Friday, July 31, 2020

Orr Promoted to New Head Softball Coach

NAIA Postpones Football Championship to Spring 2021

Why the pandemic led ex-five star Calvin Ashley to leave FAMU for the NFL

Jamaican-born Alexander-Pompey making mark in collegiate coaching in US

Alcorn State's Horne Set to Serve on Executive Committee of Recently Formed Black AD Alliance

Thursday, July 30, 2020

AD Davis appointed to NCAA Men's Basketball Oversight Committee

Former Mr. Football Devon Starling transferring from Memphis to Tennessee State

Tennessee State among several HBCUs pursuing 5-star basketball prospect Mikey Williams

OVC postpones fall sports, except football, until Sept. 17

New Tennessee State AD Mikki Allen plans stadium improvements, fundraising and more

President Barack Obama's full eulogy at John Lewis's funeral

The Florida A&M Rattler Athletic Fund announces Phase I "ALL IN" Campaign Extension

All Sports: Mark Mitchell joins Wilberforce University as Men's Head Basketball Coach

President George W. Bush remembers Rep. John Lewis at funeral

Stoneman Douglas wrestling standout headed to FAMU

FCS All-American DT Roderick Perry Commits To Illini As Graduate Transfer

Greats of SC State: Football icon Willie Jeffries

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at ceremony dedicated to John Lewis inside of Georgia State Capitol

SWAC Postpones 2020 Football Virtual Media Days

Covid-19 testing is back on at Bragg Memorial Stadium starting on Friday.

Howard University’s Niah Woods honored with Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Chrishon Springs, LB, Fayetteville State University

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Zafir Kelly, DB, South Carolina State University

Mitchell Takes Command of Wiley Wildcats

Blessed to receive a Division 1 offer from Florida A&M University

Humanitarian MacKenzie Scott gives an estimated $160M to HBCUs

OPINION JOHN LEWIS: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation

New Central State president wastes no time making progress on new 9-point strategy

Florida A&M Women's Track & Field Team Named a 2020 NCAA USTFCCCA All-Academic Team

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Archdeacon: A new coach, new rules and ‘a little nervousness’ at Wilberforce

FAMU Notebook: Wiggins promoted to new position, five tennis stars earn ITA academic honors

N.C. A&T reaffirms move to Big South, but Aggies won't play football there this fall



Monday, July 27, 2020

No college football season will cost Bethune-Cookman ‘millions’

WSSU lands Rasheen Merlin, a 6-foot-9 center, to its men's basketball program

UNC Basketball: Kennedy Chandler nabs multiple offers from HBCUs

North Carolina A&T State University's Athletic Conference Assessment Committee to meet Tuesday

Athletics director Roman Banks wants Southern to maximize options for combined spring seasons

When coronavirus postponed Southern's football season, it also quieted the Human Jukebox

Florida A&M leaders brace for 'worst case' scenario in athletics spending

How do you plan for spring football? At Southern, Dawson Odums & Co. will build slowly

Wiggins Transitioning To Director Of Player Development and Alumni Affairs


Silence on the Seven Hills: Marching 100 also missing out on fall

FAMU fall athletes, coaches discuss canceled season due to coronavirus pandemic

Sunday, July 26, 2020

Five AAMU Bowlers Named to NTCA All-Academic Team

Alabama State releases updated Return To Play

XULA has GCAC-leading 74 student-athletes on 2019-20 Commissioner's Honor Roll

MEC Announces Update For Fall Athletics

Kierstin Hensley selected as a 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year school honoree

WVSU Volleyball earns 2019-20 USMC/AVCA Team Academic Award

Duke basketball: Two schools enter late for Kennedy Chandler -- Trennessee State and Philader Smith College

FCS defensive tackle with 14½ tackles for loss in 2019 enters transfer portal

SWAC, Superdome tentatively eyeing April for rescheduled Bayou Classic

Former St. James football player headed to Southern University

Mic'd Up: Black College Experience's Keisha Kelley on the SWAC's postponement of fall sports to 2021

Jackson State football gets 10 players named to preseason Phil Steele All-SWAC Team

Magic City Classic postponed as SWAC makes its Covid-19 decision

Tigers Place Eight On Phil Steele Preseason All-OVC

Eagles/Southern University Great Harold Carmichael Awaits Delayed HOF Enshrinement in 2021

Texas Southern University forms partnership with Texans players

Transfer Portal Player: Dontae Keys, OL, North Carolina A&T University

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: John Snowden, TE, Elizabeth City State University

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Joshua Robertson, WR, Texas College

Saturday, July 25, 2020

HBCUs band together to celebrate talent, raise scholarship funds

Happy birthday to a legend.

