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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Alabama A&M has issued a cease and desist letter to the Alabama Sports Council for unauthorized usage of university trademarks in promotion of the Magic City Classic, per a report by local Birmingham news affiliate WBRC. The letter to the ASC, who oversee the Magic City Classic, demanded the usage of university trademarked images such […]

The NFL is partnering with EA Sports to host their fourth annual Madden 24 tournament for HBCU students, per a statement obtained by HBCU Pulse. The event was created for HBCU students who love both video games and football, utilizing their skills to get the opportunity to win big rewards for their skills. The tournament […]

Hampton University is introducing a new NIL resource to aid student-athletes in properly utilizing their NIL (Name, Image, Likeness), per a statement by the university’s athletics department. Via the institution’s partnership with INFLCR, Hampton has announced a new program called “The Hampton Pirate Exchange”. The program will allow local, regional, and national businesses to directly […]

Howard University alumni organization The Mecca Collective has partnered with myNILpay to launch a NIL Collective for Bison student-athletes, per a release published by HBCU Gameday. myNILpay is a patent-pending digital platform that allows fans and supporters to pay student-athletes directly which is in compliance with NCAA rules and regulations. The partnership is the first […]

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack sent a letter to 16 governors of states with 1890 Land Grant HBCUs urging them to pay rectify a $12 million funding disparity that has existed for decades. There are 18 land grant institutions in total but Delaware (Delaware State) and Ohio […]

Comedian and actress Mo’Nique declared her support for the actors and writers striking in Hollywood and called out CBS over how they’ve handled syndication of the black media classic “The Parkers”. Mo’Nique, an alumna of Morgan State, took to Instagram to challenge CBS to pay fair compensation to her and other actors and actresses who […]

Tennessee State head coach Eddie George alongside Alcorn State legends Steve “Air” McNair and Donald Driver, Alabama A&M defensive stallworth Robert Mathis, and Livingstone College star Ben Coates are five of the 173 Modern Era nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, per a release published on NFL.com. All five college football standouts have […]

Southern University football players showed their support for injured Grambling linebacker Jaquavis Richmond on his birthday, per a report by Pat Timlin of BR Proud. Richmond was injured in Grambling’s week two matchup against in-state powerhouse LSU. “You just love that, just to see all these people here from Southern,” Richmond said of the visit […]

Texas Southern University has forgiven debt for over 2,000 students, per a report by Damali Keith of Fox 26 Houston. The Houston-based HBCU has cleared nearly $2.4 million in student debt with this new action. The university used funds from federal grants to clear the outstanding balances of students at need. “Students may have owed […]

Megan Thee Stallion has partnered with Frito Lay brand “Flaimin’ Hot” to create a scholarship for students at her alma mater Texas Southern University, per a release obtained by HBCU Pulse. The rapper is the face of a new campaign launched by Flamin’ Hot called “Flamin’ Hot University” where Megan is referred to as Thee […]

Jackson State head football coach T.C. Taylor wasn’t pleased with how Jackson State was portrayed in the 60 Minutes feature on Deion Sanders and Colorado. The feature had a portion that aimed to show the difference between the environments of Jackson, Mississippi, and Boulder, Colorado. It showed attractive video footage of Boulder but a rundown […]

CBS’ 60 Minutes feature tends to give a glimpse into the life of a celebrity or a known athlete. They chose Coach Deion Sanders in their latest episode. There was a sneak peek as to how things were run in the Jackson State football facilities. They were then later compared to the Colorado football squad. […]

U.S. News & World Report has released their 2023-24 ranking of the top HBCUs in the nation. The list is published annually and uses several factors to determine the rankings of the HBCUs. The ranking system relies on two fundamental aspects: quantitative and qualitative measures that education experts have identified as dependable indicators of academic […]

Jackson State alumni and supporters are upset over Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders’s 60 Minutes feature in which he briefly spoke about his departure from Jackson State. He was interviewed by 60 Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim and spoke about his departure, saying it wasn’t quick. 60 Minutes’ @jon_wertheim pressed Coach Sanders on his Jackson […]

Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders was featured on 60 Minutes and he spoke about his experience at Jackson State and his departure at the conclusion of the season. 60 minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim asked Sanders about his “quick” departure from Jackson State and if he feels as if he completed the mission. Sanders corrected […]

North Carolina Central star quarterback Davius Richard left Saturday’s game vs. UCLA early per a tweet by HBCU Sports. Richard played early in the first quarter, going 5/13 for 28 yards before he was pulled with an apparent ankle injury. After Richard was pulled, backup quarterback Walker Harris played the rest of the game, throwing […]

As Stephen A. Smith and Terrell Owens exchanged words on Twitter, Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving inserted himself in the conflict as a mediator to their conflict. As Stephen A. Smith threatened to expose Terrell Owns on his podcast “The Stephen A. Smith Show”, Irving took to his Twitter to chime in. “@stephenasmith can y’all […]

Before Deion Sanders was hired at Jackson State, Brett Favre wanted him to coach at Southern Miss per his comments on TMZ Sports. According to Favre, he tried to recruit him to coach the Golden Eagles when Shedeur Sanders was in high school. Favre hoped that Sanders would replace Jay Hopson, who resigned in 2020. […]

Stephen A. Smith has elicited a lot of conversation after his interview on the Joe Budden Podcast. Smith talked about many things, including Shannon Sharpe joining the team as a contributor on First Take and alleging that Sharpe was forced out of Fox Sports 1. However, the biggest conversation stemming from the interview has been […]

An injury to Packers starting running back Aaron Jones will result in Fort Valley State football star Emanuel Wilson getting playing time, per a tweet by SB Nation’s Jason B. Hirschhhorn quoting Packers head coach Matt LaFleur. #Packers HC Matt LaFleur says rookie RB Emanuel Wilson will be active if Aaron Jones can’t play Sunday: […]

Hampton University student athletes are facing eligibility issues per a report by Michael Sauls of the Virginia Pilot. Several of the athletes facing eligibility issues are Hampton football players. Hampton University Anthony Henderson announced the issues on Friday and confirmed to the Virginia Pilot that “double-digit” members of the football team did not play against […]

Spelman College alumna Julia Pearce is making history as the first African-American to run for Mayor of Tybee Island, Georiga per a report by Destini Ambus of the Savannah Tribune. Pearce knows of the significance of her candidacy and says that she’s running for a higher purpose. “I do it for the ancestors,” Pearce said […]

The Atlanta University Center community was hit with an unexpected challenge on Thursday when a severe thunderstorm and flooding swept through the city of Atlanta. Several local news outlets, including the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and Fox 5 Atlanta report that the storm lasted for three hours and two inches of rain fell persistently. A student’s leg […]