Football Pioneers Pro Bowl MVP James “Shack” Harris and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams to Establish Black College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta

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Football Pioneers Pro Bowl MVP James “Shack” Harris and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams to Establish Black College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta



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Ambassador Andrew Young to Serve as Honorary Chairman for Inaugural Enshrinement Ceremony in February

October 9, 2009 (Atlanta, GA) -- Black College football and National Football League quarterback pioneers Pro Bowl MVP James "Shack" Harris and Super Bowl MVP Doug Williams today announced the establishment of the Black College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, GA. The Hall of Fame will honor the greatest football players and coaches at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

The Inaugural Enshrinement Ceremony will be held in Atlanta on February 20, 2010, in conjunction with Black History Month. Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Statesman Andrew Young will serve as an Honorary Chairman for the Enshrinement Ceremony. The Four Seasons Hotel has joined as the first Platinum Sponsor for the event, which will be held at their property in midtown Atlanta (75 Fourteenth St. NE). A total of eight individuals will be inducted in the inaugural class -- seven players and/or coaches, plus one contributor. Sponsorship and ticket information is available online at www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.

“Players and coaches from Historically Black Colleges and Universities have played a significant role in the history of college football.” said Doug Williams. “Shack and I remain committed to preserving this legacy. The City of Atlanta, with its central proximity to more than half of the nation’s HBCUs, is the perfect home for the Hall of Fame.”

New York Times columnist and author William C. Rhoden will serve as Chairman of the Hall of Fame Selection Committee, which additionally is comprised of the following prominent journalists and football executives:

Ernie Accorsi -- Former General Manager of the New York Giants, and Senior Bowl Analyst, NFL Network

Charles Bailey -- Former NFL Player Personal Executive with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints and Jacksonville Jaguars

Gil Brandt -- Former General Manager, Dallas Cowboys, and contributor for NFL Radio and NFL.com

Charles Garcia -- NFL Scouting Pioneer, namesake of Fritz Pollard Alliance’s Annual Charles Garcia Scouting Award

Michael Hurd -- Former USA Today sportswriter, and author of the books Black College Football, 1892-1992 and Collie J., Grambling's Man with the Golden Pen

Ty Miller -- Director of Sports, Sheridan Broadcast Network

Roscoe Nance -- Former USA Today sports writer and President, SWAC Alumni Assoc.

Charlie Neal -- ESPN commentator for HBCU telecasts and former BET & TNT commentator

Michael Smith -- ESPN NFL reporter, and frequent contributor ESPN Around the Horn, former writer for The Boston Globe

Lloyd Vance -- NFL Writer, Analyst, Draft Expert, Researcher and Historian, and member of the Pro Football Writers of America

“This project would not be possible without the involvement of such a prestigious and knowledgeable Selection Committee,” said James “Shack” Harris. “This committee will determine the Hall of Fame selection criteria, review nominations and choose inductees. We are honored to have these individuals on board.”

An Advisory Committee also has been formed, led by Co-Chairmen Chuck Lewis, President, CEO & Founder of One Georgia Bank, and Chris Prince, King & Spalding. Others on the committee include: Evan Appel, Chorey Taylor & Feil; Phillip Bell, State Farm Insurance; Andy Berg, Homrich Berg Wealth Management; Tom Bishop, Georgia Power; Brian Doud, Sponsorship Marketing Solutions; Harold Franklin, King & Spalding; Llew Haden, Wales Business Management; Thomas Moorehead, BMW of Sterling; Sarah Lattimer, Lattimer Communications; Jerry Lopes, American Urban Radio Networks; Billy Lovett, One Georgia Bank; Paul Mannion, Street Capital; Rod Mullice, Newmark Knight Frank; James Patterson, Webb Patterson Communications; Chris Pumphrey, Georgia Department of Economic Development; and Frank Ski, V-103 Radio.

A call for nominations will be announced in the coming weeks. Nominations may be made by any member of the media, college or professional coaches and players, or the general public. A nomination form will be available at www.BlackCollegeFootballHOF.org.

The Black College Football Hall of Fame is sponsored by The Shack Harris & Doug Williams Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, tax-exempt organization.



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BCFX Road Tour - Jackson State

Yesterday the road team made it to Jackson State to set up today on campus. We had a real good showing. The kids loved the game. The bus was always filled. Outside in the main tent, we showed the halftime show from a bunch of schools. Some of the band members said that we must have enhanced some of the music files because the bands they heard NEVER played that well.