Cole Touted as FCS Preseason All-American by Phil Steele

Isaiah Washington prepares for his next big challenge at Virginia State

How COVID-19 affects sports at N.C. A&T

Former NCCU Henry-Ajudua Opts To Play For Nigeria

College Athletics | NCAA Board of Governors punts on decision for fall sports

Black College Football Hall of Fame establishes HBCU Scholarship Fund

NCAA board delays decision on FCS playoffs

Black AD Alliance created to develop more Black administrators in Division I athletics

Five Bears Named to Phil Steele's Preseason All-MEAC Team

11 Student-Athletes Named to Phil Steele 2020 All-SWAC Team

Panthers land 13 on Phil Steele's All-SWAC Preseason Team

Friday, July 24, 2020

Podcast Episode 10: Charles McClelland, SWAC Commissioner

Seven Tabbed to Phil Steele MEAC Preseason Teams

Bishop Signs with German Team Phoenix Hagen

Florida A&M leadership examining athletics budget after fall football season canceled

MEAC Basketball: In-depth look at Kameron Langley of North Carolina A&T

Former 5-star prospect leaving FAMU to prepare for NFL Draft

Bangura to be Awarded Gift Certificate for Academic Improvement

Burney-Robinson Signs Professional Contract with KP BRNO

Florida A&M Softball Fully Turfs Field

Bell: SWAC bucks trend in planning season of games

NCAA Basketball: Mikey Williams top 10 list has a distinctly HBCU tone

orehouse College decided to open but is now closing based on the science

Alcorn State runners have big adjustments to make with cross country being moved to the spring

SWAC, Superdome tentatively eyeing April for rescheduled Bayou Classic By Amie Just / The Advocate (Baton Rouge) Posted at 1:01 PM The Southwestern Athletic Conference and the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District are tentatively eyeing the month of April for a rescheduled Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling State, according to Alan Freeman, the general manager of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. The SWAC -- which on Monday postponed its football season to the spring -- wants the game to be played, Freeman said during Thursday’s monthly LSED commissioners meeting. The original news release from the organizers of the HBCU showcase from Tuesday said the Bayou Classic will be played in New Orleans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome “in the future,” with no tentative date listed. Though, as Freeman said without much elaboration, rescheduling the game for April “presents some challenges.” One of those obstacles is how Phase 2 of the Superdome renovation will be underway by then. “The Bayou Classic has been an iconic event and a huge part of the Superdome’s history,” LSED spokesman Mike Hoss said Monday. “Given where we stand right now today, a spring Bayou Classic game would fall within our Superdome renovation. Would we be able to work around that? Those are questions we would have to explore.” On Monday, the SWAC released a tentative outlook as for what a spring season could shape up to look like. Preseason training is set to begin in January 2021 with a schedule of seven possible games, six of which are conference matchups. Of those six conference games, four are slated to be division games -- which allows for the Bayou Classic despite the truncated schedule. “Obviously, it will not be the Bayou Classic we are used to because of the virus and other factors,” Southern athletic director Roman Banks said Monday. “It is a division game that we will schedule. New Orleans will have the right of refusal. “We would love to play it in New Orleans, if that can be worked out.” The Bayou Classic has been played in New Orleans nearly every year since 1974. The one exception has been the 2005 game, which was played in Houston after Hurricane Katrina. The last time Southern and Grambling State didn’t play a game against one another in November was in 1958 -- the first year Grambling was a part of the SWAC. Though, the rivalry between the two schools dates to 1932. Hello reader, our article commenting that you would normally see here is temporarily shut down. We still want to hear from you, so we invite you to go to our Facebook page or submit a letter to the editor.

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Kailen Abrams, LB, Central State University

2020 FCS Jersey Countdown: 29 -- The Best Player Who Wears No. 29 Is NC A&T's Mac McCain III

MEAC Virtual Football Media Day, presented by Cricket Wireless, Postponed

"I will not stay up late at night waiting for an apology from a man who has no remorse over calling women & using abusive language towards women."

Top MEAC Assistants is led by Norfolk State’s Jamal Brown:

FAMU's Core Selected To NABC Honors Court

Wednesday, July 22, 2020

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Decobie Durant, DB, South Carolina State University

UMES Women’s tennis program suspended indefinitely

Magic City Classic game moved to spring 2021

12 student-athletes at Morgan State test positive for COVID-19

OVC Commissioner Beth DeBauche sheds light on Fall 2020 competition

Norfolk State Spartan Legion announces plan to move performances online

Football in spring may be viable option for FCS

Choctaw County’s La’Genesis Johnson will play her first college basketball season at Jackson State

The Celebration Bowl is still on the table

Putting safety first leads to cancellation of HBCU fall sports

Gamble, UAPB move to 'Plan D'

Jackson State AD Ashley Robinson reacts to SWAC’s decision to postpone fall sports

Austin Bolton remains motivated after SWAC postpones fall sports

JSU will face financial loss due to SWAC decision

College football in the spring? Southern’s Dawson Odums is all for it, praises SWAC decision

Lake Area natives react to SWAC’s decision to postpone fall football season

SWAC's decision to cancel fall sports will heavily impact Alabama schools, cities

SWAC football move to spring causes ramifications – both financial and otherwise

Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Three Tigers Named Preseason All-OVC

