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Two of the HBCU community’s most renowned institutions made headlines last week for controversial reasons. Howard University announced a policy that forbids the school’s sports teams from kneeling during the national anthem, while first-year Florida A&M men’s basketball coach Charlie Ward sat in on that scam of a college sports roundtable hosted by President Donald […]
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The biggest day in North American sports is here with the National Football League (NFL) celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, let’s do a breakdown of some historical connections between the big game and HBCUs by the numbers. 40: Super Bowl-winning teams with HBCU starters Of the
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In addition to the announcement of their 2026 football schedule, Florida A&M Rattlers’ head coach Quinn Gray has also announced some of the personnel added to his coaching staff. The most notable addition is defensive coordinator Ryan Lewis, who most will remember from his time in a similar role at Alabama State from 2022 to
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Championship Sunday has concluded in the NFL Playoffs, which means we now know who will be in Santa Clara, playing in Super Bowl LX. The AFC champion New England Patriots punched their ticket to their 11th Super Bowl in franchise history after taking down the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the conference title game. They will
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Several great players, coaches and an important contributor from HBCUs will be honored this coming June. The Black College Football Hall of Fame Class of 2026 includes Rudy Hubbard (Florida A&M), Tyrone Poole (Fort Valley State), Eddie Robinson Jr. (Alabama State), Nick Collins (Bethune-Cookman), Jimmy Smith (Jackson State), and Steve Wyche (Howard). The announcement was
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As we count down toward the beginning of a new year, one of the questions that we can look forward to answering is how the new HBCU football coaching hires will pan out in their new homes. Of the 11 vacant head coaching jobs at the season’s conclusion, six have since been filled. Here we
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Pam Oliver has been a fixture on NFL sidelines for many years as a reporter and last Tuesday, the Florida A&M alumna added another honor to an endless list of awards. Oliver, a 1984 FAMU graduate, was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, part of a class that includes the recently retired Lee
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The HBCU Football coaching cycle continued with the reports that Florida A&M will turn to program legend Quinn Gray to return the Rattlers to the top of Black College Football. Not only is this a homecoming for Gray, but FAMU’s newest hire marks a potential trend that is possibly just getting started; Division I HBCUs
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It’s official: Quinn Gray is set to become the next head football coach at Florida A&M University, bringing the program full circle with one of its most accomplished alumni now leading the Rattlers’ sideline. Gray, a former standout quarterback at FAMU and longtime assistant coach, takes over following the program’s search for a coach after
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The 10th anniversary of the Cricket Celebration Bowl takes place on Saturday. The game that determines the HBCU football national champion began as a risky alternative to the FCS playoffs but has become the official kickoff for college football’s bowl season. To celebrate a decade of the Celebration Bowl, we’ve compiled a list of the
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