The game had the students cheering. The football team got on to check their stats. They started joking each other about who was rated higher than who. Overall it was a good day for Nerjyzed.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of Jackson State, and everyone else involved for alowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX has hit the streets!!!!!We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

BCFX Road Tour - Alcorn State

The road team headed for Alcorn State after a successful day at Grambling. This was another great stop for us. The band and Football team came out and had a blast. The band was excited to see the halftime show. The Football team dug deep through the rosters to find themselves.

But when we showed them the juke box, you would have thought we were at the game. The students started singing along with the songs in the juke box, doing the dances they do in the stands when the band plays them, and even adding the extra crowd chants that the crowd does in response to the band playing. It was great. The band really enjoyed the film we showed about how we did the MoCap session.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of Alcorn St, and everyone else involved for alowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX has hit the streets!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

BCFX Done Hit The Streets!! Now Let The Band Play!!!

1st off let me say my favorite lyric from our very own Nerjyzed Entertainment Original Music….

“BCF Done Hit The Streets… So Let The Band Play!!!!”

With that said, we had a very successful launch of the game at The Bayou Classic. We were set up outside the game, while the game was going on inside the dome. The game was played on NBC and we received some National Airtime with the commercials that were played.

Outside the game, at our booth we had the Release version of the game being played on a big screen TV. The crowd got to play the game as well as buy the game. The game was a huge success to the crowd. The Halftime show left people in amazement. We gave out t-shirts, posters, key chains, and mini-footballs. We even had a guest appearance by the artist of the cover the Legendary, Kadir Nelson.

The night before the game we had our launch party. It was a success as well. This was truly a great weekend for Nerjyzed Entertainment.

The road team is back on the road again. Yesterday we were at Grambling State, update coming a little later. Today we are at Alcorn St. Thursday we are at Jackson St.

BCFX Road Tour - Bayou Classic Weekend

1st off let me say my favorite lyric from our very own Nerjyzed Entertainment Original Music….
“BCF Done Hit The Streets… So Let The Band Play!!!!”

With that said, we had a very successful launch of the game at The Bayou Classic. We were set up outside the game, while the game was going on inside the dome. The game was played on NBC and we received some National Airtime with the commercials that were played.
Outside the game, at our booth we had the Release version of the game being played on a big screen TV. The crowd got to play the game as well as buy the game. The game was a huge success to the crowd. The Halftime show left people in amazement. We gave out t-shirts, posters, key chains, and mini-footballs. We even had a guest appearance by the artist of the cover the Legendary, Kadir Nelson.

The night before the game we had our launch party. It was a success as well. This was truly a great weekend for Nerjyzed Entertainment.

The road team is back on the road again. Yesterday we were at Grambling State, update coming a little later. Today we are at Alcorn St. Thursday we are at Jackson St.

See you guys on Friday.

BCFX Road Tour - The Florida Classic

The next stop for the Road Team was Orlando for the Florida Classic. The Wildcat / Rattler rivalry was intense at halftime. The Marching 100 took the field first, but the Marching Wildcats did not let up at all, they made it known that they were the band not to be beaten on this day.

The show was great, the game was exciting, and the fans and alumni made this a classic to remember. We had a full set up with a stage next to us where local Miami and Orlando hip hop and R&B artists rocked the crowd. “Mr. Wipe Me Down”, Foxx-A-Million flew in from Louisiana to add some hometown Nerjyzed flair to the show. All the artists before and after they performed were set up in the “Nerjyzed Entertainment V.I.P. Tent” to sign autographs and take pictures.

However the main entertainment was back on the bus. The bus was filled from the time we opened until way after halftime. We had some people that came to see the game for the third time. They had seen the game at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge (TSU/FAMU), Florida A&M Homecoming (NCA&T/FAMU), and Florida Classic (BCU/FAMU).Once the crowd started getting in line to go into the game, they had to go past our Bus. We stopped all the music and just ran the halftime show display with the FAMU music playing and people started getting out of line to get on the bus. It was an amazing display of support from the BCU and FAMU fans and alumni.

We look forward to being there next year.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of Bethune-Cookman, Florida A&M, the city of Orlando, and everyone else involved for alowing us to bring BCFX to this unforgettable Classic.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

BCFX Road Tour - Bethune-Cookman

The road team left Jacksonville today to head to the Wildcat Country of the MEAC, Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach. We set up on campus, opened the bus, and the wildcat nation had a blast as they prepare for the Walt Disney World Florida Classic on Saturday.

