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When folks talk HBCU sports, it’s usually football first, and maybe basketball if they’re paying attention. But HBCU baseball has its own legacy. A deep one that isn’t addressed enough. And that legacy was built by coaches who didn’t just fill out lineups. They built programs from scratch, molded boys into men, and gave HBCUs […]
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Spring football gives way to fall optimism, and the Southwestern Athletic Conference landscape for 2025 is taking shape. The conference remains fiercely competitive, with perennial powers and emerging contenders vying for supremacy. Here’s an analysis of the SWAC football power rankings heading into the 2025 campaign, based on recent results, returning talent, and off-season developments.
SWAC football power rankings 2025: Post-spring look at all 12 teams Read More »
The NCAA Division II women’s and men’s basketball tournament field has been announced, and it features many HBCU teams. As many as HBCUs have been selected to participate in the national tournament, including three at-large selections. Here are the HBCU teams that will compete for a Division II national championship. Women Fayetteville State: Atlantic Region
HBCU basketball teams well-represented in NCAA Division II Tournament field Read More »
For Tennessee State football, it’s back to the drawing board after Eddie George accepted the head coach position at Bowling Green. George, the former Heisman Trophy winner and NFL running back, was successful at TSU. Last season, he guided the Tigers to a share of the OVC-Big South title and a trip to the FCS
Who is next line after Eddie George? Tennessee State has options, but two are clear Read More »
Four years ago this month, Sonja Stills began serving as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference commissioner, one of a handful of women to serve as an NCAA Division I conference leader. Under Stills’ leadership, the MEAC has experienced growth and stability. Recently, she teamed up with other HBCU conference commissioners to lobby elected officials for assistance with
What MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills said about DEI and celebrity football coach hires Read More »
The regular season is coming to a close at the Division II and NAIA levels, which means tournament season is soon to begin. As teams prepare for conference championships, here are some things we’ve learned from last week’s slate of games. Fayetteville State men streak grows The Fayetteville State Broncos men’s basketball team has been
HBCU basketball: There is chaos in the CIAA standings Read More »
Here are the grades for every HBCU football head coaching hire this offseason. Sam Shade, Alabama A&M: A We begin this list with Alabama A&M, who snagged Sam Shade away from the reigning SIAC champion Miles Golden Bears. After 14 years of serving as an assistant coach at various levels, Shade was hired as Miles’
Some HBCUs football coach hires are official. Here’s how we graded them Read More »
The 2024 HBCU football season has come to an end, and what a season it was from start to finish. There isn’t much left to say or do except reveal the final HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll, so here is how the Top 10 shakes out. 1. Jackson State (12-2) It was indeed the
HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I Football Poll: The year of Tiger Read More »
Heading into the 2024 season, there was uncertainty about how South Carolina State football would look without longtime coach Buddy Pough after a two-decade stint in Orangeburg. While there was much hope and great anticipation that Chennis Berry, who was hired to replace the retired Pough, could eventually replicate the success he cultivated at Division
The road to the Celebration Bowl for South Carolina State was paved by a loss to FAMU Read More »
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
Here are the pros and cons of every HBCU football coaching vacancy Read More »
