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APBU, Southern Playing For SWAC West Control

By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Beginning this week, a Black College Football version of the BCS is being introduced. Much like the BCS, this new poll uses a pair of major HBCU weekly polls – the Black College Sports Page Top 10 and the Boxtorow HBCU Football Top.

Game Breakdown, Bucknell at Lehigh, 10/20/2012

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA – We break down the Bucknell game – and we give our fearless prediction, below the flip. When most people think of Bucknell, they tend to think of basketballs, not footballs. Part of that comes from their upset of Kansas in the NCAA Tournament,.

Game Preview: Bucknell at Lehigh

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA – Before the season started, I implored Lehigh fans not to overlook Bucknell. In Year Three of the Joe Susan era, it seemed to me like the Bison, behind a veteran quarterback and an always-tough defense, might be able to build on their 6-5.

Yearly Day Of Chaos Claims Five Top-Ranked Teams

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Villanova coach Andy Talley noted on Wednesday afternoon at his weekly press luncheon that he had received plenty of text messages, phone calls and emails in the past few days, congratulating him on the 38-14 road victory his Wildcats pulled off against previously.

Tennessee State Remains Undefeated, No. 1 In HBCU Football

By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — The Tennessee State Tigers did it again.   After a tough 40-28 victory on the road against Southeast Missouri, the Tigers retain the top spot in both the Boxtorow national media and coaches’ polls.   The Tigers remain undefeated and are now 3-0.

Record Setters Honored As CSJ Names Players of the Week

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Kicker Eddie Camara of Central Arkansas, quarterback Derek Carr of Tennessee-Martin, Southern Utah punter Brock Miller, cornerback Jeremy Moore of Georgetown, defensive back Johnny Towalid of Indiana State, and running back Trabis Ward of Tennessee State have been selected as the College Sports Journal/GameWornUniforms.com national players of the.

Massive Shakeup In CSJ Top-25 Vaults Eastern Washington To No. 1

  College Sports Journal Press Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — After the craziest weekend of the 2012 Football Championship Subdivision season, Eastern Washington has emerged as the No. 1 team in the College Sports Journal weekly Top-25 poll.   Eastern Washington (5-1 overall, 4-0 in league) survived on the road for a 27-24 victory over.

Robinson Lifts North Carolina Central Past Morgan State, 24-20

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   BALTIMORE, MD. — Senior tight end Detwan Robinson hadn't caught a pass for North Carolina Central, let alone scored a touchdown before last week's stunning 40-10 MEAC win over South Carolina State.   But on Saturday, Robinson delivered maybe the biggest play of the season for.

The Missouri Valley Gets Flipped By Indiana State

By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal   FARGO, N.D. — Saturday was a day of much confusion for a variety of reasons, chief among them being that my once-solid faith in the ability of North Dakota State's football team to absolutely dominate the remainder of their schedule was found wanting.   Not only.

Towson Holds Off Tenacious Maine For 24-19 Victory

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   TOWSON, MD. — The numbers from Saturday night's Colonial Athletic Association football survivor's series between Towson and Maine suggested a lopsided victory, not a hang-on-for-your-life 24-19 Tiger win.   No. 14-ranked Towson (3-3 overall, 2-1 in the CAA) piled up 507 yards of total offense compared.

Lehigh Wins Ugly, But Gets By Georgetown, 17-14

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   WASHINGTON, DC -The old saying goes that there's no such thing as a bad win.  "A win's a win", they say.    And it's true.  Lehigh went to 7-0 on the year after defeating Georgetown 17-14 at Multi-Sport Field in Washington, DC. But Lehigh's offense did.

MVFC Preview: South Dakota’s Identity Crisis

By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal   VERMILLION, S.D. – Football has reached mid-season.   It's felt like a long month and a half for many Coyote fans as South Dakota is 1-4 coming into week #7.   Although many fans were vocal, doubting South Dakota's admission to the Missouri Valley Football Conference.

HBCU Preview: Morgan State Hosts NC Central In Key MEAC Game

By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — We are midway through the HBCU football season, and that means it’s time for midterm grades.   For time’s sake, I will give grades to the teams who won conference championships last year. I encourage you to hit me up on Twitter @boxtorow.

Thorpe Lifts JMU To Win Against Towson At The End

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   HARRISONBURG, VA. — What started as a marathon ended with a sprint for James Madison quarterback Justin Thorpe, who leaped into the end zone to complete a nine-yard scramble as the No. 4-ranked Dukes held off No. 10 Towson 13-10 Saturday afternoon in a Colonial Athletic.