Kevin Mashack Selected as Part of the NFL Nunn-Wooten Scouting Fellowship

Julia Pierson Named Nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year

James and Josh Green Fulfill Dream of Playing Collegiate Football Together

Tennessee State Tennis Signs Five

Dr.Mikki Allen joined the Paul Finebaum Show to discuss issues surrounding the impact of COVID-19, NCAA protocols & mandates

HBCU graduate Justin Shaifer creates cartoon to excite students about STEM

John Calipari endows McLendon Minority Leadership Initiative position at North Carolina Central

Simeon Gatling Nominated for William V. Campbell Trophy

Cavicante's transfer to Marshall looking like smart move

A&T seniors cope with loss of MEAC football season

Aggies MBB Earns NABC Honor

47th Bayou Classic canceled for November, but spring match-up looms as a possibility

'Better than none': Grambling State grateful for SWAC football's move to Spring 2021

Texas Tech Football Loses a Second Non-Conference Opponent - Alabama State

Mississippi State drops football game vs Alabama A&M with SWAC shutdown of fall sports

Southern, Grambling and SWAC will postpone football and other fall sports to the spring

Rabalais: Sad as its decision is, the SWAC chose the right time to punt on fall sports

Walker: Without SWAC football, and the pageantry that comes with it, fall Saturdays won't be quite the same

State Fair Classic Postponed Due to Pandemic, SWAC Says

Auburn left without Week 1 opponent as SWAC plans for spring football season

UTSA exploring options for replacement football game after Grambling State’s season postponed

SWAC Postpones Fall Sports To Spring; UAPB Athletic Director, Chris Peterson, Reacts

Shift to spring means 7-game football schedule in SWAC

Southern AD Roman Banks still hopeful New Orleans hosts Bayou Classic

It's just a win-win situation': Alabama A&M Football coach backs SWAC plan

Magic City Classic 2020 Postponed Because of COVID-19 concerns

Southern AD Roman Banks discusses SWAC decision to postpone fall sports

ASU football delayed as SWAC postpones fall sports

Texas College names former Dallas Cowboy, Greg Ellis, as new head football coach

Chazz Woodson Named Head Men's Lacrosse Coach at Hampton

SWAC Moves Fall Sports To Spring, Postpones Magic City Classic

SWAC postpones fall sports, football season to start in January 2021

South Alabama, Troy ADs react to SWAC canceling 2020 football season

SWAC just made the SEC’s choice that much clearer Updated 7:04 AM; Today 6:45 AM

CLASH OF THE TITANS: Coach McNair talks about coming back to the field as 2019 SWAC Champions

SWAC Releases Statement Regarding Fall Sports Competition

SWAC is fifth FCS conference to cancel fall competition

SWAC Bowlers Recognized by NTCA for Academic Success

The SWAC has postponed fall sports.

SWAC specifies plans for spring football season as part of fall sports postponement

Monday, July 20, 2020

Laura Harper Named Coppin State Head Women’s Basketball Coach

A renaissance for Bragg Stadium is a renaissance for Tallahassee’s south side | Opinion

MIAA To Delay the Start of All Sports Practices, Competition

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Kenneth Kirby, OL, Norfolk State University https://

Fleetwood Selected For Astronaut Scholarship

SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland on 2020 Fall sports seasons, ‘ … takes time to get those ready to go … you can’t just pull the plug … ‘

Ronald Jackson agrees to deal with BG Göttingen

11 TV Hill: Sports conferences canceling fall sports

NSU football adjusts after fall football season is postponed

Sunday, July 19, 2020

Will SWAC be next FCS domino to fall amid virus

Louisa's Robert Morgan IV verbally commits to Howard University

76ers' Kyle O'Quinn on Makur Maker: 'I think he can start something'

24 Jamaicans named to NCAA Division 1 All-American list

Sports Zone 12 Presents Clash of the Titans: SWAC Roundtable

Jaguar coaches talk working through social issues during pandemic

SWAC to meet on Monday

letcher Selected to NCAA Dr. Charles Whitcomb Leadership Institute 2020

Lewis played multiple roles in civil rights movement

Saturday, July 18, 2020

The US loses two icons of the civil rights movement in one day

John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80

Future of FAMU's Homecoming celebration uncertain after canceled fall football season

Chris Bosh: Makur Maker's Commitment to Howard a 'Landmark Breakthrough'

Lowcountry athletes for SC State football try to move forward after season cancellation

Bucs to host Spartans, Aggies in nonconference games

Alcorn State’s Simone McKinney not returning for 2021 season

MEAC-SWAC 2020 football matchups in Atlanta canceled

C.T. Vivian, Martin Luther King’s Field General, Dies at 95

Friday, July 17, 2020

SWAC presidents will vote Monday on status of fall sports: 'No decision has been made yet'

2021 NFL Draft Small School Rankings with over 700 prospects

Roberts, Smith disappointed over MEAC's decision to cancel fall sports

HBCU Heroes Teams With N.C .A&T Athletics

When Black athletes choose Black schools: Commentary on activism in sports

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Shawn McFarland, TE, Norfolk State University

2021 NFL Draft Prospect Interview: Breyon Gaddy, OL, Alabama State University