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As of press time, nine HBCU athletic directors and administrations are Christmas shopping for a brand-new football coach to put under the tree for 2025. As with all expensive shopping adventures, the pros and cons must be weighed heavily, not just by the universities themselves but also by the coaches. So, at HBCU Sports, we’ve […]
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Alabama A&M University Director of Athletics Dr. Paul A. Bryant announced on Monday a change in leadership for the AAMU football program. Head coach Connell Maynor will be relieved of his duties effective immediately. “We want to thank Connell Maynor for his seven seasons at Alabama A&M University,” Bryant said. “We wish him well in
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There were a handful of Division I HBCU Football games left this past weekend, so HBCU Sports has time for one more update of our Ultimate D-1 football poll. We saw three teams finish up 2024 and one more get ready for the biggest game of their season with a classic win. Here’s how it
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This HBCU football season has been a feast for quite a few schools, so it’s fitting on Thanksgiving weekend that we have three HBCU squads playing postseason football. We also have a couple of classics and a make-up game, so that’s reason enough to take a break from holiday prep and look into the Chris-tal
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The family of an Alabama A&M University football player who was hospitalized after being injured in the Magic City Classic remains in critical condition. The news comes hours after the university announced on Wednesday that Medrick Burnett Jr., a linebacker, had died. The school has since removed the announcement from its website. Alabama A&M releases
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The final full weekend of D-1 HBCU football saw conference champions finish strong and a few teams setting up well for 2025. As we turn to the SWAC title game, the Celebration Bowl and hopefully the FCS playoffs, here’s how the best of the best rank in HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll. 1. Jackson
| Donovan Eaglin rushed for 123 yards, including 111 in the second half, as the Alabama A&M University football team used a dominant second half to pull past Grambling State, 22-17, in a Southwestern Athletic Conference game on Thursday night at Louis Crews Stadium. Alabama A&M (5-5 overall, 3-3 SWAC) trailed 17-3 in the second
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Week 10 of the college football season typically represents crunch time, a period that provides some clarity as to who the contenders and pretenders are in the quest for a football championship. The same even applies to HBCU band halftime shows now that ESPN publishes its own rankings of HBCU marching bands. Our weekly top
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The Alabama A&M women’s basketball team opened their regular season by making history as it recorded the highest attendance that the AAMU Event Center has seen in a women’s game. Senior guard Kalia Walker paced the Bulldog offense with 13 points in the 84-59 loss to the No.24 Alabama Crimson Tide. Thursday night’s headlining contest
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Alabama A&M linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. is still in the hospital after suffering a severe head injury in the Magic City Classic, and a crowdfunding effort has been set up to assist with medical expenses. Burnett suffered the injury while defending an Alabama State kickoff return. While charging toward the Hornets’ returner, he gets lost
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