{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"HBCU Gameday","title":"Alabama A&M Hangs 61 on Grambling, Benedict Routs Edward Waters 45-24: Who's Really No. 1 in HBCU Football? | Road Warriors","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3849,"description":"Alabama A&M hangs 61 on Grambling State and Benedict's defense dismantles Edward Waters 45-24 — so who is actually playing the best football in HBCU country right now? Why it matters: with conference races about to start, Jacobi Simmons, Steve (SJG) and Josh open Road Warriors with a top-three debate — Jackson State, Alabama A&M, Morgan State and South Carolina State all get a case — and nobody's claim survives the weekend untouched. Jackson State beat Florida A&M 27-17 on homecoming but has a quarterback question; Alabama A&M scored 61 yet already lost the head-to-head with Jackson State. The Road Report: Winston-Salem State finally gets its first win, scoring 43 points against Bluefield State after scoring 38 all season, behind 180-plus rushing yards from walk-on Danzy. Benedict hands Edward Waters its first SIAC loss, 45-24 — up 35-3 at halftime — and the Benedict defense is so dominant it takes Player of the Week as a whole unit. And Jacobi reports from Howard homecoming, where Howard closed out Morehouse 31-17 behind Eden James (120 yards on 13 carries) but piled up nine penalties for 100 yards with Morgan State up next. Plus: the MEAC picture before a single conference game — Morgan State 5-2, South Carolina State 5-2, Delaware State and Norfolk State 4-3, Howard 3-4, North Carolina Central 2-5 — and whether Morgan State is still the team to beat after losing at Tennessee State. The CIAA's three unbeatens — Virginia State (76 points this week), Virginia Union (48-7 over Bowie State) and Johnson C. Smith — are chasing two championship spots. In the SWAC: Prairie View A&M edged Alcorn State 41-38, Bethune-Cookman beat Mississippi Valley State 34-14, and Alabama State topped Arkansas-Pine Bluff 21-15. Lookahead: North Carolina Central at Delaware State, Howard at Morgan State, Norfolk State at South Carolina State, and Benedict at Albany State. Originally streamed live on YouTube on October 19, 2026, as \"HBCU Gameday's The Road Warriors: Spooky Season Is Upon...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-Y0CtAGbsViKogVqforHHdmEfn2rFqijcr4DXXJQkgA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mNmFi/ZjUyZjZiMzFhMzAz/YzI2YTViNWY5YzAx/NWI0Ni5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}