KRSB HBCU Sports Daily Briefing Volume 191 Week 3 Sunday Results Edition

The Lead

Benedict Survives The Last Nine Seconds.

Some victories announce themselves. Others simply refuse to leave.

Benedict's 34-33 overtime victory at Fort Valley State belonged to the latter.

The Tigers led 27-15 with 7:45 remaining. Fort Valley State answered, regained possession with 31 seconds left and traveled 78 yards in 22 seconds.

Don Hudson found Myles Smith for a six-yard touchdown with nine seconds remaining.

Then came scoreboard confusion, a missed extra point and overtime.

Fort Valley State scored first in the extra period but missed another extra point. Benedict needed one offensive snap. Jett Peddy found Reece Dobard for a 25-yard touchdown.

Logan Karwacki made the kick that mattered most.

Benedict 34. Fort Valley State 33. The Tigers remain unbeaten at 3-0.

Opening Word

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”

James Baldwin

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Today's Audio Briefing

Benedict survives overtime. Michael Vick doubles Norfolk State's Year 1 win total. South Carolina State stays unbeaten. Morgan State changes the Baltimore rivalry. Tennessee State steals one late in Tallahassee.

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Across The Conferences

Real Stories. Real Impact.

CIAA

Johnson C. Smith Finds Another Way Late.

Johnson C. Smith defeated Fayetteville State 20-14 after Kamarro Edmonds scored with 49 seconds remaining.

A fourth-and-four conversion kept the deciding possession alive. Edmonds finished with two rushing touchdowns as the Golden Bulls improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in CIAA play.

Virginia Union delivered considerably less suspense, shutting out Bluefield State 42-0.

The CIAA Picture Sharpens →

MEAC

Michael Vick's Second Year Is Already Different.

Norfolk State defeated Hampton 42-21 in the 61st Battle of the Bay.

The Spartans trailed 14-10 before scoring 32 unanswered points. Jason Wonodi returned two punts for touchdowns and Marco Peery kicked a school-record five field goals.

Norfolk State is 2-2, already doubling the 1-11 win total from Vick's first season.

South Carolina State moved to 4-0 with a 20-17 road win at Furman. Morgan State beat Towson 41-26.

A Different Year In Norfolk →

SIAC

The Margin Was One Point. The Consequences Were Larger.

Benedict survived Fort Valley State 34-33 in overtime and remains unbeaten at 3-0.

Albany State continued its recovery with a 32-28 victory over Allen. The Golden Rams are 2-2 overall and 2-0 in SIAC play.

Kentucky State improved to 3-1 with a 21-17 victory over Saginaw Valley State.

The SIAC Takes Shape →

SWAC

FAMU Had The Lead. Tennessee State Took The Night.

Florida A&M appeared to have control after an 80-yard touchdown gave the Rattlers a 26-20 lead with 5:12 remaining.

The extra point was blocked and returned 97 yards by Tennessee State for two points.

Daylin Lee then found Brenton Paul for a 20-yard touchdown with 51 seconds remaining.

Tennessee State 29. Florida A&M 26.

Tennessee State Takes The Ending →

Sunday Results • Week 3

Saturday Did Not Rearrange The Picture. It Clarified It.

Benedict remains unbeaten, though Fort Valley State came within an extra point of changing that sentence.

South Carolina State walked into Furman and came home 4-0.

Morgan State finally broke Towson's eight-game hold on the Battle for Greater Baltimore.

Norfolk State gave Michael Vick something his first season rarely afforded him: visible progress.

Kentucky State moved to 3-1. Johnson C. Smith found another winning drive when the afternoon demanded one.

None of those victories looked alike. They did not need to.

Coming Tonight

The KRSB Top 10 Returns.

The games have been played. Tonight, we measure what they changed.

Division I & II Top 10

KRSB releases its updated Division I and Division II HBCU Football Top 10 following Week 3.

Week 3 Scoreboard

The complete Week 3 results board brings Saturday's HBCU football outcomes together in one place.

Conference Standings

Updated CIAA, MEAC, SIAC and SWAC standings after the Week 3 results.

KRSB View

What Saturday Changed.

Saturday did not rearrange HBCU football so much as clarify it.

Benedict remains unbeaten. South Carolina State remains unbeaten. Morgan State finally broke Towson's hold on Baltimore.

Norfolk State gave Michael Vick something his first season rarely afforded him: evidence that the work is beginning to show.

Kentucky State moved to 3-1. Johnson C. Smith found another winning drive when the afternoon demanded one.

September is beginning to separate the teams that merely arrive from the teams that know what to do when the game stops behaving according to plan.

We are only three weeks into this. But the picture is getting harder to misunderstand.

Orlando Hughes

🔔 Closing Bell

Three Weeks In, The Picture Is Getting Clearer.

Benedict is still unbeaten. South Carolina State is still unbeaten. Johnson C. Smith keeps moving.

Norfolk State has already won twice as many games as it did a year ago. Morgan State finally changed the direction of its Baltimore rivalry.

Somewhere between an upright in Fort Valley, two punt returns in Norfolk and 51 seconds remaining in Tallahassee, another Saturday reminded us that the game is never obligated to follow the script.

It only owes us the ending.

I'm Orlando Hughes, and this has been Volume 191 of the KRSB HBCU Sports Daily Briefing.