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In Whose Interest?

2010-08-04T19:07:00.000-07:00

By

Jennifer Epstein
WASHINGTON – Just a few hours after the U.S. Department of Education released the full text of its proposed regulations to define “gainful employment” last Friday, two groups that rarely weigh in on education issues circulated news releases expressing concern that the rule would limit minority students’ access to postsecondary education.

In its statement, MANA: A National Latina Organization said that the proposed regulations would “adversely affect Hispanic students’ ability to borrow money and will limit Hispanic students’ access to higher education.” The National Black Chamber of Commerce said the rules would “disproportionately harm low-income and minority populations by discriminating against students who must borrow the needed tuition to attend college.”

On Monday, the day when the regulations were published in the Federal Register in a notice of proposed rule-making, two more groups that represent minority groups but usually don’t wade into higher education policy debates -- the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators -- made similar statements.

To proponents of the gainful employment regulations, minority advocacy groups and the for-profit colleges seem unlikely bedfellows. Advocates of the rules argue that they would not deny students access to higher education or to federal financial aid, but would instead redirect students to better programs, whether at nonprofit or for-profit institutions.

Maintaining the regulatory status quo on for-profit colleges, they say, would continue to leave students -- many of them minority and low-income students -- buried in debt and with meaningless credentials. While there are many aspects of the regulations that are debatable, they would not bar any student from receiving federal aid to pursue postsecondary education. Rather, they would restrict programs that purport to prepare students for jobs and that fail to lead students to jobs that pay well enough for them to repay their loans -- based on repayment rates and two debt service-to-income ratios -- from accepting federal financial aid dollars.

“In some instances individuals may very much benefit from these schools,” said Arnold Mitchem, president of the Council for Opportunity in Education, which works to help low-income and first-generation college students gain access to higher education. “Even so, there are a lot of sharks in the water and that’s what these regulations are addressing.” He doubts that the groups independently became concerned about these issues -- and he’s right.

Though the statements may not have all been written by the same person, the views expressed in them can in large part be traced to one prominent Washington lobbying firm, the Podesta Group. A Podesta staffer confirmed that the firm has performed “outreach” to black and Hispanic groups concerned about civil rights issues, including those that became interested in for-profit higher education in recent weeks.

“It’s not a policy discussion for them, it’s something they can really see the impact of -- the millions of students in thousands of programs that could lose their financial aid,” the aide said. (Some of the same groups wrote letters to the Education Department this spring while the rules were being drafted.)

According to lobbying disclosure forms, the Career College Association, the trade organization that represents most of for-profit higher education, paid Podesta Group $50,000 in the first quarter of 2010 and $80,000 in the second quarter to lobby Congress and the Obama administration. In the first half of the year, Podesta Group reported $210,000 in lobbying fees from Career Education Corporation, the company that runs American InterContinental University, Sanford-Brown Institutes and Le Cordon Bleu North America, among other institutions.

Harris N. Miller, CCA’s president, confirmed that the groups that have spoken out on gainful employment “were approached by our schools and by other people who deal with minority organizations,” informed of the issues at play, and asked to speak out against the proposals.

"These organizations realize on balance that the net contribution to the country and in particular to low-income and minority students is positive," Miller said. "The regulations the department has proposed would disproportionately affect lower-income working adults -- many of whom are minorities -- who are not served by traditional higher education."

To Barmak Nassirian, associate executive director of the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the involvement of CCA, for-profit colleges and lobbyists in getting groups with minority affiliations “is not at all surprising.”

The notice of proposed rule-making, he said, “is a fairly complicated thing and takes some time to weed through.” That groups that haven’t closely monitored the negotiated rule-making process that contributed to the drafting of the regulations could comment on it within a few hours of release suggested to him that someone else was pulling strings behind the scenes. "It's pure astroturf," he said, using a term that's come to symbolize lobbyist-stimulated "grassroots" campaigns

Alma Morales Rioja, president and CEO of MANA, said she tries “to be very, very careful and very introspective” before taking official policy positions, and that she has been “paying a lot of attention” to the growing scrutiny of for-profit colleges. “I am really suspect of any school that is not accredited, that is not certified,” she said. “I see all these fly-by-night operations and would have nothing to do with them. We’re trying to allow the additional opportunity that comes with career education.”

