Delta State head coach Todd Cooley issued a hefty condemnation of Kentucky State on Monday during his weekly press conference, alleging that the HBCU program backed out of an already scheduled game with the Statesmen. Kentucky State, the third-ranked team in the SIAC, is set to play Shorter University on Saturday. Expand Tweet

Per Cooley, Kentucky State and Delta State inked a contract in July to play each other. The objective of both teams playing each other in the matchup was to give both teams 11 conference games in the event that they would be playoff eligible.

“You’ve got Kentucky State, who signed a contract to play us July 14, they’re supposed to be coming to Cleveland this weekend to play us, and they are not. They are playing Shorter, because they’re telling us that they’ve

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