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HBCU football Week 3: Rivalry week in the SWAC and a CIAA showdown are games to watch 

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Week 3 of the HBCU football season features three Division I rivalry games, including a SWAC team looking to snap a losing streak in the series. Also, a key CIAA matchup between two burgeoning conference championship contenders goes down in Charlotte. Here are the 5 Games to Watch in Week 3 of the HBCU football […]

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‘We need to play’: Eddie George hopeful Tennessee State can renew Jackson State rivalry

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Tennessee State will be involved in yet another Southern Heritage Classic this Saturday when the Tigers play Arkansas-Pine Bluff in Memphis. But Tennessee State coach Eddie George is longing to revive its longtime non-conference HBCU rivalry with Jackson State in the future. The schools have not played each other since Jackson State announced it would

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Ultimate HBCU Sports Division II Football Poll: CIAA dominates rankings

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The CIAA dominates this week’s edition of HBCU Sports’ Division II football poll after improving to 5-0 this season against the SIAC following two head-to-head meetings this past weekend. Chief among them is Shaw, who overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the reigning SIAC championship runner-up Albany State. Meanwhile, West Virginia State finds its

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HBCU coach suggested too many podcast interviews took away focus in Week 2 blowout loss

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Texas Southern got humbled 69-7 by Rice on Saturday night in a game that wasn’t close from the outset. While the outcome and margin weren’t usual in FBS-FCS matchups through the first two weeks of the regular season, Texas Southern head coach Cris Dishman suggested his team might have been distracted after its season-opening with

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Will Andrew Body continue career at Alabama State? Eddie Robinson Jr. says he’s hopeful

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While the Alabama State football team played two freshman quarterbacks in their 24-3 win over Miles last Saturday, Hornets head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. is hopeful that Andrew Body is a part of the team’s future – and present – as a team leader. “After his injury, you just feel bad for him because of

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Why Mickey Joseph said Grambling was ‘bad’ in good win over Tuskegee

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Grambling State quarterback Myles Crawley threw for 304 yards and four touchdowns without an interception. The defense recorded two interceptions, recovered a fumble, and tallied two sacks in what was a comfortable 37-20 win over Tuskegee on Saturday night. But despite the performance, Tigers head coach Mickey Joseph wasn’t completely happy with how his team

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Ultimate HBCU Sports Division I Football Poll: See who climbed and fell after Week 2

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Week 2 wasn’t big on surprises in our Ultimate Division I Football Poll, as many in the top 10 won games they were supposed to win while others met a little more resistance from FBS opponents and FCS contenders. Here’s the updated poll heading into Week 3. 1. North Carolina Central (1-1) One week after

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What Alabama A&M coach Connell Maynor said after picking up 100th win

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Cornelious Brown IV threw for 278 yards and four touchdowns as Alabama A&M earned Connell Maynor his 100th career victory on Saturday with a 49-7 win against Kentucky State. “I’m just happy for the players,” Maynor said. “One hundred wins means I am probably getting old, been coaching a long time. But I had a

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Shaw took the unconventional route to beat Albany State in a thriller

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The Shaw Bears kept their record unblemished on the road, defeating the Albany State Golden Rams in a thrilling 43-40 win. Shaw improves to 2-0 with the win, the first time the Bears have opened a season with consecutive wins since 2013. Unconventional First Score Shaw scored the first points in this game on a

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