Nonetheless, her group’s July 23 press release appears to be the first instance in which MANA has expressed an opinion. When asked if she had discussed gainful employment with anyone advocating for CCA, Rioja avoided answering the question.

Pauline Abernathy, vice president of the Institute for College Access and Success, said that holding vocational programs accountable for preparing students for gainful employment "is one of the best ways to increase access to quality, affordable education and training." Further, she noted that three prominent civil rights groups that do weigh in with regularity on higher education issues -- the NAACP, Rainbow Push Coalition and National Council of La Raza -- "have all called for a strong definition of gainful employment to prevent unscrupulous career education programs from exploiting students of color."

She added: "Publicly traded for-profit colleges are legally obligated to make profitability for shareholders their overriding objective and their claims should be evaluated with that in mind."

As the federal government’s investment in student aid has grown, said Mitchem, of the Council for Opportunity in Education, “there’s been a lot of business buzz that this is a new frontier, and people are thinking, ‘How can I put something together so I can take advantage of this for my own financial interests?’ ” But those financial gains, he said, come on the backs of “a population who are vulnerable and uninformed who are looking for opportunities, who are looking for success.”

The National Black Chamber of Commerce and the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators were both unresponsive to multiple phone calls and e-mail messages. The headquarters of National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women directed inquiries to its president, Sharon Weston Broome, a Louisiana state senator, who did not respond to an interview request.

The National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators’ ties to the for-profit sector are most obvious. Catherine A. Caponi, vice president of government relations at Education Management Corporation, is listed as an “associate business member” on the group’s Business Board of Advisors. So far this year, Education Management has spent at least $160,000 on Washington lobbying by Gray Loeffler, Jolly/Rissler and Heather Podesta and Associates, which is run by the wife of Podesta Group’s chairman.

Lobbying efforts are a "battle for the minds and souls of certain people in Washington," Miller said, "to show them that we offer students that path to the American dream."

Mitchem is more cynical. “The more oars you can put in the water, the easier it is to get to your goal," he said. "But it doesn't mean it's going to happen."

Jackson State, Spelman to Study Origins of Life on Earth

2010-08-03T15:14:00.000-07:00

Jackson State University and Spelman College are part of a national research team that will study the chemical and biological processes that will better explain the origins of life on Earth. Headed by the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Center for Chemical Evolution will be funded by a $20 million grant awarded by the National Science Foundation and N.A.S.A. From NewsWise.com:

"Our research team seeks to understand how certain molecules in a complex mixture can work together to form highly ordered assemblies that exhibit chemical properties similar to those associated with biological molecules,” said Nicholas V. Hud, a professor in the Georgia Tech School of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “Such a process was likely an essential and early stage of life, so we are also working to understand what chemicals were present on the prebiotic Earth and what processes helped these chemicals form the complex substances ultimately needed for life…”

All of the researchers will work together to accomplish the Center for Chemical Evolution’s three main research goals:

• To identify potential biological building blocks among the products of model prebiotic reactions,
• To investigate the chemical components and conditions that promote the spontaneous assembly of increasingly complex multi-component structures, and
• To prepare and characterize highly-ordered chemical assemblies, and to study their potential to function like biological substances.

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Top 10 Historically Black Colleges & Universities

2010-07-22T14:45:00.000-07:00

When the time comes for selecting which higher education institution to attend, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are often forgotten, ignored, or viewed as second-rate in comparison with more traditional schools. Parents and prospective students alike are sometimes reluctant to consider these colleges, which they may view as homogeneous, rigid, and dogmatic. The truth, however, is that today’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities are highly dynamic, progressive, and diverse institutions of higher learning that offer academic and extracurricular programs on par or exceeding those offered on comparable “traditional” campuses.

Not to mention, these colleges generally provide a high quality of education at affordable prices at undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels and tend to represent better overall value than similarly-ranked traditional colleges. Complementing their academic credentials are these schools’ rich historical backgrounds and their unique social and cultural environments. It’s difficult to measure the impact of the “Black experience” for the alumni of the 100+ HBCUs in the country but it’s safe to say that these schools foster a high level of fellowship and camaraderie, helping students to not only establish life long connections but to also enhance a sense of cultural identity.

To illustrate Historically Black colleges’ academic prominence, The Atlanta Post has compiled a list of the top ten HBCUs, along with their 2009-2010 tuition and fee information (not necessarily including room and board).

More: http://atlantapost.com/2010/07/16/top-10-historically-black-colleges-universities/

FAMU Wins $105,000 in Sex Tape Settlement

2010-07-05T19:37:00.001-07:00

FAMU Wins $105,000 in Sex Tape Settlement

By Matthew Richardson

A Miami-based pornographic production company has reached a settlement agreement to pay Florida A&M University $105,000 in regards to the “Big Rattler 77” sex tape.

FAMU president, James Ammons, waved the settlement agreement papers above his head claiming victory over RK Netmedia during a press conference held in Lee Hall on April 7.
“Today, we’ve made history as a flagship university,” Ammons said. “We are very proud to announce that we have reached a settlement with RK Netmedia, Inc., regarding a pornographic video called ‘Big Rattler 77,’ which we believe damaged the good name, trademark, and reputation of Florida A&M University.”

The video was posted on an RK Netmedia owned Web site, Daredorm.com. The video has since been removed.

A document provided by the University Relations office stated that the $105,000 settlement will be used to fully fund two scholarships and pay $15,000 in attorney fees. The production company has also agreed to issue a press release offering its regrets and apologies for releasing the video.

“In addition, RK Netmedia, Inc., has agreed to exercise a reasonable and good faith effort to prevent and stop any and all other persons from displaying the video.”

Ammons said the board of trustees approved the settlement today and that he expects the joint consent agreement to be accepted by the court.

RK Netmedia was reported to receive an annual income of $5 million according to Manta.com, a Web site that compiles information about small businesses.

“There were extensive negotiations through RK Netmedia’s lawyers,” said attorney Richard Mitchell of GrayRobinson Law firm. “We congratulate them for working cooperatively with us. As soon as we filed a complaint, we entered into good faith settlement negotiations. I think this is a home run. We got everything we asked for.”

FAMU’s General Counsel Attorney Avery McKnight said that the settlement will also include the eight actors who were paid $10,000 for the rights of the movie.

“The settlement that we reached with RK Netmedia is a global settlement and will also include the Jane and John Doe’s one through eight,” McKinght said.

Ammons made it clear that the lawsuit was a necessity to salvage the university’s reputation and that by receiving the settlement FAMU will serve as the precedent for similar issues that will be resolved.

“This settlement is historic for FAMU and for all other colleges and universities around this nation,” Ammons said. “The timely resolution of this lawsuit not only benefits FAMU and its students but creates a legal precedent and a landmark opportunity for other state and national universities to legally protect their name, trademarks and reputation.”

Matthew Richardson writes for The Famuan, the Florida A&M University student newspaper, which originally published this article. Article courtesy of the Black College Wire.

Obama Reiterates Support for DREAM Act

2010-07-05T11:41:00.000-07:00

"President Obama called for bipartisan support of comprehensive immigration reform here Thursday in an address at American University, but the speech itself included only brief mentions of where he stands on the immigration issues that dominate higher education's agenda -- and none of the positions he took were new," Inside Higher Ed reports. "Among the elements of a wide-reaching reform, Obama said he would hope to see the adoption of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, which would help students stay in the United States even if they entered illegally as children. 'We should stop punishing innocent young people for the actions of their parents by denying them the chance to stay here and earn an education,' he said. 'The DREAM Act would do this, and that's why I supported this bill as a state legislator and as a U.S. senator -- and why I continue to support it as president.'"

Virginia State University Gets a Major Financial Boost

2010-07-03T14:44:00.000-07:00

Boyce Watkins, PhD

Virginia State University is set to receive the largest gift in the school's history, a $1.5 million grant from the foundation of the late Reginald Lewis. The school is going to rename the business school after Lewis, who is considered by some to be the most successful black entrepreneur in history.

Lewis' life was cut short in 1993, when he died of brain cancer at the age of 50. He graduated from VSU in 1965, after going to the school on a football scholarship. The money is going to be placed in an endowment used to support scholarships, student travel and faculty sabbatical support. The university also plans to give an academic prize to a student at graduation using funds from the endowment.

Federal matching funds is expected to increase the endowment to over $3 million, once additional fundraising has taken place. President Eddie N. Moore Jr., who retires tomorrow, is expected to lead the fundraising effort.

