Alcorn State Braves NCAA Football News

Mike Beamish Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER -- When a coach gets excited about a rookie before training camp has even begun, it's wise to be skeptical until the rest of the competition actually shows up.

When the Alcorn State Braves scored two quick touchdowns in the opening six minutes of the first quarter, most observers probably assumed their game against Jackson State Saturday would be a high-scoring one.

Tim Buckley threw two first-quarter touchdown passes and Alcorn State made them stand up in a 14-7 victory over Jackson State in both team's season finale on Saturday.

The Capital City Classic always has plenty at stake between longtime rivals Jackson State and Alcorn State.

Emmanuel Arceneaux just got his first ever taste of playoff action this past Sunday, and he's liking the experience.

The Capital City Classic Luncheon missed boisterous former Alcorn State coach Ernest Jones this afternoon, but that didn't stop both ASU and Jackson State representatives from taking a few verbal shots at one another.

Some Mississippi House members said Tuesday that Gov. Haley Barbour's more politically sensitive budget ideas might be dead on arrival -- including a proposal to merge eight universities into five.

Prairie View A&M clinched its first Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division title with a 34-14 victory over Alcorn State on Saturday as K.J. Black threw for three touchdowns.

Quarterback Arvell Nelson threw for three touchdowns and ran for one more Saturday in Texas Southern's 51-21 victory over Alcorn State.

The game was tied at 21 going into the last quarter, but Nelsona TMs scoring run and two of his TD throws helped Texas Southern score 30 unanswered points.

Mississippi College and Millsaps can clinch Division III playoff berths this weekend.

Alabama State 24, Alcorn State 17 MONTGOMERY - Quarterback Anthony Speight threw two touchdown passes to propel Alabama State over Alcorn State on Saturday.

The Alabama State football team earned its first Southwestern Athletic Conference victory of the season with an impressive 24-17 win over the Eastern Division leading Alcorn State Braves Saturday at Cramton Bowl.

It's such an odd sight that people around the SWAC can't stop talking about it. A glimpse at the league standings demands a double-take, but there's no mistake.

If you run into an Alcorn State player, coach or fan today and notice that they are a little more giddy than usual, there's a good reason for that.

North Alabama stands in the way of Delta State winning a third straight Gulf South Conference championship.

Entering the fourth quarter, Alcorn State's first home game against Mississippi Valley State Saturday was still just a one-possession contest.

Tim Buckley threw two touchdown passes and Alcorn State set a Football Championship Subdivision record with 14 sacks in a 32-10 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.

It's taken five weeks and three official games, but the Alcorn State Braves will finally play their first home game of the season on Saturday against in-state rival Mississippi Valley State.

If you like offense, The Reservation will be the place to be Saturday. The game between Mississippi Valley State and Alcorn State sets up to be a showdown between two of the best quarterbacks in the SWAC.