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The questions about one HBCU football classic have seemingly been answered. The Mississippi Valley State/Florida A&M contest scheduled for Oct. 4 in Atlanta was thought to be up in the air as Mercedes Benz Stadium did not have the game listed on the stadium’s events list website. That has not stopped the organizers of the […]
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Several HBCU basketball teams will have a chance to experience Disney while competing against each other this season. The inaugural ESPN HBCU Hoops Invitational takes place Dec. 4-7 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The men’s bracket will feature Florida A&M, Tuskegee,
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As Florida A&M enters its second football season under coach James Colzie, questions continue to swirl around the status of athletic director Angela Suggs. Despite Suggs, who has been on administrative leave since she was accused of charging over $23,000 to her Florida Sports Foundation business credit card at various casinos between 2022 and 2024
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There is a new vibe surrounding the Florida A&M football team. The Rattlers needed to change something after going 7-5 in 2024 under then-rookie head coach James Colzie, which prompted him to express that the season-long performance was “not the damn standard.” “The lights were bright last year,” the FAMU coach said at SWAC Football
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The SWAC’s annual Football Media Day takes place this week, and ahead of the festivities, we give you our top five questions about Media Day and the 2025 season. 1. Can Jackson State run it back? The Tigers’ second season under T.C. Taylor was a successful one. They returned to the top of the SWAC
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The 2025 HBCU football season is less than a month from kicking off, and the preseason honors continue to roll in. This time, it’s STATS Perform released its FCS preseason All-American team, which features nine HBCU names. First Team Travis Terrell, Jackson State, KR Despite losing offensive talent from its HBCU national championship team, the
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A trio of SWAC baseball players were taken in the later rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft on Tuesday. The highest-drafted HBCU baseball player on the day was Florida A&M catcher Broedy Poppell, who the San Francisco Giants took in the 13th round. In 2024, Poppell had a .325 batting average, leading the Rattlers with 69 hits,
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Comedian and CNN personality Roy Wood Jr. is using his platform to do more than deliver punchlines. He’s helping to shift the spotlight onto a part of the sports world that has long gone overlooked — Black college baseball. Through a partnership with Major League Baseball and the Ken Griffey Jr. Family Foundation, Wood recently
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Florida A&M has landed a significant addition to its football program with the commitment of former Tulane tight end Guiseann Mirtil. The Winter Haven, Florida native announced his decision to join the Rattlers, bringing both experience and versatility to the roster. Mirtil, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound athlete, spent his freshman season with Tulane after a standout
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As an alum of an HBCU and a baseball fan, it’s no surprise that comedian and Have I Got News For You host Roy Wood Jr. would be all in for the HBCU Swingman Classic. Wood, a graduate of Florida A&M’s famed journalism school, is conducting a series of interviews leading up to the game
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