Hawkins was a standout offensive lineman at DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. He helped lead the Eagles to a 9-3 overall record, a 5-2 mark in league play and advanced to the second round of the 6A Division I playoffs.
Texas Southern defeated Jackson State 5-4 in 10 innings on the opening day of the 2019 SWAC Baseball Tournament at Wesley Barrow Stadium. JSU opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning behind Jaylyn Williams RBI single up the middle. TSU added a run in the third and fifth inning to take 2-
Jackson State head men’s basketball coach Wayne Brent is pleased to announce the additions of six student-athletes who signed to continue their academic and athletic careers at Jackson State University.
Jackson State pounded out 19 hits and crushed Mississippi Valley State 19-3 Saturday afternoon to complete the series sweep on Senior Day and 2019 Baseball Homecoming. The Tigers have won 13 in a row.
Mississippi Valley State University has named Lindsey Hunter as the 11th head men’s basketball coach in school history, Director of Athletics Dianthia Ford-Kee announced Saturday.
Jackson State’s spring football game was cancelled over the weekend due to severe weather, but the Tigers held an open practice on Tuesday to make up for it.
Jackson State avenged its regular-season sweep at the hands of Prairie View and rolled to a 75-63 double-overtime semi-final win. The Lady Tigers advance to the SWAC championship game for the first time since 2009.
Senior Chelsea Causey scored 20 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, both game highs, as Jackson State rolled past Alcorn State 82-61 and the Lady Tigers secured the regular-season sweep over their rivals.
Senior Chris Howell posted 19 points and 10 boards and recorded a double-double en route to Jackson State’s 65-63 win over Grambling State Saturday night in Southwestern Athletic Conference play.
Senior Christina Ellis dropped a game-high 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting to propel Jackson State past Grambling State 77-74 Saturday afternoon in Southwestern Athletic Conference action.
Senior Christina Ellis scored a team-high 13 points and Prairie View A&M defeated Jackson State 76-57 Saturday afternoon in Southwestern Athletic Conference action.
Teaira McCowan has been named the SEC Player of the Week for the third time this season after averaging 20.0 points and 15.5 rebounds against Georgia and Auburn.
Junior Kaisah Lucky scored a game-high 20 points as Alabama A&M squeaked past Jackson State 58-55 Saturday afternoon in the SWAC opener for both programs.
The SWAC Champions of Alcorn State are getting ready to face North Carolina A&T in the Celebration Bowl. This is Coach Fred McNair’s second trip to the Celebration Bowl, but his first as head coach of the Braves.
The Braves won their third SWAC title in five years and advanced to the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, to face Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion North Carolina A&T on Dec. 15.
This is Alcorn State’s fourth straight season making it to the SWAC Championship game, but this is the first year the Braves have ever hosted the game.
Delmon Williams threw for five touchdowns and Raeshad Herriott and William Robinson both ran for 100 yards and a touchdown to lead Hampton to its sixth straight win on Saturday, 54-39 over Mississippii Valley State.
The Braves already spoiled Homecoming at Mississippi Valley State and at Alabama A&M and was playing its third conference game against an opponent coming off a bye week.
Ladarius Skelton threw for a touchdown and ran for a second and Southern got touchdowns from all three units as the Jaguars rolled over Jackson State, 41-7 in a Southwestern Athletic Conference contest Saturday night.
The Finalists were selected from a field of over 150 nominees by a 12-member Selection Committee composed of prominent journalists, commentators, historians, former NFL General Managers and football executives.
Jackson State Head Football Coach Tony Hughes announced Wednesday that JSU Offensive Coordinator Hal Mumme has resigned to pursue other professional opportunities.
A 665-200 edge in total yards and 462-22 advantage in rushing resulted in a 56-20 victory for the Alcorn State University football program over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday at Rice-Totten Stadium.
JSU’s Department of Athletics, along with the JSU Development Foundation, has entered a five-year partnership with NIKE through BSN SPORTS for sports apparel and equipment. The agreement goes into effect September 18 and includes numerous incentives in the form of discounts and rewards, along with i
Attendees of this year’s Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis were disappointing when they learned the game was canceled over the weekend due to weather, but now Jackson State University is hoping to make some good out of the situation.
Press release from Alcorn. STATS FCS released its Preseason Top-25 rankings, and the Alcorn State University football program received two votes. Alcorn was one of just two teams from the SWAC mentioned in the FCS poll along with Grambling State which is also receiving votes. The Braves are the four-time defending SWAC East Division champions and were picked to win the division title again in the 2018 SWAC Preseason Poll. Alcorn landed 11 student-athletes on the SWAC Preseaso...
O'Leary and Brehanna Daniels are the first women to perform over-the-wall pit crew duties for the same NASCAR team. Breanna changed tires for the #51 car at Daytona.
Alcorn State RB P.J. Simmons was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Vicksburg native & Grambling LB De'Arius Christmas was named the SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.
With the agreement, the 2018 Toyota SWAC Football Championship returns home to Legion Field, and the Bill Harris Arena – located adjacent to the Birmingham Crossplex -- will host the 2019 SWAC Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament.
Floyd averaged 16.9 points and 3.8 assists per game in 2017-18 while shooting 51.1 percent from the field, 44.4 percent from long-range and 79.8 percent from the free throw line.
For the fourth year in a row the Jackson State University Division of Athletics was honored by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) at the 2018 NACDA Convention at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
