Stillman AD knows all about hard work, challenges

TUSCALOOSA - Curtis D. Campbell, athletics director at Stillman College, came to town with the experience of an administrator, having worked at colleges of various sizes. He also had the experience of jumping from an airplane with a full load of military gear, having serving as a paratrooper in the U.S. Army. So he knows something about responsibility and discipline.

Campbell, 45, got the job on July 1, 2007, becoming Stillman’s fifth AD in three years. He replaced Greg Thompson, head football coach, who served two stints as athletics director.

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Iverson's ability opens door for playing at Stillman College

TUSCALOOSA Sitting through team meetings and overhearing countless recruiting calls, Iverson Williams couldn’t escape football, no matter how much his father, Ivey, tried to deter him.

Iverson Williams, a junior wide receiver at Stillman College, learned the subtleties of football shadowing his dad, a football coach for 33 years.

Now an assistant head coach at Northwest Oklahoma State University, Ivey Williams is known to Alabama Crimson Tide fans as the running backs coach for Gene Stallings and Mike DuBose from 1994-2000. He coached the same position for the Detroit Lions in the late ’80s.

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Bulldog defenders teaming up again at Lane College

PALM COAST, FL -- Ralph Jeanty and Brandon Hubbert took different paths to the same destination while playing football at Flagler Palm Coast, and now the pair are teaming up again at the collegiate level.

Jeanty and Hubbert, who graduated Saturday from FPC, each earned scholarships and signed National Letters of Intent last week to attend Lane College in Jackson, Tenn., next fall. The two were stalwarts on a defense that led all big school teams in the area for its stingy play and plan to continue that at Lane.

Jeanty played defensive tackle for the Bulldogs this past season, his second on the varsity. He racked up 10 solo tackles and six assists, along with two sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass break up.

Hubbert, a four-year member of the Bulldog program, played at linebacker and had 48 solo and assisted tackles this past season. He led the team with four fumble recoveries and also had 2 1/2 sacks, six hurries and five tackles for losses and a team-leading four fumble recoveries.

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South Fork's McIntyre chooses Clark Atlanta

South Fork's Mike McIntyre has signed to play at linebacker at Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta.

McIntyre spent much of last season playing offensive lineman to cover for injured players as well as playing backup fullback.

"I have a cousin that plays for the Falcons, and I thought it would be cool to see a couple of his football games. So, basically, it was my cousin and the surroundings in Atlanta," said McIntrye, referring to his cousin, Atlanta Falcons fullback Corey McIntyre.

Mike McIntyre, who is 5-foot-9 and 236 pounds, grew up in Indiantown.

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Tuskegee star passes QB test

Dameyune Craig played football in the Southeastern Conference, spent four years as a backup in the NFL and is now coaching on the college level. During that time, few players have impressed him more than Tuskegee University quarterback Jacary Atkinson.

"The guy is one of the smartest players I've ever been around, bar none," said Craig, who coached Atkinson through last season as a member of the Golden Tigers' staff and is now on Joey Jones' staff at South Alabama.

"You tell Jacary something one time and he's got it. He's a once-in-a-lifetime guy."

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Dream-chaser makes leap to Lane College

When Dominique Sholar was four-years-old, his father discovered something about him that defied logic.

“We were lying on the couch watching football and he did something I didn’t like,” said William Sholar. “When I got ready to spank him, he jumped from the couch to the easy chair — about 5 feet. I couldn’t believe it.”

Convinced that his son’s athleticism was innate, Sholar began to take note of his progress. Dominique, he discovered, possessed a pair of strong legs and he loved to play football.

When Dominique turned five, Sholar surveyed the Memphis-area landscape in search of a peewee team that would play his son. “But a kid couldn’t play football until he is six-years-old,” said Sholar, now an executive tailor for MCA/USA in Virginia.

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