"This is a momentous achievement for Virginia State University," Moore said. "Reginald Lewis succeeded through savvy business dealings and by wisely choosing his investments."

I remember reading the autobiography of Reginald Lewis when I'd just graduated from college. I was encouraged to read the book by the author himself, who presented Lewis to me as a potential role model. Needless to say, I was impressed, for Reginald Lewis embraced the concept of black wealth building in a way that should be duplicated by every young black child in America.

VCU's outstanding gift reminds us of the struggle of Historically Black Colleges to obtain the funding and charitable giving they need in order to survive. Some believe that HBCU's struggle because African Americans simply refuse to give to their colleges. I don't believe this to be the case. Instead, HBCUs struggle to fund their endowments because black family wealth is less than one-fifth that of white families, making it that much more difficult for black families to give away their funds. Additionally, many successful and educated African Americans are saddled with tremendous amounts of student loan debt, in addition to a long list of relatives in desperate need of financial help. So, for many of us (notice, I used the word "us," since this has been my experience as well), charity ultimately ends up starting at home.

Funding Differentials for Inner City Schools: A Civil Rights Issue

2010-06-30T09:31:00.000-07:00

By
Boyce Watkins, PhD

The educational funding crisis in the state of California serves as a microcosm of the problems which plague inner city schools all across America. In communities where the black and brown reside, we find that the descendants of slaves, whose forefathers were unable to pass wealth onto their children for hundreds of years, are not getting the education they deserve. All the while, the kids in suburban communities have an abundance of resources.For example, Markham Middle is one of Los Angeles' worst performing schools, with test scores that are 34 percent below the level deemed acceptable by the state. When budget cuts hit the campus, the school lost half of its teachers, who were replaced by substitutes earning $173 per day with no benefits. The substitutes weren't teaching the kids, so they weren't learning anything. In other words, our commitment to educational inequality leads to our theft of the futures of millions of children across America every single year.

All the while, Wonderland Elementary (a school in the suburbs) has full-time art, music and gym teachers, along with beautiful playgrounds, computers and everything else students need in order to succeed. This entire differential is driven by the fact that residents in Wonderland are able to afford the tax revenue necessary to keep the school functioning at the highest levels.

Fortunately, the ACLU has sued the state on behalf of Markham students, accurately citing that inner city students also deserve a chance to succeed. What must also happen is at the federal level, educational inequality must be recognized as a civil rights issue, and not just an educational one. The differentials seen between Markham and Wonderland exist all over America, and much of this differential would not exist had America not owned slaves for 400 years.

The Holy Trinity for saving the black family in America lies in three areas: Education, Economics and criminal justice. Black youth are denied a proper education, their unemployment rates are nearly double those of whites, and they are several times more likely to be incarcerated than their white counterparts. When I speak at the March on Washington on August 28 hosted by the Rev. Al Sharpton, those are the issues on which I am going to focus.

Change isn't easy, nor is it simple. But through consistent and purposeful action, change is possible. It won't happen overnight, so we've got to keep going.

Black Dreams are Still Dying in Memphis

2010-06-02T11:14:00.000-07:00

Black Dreams are Still Dying in Memphis

President Carter’s Energy Speech (April 18,1977)

2010-06-01T20:34:00.000-07:00

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President Carter’s Energy Speech (April 18,1977)

SC State receives $100,000 donation

2010-06-01T14:58:00.001-07:00

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from Shaw AREVA MOX Services for Nuclear Engineering program

math_400.jpg(Orangburg, South Carolina) - South Carolina State University recently received a $100,000 donation from Shaw/AREVA MOX Services for the university’s Nuclear Engineering program.
The funds will be used to support the Summer Nuclear Science Institute, designed to expose high school students and guidance counselors to nuclear science and various fields of engineering. Each year, the Summer Nuclear Science Institute, which is hosted on the campus of SC State University, attracts more than 60 participants.
The financial contribution serves as an excellent complement to MOX outreach programs. It also allows SC State University’s NEP to continue to create a population of high achieving young students who will emerge as leaders and adopt an understanding and appreciation of the benefits of nuclear power and nuclear science.

Black College Football News

2009-09-20T10:17:00.001-07:00

From AJC
Tuskegee outlasted Clark Atlanta 31-21 Saturday in an SIAC matchup that featured big plays from both teams.

