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Grambling Football head coach Hue Jackson aims to bring the Tigers back to its historic legacy as SWAC Champions. In Jackson’s first season at the helm, Grambling went 3-8 and 2-6 in the SWAC. After a disappointing 2022 campaign, Hue Jackson aims to set a standard of excellence at preseason camp. A video posted on […]

Alcorn State football bolstered its staff, adding three former players as assistant coaches. The Braves announced the hiring of Derek Welch, Derrien Covington and Dwayne Taylor Jr. All three are former football players with experience coaching HBCU athletes. “I’m excited to add these gentlemen to an already stacked staff here on the reservation,” Braves head […]

Four HBCU football standouts are on the preseason watchlist for the Buck Buchanan Award. North Carolina Central DB Khalil Baker, Grambling State defensive lineman Sundiata Anderson, South Carolina State defensive lineman Patrick Godbolt, and Alabama State linebacker Colton Adams headline a watch list that features 31 other players from several other FCS conferences. The Buck […]

Alcorn State football alum and Jets linebacker Claudin Cherrelus drew a lot of attention to himself in last night’s Pro Football Hall of Fame game. Cherelus made his presence felt on the defensive end, netting four tackles (three solo) on the evening. He had an impressive moment in the 2nd quarter, fighting through a block […]

North Carolina A&T football, never known to back down from competition, has agreed to face the University of North Carolina Tar Heels in 2028. FBS Schedules reported on the agreement for the teams to play, per a copy of the football competition agreement identified in a state public records request from the UNC. The Aggies […]

Prairie View A&M has finally found its new athletic director, hiring Anton Goff to lead the program. Goff currently serves as the Senior Associate Athletics Director at Northern Illinois University. The University announced the hire on Thursday. “We conducted an extensive national search for this position,” said President LeGrande in a statement released by the […]

Two HBCU football standouts land on the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list. North Carolina Central’s dual-threat quarterback Davius Richard and Alcorn State running back Jarveon Howard made the list as the only HBCU players to be featured. The Walter Payton Award is named after former Jackson State legend Walter Payton and is awarded to […]

Fort Valley State football is looking to exceed the low expectations placed upon them in the preseason. The Wildcats, after a stellar 8-2 season, have been ranked lower than expected in many polls. The SIAC predicted order of finish, unveiled during media day, ranks Fort Valley State football fourth behind defending-champion Benedict, Albany State and […]

When North Carolina Central’s football team took the field in the 2022 Celebration Bowl, the HBCU community was on their side. Just weeks before, news that then Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders was hired to coach the Colorado Buffalos had dropped.  Many HBCU fans were devastated at his sudden departure from the SWAC and […]

New details about ESPN’s Band of the Year competition have been revealed. John Grant, the executive director of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge and the Celebration Bowl, joined the BCSN Sports Wrap and gave more information. “We’ve been working on the ‘Band of the Year’ concept since 2017,” he said at the start of the interview. “It […]

North Carolina Central alumnus and ESPN College Football analyst Jordan Reid reminisced about playing 49ers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave in college. Hargrave, a South Carolina State football alumnus, played against Reid’s North Carolina Central football teams once a year in the MEAC. Reid saw a post from prominent Twitter commentator and executive producer of the […]

Grambling State basketball is heading to Puerto Rico for a series of exhibition games. The G-Men are scheduled to play a select team of players from Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriquena in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on August 8th. Liga de Baloncesto Puertorriquena plays in a FIBA-sanctioned league founded by the Puerto Rican Basketball Federation. Grambling […]

SWAC football players, in a poll conducted during media day, deem that Florida A&M’s Bragg Memorial Stadium is the toughest place to play football. A short YouTube video posted by the NCAA Championships page asks players about the toughest SWAC environment to play in, and 5 of the 18 players asked chose Bragg Memorial Stadium. […]

Despite rumors, Ashley Robinson will remain the athletic director at Jackson State. The university released an interview with Robinson and a statement announcing the continued partnership. The announcement comes as rumors started to circulate around SWAC Media Day that Robinson would leave the defending SWAC champions to return to the Prairie View A&M University Panthers. “AD […]

Hampton University just signed a big partnership with the ticketing, marketing, and fundraising company Paciolan. The university, which now competes in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA), announced the partnership Monday. Under the deal, Paciolan will offer seamless ticketing for the customer experience, which is a move that occurred in perfect timing with Hampton as they […]

Three Winston-Salem State basketball alumni will be hooping at Rucker Park this weekend. Former CIAA ballers Robert Colon, Raven Fields, and Cam Campbell will be featured in the HBCU All-Star Dream Classic. Colon and Campbell will play in the men’s game and Raven Fields will play in the women’s game. The HBCU All-Star Dream Classic […]

Eddie George’s Tennessee State Tigers football team starts their season with a game against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The Tigers will be the first HBCU team Notre Dame has ever played in the history of the program. So, with that comes expectations. The Tennessee State Tigers are confident in their chances at a competitive […]

FCS coaches around the nation believe that Jackson State, North Carolina Central, and FAMU will lead the pack in HBCU football.  The three HBCUs were featured amongst the ranks of perennial Championship contenders on the preseason FCS coaches poll, via CBS Sports. Jackson State, fresh off of an unbeaten season in the conference, was ranked […]

Matthew Slater, son of Jackson State legend and Pro Football Hall Of Famer Jackie Slater, weighed in on the lack of HBCU players picked in the 2023 NFL draft at Tuesday’s practice. Asked about his team selecting Jackson State alum Isaiah Bolden, the New England Patriots veteran expressed optimism about HBCUs beginning to get more […]

The Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement ceremony takes place this Saturday, August 5th. Florida A&M and Cincinnati Bengals great Ken Riley is the only HBCU alum who will be inducted in the ceremony this year. So, in honor of the auspicious occasion, let’s spotlight five other HBCU alumni who are in the Pro Football […]

The ongoing litigation against former Coppin State basketball coach Juan Dixon just got a major update. Baltimore Circuit Court judge Melissa K. Copeland dismissed the lawsuit against Dixon, based on legal grounds. The complaint, however, can be amended. “At this juncture, we are very much at the very beginning of the case,” Copeland said of […]

Alabama State University senior Cullen Davis recently landed a huge job with the Chicago Bulls. The communications major now serves as a Basketball Communications Coordinator for the Chicago Bulls, a job he started on June 5. “My position with the Bulls is my dream-come-true job and is something that I have been working hard to […]

Jackson State football was a force with Deion Sanders as head coach, and new head coach T.C. Taylor is ready to take that baton and continue the success. Taylor spoke at the SWAC/MEAC Media Day about the Tigers moving forward in a post-Coach Prime era. “A lot of those kids that was there for him are […]

The University of Virgin Islands has hired its first female athletic director in the institution’s 61-year history. Dr. Karen M. Carty takes the helm of the department after a nineteen-year career in the profession. UVI President Dr. David Hall talked enthusiastically about the hire of Carty. “I am personally excited to have Dr. Carty join […]

Ken Riley will be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 5th. Riley’s posthumous addition in Canton comes forty years after his last season as an NFL player. He last played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1982-1983 season after being drafted with the 135th pick by the team in the 1969 […]

It’s not hyperbole to say that Bill Russell changed sports. The 11-time NBA champion passed away on this day last year. In the world’s moment of collective mourning for Mr. Russell, we celebrated his achievement in professional sports as well as his advocacy for social issues in the wake of the Civil Rights struggle. However, […]

The reigning SIAC Champion Benedict College Tigers are ready to play the new season with a chip on their shoulder, according to Benedict College football head coach Chennis Berry. Berry, last year’s NCAA Division II Region 2 Coach of the Year, believes that the Tigers are still hunters despite now being the new standard-bearers of […]

NFL training camp season is in full swing and Jackson State alumnus Isaiah Bolden is already making his presence felt. New England Patriots DB Isaiah Bolden was active this weekend at training camp and recorded a pass breakup. QUChronicle sports editor Ethan Hurwitz, who was in attendance at Patriots training camp on July 28th tweeted, “Big […]

New Florida A&M women’s basketball coach Bridgette Gordon took a moment in her introductory press conference to send condolences to Bronny James. “Before I conclude this, I want to say…LeBron, I want to thank you for all of your support to this athletic department and FAMU as a whole. I want you, Savannah, and the […]

After signing a 3-year, $56 million extension, Houston Texans offensive lineman Tytus Howard looks to inspire current HBCU student-athletes with his success. The Alabama State University alumnus, in a press conference, spoke about his journey to the NFL. “When I got to college, I was 220 pounds. Was a quarterback, moved to tight end. Moved from […]

North Carolina A&T football looks to bring a championship culture and swagger in its first year in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). The Aggies, led by head coach Vincent Brown, now compete in the CAA after a two-year stint in the Big South. Brown is already familiar with the CAA conference after serving as a […]

Florida A&M has made a splash hire, signing NCAA champion Bridgette Gordon as the next women’s basketball coach. FAMU athletics held a press conference on Friday afternoon announcing the hire of Gordon as the eighth Lady Rattler’s coach in the team’s history. Gordon is a University of Tennessee basketball great, heralded as one of the […]

It seems like UNC’s Drake Maye is a Shedeur Sanders fan. The former Jackson State QB has many on the FBS level excited to see his play with Colorado, but Maye is particularly fired up to see what he does in the Pac-12. “Over there on the west coast, they don’t run into many of […]

Although Travis Hunter has moved on to Colorado with head coach Deion Sanders, he still has love for Jackson State. Hunter reflected on his 2021 commitment to Jackson State in an interview with ‘The No. 1 College Football Show” when asked if he realized the significance of the move at the time. “Not as soon […]

Tuskegee has officially announced Chiante Wester as the new Lady Tigers women’s basketball coach. The university announced the hiring in a press release issued earlier this week. Athletic director Reginald Ruffin said in a statement that the hiring of Wester is aligned with the goal of continuing the sustained dominance of the program. “The goal […]

New Jacksonville State commit Kamari Stephens finally spoke about his decision to transfer from Florida A&M. Stephens, an All-American defensive lineman, spoke with the Tallahassee Democrat about his decision to head to the FBS. “Things just got very hard for me over the summer at FAMU. I went to talk to [head coach Willie Simmons] […]

Days after rapper Boston Richey released the controversal “Send A Blitz” music video, the Florida A&M Rattlers have received their fate. The players “Send A Blitz” video, filmed at the Galimore-Powell Field House on Florida A&M’s campus, didn’t violate any NCAA rules, per the Tallahassee Democrat. Also, the appearance of university licensed apparel in the […]

HBCU sports will be available to even more fans this season. HBCU-focused media company HBCU+ and black-owned cable network Impact Network have announced a partnership to broadcast HBCU+’s slate of sports and entertainment content. Impact Network will be the exclusive linear home HBCU+ owned by Urban Edge Network. HBCU+ content will air on Saturday afternoons […]

The NBPA (National Basketball Players Association) just made a huge move in support of HBCU basketball. The NBPA is teaming up with the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) to host the fifth annual Top 50 Basketball Camp. The camp is scheduled to take place July 27th-July 29th at Morehouse College […]