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North Carolina AT&T Too Much For FAMU
Black College Football Hall Of Fame Class Of 2017 Announced
GREENSBORO, N. C.– After the Aggies’ 42-17 Greatest Homecoming On Earth win over Florida A&M Saturday af- ternoon at Aggie Stadium, there were so many sentimental statements uttered by North Carolina A&T head football coach Rod Broadway about the 17 seniors who have had such an impact on turning around a dormant program.
Now they’re chasing their third straight MEAC title, their second straight Black college football national championship and they are still in contention for a second straight Celebra- tion Bowl appearance.
But the Rattlers (3-6, 3-3 MEAC) were not willing to con- cede anything to the No. 1 team in Black college football. The Rattlers took a 10-7 lead over the Aggies with 9:21 remaining
Parnell ‘Paydirt’ Dickinson ...resides in Tampa and was
Harold ‘Sunny’ Jackson
Robert Porcher
Coach Billy Joe
nessee State), Isiah “Butch” Robertson (Southern) as player inductees, and Coach Billy Joe (Cheyney, Central State, Florida A&M, Miles Col- lege).
“This class is another repre- sentation of the immense foot- ball talent that has played at historically black colleges and universities,” said BCFHOF Co- Founder and 2012 Inductee James “Shack” Harris. “All five players were college All- Americans, and three were first round NFL draft picks.”
The induction ceremony will be held in February in Atlanta.
in the second quarter thanks to a 20-yard field goal by Colby Blanton. By the end of the sec- ond half, however, the Aggies had regained control of the game.
The Rattlers were led by re- ceiver Montavious Williams who had eight receptions for 98 yards. The Aggies outrushed the Rattlers 313-77 and compiled
543 yards of offense.
NC AT&T senior All-Ameri-
can Tarik Cohen, a NCAA FCS Player of the Year candidate, had 145 yards and three touch- downs on 17 carries. It marked the eighth time in his career he has had a three-touchdown game, and it was his third such game this season. Cohen added 65 yards receiving to his totals.
Gary ‘Big Hands’ Johnson
Isiah ‘Butch’ Robertson
(Atlanta, GA) – The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced its Class of 2017 Thursday, October 27th . Six inductees were selected from a list of 25 finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Commit- tee.
The Class of 2017 includes: Tampa resident and former Tampa Bay Buccaneer QB, Par- nell “Paydirt” Dickinson (Mississippi Valley State), Harold “Sunny” Jackson (Jackson State), Gary “Big Hands” Johnson (Grambling State), Robert Porcher (South Carolina State, Ten-
Bethune Wins Homecoming; Hillary Clinton Stops By Game
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Bethune-Cookman celebrated Homecoming 2016 in grand fashion Saturday, outdistanc- ing an overmatched opponent by a lopsided score. Delaware State was the overmatched op- ponent, and 41-10 was the lop- sided score in front of a Municipal Stadium crowd of 7,822 that briefly included Democratic Presidential candi- date Hillary Clinton.
Clinton spoke briefly to tail- gating fans and was on the field for pre-game activities, includ- ing Senior Day ceremonies for the Wildcats' 2016 home fi- nale. In all, 14 Wildcats played their final home game at "The Cage" under head coach Terry Sims.
Redshirt junior quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. threw two touchdowns, and running back Cameron Rigby rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown as the Bethune-Cookman Wild-
Hillary Clinton stops by BCU Homecoming game.
cats (2-5 overall, 2-3 MEAC) won their second consecutive game and posted their seventh consecutive Homecoming win dating back to 2010.
Brihm, who finished 14 of 24 for 167 yards, connected with Frank Brown and Brandon Brooks in the sec- ond half as the Wildcats scored on four consecutive possession
in the final two quarters to pull away from a 13-3 halftime lead. Bethune-Cookman visits Morgan State next week- end in the first of three games away from Munici- pal Stadium to conclude the 2016 campaign. The game against MSU is scheduled for Saturday,
Nov. 5, in Baltimore.
FAMU and NC AT&T
the first Black QB for Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Southern Beats Alcorn State On Their Turf
LORMAN, Miss. – The Al- corn State University Braves football program outscored Southern 13-3 in the fourth quarter, but the Jaguars held on for a 41-33 decision on Saturday at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium.
Junior quarterback Lenor- ris Footman ran for three touchdowns and threw for two more to lead Alcorn (3-4, 3-3 SWAC) offensively. He threw for a career-high 300 yards and rushed for 146.
Southern (5-2, 5-0 SWAC) jumped out to an 11-point lead at half and extended it early in the third quarter. The Braves fought until the very end, but
ultimately Lenard Tillery’s 195 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns was deci- sive.
The Braves ran for 272 rush-
ing yards themselves as junior De’Lance Turner ran for a career-high 96. Junior Silas Spearman aided the attack with 40 yards on five carries.
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