum into a battle with Fort Valley State !


Loranzo Hammond & Coach Ruffin 


The Purple and White went on to Lose to Fort Valley State by 13 (23-10). The Lion attack was lead by Qb Loranzo Hammonds  on the ground and in the air !



PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards  TD Long Avg/G 
Loranzo Hammonds 10 109.1 142-248-17 57.3 1465 12 51 146.5 
Trevous Reynolds 58.8 14-35-1 40.0 102 21 12.8 
Reginald Green  72.1 11-33-3 33.3 145 34 29.0 
Kyle Isaacs-Dinkins 77.5 14-33-2 42.4 146 31 73.0




Loranzo Hammonds

454 yds Rushing 1465 yds Passing







RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg  TD Long Avg/G 
Loranzo Hammonds 10 141 738 284 454 3.2 25 45.4 
Isiah Jenkins  10 64 245 19 226 3.5 31 22.6 
Jeff Menefee  21 166 165 7.9 33 20.6 
Jarius Richardson 10 45 161 34 127 2.8 35 12.7 


RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg  TD Long Avg/G 
Ausin Beamus  10 51 553 10.8 34 55.3 
Danny Wohlgemuth 10 33 410 12.4 51 41.0 
Antonio White  10 29 277 9.6 37 27.7 
Don Quarles Jr. 20 166 8.3 25 18.4 
Isiah Jenkins  10 19 148 7.8 20 14.8 
Jabari Menafee  15 190 12.7 49 21.1 



Greg Ruffin who was brought in as the man to get this program on its feet can take some satisfaction that his LIons closed out the 2014 campaign on a winning note, beating Benedict 45-34!
Greg Ruffin
Paine College Head Coach
2-8  in 2014 
2014  Schedule  final results 



9/4/2014ShorterL 28-24

9/13/2014Livingstone 
L 48-45


9/20/2014*Lane L 18-16

9/27/2014*Morehouse L 20-10 

10/4/2014*Albany State L 17-0

10/11/2014*Limestone L 47-30

10/18/2014Edward WatersW 38-14

10/25/2014*Fort Valley State L 23-10 

11/1/2014*Clark Atlanta  L 34-0

11/8/2014*Benedict W 45-34
Unfortunately for Purple and White fans there will  be no football for the next two years!
Paine has suspended its football program  in order to  " Firmly establish the financial health of the college"

It has been reported the the financial probation of the college played a major role in this decision !  Please support our HBCUs' and Student Athletes who use their experience to make a difference as they take  steps off the playing field into leadership  roles in our community. 


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Monday, June 29, 2015

Here is #45 of 54 on the TAJT-10 HBCU 2014 Poll & 2015 Preview : Lincoln (Mo)



#45
 Lincoln University  (Missouri)
1 wins  7 Losses in Great Lakes Valley  Conference
2 wins 9 Losses  overall

                          The setting is a windy , but  gorgeous day at  Arrowhead Stadium (Home of the Kansas City Chiefs) the   Blue Tigers  opened the 2014 Season in the Missouri Classic which turned out to be a classic against the Lions of Langston! Unfortunately for the blue and white it was the Orange and Blue that came away with a 49-48 win !



The name for the Blue Tigers  was  "Morris"  as  in  Senior QB  Jacob Morris who completed 18 passes for 301 yards and 4 TD's , While Senior  RB Morris Henderson went to the house 3 times and one time was 91 yards on a kick off return! 


Jacob Morris  Sr QB 
Owen Jordan Sr  QB 

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards  TD Long Avg/G 
Jordan,Owen 10 116.8 160-288-10 55.6 1867 12 66 186.7 
Morris, Jacob 225.9 18-25-0 72.0 301 48 301.0 
Vinson,Dennis 101.7 7-18-2 38.9 143 37 47.7
Winfrey,Bryson11 341.2 3-4-1 75.0 72 27 6.5 

In 2014 the Blue Tigers Passing attack was lead by Senior Owen Jordan,  Senior Jacob Morris played one game , While then 6-2 Freshman  QB Dennis Vinson was bidding his time and May look to take over behind the center in 2015.

The Tiger Backfield ? Well that belonged to Senior Running back Morris Henderson !

Photo by Kris Wilson
Running Back Morris Handerson 


  • Wide Out Khiry Draine  Sr
  • Photo by Shaun Zimmerman



DB Kareem Joyner 
Senior DB  Kareem Joyner   Lead the  Blue Tigers Defense with 90 Tackles and 11 tackles for loss.





#58  Treston Pulley 

Junior Linebacker Treston Pulley will be a Senior in 2015 and may be the leading tackler after finishing  2014 with 83 Tackles but Jeremy Rives and Paul Dodson also return for their Senior season as well. Rives,Dodson and Pulley were the top three underclassman tacklers in 2014!


