For the Week of October 1- 7, 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)

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Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association

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Southwestern Athletic Conference

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Virginia State Chowan Bowie State Lincoln Virginia Union Elizabeth City State

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LOSING A LEGEND
Steeler great L. C. Greenwood succumbs

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

INDEPENDENTS

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NC A&T & SCSU logos

CLASSIC IN ATLANTA: N. C. A&T and S. C. State meet in Atlanta looking to get a leg up in MEAC race.

BLACK COLLEGE HOF FINALISTS NAMED; NC CENTRAL'S FRAZIER FOUND NOT GUILTY

CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OL Ronnie Ransome, So., C, VSU WR Chase Powell, Fr., WSSU - 5 catches, 134 yards, 2 TDs, long of 75 yards in win over VUU. QB Derek Bryant, So., FSU - 14 of 20, 256 yards, 3 TDs, 7 rushes, 19 yards in win over ECSU. OB Justin Forte, Jr., RB, LIV - 34 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD in win over Lincoln. DL Bryant Frazier, Jr., DE, VSU - 2 sacks for -8 yards, 2 forced fumbles, 2 hurries, 3 solos vs. JCSU. LB Chaz Robinson, Sr., SAC - 10 tackle, 1 break-up DB Darlen Thomas, So., VSU - 1 interception, 2 breakups, 3 solos, 2 assists vs. JCSU. ROOKIE A. J. Gifford, R-Fr., QB, SAC - 17 of 23, 255 yards, 1 TD, 10 carries, 44 yards vs. BSU. SPECIAL Alex Tucker, Sr., P, SAC - 42.5 avg. on 2 punts COACH Latrell Scott, VSU - 1st-year head coach has Trojans 3-1 after win over JCSU.

MEAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Dondre Lewis-Freeman, R-So.,RB, SCSU - 18 carries, 140 yards, 1 TD in win over Hampton DEFENSE Lynden Trail, R-Jr., LB, NSU - 6 tackles, 3 solos, 2 interceptions, 1 TD reception vs. MSU. ROOKIE Dondre Brown, Fr., RB, SCSU - 86 rushing yards, 2 TDs vs. Hampton SPECIAL TEAMS Christian Faber-Kinney, Fr., P, HAM - 41.5 avg, on 6 punts, 37 rushing yards, 1 pass completed for 32 yards on 2 fake punts. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Tristan Bellamy, r-Sr., OL, SCSU - 5 pancakes, 88% grade vs. Hampton.

SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Josh Straughn, So., QB, STILLMAN - 19 of 32, career-high 326 yards, 4 TDs in win over KSU. DEFENSE Julante English, Jr., LB, MILES - 18 tackles, 11 solos, 1 fumble recovery in win over Albany State. NEWCOMER Demetrice Price, Jr., QB, MILES - 12 of 15, 210 yards, 2 TDs, 65 yards on 3 carries vs. Albany State. OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Christopher Tolbert, Sr., OL, TUSKEGEE SPECIAL TEAMS Rodney Hall, Sr., KR, BENEDICT - Returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown vs. Fort Valley State.

SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Jerry Locelocke, Jr., QB, PRAIRIE VIEW - 32 of 47, 380 yards, 4 TDs, rushed for 3 TDs vs. SFA. DEFENSE Carlton Jones, Sr., DE, ALABAMA STATE - 8 tackles, 6 solos, 2 sacks for -15 yards, forced fumble in win over Alcorn State. NEWCOMER Kourtney Berry, Fr., LB, ALABAMA STATE 13 tackles, 7 solos, 1 sack, 2 for losses, a pass break-up, 1 fumble recovery vs. Alcorn State. SPECIALIST Bobby Wenzig, Sr., PK/P, ALABAMA STATEAveraged 43.7 yards on 9 punts, good on all 7 PAT attempts.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE Michael Germain, Jr., QB, TENN. STATE - Perfect 8 for 8 for 159 yards and 3 TDs (31, 25 & 30) in win over Central State. Curtez Griffin & Vincent McNeil, QBs, TEXAS COLLEGE - Combined to pass for 580 yards, 5 TDs (Griffin - 214 yds, 2 TDs; McNeil - 366 yards, 3 TDs) in win over Wayland Baptist. Ja'Marius Allen, WR, TEXAS COLLEGE - 9 receptions, 144 yards, 3 TDs (9, 35, 53). One of 4 TC receivers to top 100 yards receiving. DEFENSE Nick Thrasher, LB, TENN. STATE - Led TSU with 8 stops, 7 solos vs. Central State. SPECIAL TEAMS Jamin Godfrey, Jr., PK, TENN. STATE - Tallied 9 PATs in win over Central State.

