MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State (8-14, 6-2 SWAC) will travel to Huntsville to face Alabama A&M (3-17, 3-5 SWAC) on Friday afternoon in Elmore Gymnasium. First serve is scheduled for 6 pm. For more ASU Athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Tuskegee University is restricting attendance at football games and other athletic events due to the statewide spread of COVID-19.
The City of Montgomery has announced that due to the spike in COVID-19 cases, all events and festivities at city facilities for the HBCU Classic Weekend will be canceled. This will not affect the football games.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Tickets for the 80th annual McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca-Cola go on sale Monday morning to the general public. Sales begin at 10 am on Monday.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. | Alabama State University head volleyball coach Penny Lucas-White has been elected as the coach representative on the USA Volleyball Board of Directors. Lucas-White replaces Cecile Reynaud, who left due to term limits. Lucas-White’s four-year term began on June 30 and will expire in 2025. For more ASU Hornets News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
AUSTIN, Texas | Alabama State senior running back Ezra Gray (Lynn Haven, Fla.) was named to the 2020-21 Academic All-America® football team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the establishment of an Athletics Hall of Fame today. For more ASU news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announces the establishment of an Athletics Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Hall of Fame is to recognize and pay tribute to former student-athletes and coaches who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments during…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics was awarded the Sadie Magee/Barbara Jacket Award from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon. For more Alabama State News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State freshman Tionna Brown qualified for the quarterfinals in the 100-meters and 200-meters at the East Preliminary Meet held at North Florida on Thursday. For more ASU news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Troy's Veterans Memorial Stadium will operate at 100 percent capacity and full tailgating will return to campus for the upcoming 2021 football season, Director of Athletics Brent Jones announced Thursday. "We are extremely excited to announce that we will be operating at…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State University athletic director Jennifer Lynne Williams has announced plans to step down from her current position [...] For more Alabama State News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
LUBBOCK, Texas | Alabama State junior Cristopher DeGuzman has been named a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award, announced Tuesday. For more Alabama State News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State had seven players earn Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) honors this season, including three on the first team. [...] For more Alabama State University news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
GULFPORT, Miss. | After a year of uncertainty and year that was cut short last spring, Alabama State reclaimed their crown and won their second consecutive Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship with a convincing 8-1 victory over Alcorn State at the Gulfport Sportsplex Friday afternoon. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Faulkner University introduced Rob Gray Friday as the seventh head football coach in program history. Gray, a graduate of Collinsville High School, has served each of the last two seasons…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State pounded out 11 hits including a trio of home runs en route to a season-high for runs scored in the 17-3 win over rival Alabama A&M at the Wheeler-Watkins Baseball Complex on Friday afternoon. For more ASU news visit AlabamaNews.Net!
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | Alabama State will travel to Texas this weekend in an attempt to capture the 2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) outdoor track and field championship that begins Thursday on the campus of Prairie View A&M University. For more Alabama State news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Ryan Nettles was selected as the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Freshman of the Year, and six others were chosen all-conference on a vote of the league’s head coaches sports information directors announced by the conference office Thursday morning. For more ASU Hornet News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Alabama State (13-25, 8-6 SWAC) defeats rival Alabama A&M on the road in both games of the Friday doubleheader by scores of 8-1 and 11-8 at the Bulldog Softball Field. For more ASU News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State junior first baseman Chris Lewis was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hitter of the Week after his performance this week, announced by the conference office Friday afternoon. For more ASU Hornet news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State returns to action for this weekend as they travel to compete at the UCF Track Complex on the University of Central Florida campus for the 2021 Knights Invite. For more ASU News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Ryan Nettles was named as one of 16 finalists for the Jerry Rice Award, which is presented to the national freshman of the year in college football’s Division I subdivision, announced by Stats Perform FCS on Monday. For more ASU Hornets News, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. I The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 Women’s Tennis postseason all-conference team and individual award winners. The All-SWAC team and individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. For more ASU Hornets News, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 Men’s Tennis postseason all-conference team and individual award winners. The All-SWAC team and individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. For more ASU Hornets News, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State earned the top seed for both Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Tennis Championships this weekend. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will play five games in four days beginning with a pair of mid-week games on the road starting Tuesday night. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State redshirt freshman Ryan Nettles and sophomore defensive back Irshaad Davis were awarded weekly honors from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) following the Hornets’ win over Mississippi Valley State, announced by the conference office Monday afternoon. For more Hornets News visit AlabamaNews.Net !