2015  Schedule All times are LOCAL and subject to change

DateHomeVisitor ScoreLocationStatus1-3
9/5/15
Langston
32
Lincoln (MO)
35
Langston, OK 
Win 
9/12/15
Lincoln (MO)
10
University of Faith
13
Jefferson City, MO  
Loss 
9/19/15
Quincy
42
Lincoln (MO)
37
Quincy, IL 
Loss 
9/26/15
Lincoln (MO)
14.
Truman State
31
Jefferson City, MO  
Loss
10/3/15
Lincoln (MO)
vs.
McMurry

Jefferson City, MO  
1:00pm CT 
10/10/15
St. Joseph's College
vs.
Lincoln (MO)

Rensselaer, IN 
12:00pm CT 
10/17/15
Lincoln (MO)
vs.
Missouri S&T

Jefferson City, MO  
2:00pm CT 
Homecoming 
10/24/15
Lincoln (MO)
vs.
Indianapolis

Jefferson City, MO  
2:00pm CT 
10/31/15
McKendree
vs.
Lincoln (MO)

Lebanon, IL 
1:00pm CT 
11/7/15
Lincoln (MO)
vs.
William Jewell

Jefferson City, MO  
1:00pm CT 
Senior Day 
11/14/15
Southwest Baptist
vs.
Lincoln (MO)

Bolivar, MO 
1:00pm CT 

Khalif Alao (Chicago, IL/Brooks College Prep)
Primarily a defensive lineman, but has experience playing linebacker and fullback
.


Shaun Bridges (Rich Central, IL/Rich Central)
Will play defensive back for the Blue Tigers ... converted to corner recorded 28 solo tackles, eight pass deflections and three interceptions, 

Jeffrey Byrd (Kansas City, MO/Raytown)
5-6, 130-pound defensive back.

Edward Collins (Kansas City, MO/Hogan Prep)
5-9, 201lb  RB.. ran for 1,600 yards on 100 carries and scored 21TDs as a high school senior.

Reagan Cowley (Chicago, IL/Perspectives Charter)
Offensive lineman all-city and all-conference honors 



Antwan Davis (Saint John, IN/Lake Central)
6-0, 190-pound wide receiver ... accounted for 1,200 all-purpose yards and 18 touchdowns 

Joshua Drake (Kansas City, MO/Raytown)
Shifty running back who rushed for over 1,600 yards as a junior 

Aaron Dryden (St. Charles, MO/St. Charles)
Defensive tackle ... had 45 tackles, six sacks and two passes defended as a senior 

Elex Harris (Memphis, TN/Whitehaven)
A linebacker out of Whitehaven High ... was 6A all-state honorable mention had 123 solo tackles, five sacks and three forced fumbles last season.

Mike Million (St. Louis, MO/Christian Brothers College Prep)
Combination wide receiver/running back ... first team all-metro and first team all-state honoree 

Durrell Nash (Chicago, IL/Brooks College Prep)
6-1, 205-pound linebacker ... three year varsity letterwinner ... earned an invite to the NFL Prep 100 .

Jaquan Roberts (Macon, GA/Macon County)
Versatile defensive back ... recorded five sacks, two fumble recoveries and seven tackles for loss as a senior ...  projects at free safety for the Blue Tigers.

Kenneth Singleton (Saint John, IN/Lake Central)
6-0, 200-pound linebacker ... Helped Lake Central to a 9-3 record as a senior ... also played defensive back.

Xavier Thompson (Memphis, TN/Cordova)
Started all 36 varsity games at offensive line . earned first team all-metro and first team all-region honors as a senior.

Keion Tillman (Minneapolis, MN/De La Salle)
First team all-conference selection as an offensive lineman ..also played defense, totaling 82 tackles.

Miles Wallace (Memphis, TN/White Station)
Three-year starter on White Station's offensive line ... member of the preseason all-region team ...

Alexander Wallingsford (St. Louis, MO/Oakville)
Three-year starter on Oakville's offensive line ...  first team all-conference center.

Montell Williams (Kansas City, MO/Hogan  Prep)
Linebacker ... earned  first team all-district honors as a junior ... selected all-conference as a freshman.

Players Who Have Signed Lincoln Letters of Intent
Hollis Abernathy (Muscle Shoals, AL/Muscle Shoals)
5-9, 280-pound linebacker ... helped Muscle Shoals to an 8-3 record as a senior.

Corey Beckwith (Muscle Shoals, AL/Muscle Shoals)
6-0, 215-pound wide receiver ... helped Muscle Shoals to an 8-3 record as a senior.

Quinton Harrison (Macon, GA/Macon County)
Cornerback ... had four interceptions and made 47 tackles as a senior ... also defended 11 passes last year.

Eugene Irby (Ferguson, MO/McCluer South-Berkeley)
Versatile wide receiver who also returned punts and kickoffs ... compiled over 1,000 all-purpose yards as a senior and scored 10 touchdowns.

Ryan Stokes (St. Louis, MO/McCluer North)
All-state wide receiver at McCluer South-Berkeley as a junior ... had 1,167 yards in 2013 ... transferred to McCluer North for senior year ... finished career as one of the top-30 players in the St. Louis area.
 
New Players Who Are Enrolled in Lincoln This Spring Semester
Chavis Akins (Homestead, FL/College of DuPage)
6-4, 335-pound defensive tackle ...

Nick Thomas (Olive Branch, MS/Pearl River CC)
6-5, 315-pound offensive lineman ..


Darren Williams (Atlanta, GA/Georgia Prep)
6-0, 175-pound wide receiver and defensive back.





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