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First DI HBCU women’s wrestling program lands recruit. She is an Olympic hopeful

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The first NCAA Division I HBCU women’s wrestling program has signed its first athlete. Delaware State has announced the commitment of Louise Juitt of Belton, Missouri, as the program’s first wrestler. Juitt, ranked No. 3 among 140-lb. female wrestlers in America, was named the Kansas City Star’s female student athlete of the year for 2024-25 […]

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Mississippi Valley State hires new athletic director with HBCU track record

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Mississippi Valley State has a new athletic director, one with significant HBCU experience. Alecia Shields Gadson, who previously served as Delaware State’s athletic director, was named to that same post in Itta Bena on Monday. Following her departure from DSU this past December, she served as deputy athletic director at Alcorn State. “I want to

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Delaware State gets $20 million boost in athletic facility funding

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Delaware State’s Athletics Transformation Project received a significant boost by passing the 2025-26 fiscal year state budget. The university received $20 million for a multipurpose field house to help the football team and other athletic programs recruit battles against schools with more modern facilities. “It’s going to inject a lot of energy and goodwill into

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You can own a DeSean Jackson HBCU football jersey. Here’s how much it costs

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With the much-anticipated “HBCU Battle of the Legends” gridiron game between Delaware State and Norfolk State, Hornets fans can wear jerseys that bear the number of the school’s newest football coach. The jerseys, on sale now, bear the No.10 that DSU head coach DeSean Jackson wore as an NFL All-Pro wide receiver for the Philadelphia

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Tickets on sale for Michael Vick-DeSean Jackson showdown in Philly

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Delaware State University has announced that its highly anticipated football matchup against Norfolk State University will be played at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets were made available to the public starting at 10 a.m. on June 17. This event marks the first head-to-head

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DeSean Jackson has shown Delaware State players he still can run routes

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DeSean Jackson was one of the most talented offensive threats to hit an NFL field during his 15 seasons in the league. The new Delaware State football coach is still quick to remind his players of that fact, as he did on Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson’s Nightcap show recently. Sharpe, a Savannah State alum,

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The first D1 HBCU with women’s wrestling has a national championship coach

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The first HBCU with a women’s wrestling program now has a coach to lead the way. Delaware State University has announced that Kenya Sloan, a former NAIA national champion and assistant coach at Sacred Heart, will become the first head coach in Hornets women’s wrestling history. Breaking News Kenya Sloan Named the first Head Women’s

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Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson to officially square of at home of Super Bowl champions

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The talk of one HBCU football game moving to an NFL stadium is officially a reality. Delaware State and Norfolk State’s MEAC game, originally scheduled for Sat. Nov. 1 at Alumni Stadium in Dover, will now be played Thursday Oct. 30 at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. Both

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DeSean Jackson says ‘it’s crazy’ that college football is now NFL free agency

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On a recent episode of the “Up and Adams Show” with Kay Adams, Delaware State head coach DeSean Jackson offered a candid perspective on the changing landscape of college football. The rookie head coach likened the current era of player movement and NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) deals to NFL free agency. “It’s just crazy

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Norfolk State and Howard dominate MEAC team awards

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Norfolk State and Howard University won Wednesday night’s MEAC All-Sports Awards Dinner in Virginia Beach. The Spartans’ men’s programs won the Talmadge Layman Hill all-men’s sports award for the second consecutive year, while the Bison women earned the Mary McLeod Bethune all-women’s sports award for the fourth year in a row. The Norfolk State men

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