BCSP Notes . . .
Black college players making some noise on the NFL scene
It was another banner day for black college players in the NFL this past weekend.
Leading the way was Indianapolis Colts defensive end
Robert Mathis (Alabama A&M) who racked up six solo tackles, three of them
sacks including a forced fumble, in his team's 31-3 thrashing of
Baltimore. Mathis is tied for ninth in the league with five sacks. Teammate
Antoine Bethea (Howard) had five tackles and got his first interception of the
year in Sunday's game.
Second-year Lane wide receiver/kick returner Jacoby Jones returned a punt 70 yards for a score as Houston won its first game of the season in a 29-28 decision over Miami Sunday. The score was Jones' first career NFL touchdown.
Cleveland rookie defensive end Alex Hall (St. Augustine's) got a sack in Monday night's win over the New York Giants. Hall leads all NFL rookies with three sacks. Miami rookie DE Kendall Langford (Hampton) has two.
Green Bay's Nick Collins (Bethune-Cookman), who led the Packers with six tackles in Sunday's win over Seattle, is tied for second in the NFL with three interceptions. Tennessee's Nick Harper (Fort Valley State) and Jacksonville's Rashean Mathis (Bethune-Cookman) both have two picks.
SWAC basketball TV schedule announced
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2008-09 basketball television schedule, highlighted by a matchup of last season's men's regular season and tournament champions, and ending with both the men's and women's tournament finals shown live during ESPN's Championship Week.
A total of 14 games will be televised live either on ESPN2 or ESPNU. Defending men's regular season champion Alabama State will kickoff the TV schedule on Monday, Jan. 5 against Grambling State in the nightcap of a men's and women's doubleheader on ESPNU.
Prairie View A&M's Lady Panthers, the defending women's regular season champion, will play at Arkansas-Pine Bluff as part of a Monday, Jan. 26 doubleheader on ESPNU.
This year's television schedule also features a Saturday afternoon game on ESPN2 between defending men's tournament champion Mississippi Valley State playing at Jackson State on Jan. 31. On Mon. Feb. 9, MVSU will play at Alabama State in battle of last season's champions.
The men's and women's finals of the 2009 SWAC Tournament will be shown live on ESPNU on March 14.
2008-09 SWAC Basketball Television Schedule
| Mon., Jan. 5 (HD) | Grambling State @ Alabama State - 6 /8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon., Jan. 12 | Southern @ Jackson State - 8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon., Jan. 19 | Miss. Valley State @ Southern - 8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon. Jan. 26 (HD) | Prairie View @ Ark.-Pine Bluff - 3:30/5:30 pm | ESPNU |
| Sat., Jan. 31 | Miss. Valley State @ Jackson State - 1 pm | ESPN2 |
| Mon., Feb. 2 | Alabama A&M @ Prairie View A&M - 8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon., Feb. 9 | Miss. Valley State @ Alabama State - 8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon., Feb. 16 | Texas Southern @ Grambling State - 8 pm. | ESPNU |
| Mon., Feb. 23 | Alabama State @ Alcorn State - 8 pm | ESPNU |
| Mon., Mar. 2 | Jackson State @ Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 8 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Sat. Mar. 14 (HD) | SWAC Tournament Finals - 4/8 p.m. | ESPNU |
Polk to lead Bowie State women hoopsters
Bowie State Athletic Director Derek Carter officially announced last week the hiring of Donna Polk as the new head coach of the Lady Bulldogs. Polk is no stranger to Bowie State having served the past three years as the associate athletic director for operations/compliance.
She previously served as head women's
basketball coach at Columbia Union College for two
seasons (2003-2005) and also served as the institution's
sports information director and director of compliance.
She also had been a former women's assistant at
Columbia Union (2001-2003), head girl's coach at
Bowie High School (1999-2001) and head JV coach
(1998-1999) also at BHS.
Polk is a member of the Columbia Union Lady Pioneers' basketball team (1987-1991) and is a member of the 1,000 point club. The Harbeson, Delaware native also played softball for Columbia Union and graduated in May 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Counseling Psychology. Polk has also earned a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management from the University of Phoenix in 2006.
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