The band, drum major, baseball team, and football team all came out and had a blast on the bus. Students saw the bus and started running over because they had already heard the buzz about the game via the internet. Some of the students got the email from our friends at Konsole Kingz in their Urban Gamer Report. They have a feature about the game and show a video featuring our halftime show. The students loved it.

One professor came out to ask about the game. He claimed it was for his son, but when I looked up he was on the bus, controller in hand, beating down one of his own students.

Overall it was a great day for BCFX.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of Bethune-Cookman for alowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

Next Stop – Walt Disney Florida Classic

BCFX Road Tour - Edward Waters College

Today the road team made their way over to Edward Waters College. Home of the football team that earlier in the season beat newly crowned CIAA Football Champions - Shaw University.

We set up on campus in front of the Student Union. It was also up on the grass right in between the Alpha Phi Alpha and Phi Beta Sigma plots.

The football team and the band members came out as soon as the bus rolled up on campus. The gamers came out to play too. One person claimed he was 14-0 on the bus. I swear he was on the bus from the time we opened until after we started to break down. EWC students loved the game. They loved the graphics. They loved the music. They loved the halftime show. They just loved everything about the game.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of Edward Waters for alowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com formore details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

Next Stop – Bethune Cookman

BCFX Road Tour - The CIAA Football Championship

Today the road tour team made its way through Charlotte to the CIAA Championship between West Champion Shaw University and East Champion Virginia Union University.

The game was thrilling to the end going into 2 OT’s with the Shaw Bears winning 31-24.

The CIAA Commissioner came by to see the bus. Even the CIAA interns (ironically 5 of them were from Hampton in the MEAC) came and got on the bus. 2 of them stayed on all day. The bus was filled with fans, students, and alumni all day.

It was a great day for football fans. They got to play a good game, see a good game, and hear some great band music.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students, alumni, and friends of the CIAA for alowing us to bring BCFX to the Championship Game.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

Next Stop – Edward Waters

BCFX Road Tour - The Livingstone College Xperience

The road team left Greensboro and headed to Charlotte and then to goset up on the campus of Livingstone College. It just so happened, Livingstone was having a business day where they were discussing resumes, job preparation, amongst other things so when we got on campus we were asked to speak at the event to get kids excited about coming to the see and play the game.

We spoke on behalf of Nerjyzed Entertainment. We talked about the game, the company, and we also talked about our intern program and full time employment. Needless to say, not only were we met at the bus by people wanting to play the game, but we also received a bunch of resumes.

Now I do believe we met at least 4/5 of the entire student population including the drum major, band members, staff, members of the basketball team, football team, Omega Psi Phi, Alpha Phi Alpha, Phi Beta Sigma, Kappa Kappa Psi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and even some alumni all came out.

The students were excited and it was a great day.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all thestudents and faculty at Livingstone College for allowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com formore details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

Next Stop – CIAA Football Championship

BCFX Road Tour - Bennett College

If you think the world of gaming is just for males, take a trip to Bennett College. This morning the road team made its way on over to Bennett College. I had no idea what to expect from an all women’s college considering we are promoting a college football video game, but boy was I ever so surprised.

We set up on campus and the gamers came out to play. The bus was filled with students and student athletes. We had members of the basketball team come out and play the game. We had students come out who have family members on other HBCU teams like NC A&T, Tuskegee, Southern, and FA&MU. The game was enjoyed by all that hopped on the bus. The question most asked was, have we made it over to NC A&T yet, and when we told them that was our next stop, most claimed they would be there too to play the game again.

As always Nerjyzed Entertainment would like to thank all the students and faculty at Bennett College for alowing us to bring BCFX to their campus.

For more information on the game go to http://www.bcfxgame.com and for more information about the company please go to http://www.nerjyzed.com

Next Stop – NC A&T

BCFX Road Tour - The Florida A&M Xperience - Day 1 - The Vibe Block Party Campus Event

Wow .... Now that was an "Official" homecoming event. The road team set up shop in the Official Vibe Magazine Campus Block Party of Florida A&M Homecoming, and I think Nerjyzed stole the show. We rolled up on campus and guess who ended up on the Nerjyzed bus, none other than "Mr. Wipe Me Down" Foxx A Million, Hurricane Chris, and Kia Shine. They were playing BCFX on the bus with fans, signing autographs and taking pictures in the Nerjyzed Entertainment VIP tent. Then Foxx and Chris even played a game or two against each other. Vibe Magazine, Ozone Magazine, and the Flava Station 90.5 (FA&MU’s radio station) came on the bus to interview them all on the bus. After they were done hanging out and playing BCFX on the bus, they went on stage and rocked the crowd. Needless to say, the bus was always packed with people playing the game. At the end of the day, when the concert was over, we cranked up our music and kept the crowd rocking. Then we saw some FA&MU band members and we started playing all the music they recorded for the game. That got their attention and pretty soon our area and bus was filled with FA&MU band members. They loved the game. They loved the music. Now all this was going on before the actual game, the game is not until Saturday.

