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Southern University and Langston University are leading the pack in the first ESPN Band of the Year rankings, per returns released by HBCU Gameday exclusively. In the Division II/NAIA rankings, Langston University is ranked number one due to being first in Auxillery rankings and top five in Drum Major performance (3rd), Musicality (3rd), Percussion (2nd), […]

NBA referee Tony Brothers has been hired by the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to become Coordinator of Women’s Basketball Officials, per a press release by the conference. Brother’s tenure has already started. “Tony Brothers’ credentials with regards to basketball officiating are second to none,” MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said in the statement. “Our league, and […]

After the departure of Trevor Noah as host of The Daily Show after 8 years, fans have clamored for Senior Correspondent and comedian Roy Wood Jr. to take over duties as host. Wood, a graduate of Florida A&M, is a tenured comedian who can elicit laughs and provide thought-provoking commentary about the world and socio-political […]

Jamar Graham has gone viral on social media for being one of the tallest quarterbacks in high school football and Alcorn is actually trying to get him to play HBCU football. The Braves offered Graham a scholarship before his viral fame back in May, alongside Florida Atlantic and UAB. Graham is a 6’8″ quarterback that […]

Texas Southern starting quarterback Andrew Body will sit out the remainder of the season, per a statement he released on his personal social media accounts. Body is currently a junior and seeking medical redshirt status allows him to extend his eligibility play for an additional season per NCAA rules. Body injured his shoulder in a […]

Morehouse alumnus Albert Sanders, Jr. has been named the Head of NBA Referee Operations, per a statement released by the NBA on Thursday. In his newly appointed position, Sanders will assume the role of overseeing the NBA officiating program, which encompasses the recruitment, hiring, supervision, and evaluation of all referees. Additionally, he will be responsible […]

Florida A&M football landed a commitment from former four-star wide receiver Keyon Brown who is expected to join the team next season, per a report by Gerald Thomas III of the Tallahassee Democrat. Brown was a sought-after recruit after he graduated from Rickards High School. At Rickards he played under head coach Quintin Lewis and […]

The Jackson State University women’s basketball team released their 2023-2024 basketball schedule via a press release obtained by HBCU Pulse. The Lady Tigers, led by head coach Tomekia Reed, have been dominant in the SWAC over the past few seasons. The team ended the 2022-2023 season with an impressive 21-10 overall record (17-1 in conference) […]

Singer Halle Bailey of Chloe x Halle recently created a scholarship inspired by her hit song “Angel”. “The Little Mermaid” star posted a video on her Twitter/X speaking about the scholarship on Wednesday. i’m so excited to announce that I am launching the “Angel Scholarship” ✨which will support amazing young black women in the performing […]

Winson-Salem State alumnus and NBA legend Chris Paul have partnered with ESPN and Andscape to produce a new edition of the ESPN+ series “Why Not Us” per a statement by ESPN Press Room. “Why Not Us: Grambling Dance” will feature episodes centered around the Orchesis Dance Company, which was founded on the campus of Grambling […]

Jackson State alumna and social media influencer Brittany Renner joined Shannon Sharpe’s “Club Shay Shay Podcast” and spoke about a multitude of topics. One of the topics included then-coach Deion Sanders inviting her to talk to the Jackson State football team to talk about how, as Sanders called it, “…Educate them on how the game […]

The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced that Jeremy Moussa and Davius Richard are the first players named to the 2024 Allstate Legacy Bowl per a statement obtained by HBCU Pulse. The Allstate Legacy Bowl is an all-star game held after the regular season, featuring the top NFL draft-eligible HBCU players aired on NFL […]

On Sunday, October 1st at 12:01 AM EST a government shutdown will occur if Congress doesn’t approve a new “continuing resolution” that sets federal spending for the next year. Per continuing reports by NBC News, Congressional Republicans are pushing for substantial cuts to government spending that the Democratically-controlled Senate won’t approve due to preapproved negotiations […]

Coppin State University has reported a five percent growth in overall student enrollment for the Fall 2023 semester compared to the previous year, per a statement from the institution obtained by HBCU Pulse. According to institutional data, a total of 2,101 students have enrolled at Coppin State this semester, compared to 2,006 students in the […]

On Tuesday, Grambling announced that the field inside the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium will be named after former players Doug Williams and James “Shack” Harris, per a statement by the athletic department. The field will officially be renamed the “James ’Shack’ Harris and Doug Williams Field” during the team’s homecoming contest vs. Alabama A&M […]

Former NFL Wide Receiver and co-host of Fox Sports 1’s Undisputed Keyshawn Johnson made light of the water crisis affecting Jackson State in defense of Colorado head coach Deion Sanders. Johnson made headlines on Monday after he alleged that rival coaches worked with Oregon’s coaching staff to create a gameplan to beat Colorado on Saturday. […]

Leilani Armenta, India Pulphus & Haley Van Voorhis are three women making history in college football this season. These three student-athletes are making waves as the first women football players for their respective teams. Jackson State University freshman Armenta and Shaw University junior Pulphus are believed to be the first female college football players in […]

Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. issued a statement about the Hornet player who punched a Florida A&M security guard via the SWAC Weekly Coaches Call. Robinson condemned the action of the player, identified as Jacob Freeman,, and offered a brief update. “The incident that the kid had was unfortunate, and he was 100 […]

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) released a statement concerning Saturday’s incident with an Alabama State football player who punched a Florida A&M security guard. The player, who’s since been identified as Jacob Freeman, assaulted the security guard after getting into a verbal altercation with a Florida A&M student in the stands. The security guard pushed […]