The Golden Tigers (3-1, 3-1 in SIAC) had a 70-yard pass and a 60-yard run among their four touchdowns while Clark Atlanta (3-1, 3-1) had scoring passes of 18 and 20 yards and a forced fumble that led to another touchdown in the loss. Both teams saw their starting QBs (Jeremy Williams of Tuskegee and Mark Wright of Clark Atlanta) leave the game with injuries, but both backups (Tuskegee’s Joshua Harris and Clark Atlanta’s T.J. Smith) were solid in reserve.

In the end, it was the 60-yard TD run from Tuskegee’s Tony Forney in the fourth quarter that helped the Golden Tigers win for the 13th time in the last 14 games of the series.

TSU falls to Southern, prepares for Atlanta Football Classic

Tennessee State lost a late fourth-quarter lead to Southern and fell 21-17 to the Jaguars in Baton Rouge.

With the loss, the Tigers fall to 1-2 heading into Saturday’s Atlanta Football Classic matchup with unbeaten Florida A and M at the Georgia Dome. The Rattlers improved to 3-0 Thursday with their 48-10 thumping of Howard.

Weekend scores

CIAA

Bowie State 51, Livingstone 0

Elizabeth State 35, Chowan 30

Fayetteville State 24, Saint Paul’s 0

Shaw 68, Lincoln, Pa. 6

St. Augustine’s 27, Virginia State 14

Virginia Union 34, Johnson C. Smith 14

MEAC

Delaware 27, Delaware State 14

Hampton 24, North Carolina A and T 14

Morgan State 16, Winston-Salem State 10

William and Mary 27, Norfolk State 15

SIAC

Benedict 24, Concordia 13

Fort Valley 53, Lane 20

Kentucky State 30, Kentucky Wesleyan 25

Morehouse 38, Lincoln, Mo. 0

Samford 31, Miles 12

Tuskegee 31, Clark Atlanta 21

SWAC

Alabama State 38, Edward Waters 6

Ark.-Pine Bluff 27, Miss. Valley 7

Central Michigan 48, Alcorn State 0

Grambling 27, Jackson State 17

Jackson State vs Grambling State, Jackson, MS

2009-09-19T06:11:00.000-07:00

There just couldn’t be a hotter seat than the one Rick Comegy is sitting on right now. After storming to a conference championship in the first year of his tenure, the Tigers wandered through a weak conference schedule to land in the rematch. Don’t expect any sympathy from Rod Broadway and his G-Tigers. Grambling demolished J-State in the SWAC Championship game 41-9 to avenge the 2007 loss.

Unless something miraculous occurred since last Saturday on the return trip from Memphis, TN to Jackson, MS the Tigers have a bunch of things to fix offensively. JSU failed to score until the final two minutes of the game against Tennessee State.

Grambling had a week off after narrowly falling to South Carolina State 31-34 in their Labor Day matchup. After laying a goose egg in the first quarter, junior quarterback Greg Dillon guided the offense in outscoring the Bulldogs 24-20 in the middle quarters.

GSU leads the series with JSU 38-20-1.

Keys to the Game:

If JSU has any hopes of keeping this game close they will have to start by improving on special teams and deciding upon which quarterback to play. Combined the passing quartet completed a horrendous 16 passes on 44 attempts and 2 interceptions. Grambling can run and pass and needs only a narrow space to score in bunches.

Edge:
GSU +10

Florida A&M easily handles Howard 48-10

2009-09-17T22:40:00.000-07:00

(AP) – 2 hours ago

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — LeRoy Vann scored on two punt returns for the second straight week and Florida A&M beat Howard 48-10 on Thursday night.

Vann, who scored on returns of 40 and 66 yards, ran back two punts for touchdowns against Winston-Salem State last week. The senior has returned seven punts for touchdowns during his career, tying a Football Championship Subdivision record set by Northern Iowa's Kenny Shedd between 1989-1992.

The Rattlers (3-0, 2-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) built a 34-10 halftime lead, highlighted by Curtis Pulley's touchdown throws to Kevin Elliott of 46 and 35 yards. Pulley finished with 182 yards passing.

The Bison (0-2, 0-1 MEAC) scored their only touchdown when Casey Council scooped up a blocked punt and scored from 30 yards away with 7:22 left in the second quarter.

Floyd Haigler completed 10 of 24 passes for 87 yards for Howard.