Harvard’s Chapple Heads Up National Players Of The Week

College Sports Journal Press Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. —  Harvard's Colton Chapple, Elon's Aaron Mellette, Maine's Michael Cole, Nicholls State Jordan Piper and Eastern Washington's Shaquille Hill have been selected as the College Sports Journal/GameWornUniforms .com national players of the week for the sixth week of NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision play.     

Bison Solidify Hold On Top Spot In CSJ Top-25 Poll

College Sports Journal Press Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — It was no surprise after a 48-7 thrashing of No. 2-ranked Youngstown State that North Dakota State was the unanimous No. 1 pick again in the weekly College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll for the fifth straight week.   For the second week in.

A Bison Win To Make The Rest Of FCS Tremble

By Kyle Roth FCS Columnist College Sports Journal   FARGO, N.D. — On Saturday afternoon, as I was walking through the Fargodome's south lot on the way back to my car, I tweeted to the effect that there are victories that can constitute scariness and make a fan/broadcaster/beat writer tremble when considering what a team.

Miller’s MVFC Power Rankings: Week 6

Steve Smedley/The Pantagraph By Mitchell Miller Special Report College Sports Journal   CEDAR RAPIDS, IA – Not surprisingly, the North Dakota State Bison top the "Miller Power Rankings" for Week 6 after their blowout victory over Youngstown State this weekend.   Read more

It Wasn’t Perfect, But Lehigh Gets By Columbia, 35-14

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA. — Highlight reels can be very misleading. I'm not saying, dear reader, that Lehigh's 35-14 win over Columbia was bad. Not at all.   The Mountain Hawks went to 6-0 this afternoon at Murray Goodman Stadium, in front of a pacing break crowd of.

MVFC Showdown: Can Youngstown State Beat NDSU Again?

By David Coulson Executive Editor College Sports Journal   HARRISONBURG, VA. — Life on the road during the Football Championship Subdivision season can be a grind, with the travel and the rigors of keeping tabs on 125 teams.   But it can also be a place where you have undisturbed time to catch up on.

Georgia State’s $10,000 Mistake

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA. – Sometimes, I wonder what I'm going to write about the world of FCS on a Friday afternoon. But then, an idea drops in from out of the sky. Almost literally. That's after I discovered, thanks to Andy Staples of Sports Illustrated,  of Georgia.

Game 6 Breakdown: Columbia at Lehigh, 10/6/2012

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA. – We break down the Columbia game – and we give our fearless prediction, below the flip. WEATHER UPDATE: The weather situation for this weekend is evolving at this point, though the high of 68 and the 30% chance of showers remain.  Isolated thundershowers.

Game Preview, Columbia at Lehigh, 10/6/2012

By Chuck Burton Publisher/Managing Editor College Sports Journal   BETHLEHEM, PA. – If Columbia head coach Pete Mangurian ever wants to take on another line of work, he'd be a great blogger. Perhaps it's understandable that he hasn't done a lot of blogging in his first year as the Lion head coach – I can.

HBCU Top-25: Tennessee State Still On Top

By Donal Ware HBCU Columnist College Sports Journal   PHILADELPHIA, PA — The Tennessee State Tigers again showed why they are the top team in HBCU football.   With their 40-13 victory over last week’s No. 5 Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Nashville on Saturday, the Tigers keep the top spot in both the Boxtorow national media and coaches.

EWU’s Adams, Robert Morris’ Branch Are Freshman Honorees

College Sports Journal News Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Quarterback Vernon Adams of Eastern Washington and cornerback Marcelis Branch of Robert Morris have been named as the College Sports Journal freshmen of the week for the fifth week of the Football Championship Subdivision season.   Adams, a 6-foot-tall, 180-pound redshirt freshman from Pasadena, CA., helped.

Wofford’s Breitenstein Wins Second FCS Player Of The Week Award

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. —  Running back Eric Breitenstein of Wofford, quarterback Gavin McCarney of Colgate, linebacker Ross Shafrath of South Dakota State, cornerback Tye Smith of Towson, wide receiver Kevin Chillis of Albany, and running back/kick returner Jerodis Williams of Furman, have been selected as the College Sports Journal/GameWornUniforms.com national players.

Top Four Teams Stay The Same in CSJ Top-25 Poll

College Sports Journal Release   PHILADELPHIA, PA. — North Dakota State remained the unanimous No. 1 team for the fourth straight week in the fifth week of the College Sports Journal's Football Championship Subdivision Top-25 poll, coming off a 33-21 victory at Northern Iowa in a key Missouri Valley Conference game.   The top four.