In a thrilling home opener, Jackson State was able to fend off SWAC East rival Bethune-Cookman as they looked to play spoiler to the defending SWAC Champions chances at another banner season. The game started off with JSU making history as Leilani Armenta became the first women’s player to play for the football program. She […]

Prairie View A&M won a thriller against SWAC West rival Alcorn in a game that will surely determine the championship picture at the end of the season. Guillermo Garcia Rodriguez kicked a 46-yard field goal as time to ice the game for the Panthers, who were locked into a back-and-forth battle with the Braves that […]

South Carolina State notched their first victory of the year in dominant fashion against out-of-conference FCS foe The Citadel 31-10. The game itself was special as head coach Buddy Pough, in his final year at the helm of the Bulldogs before retiring following the season, coached against Maurice Drayton. Drayton served as an assistant coach […]

Norfolk State notched their second win of the season thrillingly against the CAA’s Towson University 21-14. The Spartans deployed an unstoppable rushing attack to secure the win against the Tigers, finishing the game with 350 yards rushing. The rushing total is the second most in program history behind the Spartans 471-yard run clinic against Bethune-Cookman […]

Alabama State University athletics department announced the indefinite suspension of a Hornet football player via a statement following Saturday’s loss to Florida A&M. The suspension comes as an Alabama State football player wearing a number 16 jersey punched a Florida A&M security guard. A video of the incident circulated on social media and the security […]

Although Colorado lost 42-7 to Oregon, Deion Sanders Jr. is still confident. The eldest Sanders son took to Twitter following the loss to respond to haters and detractors. “We got our ass whooped… Good stuff Oregon,” he tweeted following the loss. “We’ll NEVER let a loss make us forget who we are. We still gone […]

Jackson State women’s soccer player Leilani Armenta made history this weekend as the first woman player in Jackson State football history. According to ESPN, Armenta was added to the team due to injuries sustained by players on the team. Armenta is a freshman soccer player at Jackson State University from Ventura, CA. She attended Saint […]

Colorado is getting dominated by Oregon, but Skip Bayless has a problem with Oregon coach Dan Lanning. Lanning’s pre-game speech to his team was recorded and ESPN broadcasted it during the Colorado/Oregon telecast on ABC. Lanning threw very direct shots at Colorado in his speech to his players saying, “At the end of the day, […]

Bowie State University and the Durant Family Foundation recently unveiled a new basketball court on Thursday per a report by Front Office Sports. The unveiling comes a year after Wanda Durant and the Durant Family Foundation announced a $500,000 scholarship to renovate the newly named Kevin Durant court in the A.C. Jordan Arena, located in […]

Shannon Sharpe did not hold back in his appearance on “The Stephen A. Smith Show” podcast, talking about his infamous December 12th debate with Skip Bayless on Undisputed that turned personal. Smith plays a clip of the moment, showing Shannon’s face watching the clip and then asked him to explain what happened. Shannon presented his side […]

There has been a lot of coaches that have thrown shade at Deion Sanders and Colorado but Notre Dame head coach Marcus Freeman spoke glowingly about the work being done in Boulder, Colorado. ESPN College Gameday is broadcasting live from Notre Dame in advance of their huge top-10 matchup between 6th-ranked Ohio State and Freeman […]

The SIAC (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) is moving the conference championship game to Atlanta, per a statement by the league office on Friday. Prior to the move, the championship game host duties alternated between the east and west division champions each year, starting with the 2017 matchup between Fort Valley State and Tuskegee being hosted […]

Tuskegee University’s Robert R. Taylor School of Architecture and Construction Science has teamed up with the National Football League (NFL) to design a fictional football stadium, per a statement released by the institution. This partnership provides diverse opportunities for students from different departments, including Architecture and Construction Science, Arts and Sciences, Engineering, and Business and […]

Stephen A. Smith is looking to take ESPN’s First Take on the road to Winston-Salem State and Savannah State, per comments on his podcast “The Stephen A. Smith Show” to Shannon Sharpe. Smith, a Winston-Salem State alumnus, surprised Savannah State alumnus Shannon Sharpe with the information at the start of the interview. “If I remember […]

Shannon Sharpe has been very vocal about working on Fox Sports 1’s “Undisputed” since his departure in June. However, the Hall of Fame tight end’s latest comments about working with Skip Bayless on the debate program have all sports fans scratching their heads. Sharpe said on “The Stephen A. Smith Show Podcast” that he and […]

North Carolina A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin, Sr. announced his retirement from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University after 15 years of leadership. The announcement was made during a Board of Trustees meeting and then announced to the campus community via email. In the letter to the campus community, Martin expressed his gratitude to […]

Deion Sanders and Colorado are at the top of the College Football world after an upset of 17th-ranked TCU, a dominating win against rival Nebraska, and a comeback overtime victory over Colorado State. Tevision ratings are high for Colorado games and media attention is flooding in. Coach Prime is doing interviews on every outlet you […]

Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first black woman justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court, visited Tuskegee University last week per a report by al.com. Her trip to the HBCU was part of a tour of several historic markers of Alabama in observance of the Baptist Street Church bombing that killed four young girls and became […]

We’re less than a month until Shannon Sharpie’s tenure as a member of ESPN’s First Take and he’s already proven to be a ratings draw. Per reports by Sports TV Ratings, last Monday’s episode following Week 1 of the NFL season drew 626,000 viewers while the Tuesday episode following Aaron Rodger’s season-ending injury drew 717,000 […]

Tennessee State University president Dr. Glenda Glover spoke with Inside Higher Ed about U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack’s letter urging states to adequately fund their 1890 land grant HBCUs. The two federal agency leaders sent the letter on Monday to 16 governors in states that house HBCU land […]