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Clark Atlanta University Panthers Homecoming is a Bust

Savannah State spoiled Clark Atlanta’s 2008 homecoming with a 17-14 win in front of 17,893 fans on Saturday afternoon at Panther Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The loss snapped the Panthers four-game winning streak. The Panthers had a chance to tie the game and send it to overtime, as senior quarterback Cedric Johnson drove CAU all the way to the SSU 17-yard line, but a 35-yard field goal attempt by CAU kicker Henry Boynton was wide-left as time expired.

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Cedric Johnson once again had a solid performance and led the CAU offense to 448 yards on 66 plays. Johnson threw for 175 yards and rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. The SIAC’s leading rusher, Winston Thompson collected his fifth consecutive 100-yard game, rushing for 145 yards on 24 carries. Clark Atlanta out gained SSU 273 to 154 on the ground, while controlling the clock 33:14 to the Tigers 26:46.

The CAU defense was outstanding all day and was paced by seniors Norris Milton, Reggie Thomas and Zimier McCloud who all finished with a game-high nine tackles a piece.

Clark Atlanta took the opening kickoff 55-yards on six plays capped off by a 26-yard field goal by Boynton giving the Panthers an early 3-0 lead.

In the second quarter CAU would add to the lead as Johnson orchestrated a 13-play, 95-yard drive that spanned 8:51, capped by his one yard quarterback sneak. Johnson would find senior tightend Dashaun Johnson in the back of the end-zone converting the two-point attempt, giving the Panthers an 11-0 lead with 4:29 remaining in the half.

Savannah State would respond on an amazing one-handed touchdown catch by Deron Talley from SSU quarterback Kurvin Curry. Curry would find Chris Bush for the two-point conversion cutting CAU’s lead to 11-8 with 1:04 remaining in the first-half.

The Tigers took the second-half kickoff 56-yards on 13 plays and kicker Derek Williams connected on a 32-yard field goal tying the game at 11-11. Clark Atlanta would regain the lead 4:56 later as Boynton nailed a 37-yard field goal giving the Panthers a 14-11 lead going into the final stanza.

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Tuskegee's Slater on Stillman Football

Life for Willie Slater is pretty good these days. Tuskegee's third-year head coach has won his last 18 games, has a black college national title under his belt and has a team that absolutely dismantled its two opponents this season.

But you wouldn't know it to talk to Slater.

"Well, we won another one, so I guess that's pretty good," Slater said of his Golden Tigers' 37-14 thumping of Benedict College last Saturday. "I don't think about (the 18-game winning streak) or any of that stuff. I don't think about anything other than going out and playing the best we can every time out. We've still got some improvements to make. We haven't played our best yet."

That should be enough to scare Stillman College to death.

The Tigers have the unenviable task today of trying to put an end to TU's ever growing consecutive win total. Not only is it unenviable, it might just be impossible.

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Former Tuskegee Football Player Now NFL Texan Faces Vertebra Surgery

Injured Houston Texans receiver Harry Williams will have surgery Sunday to repair a neck vertebra he fractured during a preseason game Friday night.

Williams, who was making a name for himself with the Texans on special teams, was injured when he was hit in the head while trying to make a tackle on a kickoff return in Houston.

The 26-year-old Williams was hurt early in the Texans’ 23-22 loss to the Cowboys when he collided with teammate Nick Ferguson while covering a kick return.

Later, the Texans would announce that Harry Williams had suffered a fracture of the C-3 vertebrae and that he would undergo surgery this weekend to stabilize the area. They emphasized that while he had been paralyzed from the neck down on the field, he had regained movement in his arms and legs within minutes. They were optimistic about a full recovery.

All NFL Players understand the risk and they take it anyway. It’s not just money, either; although money is part of it.

For some of them, it’s all they’ve ever done. It’s the thing they love most in life. It‘s the competition and the challenge, and all the other stuff coaches always talk about.

Here is more information from the Houston Chronicle.