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HBCU Football: MEAC clash in NFL stadium leads Week 10 attendance figures

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Delaware State’s Thursday night clash with Norfolk State in the stadium where their respective head coaches played as teammates for five years leads the HBCU football Week 10 attendance leaderboard. Delaware State vs. Norfolk State: 47,266 Tuskegee vs. Lane: 24,128 South Carolina State vs. Morgan State: 14,061 Jackson State vs. Florida A&M: 13,104 Grambling State […]

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Magic City Classic tops Week 9 attendance leaderboard

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Every year, the Magic City Classic can be relied upon to produce some stellar attendance numbers and this year is no different, leading all HBCU football games in that category in Week 9. Alabama State vs. Alabama A&M: 69,372 South Carolina State vs. Norfolk State: 47,273 Grambling State vs. Jackson State: 29,655 Edward Waters vs.

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HBCU basketball coach Charlie Ward to have jersey retired at Florida State

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Charlie Ward, one of the most accomplished athletes in college sports history, will see his basketball jersey lifted into the rafters. The jersey retirement will take place prior to Florida A&M’s exhibition matchup against Florida State — a nod to Tallahassee’s two hoops programs coming together for a historic night. The honor makes Ward the

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10 Most attended games in Week 8 of the HBCU football season

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In a list overpopulated by Division II contests, it was Florida A&M’s homecoming clash with Alcorn State that took the top spot on the list of the most attended games in Week 8 of the HBCU football season. Florida A&M vs. Alcorn State: 25,550 Prairie View A&M vs. Southern: 23,715 Morehouse vs. Lane: 17,818 Winston-Salem

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Opinion: PWIs don’t want to hire HBCU football coaches unless they’ve been validated

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Now that Prairie View A&M’s head coach, Tremaine Jackson, has been mentioned as a possible candidate for the vacant head coaching job at UAB, some may be celebrating the news as progress. On the surface, it feels like validation, a sign that the work being done inside HBCU football is finally being noticed beyond its

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HBCU football hot-seat watch: Which coach is cool? Who’s on fire?

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The 2025 HBCU Football season has reached the halfway point. While plenty of schools are still in contention for conference championships and postseason invites, there are a few schools whose head coaches might be sweating a bit waiting for that end-of-the-season meeting. Which coaches are on the hot seat? There aren’t that many, but the

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HBCU Football: SWAC game of the year headlines Saturday games to watch

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All eyes are on the SWAC East showdown between Jackson State and Alabama State in week seven of the HBCU footballs season in what many are dubbing the ‘Game of the Year.’ Elsewhere, the SIAC has a pair of matchups with championship implications while two contenders in the CIAA clash with a chance to taking

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HBCU Chris-tal ball Picks: Will Week Seven be Heaven…or the other place for HBCU football teams?

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HBCU Football enters the second half of the season this weekend. SWAC/CIAA/SIAC play promises to be exciting while the MEAC is finally winding down their never-ending non-conference schedule. Week Seven will be a fun one to predict, but before your friendly neighborhood HBCU football prognosticator drops this week’s science, let’s look back at Week Six’s

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HBCU culture must move on from hurtful “humor”

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Smack talk and jokes are a part of HBCU culture. It would be silly to deny this. Generations of rivalries have given plenty of schools and universities ammunition against each other for all kinds of roasting seasons, funny videos, memes and much more. There is a line, however. And Florida A&M band announcer Joe Bullard

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