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Jackson State football does not currently have a stronghold on the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) the way it did while Deion Sanders was at the helm, but it still enjoyed another winning season and finished near the top of the league standings under first-year head coach T.C. Taylor. Though, there is a reality in which […]

Jackson State football placekicker Leilani Armenta has made the decision to step away from soccer to pursue football full-time. Armenta released a letter of her intentions to continue her football career and focus on it full-time via her social media accounts. Her statement read, “I would like to thank God, my parents and everyone who […]

Following the conclusion of the season, the SWAC has released their All-Conference first and second-team selections. The list comes after all-conference honors were released in advance of the SIAC Championship game between Florida A&M and Prairie View A&M. The SWAC All-Conference Selections are below. 2023 All-SWAC Football Team Selections  All-SWAC First-Team Offense Quarterback: Jeremy Moussa, Florida A&M Running […]

Daylen Baldwin will be signing with the Minnesota Vikings, per a report by Jordan Schultz. The former Jackson State and Morgan State standout who transferred to Michigan before reentering the NFL will have another opportunity in the NFL with the Vikings. he will also reunite with Josh Dobbs and Sam DeLuca who he knows from […]

As the end of the season has neared, a tremendous debate has broken out in the HBCU community about if Florida A&M head coach Willie Simmons or Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor is the coach of the year in the SWAC. There have been some coaches, such as Alabama State’s Eddie Robinson Jr., that […]

HERO Sports recently released the 2023 regular season attendance figures for all FCS member schools. Once again, Jackson State led all of FCS in attendance, bringing in more fans on average than second-ranked Montana State. However, several other HBCUs were also featured on the list with prominent attendance numbers. Flordia A&M, Southern, Alabama State, and […]

The Soul Bowl rivalry matchup between Alcorn State and Jackson State lived up to the hype as the Braves won 28-24 over the Tigers. Jackson State hoped to finish their season with a decisive win over their rival while Alcorn hoped to remain in contention for the SWAC Championship. The game started with Alcorn scoring […]

Former Jackson State star and current Louisville standout Kevin Coleman got a clutch touchdown to give the Cardinals the lead over the Miami Hurricanes this afternoon. His score was crucial, as it helped seal the win. KEVIN COLEMAN!!!!! 58-yards to the house!!!!! 📺 ABC#GoCards pic.twitter.com/uHPiuUCc12 — Louisville Football (@LouisvilleFB) November 18, 2023 Backed up on […]

Morgan State, Jackson State, and Michigan football alumnus Daylen Baldwin is set to work out for the Browns on Friday morning, per a report by Bleacher Report’s Jordan Schultz. Schultz tweeted, “Former Jackson State and Michigan WR Daylen Baldwin will workout for the #Browns tomorrow morning, a source tells @BleacherReport. Baldwin has been fully medically […]

Jackson State’s head football coach T.C. Taylor spoke glowingly about Alcorn State’s head coach, Fred McNair. Reporter David Edelstein posted a clip on X where Taylor talked about his friendship and overall relationship with McNair. “Fred McNair is a great coach, great friend of mine,” he said. “He’s going to have that team ready to […]

In a thrilling showdown, Jacobian Morgan showcased his offensive prowess, leading Jackson State to a hard-fought 21-19 win over the Andrew Body-less Texas Southern Tigers. Morgan’s outstanding performance included a touchdown pass and two rushing touchdowns, amassing an impressive 182 passing yards. The action kicked off in the opening quarter when Morgan orchestrated an eight-play, […]

Leilani Armenta has been one of the most talked about players in HBCU football this year. The soccer star turned Tiger placekicker made history last week against the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff when she became the first woman in Division I football to score a point. Today, her story was featured on ESPN […]

Jackson State University dominated the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 40-14 to secure T.C. Taylor’s first winning season. The game also saw Tigers placekicker Leilani Armenta make history by scoring the first woman to score a point in Division I HBCU football history. T.C. Taylor, after being upset at his team’s performance last week […]

Jackson State soccer player and football punter/kicker Leilani Armenta just made history again in Jackson State’s 40-14 rout of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff. Armenta is now the first woman in Division I football to score a point and the second female player in college football to score a point, following Shaw University […]

