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HBCU Sports is bringing back our weekly HBCU football rankings and as we’re a third of the way through the season, the Division I component has a lot of interesting teams in interesting positions already. So without further delay, here’s the D-I HBCU Football Top 10 after Week 4. 1. North Carolina Central (4-2) Last […]
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The SWAC takes ownership of the top three spots on the list of the 10 most attended games in week 5 of the HBCU football season, with the State Fair Classic separating itself from the pact at number one. Grambling State vs. Prairie View A&M: 56,210 Jackson State vs. Southern: 27,487 Alcorn State vs. Arkansas-Pine
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Alabama State president Quinton Ross Jr. heard something during Saturday’s football game at Florida A&M that did not sit well with him. Ross shared a written statement condemning comments by a FAMU Marching 100 announcer about the Honey Beez, ASU’s popular plus-sized dance troupe, who perform with the marching band. Ross took the PA announcer to
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Florida A&M’s dominance over Alabama State since joining the SWAC has been unquestioned. The Rattlers have a perfect 4-0 record in the series since 2021. This year, however, the narrative looks poised for a shakeup as the two teams prepare for their Week 4 meeting at Bragg Memorial Stadium (2 p.m. CT, HBCU GO). Alabama
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In week five of the HBCU football season, the SWAC takes center stage as it officially enters its first full slate of the year. This week is headlined by a trio of SWAC rivalry games, two of which will come between division rivals looking to take a big step toward conference championship contention. Also, a
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Week Four for your friendly neighborhood HBCU football prognosticator was full of great finishes, surprising results…and plenty of losses. After an amazing Week Three, I fell faster than Disney stock thanks to some great games around the country. That’s the beauty of HBCU football; you get at least one surprise each week. Hopefully I can
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HBCU campuses across the United States are shutting down due to threats of violence against the campus community. Hampton University and Virginia State both announced campus closures after receiving threats. No further information has been made public, but both schools have encouraged boarding students to stay in their dorms, commuter students to stay off campus
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Southern head coach Terrence Graves pushed back Monday during the SWAC’s weekly football coaches press conference on doubts about his team following a mistake-filled performance that ended in a 30-7 loss to Alabama State. Asked to convince Jaguar Nation why the program should still be considered a good team despite drops, penalties and missed tackles,
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The SWAC to NFL pipeline adds another success story in the opening week of the 2025 NFL season, with a former running back from the conference scoring his first NFL touchdown. Alabama State standout Jacory Croskey-Merritt, now a member of the Washington Commanders, reached the end zone for the first time in the second quarter
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Week One was pretty by-the-book as far as HBCU Football goes and that led to a great week for those of us in the prediction business; namely me. Week Two promises to be a little more difficult, especially in the Division II ranks where SIAC and CIAA teams face each other or will deal with
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