SCORES
September 26 N. Carolina A&T 27, Howard 19 West Alabama 72, Concordia-Selma 10 September 28 Alabama A&M 12, Texas Southern 10 Alabama State 49, Alcorn State 30 Alderson-Broaddus 17, Va.-Lynchburg 14 Chowan 29, Shaw 23 Delaware State 24, Savannah State 22 East Stroudsburg 40, Cheyney 6 Fairmont State 56, West Virginia State 3 Fayetteville St. 31, Elizabeth City St. 27 Fort Valley State 35, Benedict 30 Jackson State 19, Southern 14 Lamar 27, Grambling State 16 Livingstone 35, Lincoln (Pa) 7 Miles 22, Albany State 14 Morehouse 28, Edward Waters 26 Norfolk State 27, Morgan State 21 Northwestern (LA) State 37, Langston 0 Pittsburg State 59, Lincoln (MO) 38 Prairie View A&M 56, S. F. Austin 48 SC State 30, Hampton 6 Saint Augustine's 29, Bowie State 7 Stillman 26, Kentucky State 21 Tennessee State 73, Central State 6 Texas College 36, Wayland Baptist 29 Tuskegee 42, Lane 14 Virginia State 19, Johnson C. Smith 17 W-Salem State 55, Virginia Union 15

Atlanta showdown tops schedule

LUT WILLIAMS
BCSP Editor

BCSP TOP TEN

1. BETHUNE-COOKMAN (3-1) - Idle. NEXT: At Delaware State. 2. NORTH CAROLINA A&T (3-0) - Beat Howard Thursday, 27-19. NEXT: South Carolina State in Atlanta. 3. TENNESSEE STATE (4-1) - Walloped Central State, 73-6. NEXT: Hosts SE Missouri. 4. WINSTON-SALEM STATE (3-1) - Dominated Virginia Union, 55-15. NEXT: At home vs. Bowie State. 5. JACKSON STATE (3-2) - Got by Southern, 19-14. NEXT: Hosts Arkansas Pine Bluff. 6. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (3-2) - Beat Hampton, 30-6. NEXT: Meets No. 2 NC A&T in Atlanta. 7. TUSKEGEE (3-1) - Handled Lane, 42-14. NEXT: At Fort Valley State. 8. ALABAMA STATE (3-2) - Knocked off Alcorn State, 49-30. NEXT: At Texas Southern. 9. PRAIRIE VIEW (4-1) - Outscored Stephen F. Austin, 56-48. NEXT: Grambling at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. 10. ALCORN STATE (3-2) - Lost to Alabama State, 49-30. NEXT: Hosting Warner.