As always we would like to thank, all the staff, band members, faculty, campus police, students, alumni, football players, and everyone else who came out to the Vibe Block Party campus event.

Stay tuned to http://www.nerjyzed.com & http://www.bcfxgame.com for more details.

Remember BCFX is in stores 11/23!!!!!

We are not only launching a video game we are launching a company!!!

BCFX Road Tour - South Carolina St. / Savannah St.

The last 2 days have been real exciting. The road tour went to Orangeburg and set up in Bulldog Country on the campus of South Carolina State University. If anyone on here has gone to a school where they thought the halftime show was not important, take a trip to SCSU. As we set up, the band members started to show up. They have around 350 band members and I think they all showed up to see the game. At one point on the bus, the video game was set up just to hear the band music in the jukebox. The band was rocking to “Up for the Down Stroke” (Bulldog Remix) and “Pass The Peas” all day long. Then the football team showed up and we got some of the football games running and they had a blast.

After a long day at SCSU we jumped in the cars and headed down the road to Savannah State. In the morning we set up on campus at Savannah State. The Asst. AD came out to see the game and he was blown away with the graphics and sound of the game. We even had an alum of SCSU that was working at Savannah State come out and buy the game for his son who had been begging for it the last month.

Overall it has been a long 48 hours but the response we are getting about the game has been phenomenal. As always we would like to thank all the football players, band members, alumni, current students, and staff at SCSU and SSU. We had a blast on campus, and so did the students.

Next Stop: Florida A&M Homecoming

BCFX Road Tour - The Magic City Classic Xperience

What else can you say about the Magic City Classic except, the atmosphere was truly magical. The road team set up at Legion Field for the 66th Annual Magic City Classic. From the time we opened the bus we had a crowd of people ranging from age 3 to 53. We had band members, coaches, students, alumni, and fans from all over line up toget on the bus. Some kids got right off the bus just to get back in line and play again. Some of the photographers from onninidan.com got on the bus to see the game and took pictures of some of the kids playing the game. Other media that came by included the Superior Sports Network – the HBCU Sports Leader, the Birmingham Times, and I-Light Media. As always we would like to thank all the staff, students, football players, band members, fans, and everyone else who came on the busbefore and after the game.

Next Stop - South Carolina State University

BCFX Road Tour - The Alabama State Xperience

Its been a few days since I posted and update so here are the few I missed. The BCFX Road Tour Team made its way to the Hornets Nest of Alabama State. The students had a blast as everyone was getting ready for the Magic City Classic. On the bus we had the Magic City Classic up and running. On the TVs outside the bus we had our gametrailer on one TV and the halftime show demo on the other. We hadthe ASU band music playing to the crowd and they loved it. Everytime we tried to change the music, the students wanted to hear the ASU band music. The track coaches, the football coaches, band members, dance team members, football players, and other students all came out to see and play the game. Even the greeks came out.The Nupes, Iotas, Ques, Sigmas, Alphas, and KKPsi all came out toplay the game as well. All the students that came by to jump on the bus did not want to leave. Some students left to go to class then came right back to get on the bus. Overall the students had a great time and they were pumped about the game and the Magic City Classic. Speaking of the classic, that is our next stop. As always we would like to thank the coaching staffs, faculty, band members, students, and alumni that were on campus today. For more up to date information on the project, please check out http://www.nerjyzed.com or http://www.bcfxgame.com

Next Stop – The Magic City Classic

BCFX Road Tour - The Fort Valley State Xperience

The BCFX Road Team next stop was the campus of Fort Valley State. The wildcats came out and had a great time checking out the game. We were set up on the new side of campus near the Clubhouse. Our bus was visible from just about every possible angle from where students were coming and going. The wildcat nation new we were coming on campus and as soon as the bus showed up we already had a line of students waiting to get on board the bus. Current students as well as alumni had a great time jumping on the bus and playing the game. At one point when the Asst. Athletic Director came on the bus we set up the demo to be FVSU vs. FVSU @ FVSU and he was blown away by how the graphics of the stadium and players looked. He even made some comments about the "tailgating" area in the game. As a bonus, we even let some of the FVSU band alumni that showed up hear the FVSU band that was recorded earlier last year using the Jukebox feature in our game. Overall the students had a great time and I often saw some return students who played the game, then went to class, then came back to the bus with some of their friends who did not believe them when they were told about the game.