Copyright © 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Forget Joe Wilson; I Stand With Serena Williams

2009-09-17T15:33:00.001-07:00

Forget Joe Wilson; I Stand With Serena Williams

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HBCU Sports Blog Black College Football Poll – Week 3

2009-09-15T12:03:00.000-07:00

by JC on September 14, 2009

In case you forgot the rules of the polls, click here for the refresher. You’ll notice that this week, the polls are divided into Division I and Division II. Remember that these polls are based off of performance-driven data, not any regional bias or favoritism.

And as usual, feel free to compare how the HBCU Sports Blog Black College Football Poll stacks up against the likes of the Sheridan Broadcast Network and HSRN.com polls.

Division I

1. S.C. State – 35 Points After finishing with 15 points in last week’s poll, the Bulldogs jump to the Division I top spot after an impressive double-digit road victory over Bethune-Cookman.

2. Southern – 35 Points - Shoots to the top three of the poll after a 68-0 drubbing of Division II opponent Central State. Misses the top spot by virtue of having one loss on the season.

3. Alabama A&M – 30 Points - The Bulldogs get the third spot with an impressive out-of-conference home win against Hampton.

4. Florida A&M – 30 Points – The Rattlers hold in the top five spot with a road win over Division II-bound Winston-Salem State.

5. Alabama State – 25 Points - Good early season scheduling with out-of-conference opponents has the Hornets cruising into conference play next week.

6. North Carolina A&T – 15 Points - The Aggies are 3-0 after edging out Norfolk State at home.

7. Norfolk State – 10 Points - The Spartans’ road loss to the Aggies bumps them down in the top ten D-I standings.

8. Grambling State – 10 Points – Grambling bounced back from the MEAC/SWAC Challenge loss with a home win over an out-of-conference Northwestern (La.).

9. Univ. of Arkansas-Pine Bluff – 10 Points - The Golden Lions crack the top ten with a home win over NAIA powerhouse Langston.

10. Prairie View A&M – 5 Points - A heart-breaking road loss to New Mexico drops the Panthers out of the top five D-I schools this week.

Division II

1. Shaw – 50 Points – The undefeated Bears continue to rack up points and respect in the poll rankings.

2. Albany State – 45 Points - The Golden Rams crushed Stillman on the road to shorten the gap between themselves and the Shaw Bears in Week 3.

3. Clark-Atlanta – 30 Points - The Panthers’ 3-0 start and 33-0 mauling of Lane College has them in the top three.

4. Elizabeth City State – 30 Points - Save for the season-opening loss to Shaw, the Vikings are showing signs of an high-octane offense just hitting its stride.

5. Virginia Union – 20 Points – An out-of-conference loss drops the Panthers slightly in this week’s poll.

6. Benedict – 10 Points - Two straight wins have gotten the Tigers into this week’s top ten.

7. Johnson C. Smith – 5 Points – An out-of-conference road win over NAIA opponent Edward Waters has the Golden Bulls in the top ten for the first time this season.

8. Fort Valley State – 0 Points - A close road loss to Tuskegee drops the Wildcats’ points total to even on the season.

9. Morehouse - -5 Points – The ‘House makes up for a home loss to FVSU with a road win over Kentucky State in the Derby City Classic.

10. Tuskegee - -5 Points - Still reeling from the Miles loss, the Golden Tigers are clawing their way up the polls, beginning with a close win over Fort Valley State.

HBCU Football

2009-09-15T11:37:00.001-07:00

HBCU Football Roundup: No. 1 Hampton Falls
By BASN Wire Services
Oct 1, 2007

Football NEW YORK -- How teams in the BoxToRow.com/BASN HBCU Top 10 Football Poll fared on Saturday.
No. 3 Delaware State 24, No. 1 Hampton 17.

DSU's hopes of winning its first MEAC championship since 1991 took a big step forward with a win over defending champ Hampton at Armstrong Stadium. The Hornets improved to 3-1 overall (2-0 MEAC), while the Pirates lost for the first time in four games, all against conference opponents. Kareem Jones rushed for 135 yards, while Vashon Winton rushed for two touchdowns and passed for another to lead the DSU offense. The Hornet defense recorded a season-high five sacks. Joe Mendes had two sacks, while linebacker Josh Pope had a game-high 10 tackles.

