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The gun sounded, the referee held the football above his head and Tuskegee's offense, defense and staff looked south to the scoreboard at CAU Field in dismay: CAU 10, Tuskegee 6. Enroute to CAU Head Coach Ted Bahhur's office underneath the stadium, INSIDE passed through the visitors locker room. No comment from a player or a coach was necessary. Everybody from the President of the school ( who I rode with on the stadium elevator from the press box down to the first floor) to the band seemed to be asking themselves if they were in a dream, was this reality, or was the game really over? Meanwhile, it was euphoria on the CAU side of the ledger, especially from second-string sophomore quarterback Dezzmon Johnson. The native of Mobile Alabama, a transfer from Tuskegee, was brought on in the first quarter when starting signal caller Corey Jones was injured (torn ACL). "Corey had been playing well for us the entire season," said Johnson. " I had to step it up. Actually we (the team) stepped it up." "Our defense shut Tuskegee down just like we said we'd do and our offense came through with the same performance they had against Morehouse (on October 21)," said Bahhur, Tuskegee's former offensive line coach and recruiting coordinator. Bahhur and his staff now have two weeks to prepare for their final regular season game against Miles College. But Bahhur is already excited about the 2007 outlook. "We are bringing all but four people back from this season. 2007 will be big for us." -0-
Football fans in Atlanta got a rare opportunity to see both the SIAC's number one and number two teams last weekend. Albany State came to town as the homecoming foe for Morehouse College. The Maroon Tigers, smarting off a two game losing skid , wanted to turn things around desperately and especially before the overflow homecoming crowd. Unfortunately, Morehouse wound up losing again, 16-6, to the Rams who had come to Hotlanta after being upset by Tuskegee the week before . Despite the third straight loss and the second homecoming drop in as many years, Morehouse is a better team, says junior Carlos King (a native of Albany Georgia). "We come and play hard. We play the best team to the wire and we play the worst teams like they are the best teams. I can't explain that. Losing homecoming does hurt, though."
Albany State's head Coach Mike White said he was happy to get the win especially after the Tuskegee loss. "We need to keep playing better and better. I liked our effort (against Morehouse). We haven't been consistent all year but we've been battling in every game. As a coach, you got to love the effort." Morehouse held a 6-3 lead early in the second period when King returned a fumble 65 yards for a score. But ASU's offense cranked up and scored toward the end of the first half to regain the lead and then scored again in the fourth period. This Saturday, the Rams face Fort Valley in the annual Fountain City Classic in Columbus Georgia. .Morehouse wraps up its regular season against Miles Sunday evening. The game will be televised over ESPNU. -0- Charles Ward, the aerodyte TV and radio play-by-play broadcaster tells INSIDE that he and always-ready analyst Mark Lassiter have been hired by COMCAST to work the Jackson State-Alcorn Capital City Classic on November 18. Ward, who is also CAU's Sports Information Director, credits the publicity he and Mark received from Onnidan. Com with influencing COMCAST's decision to hire them. I hope the other sports networks covering college football and basketball will also see the light and "do thou likewise." -0-
Errol Davis, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia (and its first African American at that post), confirmed last week that Savannah State University and Armstrong State would not merge. It was sweet music to SSU President Carlton Davis and squelched persistent rumors. -0- Morehouse College is getting an opportunity to try on its 2006-2007-basketball team on a Division One opponent. This Saturday, the Tigers will tangle the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in an exhibition game on the Tech campus. Morehouse head coach Grady "Brew" Brewer said the game has been in the works for some time. "We also had an invite to play a similar game against the University of Georgia," said Brewer." This is a special game for us, for our community. I hope we can make this an annual rivalry to the point that Tech will come to us for a game as well." Morehouse has been predicted to finish second in the SIAC this year behind the Lions of Paine College in Augusta Georgia. The Jackets are predicted to finish fourth in the ACC. Brewer also noted that 16 years ago, both Tech and Morehouse made it to the final four of their divisional basketball tournaments. Tech's head coach is Paul Hewitt, an African American who has impressed INSIDE as being the type coach who has made it to the echelons of college hoops but not forgotten his roots. Got an item or comment?
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