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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 […]
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Willie Simmons, who had a successful stint as an HBCU football coach, including leading Florida A&M to a Black National Championship, was hired to be the next head coach at Florida International. The news was first reported on Saturday by ESPN senior college football writer Adam Rittenberg. Simmons, who spent the 2024 season as the
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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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Florida A&M held off a late Alabama A&M surge to secure a 28-20 victory at Bragg Memorial Stadium on Friday to end the season on a winning note. The Rattlers(7-5) started hot, scoring on their opening drive when Thad Franklin Jr. broke free for a 25-yard touchdown run just 32 seconds into the game. After
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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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In a thrilling edition of the Florida Classic, the Florida A&M Rattlers emerged victorious over rival Bethune-Cookman, securing a 41-38 win in front of 56,453 fans at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Running back Thad Franklin Jr. led the way with a spectacular performance, rushing for 195 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries, including
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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
Moments after Florida A&M lost its second consecutive game in historic fashion to Mississippi Valley State last Saturday, James Colzie indicated that hard decisions would need to be made to uplift a team that had not played up to the standard of a champion. The first-year coach this week decided to make an in-house move
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Week 12 of HBCU football ended championship chases in the MEAC and in each SWAC division, and there isn’t much change in the HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll, so as these teams head into their regular season finales, here’s how they fared in our rankings. 1. Jackson State (9-2) The Tigers scored enough points
Following Prairie View A&M’s 31-12 win over Florida A&M last Saturday, there was an altercation involving football players. On Thursday morning, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that both schools were fined, and athletes from each school were suspended as a result of Saturday’s actions. “After conducting a comprehensive investigation, it was determined that both schools
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