NASHVILLE, Tenn. | Alabama State freshman Savanna Razor was the lone selection from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) on the National Ten Pin Coaches Association Central Region team, earning honorable mention honors. For more Alabama State Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has played its last game at Birmingham’s legendary Legion Field, leaving the stadium known as the “Football Capital of the South” with few tenants. That history was on a lot of minds at the…
JACKSON, Miss. | Alabama State dropped the opening game of their Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) series to Jackson State 8-3 after a big seventh inning by the Tigers. For more ASU Athletics news visit AlabamaNews.Net !
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will take the field one last time at ASU Stadium in the 2021 unprecedented spring football season this Saturday against Mississippi Valley State.Kick is set for 2 pm and can be seen on The CW Montgomery locally and regionally and also on the Hornet Sports Network, and the game can also be heard on the Hornet Sports Network and its affiliates. For more ASU Hornet news Visit AlabamaNews.Net !
MONTGOMERY, Ala. I Alabama State (7-21, 2-4 SWAC) split a pair of non-conference games against Florida A&M on Wednesday afternoon, picking up a win in the game one before falling in the closing game. For more ASU Athletics News, visit AlabamaNews.Net !
PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas | Alabama State had four players named First Team all-conference with Ashley Thomas and Madison Roop winning individual awards, announced by the conference office Wednesday afternoon from the site of the conference tournament. For more ASU Hornet news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | Alabama State redshirt freshman Ryan Nettles was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Newcomer of the Week after his performance against South Carolina State on Saturday.The award is the third Newcomer of the Week award for Nettles this season, and the fourth award overall. For more Alabama State News, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. | Alabama State (11-13, 8-4 SWAC) finished off the weekend road series against rival Alabama A&M with a 15-1 win at Bulldog Field on Saturday afternoon. For more ASU Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Alabama State closed out the regular season with 2-1 overtime win over in-state rival Alabama A&M Friday night, giving the Lady Hornets the outright regular season Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship. For more ASU Lady Hornets news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Alabama State dropped their second consecutive road game of the week and had their six-game Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) winning streak snapped Thursday night at Toyota Field, falling to Alabama A&M 10-8. For more Alabama State athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Alabama State finished the opening day of the UAB Spring Invitational with six top-10 finishes on both the men and women’s side of the meet. For more Alabama State Athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | BOXTOROW announced its All-American teams for the 2020-21 Division I women’s basketball season, with a pair of Alabama State student-athletes earning honors. For more ASU Hornet News visit AlabamaNews.Net!
VICKSBURG, Miss. | Alabama State picked up a 4-1 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) victory over Alcorn State Monday night to remain undefeated in conference play. For more Alabama State News visit AlabamaNews.Net!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State steps out of Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) play for the only time during the spring 2021 season, hosting South Carolina State at ASU Stadium on Saturday afternoon. For more ASU Hornet News visit AlabamaNews.Net!
Alabama State travels back to Birmingham this weekend as they are set to compete in the UAB Spring Invitational, hosted at the UAB Track and Field Complex. For more ASU Athletics news, visit AlabamaNews.Net!
North Alabama scored a pair of runs in the second and one each in the third and fifth to pull away from Alabama State 4-1 at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex on Tuesday afternoon. Visit AlabamaNews.Net for more Alabama State News!
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State will host their third Power 5 school at the Barbara Williams Softball Complex this season when No 18 Mississippi State comes to town Tuesday afternoon with first pitch scheduled for 4 pm.