UNDER THE BANNER

WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS

PITTSBURGH (AP) L.C. Greenwood, the relentless defensive end who made up one quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers' "Steel Curtain" defensive line of the 1970s, has died. He was 67. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office said Greenwood died Sunday from undisclosed causes just before noon at UPMC Presbyterian L. C. Greenwood Hospital. A six-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, Greenwood played for the Steelers from 1969-81, helping Pittsburgh win an unprecedented four Super Bowls in a six-year span. Greenwood, Joe Greene, Ernie Holmes and Dwight White formed the bedrock of the defense that helped turn a perennial loser into a dynasty. "L.C. was one of the most beloved Steelers during the most successful period in team history and he will be missed by the entire organization," Chairman Dan Rooney said in a statement. "He will forever be remembered for what he meant to the Steelers both on and off the field." Greenwood was taken in the 10th round of the 1969 NFL draft nine rounds after Greene out of Arkansas A&M (now Arkansas Pine-Bluff) and along with Holmes, a Texas Southern product, gave the Steelers two black college players on the defensive front. Greenwood blossomed into a tenacious pass rusher who used his superior speed to blow past offensive tackles and into the backfield. Greenwood posted 73 during his 13-year career. He thrived in the postseason, sacking Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach four times in the 1976 Super Bowl, a 21-17 Pittsburgh victory. Knee problems forced Greenwood to retire before the 1982 season. His 13 years in Pittsburgh are tied for the third-longest tenure with the team in franchise history. Greenwood remained in Pittsburgh after his retirement, working as an entrepreneur and motivational speaker. Despite support from his teammates including Greene Greenwood has not been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was a finalist six times, the last coming in 2006. "He deserves to be in the Hall," said current Florida A&M Head Coach Earl Holmes, a former Steeler, on the MEAC Coaches' Teleconference. "He did all the things right, on and off the field. He's a trailblazer of the black college tradition. He was always a positive influence."
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BCSP No. 2 North Carolina A&T and BCSP No. 6 South Carolina State square off in the Georgia Dome Saturday (3:30 p.m.) in the marquee match-up of this week's football schedule, the 25th Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic. Rod Broadway's A&T squad (3-0, 1-0 MEAC), the only undefeated team in black college football through the first month of the season, has not cracked The Sports Network FCS Top 25 despite wins over Appalachian State (24-21), Elon (23-10) and last week over MEAC rival Howard (27-19). The Aggies received 126 votes in this week's poll to finish five places out of the Top 25. South Carolina State (3-2, 1-0) under veteran 12-year head coach Buddy Pough, is the other MEAC school (besides A&T and 21st-ranked Bethune-Cookman) to receive votes in the FCS poll. The Bulldogs garnered seven votes. They opened the season with a close 27-20 loss to undefeated (5-0) and now FCS fifth-ranked Coastal Carolina and a 52-13 loss at Clemson. They've come back to post big wins over Alabama A&M (32-0), Benedict (59-6), and last week's MEAC opener over Hampton (30-6). The game is critical for South Carolina State as A&T does not face defending conference champ Bethune-Cookman this season. The Bulldogs face Bethune-Cookman on October 26th in Daytona Beach, Florida. "If they get by us, they could very well have an undefeated season," said Pough Tuesday of A&T, who has now won seven straight games dating back to last season. "That's why this is a critical game for us. "They're balanced everywhere. They've not allowed a rushing touchdown in forever (30 quarters) and they have as good of an offensive and defensive line as we've seen. Their special teams are among the leaders in the nation and they're getting great play from their quarterback. We've got our work cut out for us." "In terms of winning, consistency and championships, we want to be where South Carolina State is," said Broadway Tuesday during the conference coaches' teleconference. SC State has won or shared four MEAC titles in the past decade, the last they shared in 2010 with Bethune-Cookman and Florida A&M. "We're not there yet but we're getting better. This will be a good test of where we are." Elsewhere in the MEAC, BCSP No. 1 Bet-

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NORTH vs. SOUTH: South Carolina State's Buddy Pough (l.) and North Carolina A&T's Rod Broadway (r.) take their teams into Atlanta's Georgia Dome Saturday at 3:30 p.m. for a key MEAC battle royale.
GAMES THIS WEEK

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5 Kentucky State vs. Alderson-Broaddus in Frankfort, KY 12n Howard vs. NC Central in Washington, DC 1p Livingstone vs. Virginia Union in Salisbury, NC 1p Mercyhurst vs. Cheyney in Erie, PA 1p Norfolk State vs. Savannah State in Norfolk, VA 1p Shaw vs. Virginia State in Durham, NC 1p St. Augustine's vs. Elizabeth City State in Raleigh, NC 1:30p Winston-Salem State vs. Bowie State in W-Salem, NC 1:30p Benedict vs. Miles in Columbia, SC 2p Delaware State vs. Bethune-Cookman in Dover, DE 2p Johnson C. Smith vs. Lincoln (Pa) in Charlotte, NC 2p West Texas A&M vs. Central State in Canyon, TX 3p Fayetteville State vs. Chowan in Fayetteville, NC 4p Stillman vs. Lane in Tuscaloosa, AL 5p Jackson State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Jackson, MS 6p Tennessee State vs. SE Missouri in Nashville, TN 6p Fort Valley State vs. Tuskegee in Fort Valley, GA 6p Homecomings Alabama A&M vs. Miss Valley State in Huntsville, AL 1p Morgan State vs. Florida A&M in Baltimore, MD 1p West Virginia State vs. Urbana in Institute, WV 1:30 Concordia-Selma vs. Ave Maria in Selma, AL 12n Alcorn State vs. Warner in Lorman, MS 2p Lincoln (MO) vs. Emporia State in Jefferson City, MO 2p Edward Waters vs. Va.-Lynchburg in Jacksonville, FL 2p CLASSICS 25th Bank of America Atlanta Football Classic - ESPN3/ESPNU at 10:30pm - HSRN SC State vs. NC A&T in Atlanta, GA 3:30p Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State in Dallas, TX 4:30p TV GAMES - Comcast SportsNet Houston Delayed - 10/8/13 in noon CT Texas Southern vs. Alabama State in Houston, TX 6p - Bounce TV Morehouse vs. Clark Atlanta in Atlanta, GA 7p