As always the road team would like to thank the Faculty, Staff, Students, Coaches, Band, and every other member of the Wildcat Nation that came out to see, hear, and play the game.

Next Stop - Alabama State University

BCFX Road Tour - The Albany State Xperience

The ASU Rams were on campus singing up a storm!! On ASU's campus, it was Karaoke Day so the students were all gathered in the student union getting their American Idol on. As they went in to the student union they were greeted by the Nerjyzed Road Team so after they got their Idol on, they came out and caught a glimpse of the BCFX Xperience. Members of the football team and the band came out to hear and see the game. The football players did not want to get off the bus. They either stayed on the bus or went to go get more football players to come see the game. When one of the dancing team members came over we showed them the video we have of the Motion Capture Xperience to show them how we incorporated the band members, drum majors, and dancing girls into the game. They were real excited and wanted to know if they could audition to be motion capture talent for next year. Some students from the Marketing department came by to drop of resumes and talk to our Marketing Associate Ashley Patton about becoming campus reps and hosting BCFX Tournaments on campus. ASU students really caught the BCFX Xperience and we are looking forward to working with them more.

As always, the road team would like to thank the Faculty, Staff, Students, Football Team, Band, and everyone else that came by to see the game and support Nerjyzed Entertainment.

For more information check us out at http://www.nerjyzed.com and http://www.bcfxgame.com

Next Stop - Fort Valley State University

BCFX Road Tour - The Clark-Atlanta Xperience

Well with Morehouse playing CAU for homecoming, we had to stop by CAU while we were in town and give them a taste of the BCFX Road Tour Xperience. Although the weather tried to keep us off campus, we weathered the storm, literally, and had a productive day. As soon as we were done setting up and letting cranking the first of our original music trax (shout out to our audio production team - E-Jizzle, AK "from da barbershop", B-Jay, Double D, Sal, and Brandon) the rain decided to start coming down. But the road team was prepared, we kept the equipment dry, kept the music as load as we were allowed on campus and the students had a great time. Many of the CAU Football team came out and had a blast playing the game. A couple of them got off the bus saying, "we should have played like that on Saturday, we are kicking Morehouse’s butt on the bus." As always the BCFX Road Team would like to thank the staff, faculty, students, alumni, athletic department and band department for helping us make the best game possible.

BCFX Road Tour - The Morehouse Homecoming Xperience

The BCFX Road Team hit the raod again and we landed in the ATL for Morehouse Homecoming. Both fans and alumni of Morehouse and Clark-Atlanta came out to see what the BCFX Xperience was all about. We even had our good friends from Onnidan.com, The Atlanta Gaming Festival, and KonsoleKingz.com come out and see the game as well. The tailgate area was jumping as always. Some morehouse alumni (and my frat brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated, got on the bus, played the game, and loved it so much, they invited us to their tailgate area and provided us food all day! Once again, as always, we would like to thank the fans and alumni of both Morehouse and Clark-Atlanta for coming over to the bus and playing the game.

Next Stop - Clark-Atlanta

BCFX Road Tour - The Delta Classic 4 Literacy Classic Experience

It was truly the Batlle of Little Rock. Grambling and U.A.P.B. held it down on the Gridiron and we held it down in the vendor area. We set up and showed the video game version of the game inside the War Memorial. The first couple of games I was taking on all gamers. After handing out a few beatdowns, in the third game I finally got scored on, so we gave the person that scored on me one of our posters that was signed by our CEO. After that we allowed the kids to play against each other. The crowd was great. Our neighbors (the grambling alumni booth) kept us joking all day as they claimed they were coming to New Orleans for the Bayou Classic ready to hand out a beat down, but uh, our Marketing Associate and graduate of Southern U, Ashley Patton, has asured me that won't happen. The fans and alumni of both Grambling and U.A.P.B. had a great time playing the game and we look forward to taking the BCFX Road Tour to their campus.

Next Stop - The BCFX Road Tour heads back to the ATL for Morehouse Homecoming