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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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The era of Marshall Faulk Southern University football is already taking shape, and the way his coaching staff is coming together shows this hire was never just about star power. As Southern University enters a new chapter on the Bluff, Faulk is leaning into trusted relationships, shared history, and elite football experience to build a
Former Winston-Salem State star quarterback Daylin Lee is on his way to Nashville, announcing his commitment to Tennessee State. Lee joins Tennessee State with two years of eligibility remaining, overtaking offers from Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alcorn State. In his three seasons at WSSU, Lee tallied 5,619 passing yards, completing 58% of his passes, and scoring
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Southern University Board Chairman Tony Clayton used a recent public appearance to deliver an unusually blunt call for the university to pursue corporate naming rights for its historic football stadium, saying the athletics program must start treating the venue “as a business.” Push for naming rights Responding to a question about stadium naming rights on
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The 2025 calendar year was interesting and action-packed in the world of HBCU sports, so to recap the year, here are the Top 10 stories from this past year. 10. SWAC TV provides new viewing option SWAC TV debuted this season, joining the CIAA and the SIAC as HBCU conferences with their own streaming/broadcasting services.
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South Carolina State will go into the 2026 season as the defending HBCU national champions thanks to their Celebration Bowl win, and early in the season, they will be visited by a CIAA team. Virginia State released their 2026 football schedule on social media Monday, highlighted by a trip to Orangeburg, South Carolina Saturday Sept.
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Hampton has started to retool its football staff to tailor the operation for new head coach Van Malone. The latest set of assistant hires is headlined by the expected additions of Clay Jennings as defensive coordinator and D.J. Boldin as offensive coordinator, according to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg. Jennings, a veteran defensive coach
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Fans tuning into Fox NFL Kickoff on Sunday were greeted by a familiar face — former NFL star Michael Vick made his return to the broadcast team. Vick joined Carissa Thompson, Julian Edelman, and Charles Woodson. Vick had spent the past year away from television to pursue a new challenge: coaching college football. Serving as
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The new-look Southern University football staff assembled under Marshall Faulk features several commonalities. For instance, Anthony Balancier, hired by Faulk to work as defensive backs coach, was an All-SWAC linebacker at Southern. He goes back to his alma mater as a trusted assistant. Josh Covington, the Jaguars’ new running backs coach, has HBCU ties as
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Norfolk State and Delaware State both saw their football crowds swell in 2025 under DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick. But the Spartans’ surge under first-year head coach Vick turned their home dates into some of the hottest tickets in HBCU football. From record-setting homecoming figures in Norfolk to a primetime showcase in an NFL stadium
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