No. 2 Southern 21, No. 4 Alabama State 2.
Bryant Lee passed for 242 yards and a touchdown and Southern's defense shutdown the Alabama State offense in a victory in the Gulf Coast Classic at Mobile, Ala. SU (5-0, 3-0 SWAC) jumped out to a 14-0 halftime lead and cruised to the win in the battle of previously unbeaten SWAC teams. Brian Threat got the Jaguars on the scoreboard at 12:35 in the second quarter with a 21-yard run. Lee scored at 4:36 in the second quarter on a one-yard run. Lee also threw three interceptions, but the Hornets (4-1, 3-1) were not able to capitalize. The Hornets only score came on a safety in the third quarter. Lee threw a 23-yard touchdown pass at 3:08 in the fourth quarter to ensure the victory for the Jaguars. Darren Coates ran 13 times for 67 yards for Southern and caught 5 passes for 119 yards. Alex Engram ran 12 times for 77 yards for Alabama State.

No. 5 Alabama A&M 48, Texas Southern 24.
Alabama A&M found its offensive rhythm in a Homecoming rout of Texas Southern (0-5 overall, 0-4 SWAC) at Louis Crews Stadium. The Bulldogs, whose potent offensive attack stalled out last week in a with only 147 total yards at Grambling, bounced back effectively and often compiling 514 total yards and 33 first downs and scoring on four of their first five possessions. Ulysses Banks rushed for 112 yards and scored the game's first touchdown that put A&M (4-1 overall, 2-1 SWAC) in the lead for good at the 12:19 mark of the first quarter. The Bulldog ground attack was impressive beyond Banks with 308 yards rushing on 46 attempts. AAMU quarterback Kelcy Luke threw for only 206 yards on 19-of-34 passing, but four of his completions went for touchdowns, including two to Thomas Harris. Harris caught six passes for 82 yards.

No. 7 Tuskegee 42, Concordia 9.
Tuskegee gave up its first passing touchdown of the season, other than that little went wrong for the Golden Tigers as TU easily handled Concordia at Tuskegee, Ala. Tuskegee QB Jacary Atkinson led the offense, accounting for three of the Golden Tigers' four first-half touchdowns. Atkinson led the Golden Tigers with 197 yards and three touchdowns on 14-of-23 passing in less than three quarters of play. Atkinson also rushed for 39 yards on two attempts. Defensively, Tuskegee (4-0) smothered Concordia (1-5), allowing 183 yards and forcing four turnovers. Jarvis DeVaughn led the defense with eight tackles and Matt Triblle had seven. Concordia's touchdown was just the second allowed by the Tuskegee defense in four games. Overall, TU has surrendered 17 points in 16 quarters.

No. 9 Virginia Union 30, Saint Augustine's 14.
VUU and Arrington Jones are now 5-0 following a CIAA victory over St. Augustine's on homecoming at Hovey Field. It's the Panthers' fastest start since 1991. In their first two seasons under Jones, his team's were 5-15. Last year, the Panthers improved to 7-3. Quarterback Lamar Little, who entered the game with 945 yards of total offense, connected on 15 of 26 passes for 220 yards and two touchdowns and scored another himself on an 8-yard run early in the fourth period. Using an agile, mobile, aggressive 4-3 defense, the Panthers (2-0 CIAA) limited the Falcons (0-2, 0-5 CIAA) to 206 total yards on 64 plays and intercepted five passes.

Presbyterian 34, No. 10 N.C. Central 27.
NCCU (4-2) rallied from a 21-point, fourth-quarter deficit to pull to within one score, but the Presbyterian College defense withstood the charge for a win inside O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium. The victory by the Blue Hose (2-3) snaps the Eagles' four-game win streak, which was the longest in the state of North Carolina. S.J. Worrell finished with 154 of PC's 208 rushing yards, as the Blue Hose notched 360 yards of total offense. Junior quarterback Tim Webb completed 16-of-23 passes for 152 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. Sophomore receiver Larry Thomas caught five balls for 68 yards and two scores. NCCU's Stadford Brown completed a career-best 26 passes in 47 attempts for a career-high 372 yards and three touchdowns with an interception.

IDLE: No. 5 South Carolina State.

NOTE: No. 8 Albany State defeated Benedict 29-25 this weekend, however no information was made available about the game through either wire services or the ASU sports information department.

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