Josh Littles returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a score, Derrick Ponder threw a touchdown pass and ran for a score and Jackson State held off Tennessee State 49-44 on Saturday in a game that featured back-to-back kickoff returns for touchdowns.
Tra Minter ran for two touchdowns as South Alabama beat Jackson State 37-14 on Saturday night.
Akevious Williams passed for a touchdown and ran for another and Bethune-Cookman dominated the second half to beat Jackson State 36-15 on Sunday at Georgia State Stadium in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge.
Quarterback Jalon Jones, who was suspended by Florida as a freshman early enrollee after being accused of sexual battery, has transferred to Jackson State.
Gary "Big Hands" Johnson, Harold Jackson and longtime coach Billy Joe are among the latest inductees into the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
In hiring Tony Hughes, Jackson State could not have found a coach with better knowledge of the Mississippi high school football scene.
Jackson State hired Tony Hughes on Monday to turn around a SWAC program that is coming off back-to-back losing seasons.
Terrell Watson and Channing Fugate had short touchdown runs to help the National team beat the American squad 17-0 in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl on Saturday.
Mississippi Valley State has hired Rick Comegy to be its next football coach.
Jackson State hired former Tigers player and NFL standout Harold Jackson as its football coach.
Rick Comegy, who led Jackson State to an 8-1 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference this season, was fired Wednesday, the school announced.
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced on Wednesday that Grambling will face financial penalties after forfeiting its road game against Jackson State on Oct. 19.
Jackson State says financial losses for the university and the city of Jackson, Miss., "could be in the millions" because of Grambling's decision to forfeit Saturday's football game after its players refused to play.
Grambling State football players complained of mold and mildew in facilities, having to pay for Gatorade out of their own pockets and even said which assistants they thought would make a good interim coach after the firing of Doug Williams in a letter to
The Grambling State football players stayed strong in protest to cuts to the athletic program resulting in unsafe facilities and days of travel. But will the administration fold, Tim Keown asks.
Grambling State will not play Saturday's game against Jackson State, a Tigers player told ESPN's Brett McMurphy.
Nic Reiner previews the 2013-14 season for Jackson State. New coach Wayne Brent faces a tough transition with an inexperienced Tigers squad.
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Alcorn State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jackson State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Alabama A&M | 0-1 | 2-1 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Prairie View | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Southern | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Grambling | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Texas Southern | 0-1 | 0-3 |
