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As the year comes to a close, we’re looking back at the best of HBCUSports.com from 2024. It was an especially busy year — we saw HBCU football power return to glory at the Division I level — and memorable postseason runs by a pair of Division II football teams. There were outstanding performances on […]
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Delaware State University was the latest HBCU athletics program to hire a former NFL star to lead its football team when the school sought out former Pro Bowl receiver DeSean Jackson. That was all according to plan. A source with knowledge of the DSU search told HBCU Sports that several big-name former NFL players, most
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The 2010 Philadelphia Eagles could have a third of the head football coaching jobs in the MEAC this season. According to a report from ESPN college football reporter Pete Thamel, former Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson is expected to be named the new head football coach at Delaware State. The Hornets are coming off of a
More than a week after Delaware State parted ways with Lee Hull as football coach, at least one former Hornet football player has drafted a letter in support of the man Hull replaced. Steven Tadlock, a former linebacker at Delaware State College in the 1980s, shared a letter within a DSU alumni group on Facebook,
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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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A new coach will try to guide Delaware State football to its first winning season since 2012. According to a report by Football Scoop, the Hornets have fired Lee Hull after two seasons as head coach. The Hornets finished 2024 1-11 overall, with their only win, a 17-15 decision at Sacred Heart on August 31.
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Thursday afternoon, Delaware State University and HBCU Wrestling announced a one-of-a-kind partnership that will bring Division I women’s wrestling to Dover beginning with the 2025-26 season. Thanks to a $1.25 million gift by HBCU Wrestling, DSU will become the first HBCU with a D-I women’s wrestling program. A search for a head coach will soon
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As Delaware State football coach Lee Hull continues restoring the Hornet program to its former glory, he is excited about the school’s infrastructure upgrades, including the announcement of an indoor training facility, which would be the first in HBCU football. “When I first took the job, the administration talked about how the lack of facilities
After surviving a cross-country trip that had the potential to be a season-breaking ordeal, the Delaware State football team showed that their Hawaiian experience only strengthened them. The Hornets earned a gutsy 17-15 win over FCS independent Sacred Heart last Saturday night, their first win against an FCS opponent since November 2022. During Monday’s MEAC
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Florida A&M’s 2-0 start earned them a measure of respect in Tuesday’s American Football Coaches Association FCS poll. The Rattlers, who overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat South Carolina State 22-18 Saturday night, were ranked 24th in the AFCA’s Week 1 poll after being ranked 25th in the preseason poll. Week 1 @WeAreAFCA Rankings #FCS pic.twitter.com/AL1d7nCtmj —
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