🚨 #1 in the preseason poll. FAMU Volleyball has been tabbed the SWAC Preseason Favorite heading into 2026, and the Rattlers are ready to prove it on the court. #FangsUp pic.twitter.com/Mi2GuETi0Y
— Florida A&M Volleyball 🏐 (@FAMU_VB) August 19, 2026
The votes are in. 📤️ 🏐
— Southwestern Athletic Conference (@theswac) August 19, 2026
Here are the 2026 #SWACVB Preseason Polls. 📊 #SWACVB | #BuildingChampionsForLife pic.twitter.com/m08sMQDH31
FAMU Football to Host "Be ALL IN" Practice Experience for Faculty, Staff on Thursday Morning
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) August 19, 2026
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/QOZyYwarOV#FangsUp x #RestoreTheStrike x #AllIn
𝗧𝗮𝘆𝘃𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁
— Alcorn State Braves Athletics (@BRAVESSPORTS) August 19, 2026
🗞️ https://t.co/UnWTQYywRS#FearTheBrave | #AlwaysAlcorn pic.twitter.com/xLiTjG9vEY
🐍 10 DAYS AWAY.
— SectionMFootball (@SectionMFB) August 19, 2026
Rattler Nation:
Who is the greatest FAMU player to wear #10?
🏆 Sammy Knight — National Champion + part of the historic Miami upset
🔥 Daniel Richardson — 2,662 YDS | 23 TD | 70% | 1st-Team All-SWAC
Knight? Richardson? Somebody else?
👇🏾 Make your pick. pic.twitter.com/gGXi213TlS
The Houston Defender, meaning me, just went one-on-two with Texas Southern President J.W. Crawford and Board chairman James Benham. We talked the new AD and basketball hires but we also got into a little football. pic.twitter.com/h2k4Pe35hA
— Terrance Harris (@TerranceCFB) August 19, 2026
Texas Southern University welcomes Ashley Robinson as the new Director of Athletics! A 2-time National Athletics Director of the Year and veteran SWAC leader, Robinson brings a proven record of transformative leadership to TSU.
— Texas Southern University (@TexasSouthern) August 19, 2026
Read the full story here: https://t.co/TsMfgswZFp pic.twitter.com/rl01CEoNcL
Texas Southern University welcomes Corey Lowery as its next Men’s Basketball head coach! With 27 years of coaching experience, 13 seasons as a collegiate head coach, and a 266-73 record, Lowery brings a championship pedigree to Tiger Land.
— Texas Southern University (@TexasSouthern) August 19, 2026
Read more:https://t.co/DHsK8p2AwU pic.twitter.com/UJeNwm4IRs
Corey Lowery, a former Seton Hall assistant, met with TSU's basketball players, some of whom had protested his hiring, then talked about how they can come together after his hiring. https://t.co/sNLDU7PyhQ
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) August 19, 2026
#TexasSouthern's five-month athletics leadership search is over: the Board of Regents confirmed #JacksonState's Ashley Robinson as AD and #SetonHall's Corey Lowery as men's basketball coach Wednesday.
— Data Driven HBCU (@DataDrivenHBCU) August 19, 2026
Full story: https://t.co/Jq9HKgbvAL
220 QB Club weekly luncheon https://t.co/YCoaaG2sRb via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
🐍 WHY FAMU CAN DISRUPT THE SWAC IN ’26
— SectionMFootball (@SectionMFB) August 19, 2026
Ryan Lewis already knows how to build a defense that works in this conference.
Now he's building the defense at FAMU.
RATTLER NATION: Can Lewis build a TOP-3 SWAC defense in Year 1
YES or NO?
Tell us WHY. 👇🏾#FAMUFootball #SWACFootball pic.twitter.com/QB91NySJx9
Notes and observations from Alabama State football's fall camp https://t.co/Fhg6ghtqAJ
— Advertiser Sports (@mgmsports) August 19, 2026
Gilbert Earns All-MEAC Preseason Honors, Spartans Picked Sixth https://t.co/V8zR6BZZ8A
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
Norfolk State Welcomes CampusGo as Game-Day Mobility Service, Launching August 29 https://t.co/kJnvzsn7SF
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
Southern football has its answer on star DE Ckelby Givens’ potential return for a fifth season https://t.co/XxqDttOCVm via @theadvocatebr
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
What it's like to be a Jackson State Sonic Boom of the South band captain https://t.co/1OyjSehNj4
— Clarion Ledger (@clarionledger) August 19, 2026
Click HERE to join the Hybrid Special Called Board Meeting on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m. CST| ZOOM APP
KEY RESULTS:
1. Mr. Ashley Robinson was nominated for Vice President and Athletic Director. The motion was seconded to move forward with negotiation of a 5-year contract with AD Robinson. The approval vote was 5-2 in favor of AD Robinson.