No. 1 seed Faulkner (Ala.) def. No. 2 seed Stillman (Ala.) 67-64 to win the 2021 SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Newk’s Eatery. The title is Faulkner’s fifth SSAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship all-time and first since 2016. Both…
Alabama State University is starting football season with a home game against Southern University tonight. The SWAC delayed the season from last fall due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There will be…
ESPN has announced the creation of the Red Tails Classic, a football event to honor the Tuskegee Airmen who fought in World War II. The game will showcase Historically Black Colleges and Universities and be played in Montgomery. The game…
Tickets to the 79th Magic City Classic are now on sale. This is the SWAC rivalry football game between Alabama State and Alabama A&M. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, football season was moved from last fall to the spring. This…
With only four regular season games left, the seeds are set for the 2021 SSAC Men’s Basketball Championship, presented by Newk’s Eatery. Faulkner (Ala.) claimed the East Division Championship, while Stillman (Ala.) locked down the West Division Crown. The tournament…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State volleyball team has decided to opt out of the 2021 spring season due to health and safety concerns surrounding COVID-19. Increased numbers around the country played a major factor in the student-athletes choosing to…
Alabama State University added Miles to the 2021 football schedule and will face the Golden Bears in the annual Labor Day Classic. Kick is set for Labor Day weekend, September 4. "We are excited to welcome Miles back to ASU…
Troy’s football game scheduled for tomorrow against No. 15 Coastal Carolina at Veterans Memorial Stadium has been postponed due to a combination of positive COVID-19 tests and injuries to a specific position group within the Troy football program. Troy, Coastal…
The Division I Council approved moving the first contest date in Division I men’s and women’s basketball to Nov. 25 for the 2020-21 season. No exhibition games or closed scrimmages will be allowed before that date. Moving the start date…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today divisional realignment with the additions of Florida A&M and Bethune-Cookman beginning with the 2021-22 academic year. The SWAC Council of Presidents and Chancellors along with the leagues’ Athletic Directors and Senior Woman…
The Southwestern Athletic Conference has unveiled its spring football schedule for all 10 schools. Football was moved from fall to spring because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Alabama State University will face Alabama A&M in the Magic City Classic in…
After months of conversations about a path forward, Faulkner University received some clarity regarding its football season Tuesday. The Mid-South Conference announced its football decisions for the 2020-21 season Tuesday afternoon, noting the Florida-centric Sun Division intends to play in…
College football players from across the country are uniting. They want to save a season threatened by the pandemic and make sure they won't be left out of the big decisions anymore. After Clemson star Trevor Lawrence sparked a movement…
The Sun Belt Conference will keep its eight-game league football schedule and allow its members to play up to four non conference games this season. The conference's 10 members had 12 games scheduled against Power Five conference opponents, but with…
Huntingdon College has announced that its fall sports programs, including football, will move to spring 2021. That decision was made by its conference, the USA South Athletic Conference. In a statement, the USA South Athletic Conference says its presidents have…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced the postponement of all scheduled fall contests along with SWAC championships due to continuing concerns related to the COVID-19 global pandemic. The fall sports impacted include men’s and women’s cross country, football, women’s…
NORFOLK, Va., July 16, 2020 – The Council of Presidents and Chancellors of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announces that the league will suspend all sports competition, championship and non-championship segments, for the 2020 fall season,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced that its upcoming SWAC Football Virtual Media Days initially slated for July 22-24 has been rescheduled for August 5-7. The rescheduling of football media days now aligns with recently adopted league policy…
