<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://scsuathletics.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>South Carolina State University Athletics</title><link>https://www.scsuathletics.com/rss.aspx?path=gen</link><description>Latest news items for South Carolina State University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://www.scsuathletics.com/rss?path=gen" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>SC State 2026 Hall of Fame Class to be Enshrined</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/11/general-sc-state-2026-hall-of-fame-class-to-be-enshrined.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/11/general-sc-state-2026-hall-of-fame-class-to-be-enshrined.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="logobannerHOF" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2023/4/4/fit.jpg" /><br /><br />ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State will enshrine fifteen (15) individuals into its Hall of Fame during the upcoming football season. The 2026 Class will include four posthumous inductees. Making up the class will be eight football players, three posthumous; two men's basketball players; one honoree each in baseball, golf, tennis, track and field, as well as one contributor.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/fit.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/fit.jpg"><media:title>logobannerHOF</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2023/4/4/fit.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:42:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11417</s:story_id></item><item><title>SC State Student-Athletes Named To Commissioner’s All-Academic Team</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/5/general-sc-state-student-athletes-named-to-commissioners-all-academic-team.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/5/general-sc-state-student-athletes-named-to-commissioners-all-academic-team.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="meacallacademiccommissioner" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/5/MEAC_All_Academic_Graphic_1_.png" /><br /><br />NORFOLK, Va., – South Carolina State Athletics once again made their mark in the classroom with 178 student-athletes, 101 men and 77 women selected to the 2026 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Commissioner's All-Academic Team.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/MEAC_All_Academic_Graphic_1_.png" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/MEAC_All_Academic_Graphic_1_.png"><media:title>meacallacademiccommissioner</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/5/MEAC_All_Academic_Graphic_1_.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 5 Jun 2026 13:10:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11414</s:story_id></item><item><title>Calling All SC State Alumnim, Friends and Bulldog Nation!</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/football-calling-all-sc-state-alumnim-friends-and-bulldog-nation.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/6/2/football-calling-all-sc-state-alumnim-friends-and-bulldog-nation.aspx</guid><category>General, Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="MainTickets" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/6/2/OBC1.png" /><br /><br />Bulldog Nation is heading to Miami for the 2026 Orange Blossom Classic at Hard Rock Stadium as the South Carolina State Bulldogs take on the Florida A&M Rattlers on September 6, 2026, in Miami Gardens, Florida, during Labor Day Weekend!]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/OBC1.png" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/OBC1.png"><media:title>MainTickets</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/6/2/OBC1.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 2 Jun 2026 11:43:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11413</s:story_id></item><item><title>South Carolina State Athletics Announces 2026 STATE Club Membership Renewal Timeline</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/27/general-south-carolina-state-athletics-announces-2026-state-club-membership-renewal-timeline.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/27/general-south-carolina-state-athletics-announces-2026-state-club-membership-renewal-timeline.aspx</guid><category>General, Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="STATECLub" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/REVISED__1_.jpg" /><br /><br />ORANGEBURG, S.C. — South Carolina State University Athletics proudly announces the official timeline for 2026 STATE Club membership renewals as the Bulldogs prepare for another exciting year of competition and fan engagement.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/REVISED__1_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/REVISED__1_.jpg"><media:title>STATECLub</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/REVISED__1_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:26:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11412</s:story_id></item><item><title>SC State Athletics Post Record Setting Mark in Academics</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/22/general-sc-state-athletics-post-record-setting-mark-in-academics.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/22/general-sc-state-athletics-post-record-setting-mark-in-academics.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="academicrecord" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/22/ripped_paper_welcome__3___2_.jpg" /><br /><br />ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State student-athlete earned yet another record-breaking performance in the 2026 spring semester, posting a record department-wide term grade point average 3.271 grade point average (GPA).]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/ripped_paper_welcome__3___2_.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/ripped_paper_welcome__3___2_.jpg"><media:title>academicrecord</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/ripped_paper_welcome__3___2_.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11409</s:story_id></item><item><title>Former SCSU Football Legend Takes Over Hometown HS Hoops Program</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/22/former-scsu-football-legend-takes-over-hometown-hs-hoops-program.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/22/former-scsu-football-legend-takes-over-hometown-hs-hoops-program.aspx</guid><category>General, Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="LKView" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Screenshot_2026-05-22_095516.jpg" /><br /><br />For most NFL stars, retirement means stepping away. For Darius "Shaq" Leonard, it meant coming home to South Carolina. The former HBCU football legend and NFL All-Pro linebacker has officially been named the new head boys basketball coach at Lake View High School, returning to the same gym where he once battled for rebounds long before the football world knew him as "The Maniac."]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Screenshot_2026-05-22_095516.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Screenshot_2026-05-22_095516.jpg"><media:title>LKView</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/22/Screenshot_2026-05-22_095516.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 10:24:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11408</s:story_id></item><item><title>HARPER TO BECOME SC STATE’S 15th MEMBER IN THE SC ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/10/football-harper-to-become-sc-states-15th-member-in-the-sc-athletic-hall-of-fame.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/5/10/football-harper-to-become-sc-states-15th-member-in-the-sc-athletic-hall-of-fame.aspx</guid><category>General, Football</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="harper23" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/11/MEMBERSCSTATEHARPER.jpg" /><br /><br />ORANGEBURG, SC – Former South Carolina State defensive back Dwayne Harper will become the fifteenth (15th) Bulldog player or coach to be enshrined into the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (SCAHOF) during an induction ceremony May 18 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/MEMBERSCSTATEHARPER.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/MEMBERSCSTATEHARPER.jpg"><media:title>harper23</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/MEMBERSCSTATEHARPER.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 10:37:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11404</s:story_id></item><item><title>SC State Athletics Celebrate Student-Athletes On Their Achievements</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/general-sc-state-athletics-celebrate-student-athletes-on-their-achievements.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/4/28/general-sc-state-athletics-celebrate-student-athletes-on-their-achievements.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="banquet23" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/28/banquet28.JPG" /><br /><br />]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/banquet28.JPG" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/banquet28.JPG"><media:title>banquet23</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/28/banquet28.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:52:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11389</s:story_id></item><item><title>FROM THE DESK OF THE AD</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/general-from-the-desk-of-the-ad.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/4/15/general-from-the-desk-of-the-ad.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="ADLetter" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/15/letteradpough.jpg" /><br /><br />Bulldog Nation,]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/letteradpough.jpg" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/letteradpough.jpg"><media:title>ADLetter</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/15/letteradpough.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:05:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11368</s:story_id></item><item><title>Inaugural MEAC Foundation Sneaker Ball Set for May 22, 2026, in Virginia Beach</title><link>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/general-inaugural-meac-foundation-sneaker-ball-set-for-may-22-2026-in-virginia-beach.aspx</link><guid>https://scsuathletics.com/news/2026/3/30/general-inaugural-meac-foundation-sneaker-ball-set-for-may-22-2026-in-virginia-beach.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Sneakerball" src="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Outlook-sbmh4l54.png" /><br /><br />Norfolk, VA -- The MEAC Foundation is proud to announce the inaugural MEAC Foundation Sneaker Ball, taking place on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 7:00 PM at The Westin Virginia Beach Town Center.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Outlook-sbmh4l54.png" /><media:content url="https://www.scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Outlook-sbmh4l54.png"><media:title>Sneakerball</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://scsuathletics.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/Outlook-sbmh4l54.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:21:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>2</s:sport_id><s:story_id>11345</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>