2 Mr. Corey Lowery was nominated as Head Men's Basketball Coach. The motion carried and the item was approved 6-1, to move forward with negotiation of a 5-year contract with Seton Hall University assistant coach Lowery.
Both are expected to receive five-year contracts paying $350,000 annually in base pay.
The drama is over ... meeting adjourned at 10:39 a.m. CDT.
It’s Decision Day 👀 EMERGENCY 🚨 LIVE https://t.co/ytuxxGI5Nn via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
Another state court has granted a TRO request in a 5 in 5 case.
— Mit Winter (@WinterSportsLaw) August 18, 2026
This time in New York.
The order prohibits the NCAA from enforcing transfer rules.
It also prohibits the NCAA from threatening to penalize a school and from telling a school/conference Iwuchukwu is ineligible. https://t.co/XXtUmuqggP pic.twitter.com/ZvLkG4gFBt
Reporter lands job with Huntsville station after 223 applications https://t.co/WzXmkl6nVp
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
The Texas Southern University basketball teams is continuing to protest this morning outside of the meeting room where the TSU Board of Regents are deciding on who will become the next men's head basketball coach and vice president and director of athletics. @hbculegends… pic.twitter.com/WeSzdWJuWY
— Kyle T. Mosley (@KyleTMosley) August 19, 2026
Texas Southern University Board of Regents are now in executive session where they will discuss the AD and men's basketball hires. Regents Gore, Sullivan and Hurley are not on property for this special hybrid session. They are participating via video.@defendernetwork
— Terrance Harris (@TerranceCFB) August 19, 2026
Members of the Texas Southern men's basketball team are already in the build with protest signs in tow for today's expected Board of Regents vote on the basketball and athletic hires. They have nothing against Corey Lowery but they want Shyrone Chatman, the man who recruited. pic.twitter.com/rg8J7kGxbt
— Terrance Harris (@TerranceCFB) August 19, 2026
The Defender is here on Texas Southern University special Board of Regents meeting before anyone else, including the Regents. In less than an hour the Board is expected to vote on new athletic director and basketball coach hires. Stay tuned to the Defender.@defendernetwork pic.twitter.com/hNNyLz8WWF
— Terrance Harris (@TerranceCFB) August 19, 2026
More than a dozen children crowded around the Team Reaume hauler on Friday afternoon. Dystany Spurlock was still inside, trying to decompress from an exciting, exhausting and exhilarating experience. https://t.co/7q0nsi5QJE
— RTD Sports (@RTDSports) August 17, 2026
A-10 fans, follow along with an outside-the-box approach the Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association took in football. https://t.co/6xYMpHxEPx
— RTD Sports (@RTDSports) August 18, 2026
VSU student charged after campus shooting suspect was found hiding in her dorm closet https://t.co/BJezwal6dp via @nbcnews
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
VSU student charged with obstruction after police say shooting suspect found in her dorm room https://t.co/pMYMorVKqu
— Richmond Times-Dispatch (@RTDNEWS) August 19, 2026
Florida A&M Rattlers vs. South Carolina State Bulldogs
— Florida A&M Football 🏈 (@FAMU_FB) August 15, 2026
📍 Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL
📅 Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026
The biggest brand in HBCU sports takes on South Carolina State. Get your tickets now at https://t.co/UDA9FCq8qf.#FangsUp x #RestoreTheStrike x #AllIn pic.twitter.com/KQyZGesM4G
What’s Happening at Texas Southern | Kyle T. Mosley | Jaguar Journal https://t.co/sV44kKngA3 via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
Thee House of Horrors https://t.co/bdAGaQvX6u via @YouTube
— Dbandman (@Dbandman2) August 19, 2026
