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Yahoo
02-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
FAMU football vs Mississippi Valley's 2025 game moved to Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Florida A&M football will play a game in Atlanta for the third consecutive season. Over the weekend at the FAMU National Alumni Association Convention in Frisco, Texas, FAMU's Vice President and Director of Athletics Angela Suggs announced that the Rattlers will face the Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, home of the Atlanta Falcons, on Saturday, Oct. 4. Advertisement The Week 6 Southwestern Athletic Conference football game between the Rattlers and the Delta Devils was initially scheduled to be played at MVSU's Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena, Mississippi. 'They decided they were coming to FAMU, Georgia ― also known as Atlanta,' Suggs said at the FAMU NAA Convention's AD's Breakfast on Friday, May 30. 'So once October 4, we won't be in Itta Bena, Mississippi. We will play Mississippi Valley State University in the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.' FAMU has a large contingent of graduates in Atlanta and holds one of the largest alumni chapters for the HBCU. FAMU Athletics Director Angela Suggs speaks at FAMU Day at the Capitol Wednesday, April 9, 2025. The Rattlers played in Atlanta in 2024 for the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, squeaking a 24-23 victory over the Norfolk State Spartans at Center Parc Stadium, formerly the Atlanta Braves' Turner Field. In 2023, FAMU football won its first-ever Celebration Bowl 30-26 over the Howard Bison to secure its 16th Black College National Championship at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Advertisement The Rattlers will look to avenge last season's 24-21 loss versus the Delta Devils, a shortfall that ended its 23-game home winning streak at Bragg Memorial Stadium, which spanned over five years. It was MVSU's lone victory last year. FAMU, led by second-year head coach James Colzie III, returns from a 7-5 season in 2024. MVSU, fresh off a 1-11 showing, has a first-year head coach in Terrell Buckley. Both coaches played college football as cornerbacks for Florida State University, with Buckley being there from 1989 to 1991 and Colzie spending his spending 1993 to 1996 on the Seminoles roster. Florida A&M coach James Colzie III leads his team onto the field during the Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge NCAA college football game against Norfolk State in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024. FAMU football will play a 12-game regular season schedule this season, opening versus the Howard Bison in the Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens' Hard Rock Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30. Florida A&M Football 2025 Schedule Week 1: Saturday, Aug. 30 ― vs. Howard (Orange Blossom Classic at Miami Gardens' Hard Rock Stadium), 4 p.m., ESPNU Week 2: Saturday, Sept. 6 ― at Florida Atlantic, 6 p.m., ESPN Plus Week 3: Saturday, Sept. 13 ― vs. Albany State, 6 p.m. Week 4: BYE/OPEN WEEK Week 5: Saturday, Sept. 27 ― vs. Alabama State (SWAC) Week 6: Saturday, Oct. 4 ― at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC/at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium) Week 7: Saturday, Oct. 11 ― vs. North Carolina Central Week 8: Saturday, Oct. 18 ― vs. Alcorn State (SWAC/Homecoming) Week 9: Saturday, Oct. 25 ― at Southern (SWAC) Week 10: Saturday, Nov. 1 ― vs. Jackson State (SWAC) Week 11: Saturday, Nov. 8 ― at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (SWAC), 3 p.m Week 12: Saturday, Nov. 15 ― at Alabama A&M (SWAC) Week 13: Saturday, Nov. 22 ― vs. Bethune-Cookman (SWAC/Florida Classic at Orlando's Camping World Stadium) Saturday, Nov. 29 ― NCAA FCS Playoffs Begin (If Necessary) Saturday, Dec. 6 ― SWAC Championship Game (If Necessary) Saturday, Dec. 13 ― Celebration Bowl at Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium (If Necessary) Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 ― NCAA FCS National Championship Game at Nashville's FirstBank Stadium (If Necessary) Advertisement All times listed are in Eastern Standard Time. Gerald Thomas, III is a multi-time award-winning journalist for his coverage of the Florida A&M Rattlers at the Tallahassee Democrat. Follow his award-winning coverage on and contact him via email at GDThomas@ or on the app formerly known as Twitter @3peatgee. This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: FAMU football 2025 schedule: Rattlers vs MVSU moved to Atlanta
USA Today
23-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Alabama State won its conference, but didn't get spot into NCAA postseason. Here's why
Alabama State won its conference, but didn't get spot into NCAA postseason. Here's why Last Wednesday, Alabama State women's golf won the Southwestern Athletic Conference title and locked up a spot in NCAA Regionals. Or so most people thought. In women's college golf, there are 29 conferences with automatic spots guaranteed into regionals for teams who won their conference championships, including the SWAC. It wasn't until Wednesday, when the fields for the six regional sites were announced, that Alabama State learned it wasn't listed in the field. How it happened has caused some confusion. Arkansas Pine-Bluff didn't sponsor women's golf for the 2024-25 academic year, meaning the SWAC had only five programs and not the necessary six to qualify the conference for an automatic-qualifying berth. That meant Alabama State didn't, after all, earn a spot in NCAA Regionals with its win last week. However, leading up to the selection show, information on the NCAA website listed 29 automatic qualifying teams and 43 at-large bids. On Golf Channel, the selection show graphic before regional sites were announced had those figures listed. Even on the NCAA Women's Golf homepage, a story previewing the postseason said there were 29 automatic qualifying teams after Regionals were set Wednesday. Ultimately, the final tally was 28 automatic and 44 at-large bids were awarded, with Alabama State left out. UC Davis was the team securing the final at-large spot in the women's field.
