There were numerous date changes for 2024 FCS-FBS matchups in the last week and all the changes are summarized in a table at the bottom of this article. The first was Eastern Illinois changed its date against Illinois from Saturday, August 24 to Saturday, August 31. A second change was Indiana State’s matchup at Purdue … Read more
Cedric Thomas will be the next head coach of Alcorn State. Thomas was most recently the defensive coordinator for the Braves and was promoted following the separation of former head coach Fred McNair and Alcorn State. McNair went 48-33 overall with Alcorn State while winning two SWAC Championships and five division championships in 7 seasons. … Read more
Welcome back to the sixth edition of the FCS-FBS recap for the 2023 season with the previous editions located here. With the FCS versus FBS matchups slowing down drastically around this time of the season, we have combined the final three weeks (10, 11, and 12) into a single post. We will have additional recaps … Read more
After a report on Friday by Brett McMurphy that the SWAC would cancel fall sports and subsequent clarification from SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland, the SWAC presidents voted to postpone fall sports to the spring. The SWAC voted to play a 7 game football schedule spring 2021 with an 8 week training period beginning in January. … Read more
In a day and week of constant bad news, two Division II conferences delivered some more. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) jointly announced the suspension of fall sports for 2020. Both conferences are willing to consider a move of football to the spring of 2021 but will ultimately … Read more
The Northwestern State Demons and Alcorn State Braves have scheduled a two-game series according to FBSchedules. The first game will be hosted by Alcorn State on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The second game will see Northwestern State host the Braves on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The teams previously met in 1982 and 1983 with each … Read more
The Alcorn State Braves and Mississippi Rebels will meet on the football field for the first time in 2028. It will also be the first time Mississippi has played an HBCU opponent. The game was part of a larger release of future contests for the Rebels. “To play an HBCU from our state is something … Read more
The Alcorn State Braves are getting a talented FBS transfer from Vanderbilt. Wide receiver C.J. Bolar announced his decision to transfer via his Twitter account. Bolar played two seasons at Vanderbilt in 2018 and 2019. He made an immediate impact in his freshman season making 8 starts and playing in all 13 games. He caught … Read more
Former Alcorn State quarterback Noah Johnson announced via Twitter his decision to transfer to South Florida. Johnson is from Tampa, Florida. Johnson was granted an extra year of eligibility after suffering an injury early in the 2019 season. He will be eligible immediately for the upcoming 2020 season. As a redshirt freshman in 2016, Johnson … Read more