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The biggest day in North American sports is here with the National Football League (NFL) celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, let’s do a breakdown of some historical connections between the big game and HBCUs by the numbers. 40: Super Bowl-winning teams with HBCU starters Of the […]
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In Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl, USA Today compiled a list of the 60 Greatest Players in Super Bowl history, featuring legendary names in HBCU lore. Unsurprisingly, all-time great Mississippi Valley State wide receiver Jerry Rice makes the list at number three with many of his records. These include career points
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Alabama A&M has added a quarterback who previously spent time at a Power 4 program to their roster. Bekkam Kritza, who spent last season with Big Ten member Penn State, announced his commitment to the Bulldogs football program on social media Monday afternoon. Grateful Let’s work! pic.twitter.com/nLG33KQJeV — Bekkem Kritza (@stretch2025) January 26, 2026 Kritza,
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World-ranked tennis star Coco Gauff has donated $150,000 to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) to support scholarships for student-athletes at HBCUs. The gift will be distributed through the Coco Gauff Scholarship Program, which provides financial assistance to HBCU students who participate in collegiate tennis. This marks the second straight year Gauff has made a
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The HBCU Football coaching cycle continued with the reports that Florida A&M will turn to program legend Quinn Gray to return the Rattlers to the top of Black College Football. Not only is this a homecoming for Gray, but FAMU’s newest hire marks a potential trend that is possibly just getting started; Division I HBCUs
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The penultimate week of the final full slate of the 2025 HBCU football season in the Division I ranks sees Texas Southern’s clash with Southern in Baton Rouge top the list of most-attended games in Week 12. Texas Southern vs. Southern: 24,679 Jackson State vs. Bethune-Cookman: 23,348 Florida A&M vs. Alabama A&M: 14,677 Albany State
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The Fountain City Classic between storied SIAC rivals Albany State and Fort Valley State tops the list of the most attended games in Week 11 of the HBCU football season. Albany State vs. Fort Valley State: 40,175 Alabama State vs. Texas Southern: 17,625 Virginia Union vs. Virginia State: 15,165 Alcorn State vs. Southern: 14,458 Prairie
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Delaware State’s Thursday night clash with Norfolk State in the stadium where their respective head coaches played as teammates for five years leads the HBCU football Week 10 attendance leaderboard. Delaware State vs. Norfolk State: 47,266 Tuskegee vs. Lane: 24,128 South Carolina State vs. Morgan State: 14,061 Jackson State vs. Florida A&M: 13,104 Grambling State
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Every year, the Magic City Classic can be relied upon to produce some stellar attendance numbers and this year is no different, leading all HBCU football games in that category in Week 9. Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M: 69,372 South Carolina State vs. Norfolk State: 47,273 Grambling State vs. Jackson State: 29,655 Edward Waters vs.
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The 2025 edition of the Magic City Classic football game, featuring Alabama A&M and Alabama State, resulted in a convincing 56-13 win for the Hornets. The win improved Alabama State’s record to 5-2 (3-1 SWAC) to remain tied for first place in the SWAC’s East division. For Alabama A&M (4-4, 1-3 SWAC), the loss eliminates
