Quarterback Caylin Newton, whose brother Cam won the Heisman Trophy after transferring to Auburn, is joining the Tigers as a graduate transfer from Howard University. Caylin Newton made the announcement on Twitter on Friday.
Howard University has hired Larry Scott as its new head coach.
Howard head coach Ron Prince resigned in the wake of allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation of his players.
Quinton Williams hit Michael Cornwell on an 8-yard touchdown toss in the final seconds of the game and Howard then held off a Morgan State charge to claim a 20-15 victory on Saturday.
Florida A&M scored the first 39 points to defeat Howard 39-7 on Saturday night, winning its ninth-straight game.
Corey Fields threw for 333 yards and seven touchdowns Saturday as South Carolina State scored on its opening drive and added five more before halftime to defeat Howard 62-21.
Howard coach Ron Prince has been placed on administrative leave as the school continues investigating allegations of verbal abuse and intimidation of players.
Jordan Freeman scored early in the final quarter and Latrell Collier added a final touchdown run as North Carolina Central got off to a slow start before rolling over Howard 28-6 on Saturday.
Jah-Maine Martin ran for three touchdowns, Kylil Carter threw for two and North Carolina A&T beat Howard 64-6 on Saturday.
Juwan Carter passed for 375 yards and four touchdowns and rushed for 56 yards and two more scores as Norfolk State rolled to a 49-21 victory over Howard on Saturday.
Devin Darrington ran for three touchdowns and DeMarkes Stradford added three more as Harvard rolled to 62-17 win over Howard on Saturday.
Akevious Williams ran for three touchdowns and Bethune-Cookman scored three first-quarter touchdowns and eased past Howard, 37-29 in its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener Saturday afternoon.
Caylin Newton threw for two touchdowns, ran for another score, and Howard beat Delaware State 24-9 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opener and gave Ron Prince his first victory as head coach of the Bison.
Deondre Francois led Hampton to a 41-20 win over Howard at the Chicago Football Classic on Saturday.
Nathan Mays threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Joe Alessi rushed for two scores and Youngstown State amassed 640 total yards of offense in beating Howard 54-28 on Saturday for its second straight win.
Josh Jackson threw four touchdown passes in his Maryland debut, backup Tyrrell Pigrome accounted for two scores and the Terrapins crushed Howard 79-0 Saturday in a record-breaking performance under first-year coach Michael Locksley.
Mike London will replace retiring Jimmye Laycock at William & Mary as coach of the Tribe football team, the school announced Monday. London has coached at Richmond and Virginia, and spent the past two seasons coaching at Howard.
Vincent Nisivoccia returned the opening kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown and Jean Constant capped Bryant's scoring with an 88-yard kickoff-return score with 4:36 left in the game to propel Bryant to a 56-55 victory over Howard on Saturday in a see-saw...
Dedrick Parsonhad 26 carries for 149 yards and a touchdown and Howard beat Florida A&M 31-23 on Saturday and snapped the Rattlers' five-game win streak.
Tyrece Nick threw for 154 yards and rushed for 69 yards with two touchdowns and South Carolina State beat Howard 27-21 on Saturday.
Dedrick Parson ran for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to rally Howard past Morgan State 35-26 in windy conditions on Saturday night.
Chauncey Caldwell capped a late drive with a touchdown plunge to give North Carolina Central a 40-35 victory over Howard on Saturday afternoon.
| TEAM | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Florida A&M | 7-0 | 9-2 |
| North Carolina A&T | 6-2 | 9-3 |
| South Carolina State | 6-2 | 8-3 |
| Bethune-Cookman | 4-3 | 7-4 |
| Norfolk State | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| North Carolina Central | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Howard | 2-6 | 2-10 |
| Morgan State | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Delaware State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
