Tuskegee Football

3 TD passes earn Lacey SIAC’s offensive POTW honors

ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) —  For the second consecutive week, the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers were awarded with a Player of the Week award from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) for performances on the field. Senior quarterback Kevin Lacey became the second winner this season, joining Osband Thompson (defensive player of the week) from week one. The senior finished 11-for-19 against Albany…

Golden Tigers vault to 13th in AFCA poll after Whitewater win

WACO, Texas (goldentigersports.com) — Several teams moved around this week in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Division II football poll released Monday morning, with the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers being one of those teams. The Golden Tigers moved up two spots this week to 13th in the latest coaches poll. Tuskegee (2-0), off the heels of 28-18 victory over…

Golden Tigers best Albany State 28-18 in Whitewater Classic

PHENIX CITY, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) —  The 15th-ranked Tuskegee scored 21 unanswered points over a 12-minute span to pull away from Albany State, recording a 28-18 victory at the Whitewater Classic Saturday evening. After Albany State (0-2, 0-1 SIAC) took advantage of a fumble early in the third quarter to take a 10-7 lead with 9:37 to play, the Golden Tigers took…

Tuskegee preps for Albany State & Whitewater Classic

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) — Just two weeks into the season and already a game with postseason implications has popped up on the schedule for the 15th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers. Tuskegee (1-0) travels to Phenix City (Ala.) to face rival Albany State University (0-1) in the Whitewater Classic at Garrett-Harrison Stadium Saturday evening. The two teams have played four times in…

Golden Tigers ascend 2 spots in D2football.com poll

LIBERTY, Mo. (goldentigersports.com) —  The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers took advantage of several teams falling this weekend, and a 36-13 victory over Clark Atlanta on the road, to move up two spots in the latest D2football.com poll released Tuesday afternoon. Tuskegee (1-0) used a 23-point victory to move to 17th in this week’s ranking. The Golden Tigers used nearly 400 yards of…

Tuskegee’s Osband Thompson grabs SIAC defensive player of the week honors

ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) —  The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) released their weekly award winners Monday afternoon, and the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers’ junior linebacker Osband Thompson was named the recipient of the Defensive Player of the Week award. Thompson led the Golden Tigers with 16 tackles in a 36-13 victory over Clark Atlanta to open the season on the road Saturday….

Golden Tigers rip Clark-Atlanta 36-13

ATLANTA (goldentigersports.com) —  The 17th-ranked Tuskegee University Golden Tigers piled up over 400 yards of total offense, running away from Clark Atlanta University 36-13 in the season opener at Panther Stadium Saturday night. The Golden Tigers scored quickly, using an interception from Darnell Hill to drive 92 yards in 11 plays and using 7:23 of the clock in the opening quarter….

Tuskegee’s Clark-Atlanta season opener awaits Saturday

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) —  273 days. That is the number that has been talked about by the senior class on this year’s version of the Tuskegee University football team. That was the last time the team took the field just one year ago – December 5, 2015 against West Georgia. It has been the fuel that has spurred on workouts, spurred…

Tuskegee cracks top 20 as McCutcheon earns another honor

LIBERTY, Mo. (goldentigersports.com) — After a quarterfinal appearance in the 2015 NCAA Division II playoffs, the Tuskegee University Golden Tigers begin the 2016 season ranked 19th in the D2football.com preseason poll released Monday. Tuskegee, 10-3 a season ago, is the only school from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) ranked in the poll. The Golden Tigers do not face anyone…

Golden Tigers acclimate to practices amid classes

TUSKEGEE, Ala. (goldentigersports.com) —  The Tuskegee University Golden Tigers football players begin classes tomorrow morning, signaling an end to fall camp as they will be on a regular schedule from this point through the remainder of the season. The team’s practice was moved from later in the afternoon to 9 am Wednesday morning on the practice field. The Golden Tigers worked…