On Wednesday, Reese’s Senior Bowl released its 2025 watchlist of players who would be potential roster members for the teams that will compete in front of NFL scouts and coaches.
Making the most of this opportunity with the Falcons, Blair looks to former Alcorn State Brave and one-time NFL star with the Packers, Donald Driver for inspiration.
JSU starting pitcher Eric Gonzalez was named the SWAC Pitcher of the Week and MVSU designated hitter Benny Hernandez the SWAC Hitter of the Week on Tuesday.
Saturday, Jackson State beat their rival, the Lady Braves of Alcorn State, 68-44 to claim their third SWAC Tournament trophy in four years and ninth overall, which is the most by any team in the conference.
Tyginae Wright's bucket with two seconds left gives Alcorn the semi-final win over Grambling. They will now face the winner of Jackson State/Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Head coach Tomekia Reed’s Lady Tigers completed the 2023-24 regular season with an undefeated record (18-0) in SWAC play and won their fifth consecutive regular season title.
Coach McNair was a top contender for the head football coach position at Texas Southern University before ultimately taking an assistant coaching job at Southern.
Head Coach Tomekia Reed has led JSU to 30 consecutive regular season SWAC wins dating back to last season and has coached the Lady Tigers to an undefeated 16-0 this season in conference play (21-6 overall).
The Braves will host Mississippi Valley State on Saturday at 2 p.m. in hopes of continuing its winning streak. Jackson State will travel to Arkansas to face the UAPB Golden Lions on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Saturday night, the annual SWAC Alumni Association Awards and Roast was hosted at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Ridgeland. Several SWAC legends were given awards, including one of the most legendary SWAC athletes of all time - Walter Payton.
The series win over Bethune-Cookman this past weekend marked the second-straight SWAC series victory and the first conference series victory at Braddy Field for the Tigers, who are heating up at just the right time.
Both the Jackson State women’s and men’s track and field teams return to action in the SWAC Track and Field Championships May 4-6 in Prairie View, Texas.
Ruffin will join a talented backcourt headlined by point guard Chase Adams and fellow Jackson native and the Tigers’ leading scorer last season, Ken Evans Jr. for the 2023-24 season.