ATLANTA, Ga. (July 9, 2020) – The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has made the very difficult decision to extend the suspension of all sporting and championship events through the Fall of 2020. This…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Mo Williams added another signee to the 2020-21 class with the addition of Alabama Community College Conference State Player of the Year LaTrell Tate Wednesday afternoon.…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in conjunction with the release of the University’s Return to Campus Plan, released their Return to Play plan for its student-athletes. Student-athletes will begin reporting to campus July 12 with…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. | For the first time in history, the Southwestern Athletic Conference will conduct its annual football media event using a virtual format on Wednesday, July 22 through Friday, July 24. 2020 SWAC Football Media Day was initially slated to…
Troy University Athletic Officials have confirmed to Alabama News Network that a group of football players and coaches have tested positive for COVID-19. All players and coaches were asymptomatic and placed in immediate isolation and quarantine. Officials say they expected…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head men’s basketball coach Mo Williams announced the addition of Dallas-native E.J. Clark for the 2020-21 season. “We are excited about the addition of E.J. to the Alabama State family,” Williams said. “Not only does he…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Sommer Rhea of the volleyball team and Alexander Wagner of the men's soccer team have been named finalists for the Gulf South Conference's Commissioner's Trophy, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday…
Mo Williams and the Alabama State Hornets will be ineligible for the postseason in 2020-21 due to ASU's low Academic Progress Rates. The penalties were assigned based on student-athlete academic achievement between 2015-16…
Alabama State Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jennier Lynne Williams announced Maurice "Mo" Williams as the next head coach of the Alabama State men's basketball program on Tuesday, May 12. "We are excited about the direction of our men's basketball program…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Alabama State head women’s basketball coach Freda Freeman-Jackson announced the first addition to the 2020-2021 team Tuesday in Pike Road native Tamirea Thomas. Thomas, a 6-3 center, signed her official letter of intent…
Alabama State head men's basketball coach Lewis Jackson announced his resignation from the program Friday, March 27, after 15 years as the head coach of the Hornets. "As I continue my Alabama State University athletic journey, I am stepping down as head…
The NCAA has announced via Twitter that they will cancel the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments. President Mark Emmert said in a statement Wednesday he made the decision to conduct both the men’s and women’s tournaments, which begin…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. --- The Auburn Montgomery baseball team pounded out eight runs on five hits in inning number three en route to a 10-6 victory over Talladega College on Monday, March 9…
The NCAA is stepping up its lobbying efforts as Congress considers allowing endorsement money for college athletes. Federal disclosure forms show the NCAA and its allies spent nearly $1 million to lobby Congress last year. The NCAA has said it…
Tuskegee University Athletics Director, Willie Slater, has released a statement on a post-game fight between players and fans on Monday. The Tuskegee Golden Tigers men's and women’s basketball teams hosted the LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) Magicians from Memphis, Tennessee, in the…
The Alabama State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that Homecoming will move away from the Turkey Day Classic in the fall, and will move to Saturday, October 10 when the Hornets take on Southern University. "We are excited to…
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - A fraternity at Auburn University in Alabama has been suspended for at least four years over sustained allegations of alcohol and physical abuse. News outlets report the school launched an investigation into the Delta Zeta chapter…
Former Troy University head football coach and Auburn University assistant coach, Larry Blakeney has been selected as the 2019 Camellia Bowl Alabama Football Legend Award, presented by Regions Bank. Blakeney, who retired as Troy’s head coach following the 2014 season, led…
Shaun Shivers scored on an 11-yard run with 8:08 left to put No. 16 Auburn ahead and another failed field goal by Alabama in the Iron Bowl wiped away the fifth-ranked Crimson Tide's playoff hopes in a wild 48-45 victory for…
ROME, Ga. -- For the first time since 2015, Huntingdon College led by head coach Mike Turk has won an NCAA III playoff game with their 27-24 victory against Berry College. Michael Lambert…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Huntingdon football team suffered its first defeat since September with a 23-7 loss to North Carolina Wesleyan on Saturday. The two teams each scored one touchdown in…
TUSKEGEE, Ala. -- Tuskegee's struggles on offense led to a 20-6 defeat on its 95th Annual Homecoming game against Miles College Saturday afternoon. The loss marks the second straight season TU has…
