alabama a & m

Grambling State rolls past Alabama A&M, 56-17

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Devante Kincade threw four touchdown passes, Jestin Kelly ran for 200 yards and a score, and Grambling State cruised to a 56-17 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday. Chad Williams hauled in two of Kincaid’s touchdown throws, both in the third quarter, to put Grambling State (7-1, 6-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) up 42-17. Williams added a…

Alabama A&M edges Alabama State 42-41 in OT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Jonathan Dorsey hauled in an 18-yard touchdown pass in overtime and Nick Carden kicked in the extra point to lift Alabama A&M to a 42-41 win over Alabama State on Saturday. Tied at 35 late in the fourth quarter, Alabama A&M (3-5, 3-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference) missed a 33-yard field goal when Alabama State’s Roderick Henderson…

Magic City Classic pre-game hype & hoopla begins

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (bamastatesports.com) – The ever-increasing magnitude of the McDonald’s Magic City Classic presented by Coca Cola between Alabama State and Alabama A&M as something more than just a football game was on full display Wednesday morning at the Coca Cola Headquarters in Birmingham. The 75th annual edition’s week-long festivities got underway under sponsor-enriched decorum from McDonald’s and Coca Cola…

Police Investigate Shooting on Campus of Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M law enforcement officers believe a student fired a gun outside a campus residence hall over the weekend. The university said in a statement that no one was injured by the shots that were reported around 10:45 p.m. outside Thomas Hall, a male dormitory near the historic district. Authorities said they have identified a student from Mobile as a…

Medina’s 51-yard field goal seals win for Texas Southern over Alabama A & M

HOUSTON (AP) – Eric Medina drilled a 51-yard field goal as time expired and Texas Southern came back to beat Alabama A&M 34-31 on Saturday night. The victory is the third straight conference win for the Tigers (3-2, 3-1 SWAC), their first three-game SWAC win streak since 2000. Medina’s kick capped a 5-play 34 yard drive, highlighted by an Averion…

Howard, Tillery help Southern light up Alabama A&M 59-31

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) – Austin Howard threw five touchdown passes and Lenard Tillery rushed for 179 yards and scored three times to help Southern explode for a 59-31 win over Alabama A&M on Saturday night. Juaquin Davis returned the opening kickoff 93 yards to give Alabama A&M an early 7-0 lead, but Southern (2-2, 2-0 Southwestern Athletic) ripped off five…

Trojan netters blank JSU, thump Alabama A & M

TROY, Ala (troytrojans.com) – The Troy men’s tennis team played a pair of matches at home on Wednesday, shutting out Jacksonville State, 7-0, and beating Alabama A&M, 6-1.  The Trojans have now won 10 of their last 11 matches ahead of Sunday’s Senior Day. Troy (14-11) started the day against Alabama A&M (0-12) and cruised past the Bulldogs, starting with…

Alabama A&M Professor Fired for Sexual Activities with Students on Campus

Alabama A&M University has fired a tenured professor after the school discovered videos of him participating in sexual activity with two students on campus. The school fired Edward Jones, who worked more than 20 years at Alabama A&M. According to court documents filed in federal court by Alabama A&M, videos of Jones were discovered on a school laptop that recorded…

Alabama A & M’s Danny Johnson Dies in Car Crash

DUTTON, Ala. (WHNT) – Alabama A&M University announced Thursday that football player Danny Johnson died in an early morning wreck in Dutton. “This is a tragic loss for the Alabama A&M University family,” said Director of Athletics Bryan Hicks. “Danny was a fine young man, a hard worker on the field and off. Our condolences go out to the Johnson family.”…