In Jim Trotter’s latest piece for The Athletic entitled “Jackson State has moved on from Deion Sanders, but his shadow still lingers”, head coach T.C. Taylor spoke about succeeding Deion Sanders and the expectation for the Tigers. “If I was trying to be [Deion Sanders], I couldn’t be as good as I was going to […]

Journalist and Howard University alumnus Jim Trotter recently published an article in The Athletic about Jackson State in their post-Deion Sanders era. The article, entitled “Jackson State has moved on from Deion Sanders, but his shadow still lingers”, chronicles Jackson State after their 24-19 loss to Alabama State during their homecoming. The Alabama State vs. […]

Jackson State head coach T.C. Taylor wasn’t happy with his team’s effort at the end of their 24-6 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday. With 28 seconds left in the game, the Tigers allowed the Delta Devils to put together a 2-play, 97-yard drive that ended in a 52-yard run by DePhabian Fant that […]

Star Colorado defensive back Shilo Sanders was reminded of his HBCU roots on a show with NBA legends Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. In the latest installment of “KG Certified,” Garnett and Pierce took a trip to the University of Colorado to interview both Sanders and his father, Deion. Sanders spent much of the interview […]

TJackson Stateeam suffered a 24-19 loss to Alabama State during homecoming on Saturday night. The matchup marks the team’s first since last year’s faceoff that featured the infamous “Who is SWAC” moment. Robinson wanted desperately for his team to play Sanders & Jackson State for homecoming in the 2023 season. “I hope he comes back […]

Jackson State University celebrated their homecoming this week and the festivities are expected to bring in millions of dollars. Visit Jackson reports that the influx of visitors into the city could translate into a $5.3 million economic impact.  The huge number of visitors that came to celebrate Jackson State’s homecoming resulted in an influx of […]

This Saturday, Jackson State and Alabama State will butt heads for the first time since Deion Sanders left for the University of Colorado-Boulder. Despite being a regular rivalry game between divisional opponents, this particular matchup has some added vitriol. Last year, Alabama State head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. called out Sanders after their 26-12 loss […]

Jackson State dominated Alabama A&M in the Gulf Coast Challenge, winning 45-30. This is Jackson State’s third straight win over Connell Maynor and the Bulldogs since the Fall 2021 football season. Two of the Tiger’s three wins have been in dominant fashion. The Tigers started the game strong, scoring 21 unanswered points in the first […]

Jackson State head football coach T.C. Taylor talked about the team’s bye week and their upcoming game against Alabama A&M in the team’s weekly press conference. Taylor seemed refreshed from the extra days of rest and preparation. “I think the bye week was much needed for our program,” Taylor said. “It was good for our […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

Being a football coach means traveling across the country a lot especially when leading an HBCU. Jackson State football’s TC Taylor learned that this was very stressful when they had the MEAC/SWAC challenge. But, there is nothing much he can do given the schedule. He is even back on the road to compete against the […]

The nationally televised matchups between Florida A&M and Jackson State as well as Morehouse/Virginia Union drew a large television audience on Labor Day weekend. Both games kicked off on Sunday and operated in a virtually exclusive window, as the majority of the college football games for the weekend were played on Saturday with a select […]

A lot of professional athletes have given love to the HBCU crowd. They would often donate cash and invest in their athletics programs such that athletes could grow. Some have deeper connections than others like Chris Paul, who studied at Winston-Salem State. But no one has done as much for college football as Coach Deion […]

Following his impressive performance in Colorado’s upset victory over TCU, Shedeur Sanders broke down the difference between FCS football and FBS football. Sanders says the only difference between the two leagues is the speed of the defensive line and the amount of talent on the field at once. “I’ll say the only difference between FCS […]

T.C. Taylor didn’t mince words when reacting to Jackson State’s 28-10 loss to Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic. The first-year Tigers head coach took personal responsibility for how the team performed on the field Sunday afternoon. “We got our butts kicked today out there today,” he said post-game according to J.T. Keith of […]

Florida A&M secured a decisive victory over divisional rival Jackson State University, making a statement at the conclusion of their participation in the Orange Blossom Classic. The battle between the two teams was well anticipated, as the games in 2021 & 2022 determined who would ultimately make it to the SWAC Championship and play for […]