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2010 Albany State Golden Rams Football Preview by Jarrett Carter

Jarrett Carter, Sr. writes about HBCU football at HBCU digest. Follow him on Twitter here.

The Albany State University Rams are a perennial contender for the SIAC championship, and are extra motivated to end Tuskegee’s streak of conference championships in 2010. While there are concerns at quarterback, they will have the talent on defense and offense to yield a championship-worthy finish to the year.

2009

The Golden Rams won all but two games in 2009, but their win-streak-busting loss against Tuskegee all but derailed ASU’s run to the championship. Senior quarterback A.J. McKenna was the SIAC’s Offensive Player of the Year, and the Rams go into 2010 as the favorite for the conference title.

The Good

Albany State is the SIAC’s most balanced and dominant team, leading the conference in scoring offense, rushing defense and interceptions in 2009. What they may miss on offense with A.J. McKenna, they will make up on defense with four seniors being named to the first team pre-season all-conference squad.

The Bad

One of the best quarterbacks in ASU history is gone, and the race to replace A.J. McKenna will be left to junior college transfer Stanley Jennings and 09’ backup Wayne Campbell, Jr.; neither of whom as emerged as the starter. Albany State has fallen short of beating Tuskegee University for the past three seasons, and they will have to exorcise the demons of those defeats if they want to win the 2010 conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division II playoffs.

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by Jarrett Carter • Sep 2, 2010 10:30 AM EDT

Thursday Atlanta Sports TV Schedule: Mets-Braves, Falcons-Jaguars, And COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Baseball

Mets at Braves, 7:10 p.m. Peachtreetv: The Braves try and keep their home winning streak alive, put pressure on the National League co-leading Reds, and sweep their rivals.

Football

Presbyterian at Wake Forest, 6:30 p.m. ESPN3: The technical, actual, official very first game of the major college football season, inasmuch as we can consider Wake Forest actual or major.

Southern Miss at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. ESPN: And SEC football is underway.

Falcons at Jaguars, 7:30 p.m. WXIA: Atlanta's final preseason game.

Florida A&M at Miami, 7:30 p.m. ESPN3: ACC football kicks off with number 13 Miami, an apparent [Lightning Roundtable SPOILER ALERT] Chick Fil A Bowl lock.

Pittsburgh at Utah, 8:30 p.m. Versus: The first actually good game of the 2010 football season.

USC at Hawaii, 11 p.m.ESPN: You can totally make it home from Georgia State's game in time to witness the birth of the Fifth Lane Kiffin Era.

Tennis

U.S. Open 1 p.m. ESPN2, plus additional coverage all over ESPN3.

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by Jason Kirk • Sep 2, 2010 9:00 AM EDT

Braves Magic Number, Playoff Odds, And Division Race Snapshot: 9/2/10

SB Nation Atlanta monitors the Braves' NL East division title run.

• Last game: 9-2 vs. Mets
• Record: 78-55
• Division race: +3, Phillies
• Magic number: 27
• Home field advantage race: Tie, losing tiebreaker to Reds
• Playoff odds: 95.8%
• Next game: vs. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

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by Jason Kirk • Sep 2, 2010 8:30 AM EDT

Bobby Cox, David Pollack, And Parkview's Michael Palmer: Around The Perimeter 9/2/10

Your morning Atlanta sports blog roundup.

Braves: Talking Chop reminds us Bobby Cox is only ten wins away from 2,500.

Dawgs: Bubba 'n Earl's countdown is down to the second greatest Bulldog of all time.

Falcons: The Falcoholic presents tonight's designated must-watch Falcon: former Parkview High and Clemson tight end Michael Palmer, a roster bubbler.

Hawks: Hoopinion contributes to D-League Digest's rankings of each NBA team's farm system skills.

Jackets: Mash On The Gas shares that one ESPN video about the past decade in college football that we've previously linked to in this space and which you've probably already watched twice today. Let's go watch it again.

Thrashers: Ice Man is constructing the Thrashers' All-Time Defensive Team.

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by Jason Kirk • Sep 2, 2010 8:05 AM EDT