hune-Cookman (3-1) opens conference play at Delaware State (1-3, 1-0) in a 2 p.m. start. North Carolina Central (2-2) also plays its first conference game (1 p.m.) at Howard (1-3, 0-1).

Norfolk State (1-3, 1-0), coming off a win over Morgan State, looks to go 2-0 in the conference hosting Savannah State (1-4, 0-1) at 1 p.m. Morgan State (0-5, 0-1) looks for its first win at its 1 p.m. homecoming game vs. Florida A&M (1-3, 0-0). The SWAC features contenders facing teams that are winless so far. BCSP No. 5 and East Division leader Jackson State (3-2, 3-0 SWAC E) is hosting winless Arkansas-Pine Bluff (0-4, 0-2 W) in a rematch of last year's league title game. BCSP No. 8 Alabama State (3-2, 3-1 E), currently second in the East, is at winless Texas Southern (0-4, 0-3 W). Both games get under way at 6 p.m. West Division leader Prairie View A&M (4-1, 3-0 W) is at the Dallas Cotton Bowl to take on winless Grambling (0-5, 0-2 W) in the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic (4:30 p.m.). Alabama A&M (2-3, 2-1 E) has its homecoming at 1 p.m. vs. winless Mississippi Valley State (0-4, 0-2 E). BCSP No. 3 Tennessee State (4-1, 1-0 OVC) has its second Ohio Valley Conference match-up hosting winless Southeast Missouri (0-4, 0-1) in Nashville at 6 p.m. The CIAA has a full menu of cross-divisional games. Two-time defending conference champion and BCSP No. 4 Winston-Salem State (3-1, 1-0 S) lines up at home (1:30 p.m.) against Bowie State (2-2, 0-1 N). Elizabeth City State (0-4, 0-1 CIAA North), one of the preseason favorites in the North, will be looking for its first win Saturday (1:30 p.m.) at Saint Augustine's (2-2, 1-0 S). The top team in the North, Virginia State (3-1, 1-0 N), off a big win over previously undefeated Johnson C. Smith (19-17), is at Shaw (2-2, 0-1 S) at 1 p.m. J.C. Smith (3-1, 1-1 S) tries to rebound hosting (2 p.m.) Lincoln (1-3, 0-1 N) and Chowan (2-2, 1-0 N) is (4 p.m.) at Fayetteville State (2-2, 1-0 S). Divisional leaders in the SIAC will meet Saturday. BCSP No. 7 Tuskegee (3-1, 1-0 W) tied atop the West Division with Stillman, travels to Georgia (6 p.m.) to face East Division leader Fort Valley State (2-2, 2-0 E). Stillman (3-1 1-0 W) is hosting Lane 2-2, 0-1 W) at 5 p.m. Also in conference play, Miles (1-2, 0-0 W) is at Benedict (2-2, 0-1 E) at 2 p.m. and Morehouse and Clark Atlanta square off in the battle for Atlanta University Center bragging rights at 7 p.m. on a game carried by Bounce TV.

BCSP Notes

Attorneys for recently fired North Carolina Central University head football coach Henry Frazier III say their client must be hired or paid after a North Carolina judge found Monday that he did not violate the terms of a restraining order, a story from Durham Herald-Sun reporter John McCann said Tuesday. Frazier was relieved of his duties in late August, just before the start of the football season, after he was arrested for violating a domestic violence protective order governing the relationship with his ex-wife, Lanier Turner-Frazier. After the arrest, NCCU Athletics Director Ingrid WickerMcCree terminated Frazier saying that the issues between him and his ex-wife had become too much of a distraction to the university. Wake County judge Jennifer Know declared Frazier not guilty Monday. Knox said that if the warrant had indicated that Frazier either violated a revised 2013 protective order or an original 2012 order that she authorized, then she would have found him guilty. "It's unfortunate that North Carolina Central chose to violate their contractual obligations with Mr. Frazier," attorney Ralph Frasier said minutes after successfully representing the fired coach. "But now that we've been vindicated, North Carolina Central should be on notice that we expect to either be paid or hired. "We're certainly glad that Mr. Frazier has been exonerated in criminal court," Frasier said. "I thought that this was a total abuse of the system. He intends now to concentrate on restoring his good name, raising his minor children and appealing to the Board of NCCU to set right the wrong that has been foisted upon him by them." Frazier was terminated without any severance pay from his $225,000 a year contract. NCCU chancellor Debra Saunders-White rejected Frazier's Aug. 29 appeal of his firing, according to Linda Kenney Baden, a New York-based attorney also representing Frazier. NCCU officials are reportedly standing by their decision to fire Frazier without severance pay. The arrest stemmed from a handwritten note from Frazier to his exwife that she took issue with explaining a parking ticket he paid for which

Former NC Central head coach found not guilty of violating protective order

he said, if not repaid, was to be deducted from his September alimony payment. That written statement led to the arrest warrant. McCann reported that prior to the trial, Frasier argued that his clients correspondence was non-threatening, but Turner-Frazier's testimony drew attention to the tone of Frazier's communication when Wake County assistant district attorney Stacy Newton told her to read the correspondence. "If I do not receive my hundred dollars on the next exchange, I will deduct it from September 2013's alimony, exclamation point," Turner-Frazier testified, reading her ex-husbands words.

Black College Hall of Fame announces finalists

PLAYERS FINALISTS Emerson Boozer (RB, of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1962-1965 Roger Brown (OL, of Maryland Eastern Shore, 1956-1959) Richard Dent (DE, Tennessee State, 1979-1982 Harold Jackson (WR, Jackson State, 1965-1968) Ernie Big Cat Ladd (DL, Grambling State, 1957-1960) Donnie Shell (DB, South Carolina State, 1970-1973) Michael Strahan (DE, Texas Southern, 1989-1992) Willie Totten (QB, Mississippi Valley State, 1982-1985) Emmitt Thomas (QB/DB, Bishop, 1962-1965) Doug Wilkerson (OL, North Carolina Central, 1966-1969)

(Atlanta, GA) Twenty-five (25) finalists will be on the ballot for induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. The list includes 20 players, five coaches or contributors. The finalists were selected from a field of over 125 nominees by an 11-member selection committee comprised of prominent journalists, historians and football executives. The Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2014 will be announced on October 23, 2013. New members will be honored at the Fifth Annual Enshrinement Ceremony, presented by the Atlanta Falcons on March 1, 2014. The event will take place at the Loews Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia in conjunction with Black College Football weekend.
Robert Brazile (LB, Jackson State, 1971-1975) Harold Carmichael (WR, Southern, 1967-1970) L.C. Greenwood (DE, of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 1965-1968) Leroy Kelly (RB, Morgan State, 1960-1963) Jethro Pugh (DE, Elizabeth City State, 1961-1964) John Stallworth (WR, Alabama A&M, 1970-1973) Ken Riley (QB, Florida A&M, 1965-1968) Otis Taylor (WR, Prairie View A&M, 1961-1964) Everson Walls (DB, Grambling State, 1977-1980) Aeneas Williams (CB, Southern, 1987-1990)

COACH & CONTRIBTUOR FINALISTS Marino Casem (Head Coach, Alcorn State, 1963-1992) Joe Gilliam, Sr. (Tennessee State Defensive Coordinator) Billy Joe (Head Coach, Central St. 1981-93, Florida A&M 1994-'04) Ralph W. Emerson Jones (Pres., Grambling State, 1936-'77) Arnett Mumford (Head Coach, Southern, 1927-1961)