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Urban Media Today Black College Football Poll

(Courtesy: Urban Media Today)

(GSM) — Golden Sky Media has partnered with Urban Media Today in the area of Black College Football coverage for the 2021 season.
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The Urban Media Today 2021  Top 10 HBCU Football Rankings: (Week 1) 

 #01 Alabama A&M   (1-0) Beat South Carolina State 42-41 /  BYE Week
  #02 N.Carolina A&T   (0-1)   Lost to Furman 29-18 / Next @ Duke
 #03 Jackson State     (1-0)   Beat FAMU 7-6/ Next @ Tennessee State
 #04 N.C. Central       (1-0)   Beat Alcorn State  23-14/ Next  @ Marshall

 #05 Grambling State  (1-0)  Beat Tennessee State 16-10/ Next  @ Southern Miss

#06  Prairie View A&M  (1-0)  Beat Texas Southern  40-17/ Next @ Incarnate Word

#07  Hampton University (1-0)  Beat Virginia Union  42-28/ Next @ Old Dominion

#08  Florida A&M  (0-1) Lost to Jackson State   7-6 / Next @ Fort Valley State

#09  S. Carolina St.  (0-1)  Lost to Alabama A&M 42-41 / Next @ Clemson

#10  Alcorn State  (0-1)  Lost To North Carolina Central 23-14/ Next @ Northwestern St

(Slipped out of Top Ten This Week:  None)
(New to Top Ten this week: None)

 

Honorable Mention:  (Next 5) 

 Arkansas-Pine Bluff  (1-0)   Beat Lane  34-16

Delaware State        (1-0)   Beat Bowie State 32-24

  Fayetteville  State     (1-0)   Beat Elizabeth City St  47-6

 Fort Valley State (1-0)    Beat Tuskegee 30-0

 Alabama State   (1-0)    Beat Miles  14-13

 

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Steelers win season opener in dramatic fashion

Steelers Wide Receiver Diontae Johnson scores the team’s first touchdown against the Buffalo Bills on September 12, 2021 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

ORCHARD PARK, NY (GSM) — After a slow start to the 2021 season opener against the Bills, the Steelers got the “splash plays” they were hoping for.

Johnson had a modest 5 receptions for 36 yards. However, his score put the Steelers ahead of 12-10 in the fourth quarter. After the extra point, Pittsburgh was ahead by three and followed up with a blocked punt on the ensuing drive to quickly increase the score to 20-10 (including the extra point).

Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith runs in a blocked punt for a touchdown against the Buffalo Bills on September 12, 2021 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlin said about his defense and special teams, “We needed a splash play like that. We spotted them three to start the game. At halftime I heard a lot of the core special teams players Derek Watt and others saying that we had to even the score from that perspective. We needed splash in that phase of the game, and boy they delivered and delivered big.”

Steelers’ Head Coach Mike Tomlin speaks to his team after a big defensive play against the Buffalo Bills on September 12, 2021 at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

The final score was Steelers 23 – Bills 16. Pittsburgh will host the Las Vegas Raiders on September 19th in the 2021 home opener at Heinz Field.

BRIAN COOK IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SINCE 2005. HE CAN BE REACHED AT BCOOK@GOLDENSKYMEDIA.COM.

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Haskins Impresses in First Game as a Steeler

Steelers’ Quarterback Dwayne Haskins throws during the Hall of Fame Game in Canton Ohio. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

CANTON, OH (GSM) — Quarterback Dwayne Haskins is a 2021 off season pick-up by the Pittsburgh Steelers after the Washington Football Team released him in January. Steelers brass seem to be happy to have him on their team.

In his debut as a member of the Black-n-Gold, Haskins completed 8 of his 13 passes for 54 yards in the Hall of Fame Game on Thursday against the Dallas Cowboys. He also ran for four yards to the delight of his coaches.

Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin addresses the media following the Hall of Fame Game on August 5, 2021 in Canton, OH. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

Head Coach Mike Tomlin said of Haskins, “I liked his demeanor! I thought he was a really good communicator. I thought he was present and kind of cerebral, the way that you like the quarterback position to be.”

On paper, Mason Rudolph is listed as the backup to starting QB Ben Roethlisberger. However, Dwayne Haskins continues to show that he is highly capable of becoming the #2 as he shows significant leadership skills.

BRIAN COOK IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SINCE 2005. HE CAN BE REACHED AT BCOOK@GOLDENSKYMEDIA.COM.

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Bishop Loran E. Mann Special Honors Video

PITTSBURGH (GSM) — Bishop Loran E. Mann, founder of Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ in Pittsburgh, passed away at the age of 74. A former award-winning journalist, Mann became a member of the Church of God in Christ’s General Board in 2021.

Mann posthumously received the Legacy Award the New Pittsburgh Courier during the 2021 50 Men of Excellence ceremony.

Archive Materials and Special Thanks:

New Pittsburgh Courier
WPXI-TV
WGBN-AM 1360
KDKA-AM 1020
Pentecostal Temple
National Association of Black Journalists
Cornerstone Network
The Potter’s House Dallas, TX

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BCook@goldenskymedia.com

Media outlet: www.newpittsburghcourier.com

BRIAN COOK IS AN EMMY-NOMINATED INTERNATIONAL JOURNALIST WHO HAS BEEN COVERING THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SINCE 2005. HE CAN BE REACHED AT BCOOK@GOLDENSKYMEDIA.COM.

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Steelers vs Ravens Game Postponed, Players React

Steelers Center Maurkice Pouncey (#53) moments before snapping the ball against the Baltimore Ravens on October 6, 2019 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Brian Cook / Golden Sky Media)

PITTSBURGH (GSM) — For those planning to enjoy turkey — with all of the fixins’, of course — a few drinks  and Steeler football, you won’t be able to complete the trifecta.

The National Football League has officially changed the Steelers vs Ravens game — originally scheduled for Thanksgiving — to Sunday. The postponement comes hours after several players in Baltimore tested positive for COVID-19. 

Ravens’ running backs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins, Nose Tackle Brandon Williams and Pernell McPhee who plays linebacker, were slated to miss the originally scheduled Thursday night game.

Players took to Twitter to express their displeasure with the decision.

The Baltimore Ravens released the following statement Monday night: