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Former NFL quarterback Michael Vick played in the NFL for 13 seasons with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, and Pittsburgh Steelers. On Tuesday, Vick was hired as the head football coach at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia. As a native of the area, he will be right at home. Vick made […]

This year’s Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge between Florida A&M and Norfolk State became the most-watched game in the event’s history.  On Saturday night, 1.3 million viewers tuned in to watch SWAC’s Florida A&M defeated MEAC’s Norfolk State, 24-23. ABC aired the game at 7:30 PM, making it a big moment as the Challenge nears its 20th […]

Norfolk State stunned the HBCU community by going toe-to-toe with the defending Celebration Bowl champions, Florida A&M Rattlers, during Saturday’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge. However, a contentious coaching decision by Head Coach Dawson Odoms has since dominated discussions about the game. After taking an early 14-0 lead, Norfolk State’s ground game was in full swing. Kavon King […]

The Florida A&M Rattlers defeated the Norfolk State Spartans 24-23 in the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge in front of a packed Center Parc Stadium crowd on Saturday night. The Rattlers won the game in nail-biting fashion, storming back from a 14-point deficit. The Rattlers found themselves in an early 0-14 deficit due to an explosive Spartans […]

Norfolk State looks to defy the odds in the Week 0 MEAC/SWAC Challenge as they face the Florida A&M Rattlers. All eyes will be on the Spartans on August 24th as they kick off at 7:30 p.m. EST in a national primetime slot. The Spartans are beginning their fourth year under Head Coach Dawson Odums. […]

 Junior College transfer Jaden Daniels is slated to make his Norfolk State debut this season. The sophomore Quarterback is reported to be starting for the Spartans this Saturday during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in place of senior All-MEAC quarterback Otto Kuhns. Khuns takes a backseat in Saturday’s Week 0 contest due to an unspecified NCAA ruling […]

Former NFL Quarterback and four-time NFL Pro Bowl participant Michael Vick is set to make a guest appearance at the second annual MEAC Girls on the Gridiron Flag Football clinic. The MEAC Girls on the Gridiron Flag Football Clinic is in partnership with the Norfolk State University Athletic Department. The NFL and the MEAC collaborated […]

For the 2024 MEAC/SWAC Challenge, the Norfolk State Spartans and Florida A&M Rattlers will kick off on national television on ABC. ESPN revealed the college football schedules for Week 0 and Week 1 and highlighted some of the marquee matchups. The Week 0 games start Saturday, Aug. 24 at noon with a clash between Florida […]

The North Carolina Central Eagles and Norfolk State Spartans will continue their MEAC rivalry in a different arena this upcoming season. Norfolk State’s football schedule updated; it now shows they will kick off against North Carolina Central in the 40th Circle City Classic on Saturday, Sept. 28. The Circle City Classic has an extensive history, […]

The Norfolk State Spartans have finally revealed their football schedule for 2024. They are looking to drastically improve upon a disappointing 2023 season. The Spartans finished with a 3-9 record and won only one game in the MEAC. They defeated Delaware State in the penultimate game of the season to avoid finishing last in the […]

With a 44-17 win over the Norfolk State Spartans, the South Carolina State Bulldogs send away retiring head coach Buddy Pough with a victory. Neither team were in contention to win the MEAC, but the Bulldogs were likely determined to get Pough, their longtime head coach, the final victory of his career. South Carolina State […]

With a dominating 44-21 victory over the Delaware State Hornets, the Norfolk State Spartans finally snap their five-game losing streak. The Spartans had been searching for that elusive third win of the season since Week 4 when they defeated Towson 21-14. During the losing streak, Norfolk State lost four of the five games by a […]

North Carolina Central solidified themselves as the best football team in the MEAC with a 38-24 homecoming victory over the Norfolk State Spartans. The Eagles move to 8-1 on the year and are 3-0 in the conference. The Spartans, on the other hand, were already struggling when they ran into the buzzsaw that is North […]

Morgan State orchestrated a remarkable comeback, overcoming an 18-point deficit to secure a 32-28 victory over Norfolk State. The game started with Morgan State’s Beckett Leary missing a 46-yard field goal, but he quickly redeemed himself with a successful 31-yard kick, putting the first points on the board. Norfolk State responded swiftly, with Kuhns connecting […]

The ratings for the most recent ESPNU broadcasted HBCUs for last week are in and it’s oddly low. SportsMediaWatch reports that the Thursday evening broadcast of North Carolina Central vs. Morgan State drew 27,000 linear television viewers and the Saturday afternoon broadcast of Howard’s homecoming game vs. Hampton drew 25,000 viewers. Compared to the non-HBCU […]

Howard University concluded their homecoming in spectacular fashion by defeating MEAC rival Norfolk State 27-23. The Spartans aimed to spoil the Bison’s homecoming weekend, but the Bison prevailed. Notable attendees included Lance Gross, a renowned actor, and Howard alumnus, as well as AJ Calloway, a former host of BET’s 106 & Park. The game started […]

Howard University is celebrating the 1993 Bison football team during this year’s homecoming per a statement by the institution. The 1993 Howard Bison, led by former head coach Steve Wilson and then-quarterback Jay Walker, is one of the best teams in the history of the institution as they went undefeated in the 1993 season. Their […]

The Tennessee State Tigers win an ugly homecoming rock fight against the Norfolk State Spartans, 24-17. The win, which took place in Nissan Stadium (where the Tennessee Titans play home games), added more credence to recent calls for head coach Eddie George to gain more attention. Coming into this matchup, the Spartans were 2-3 on […]

North Carolina A&T notched their first win of the season over Norfolk State with a 28-26 victory. The win came off of record-setting performances by true freshman quarterback Kevin White and Graduate linebacker BJ Turner. White, completed 6 of 10 passes for 98 yards and rushed 11 times for 130 yards and 2 touchdowns in […]

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 […]

After Clemson’s week 1 upset loss to Duke in prime-time on Monday night, Dabo Swinny got a text message from a person no one would’ve thought of: Norfolk State head coach Dawson Odoms. Odoms, whose Spartan team had an upset loss of his own to CIAA foe Virginia State University 33-24,  spoke about what he […]

Norfolk State coach Dawson Odoms was not pleased after their upset 33-23 loss to Virginia State on Saturday. The former Southern University coach even went as far as apologizing for how the team played. “I want to apologize to our fans,” Odoms said in the postgame presser. “We have to do a better job [of] […]

Virginia State pulled off an upset 33-24 victory over Norfolk State to kick off their season. And it had one of the more entertaining finishes that you’ll see this season. Norfolk quarterback Otto Kuhns fired a pass to Andre Pegues for a 17-yard touchdown and put the Spartans up 24-20 with 13:21 left in the […]

Fox Soul and PRN Communications have recently reached an agreement to live stream HBCU sports for free this Fall, per a joint statement by Fox Soul and PRN Communications. The broadcasts will be produced by PRN’s HBCU sports subsidiary Black College Sports Broadcasting Network. Fox Soul, a free live ad-supported streaming service launched in 2020 […]