USA Today
14-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 NCAA men's college golf conference championship dates and results
2025 NCAA men's college golf conference championship dates and results Conference championship season is underway in men's college golf, with all roads leading to the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California, in May. Teams that win their conference titles score an automatic qualifying spot in NCAA Regionals, which is a big deal for any team that might find itself on the bubble for an at-large postseason selection. A win earns a postseason bid, one step closer to a spot in the NCAA Championship. There are 28 automatic qualifying spots up for grabs. Thirty men's teams will make it to La Costa, which is in is second of five straight years of hosting nationals. More: Check out photos of college golf practice facilities around the country Conference championships are listed below along with the date and venue, and we'll continue to update the list with winners and storylines as tournaments wrap up. Southwestern Athletic Conference Date: 14-16 Host: Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail at Oxmoor Valley (Birmingham, Alabama) Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Date: April 17-19 Host: Disney Golf Course (Lake Buena Vista, Florida) Horizon League Date: April 19-21 Host: Mission Inn Resort & Club (Howie-in-the-Hills, Florida) Southern Conference Date: April 20-22 Host: Reynolds Lake Oconnee (Greensboro, Georgia) Missouri Valley Conference Date: April 20-22 Host: Des Moines Golf and Country Club (West Des Moines, Iowa) Colonial Athletic Association Date: April 20-22 Host: Union League Golf Club (Swainton, New Jersey) Big South Conference Date: April 21-23 Host: Ocean Creek GCS at Fripp Island Resort (Saint Helena Island, South Carolina) Ohio Valley Conference Date: April 20-23 Host: Dalhouse Golf Club (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) Conference USA Date: April 21-24 Host: Texarkana Country Club (Texarkana, Arkansas) Southland Conference Date: April 21-23 Host: Comanche Trace Ranch (Kerrville, Texas) American Athletic Conference Date: April 21-23 Host: Ritz (Sarasota, Florida) Sun Belt Conference Date: April 21-24 Host: Annandale Golf Club (Madison, Mississippi) Atlantic Sun Conference Date: April 22-24 Host: Kinderlou Forest Golf Club (Valdosta, Georgia) Atlantic 10 Conference Date: April 22-24 Host: Grand Cypress Golf Club (Orlando, Florida) Big 12 Conference Date: April 22-24 Host: Southern Hills Country Club (Tulsa, Oklahoma) SEC Date: April 23-27 Host: Sea Island Golf Club (St. Simons Island, Georgia) ACC Date: April 24-28 Host: The Club at Olde Stone (Alvaton, Kentucky) Big 10 Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Baltimore Country Club (Timonium, Maryland) West Coast Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Green Valley Country Club (Fairfield, California) Patriot League Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Bucknell Golf Club (Lewisburg, Pennsylvania) Western Athletic Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Chaparral Pines (Payson, Arizona) Mountain West Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Emerald Valley Golf Club (Creswell, Oregon) Ivy League Date: April 25-27 Host: Rolling Green Golf Club (Springfield, Pennsylvania) Northeast Conference Date: April 25-27 Host: Kingsmill Resort's Plantation Course (Williamsburg, Virginia) Big East Conference Date: April 26-28 Host: Callawassie Island Club (Okatie, South Carolina) Summit League Date: April 27-29 Host: Longbow Golf Club (Mesa, Arizona) Mid American Conference Date: April 27-29 Host: Pinnacle Golf Club (Grove City, Ohio) Big West Conference Date: April 27-29 Host: La Quinta Country Club (La Quinta, California)
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
March Madness 2025: How to watch the UC San Diego vs. Southern women's game tonight
The First Four games of the 2025 NCAA tournament are upon us, and one of the first games in the women's tournament is a matchup between the UC San Diego Tritons and the Southern University Jaguars. UCSD defeated UC Davis to claim the Big West Championship this past Saturday, the same day that Southern nabbed the Southwestern Athletic Conference title. The teams meet on Wednesday night, and the winner plays top-seeded UCLA in Los Angeles on Friday. Here's everything you need to know about how to watch UC San Diego vs Southern; you can also get live game-day updates here. Date: March 19 Time: 9 p.m. ET TV channel: ESPNU Streaming: Sling, DirecTV, Fubo, Hulu with Live TV The women's First Four UC San Diego vs. Southern game will air on ESPNU. Don't have cable? Don't worry: Games across the ESPN suite of channels are accessible via live TV streaming services like DirecTV, Sling, Hulu with Live TV and Fubo. All times Eastern Wednesday, March 19 Iowa State vs. Princeton, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) UC San Diego vs. Southern U., 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Thursday, March 20 Columbia vs. Washington, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) High Point vs. William & Mary, 9 p.m. (ESPNU) Friday, March 21 No. 6 Michigan vs. No. 11 Iowa State/Princeton, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN2) No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 13 Liberty, 12 p.m. (ESPN) No. 8 Utah vs. No. 9 Indiana, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No, 14 Stephen F. Austin State, 2 p.m. (ESPN) No. 5 Kansas State vs. No. 12 Fairfield, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 4 Baylor vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 2 TCU vs. No. 15 Fairleigh Dickinson, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 1 South Carolina vs. No. 16 Tennessee Tech, 4 p.m. (ESPN) No. 7 Vanderbilt vs. No. 10 Oregon, 5:30 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 13 Montana State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 5 Ole Miss vs. No. 12 Ball State, 6 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 7 Louisville vs. No. 10 Nebraska, 6 p.m. (ESPN) No. 8 Richmond vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 2 Duke vs. No. 15 Lehigh, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 5 Tennessee vs. No. 12 South Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN) No. 1 UCLA vs. No. 16 UC San Diego/Southern U., 10 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, March 22 No. 6 Iowa vs. No. 11 Murray State, 12 p.m. (ESPN) No. 2 UConn vs. No. 15 Arkansas State, 1 p.m. (ABC) No. 5 Alabama vs. No. 12 Green Bay, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 2 NC State vs. No. 15 Vermont, 2 p.m. (ESPN) No. 6 West Virginia vs. No. 11 Columbia/Washington, 2 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 3 Oklahoma vs. No. 14 Florida Gulf Coast, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 1 Southern California vs. No. 16 UNC Greensboro, 3 p.m. (ABC) No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 10 South Dakota State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 4 Maryland vs. No. 13 Norfolk State, 4 p.m. (ESPN) No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Oregon State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNU) No. 7 Michigan State vs. No. 10 Harvard, 4:30 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 8 California vs. No. 9 Mississippi State, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 8 Illinois vs. No. 9 Creighton, 7:15 p.m. (ESPNews) No. 6 Florida State vs. No. 11 George Mason, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 1 Texas vs. No. 16 High Point/William & Mary, 9:45 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 3 LSU vs. No. 14 San Diego State, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Selection Sunday: 8 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (ESPN) First Four: March 19-20 (ESPN2, ESPNU) First round: March 21-22 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews) Second round: March 23-24 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews) Sweet 16: March 28-29 (ESPN, ESPN2) Elite Eight: March 30-31 (ESPN) Final Four: April 4 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ESPN, ESPN+) NCAA championship game: April 6 at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida (ABC2, ESPN3, ESPN+) Selection Sunday: 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, March 16 (CBS) First Four: March 18-19 (TruTV) First round: March 20-21 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV) Second round: March 22-23 (CBS, TBS, TNT, TruTV) Sweet 16: March 27-28 (CBS, TBS) Elite Eight: March 29-30 (CBS, TBS) Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS) NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas (CBS)
USA Today
10-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to buy 2025 SWAC basketball tournament tickets
How to buy 2025 SWAC basketball tournament tickets March Madness is in the air now that the men's college basketball regular season has come to a close. Now it is time for the conference tournaments, including the Southwestern Athletic Conference. If you want tickets to see the action live, you have come to the right place. The SWAC tournament, which has been held annually since 1976, features the top 10 of the league's 12 teams seeded in a single-elimination bracket based on regular-season records. The winner, of course, gets an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Southern Jaguars enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed (15-3 SWAC) followed by the Jackson State Tigers (14-4 SWAC), No. 3-seeded Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (13-5 SWAC) and No. 4-seeded Texas Southern Tigers (12-6 SWAC). The conference tournament will be played at Gateway Center Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, on March 11-15. Buy 2025 SWAC tournament tickets How to buy 2025 SWAC men's basketball tournament tickets This is the best time of year to be a college basketball fan and these tickets are cheap so get them now before they sell out! At the time of publication, the cheapest available tickets for the SWAC men's basketball tournament are $11. Buy 2025 SWAC tournament tickets Recommendations are independently chosen by our editors. Purchases you make through our links may earn us and our publishing partners a commission. Prices were accurate at the time this article was published but may change over time.
