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Prairie View head football coach Tremaine Jackson has never been one to mince words and Sunday afternoon while speaking at the annual American Football Coaches’ Association convention, he laid down the law on his transfer portal-first approach to recruiting. “I don’t think we can be successful and keep our jobs with a bunch of 18-year-olds,” […]
Over the past few years, HBCU football has found itself at the center of a national conversation driven by increased visibility, celebrity, and expectations. Big names arrive. Attention follows. And too often, success is assumed. During the HBCU Sports New Year’s Eve Pod-a-Thon, South Alabama assistant coach and former Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs
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Deion Sanders once again landed a SWAC recruit from the transfer portal. Sanders and Colorado have added Grambling State transfer Josh McCormick. In 2025, McCormick connected on 6 of 10 field goals, including a season-long 51-yarder, and converted 87.5% of his extra points for the Tigers. While the numbers may not stand out statistically, McCormick’s
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Thomas Howard wasted no time setting the bar high for Savannah State football. The newly appointed head coach openly stated that nothing short of a championship will meet his expectations in year one. “Expectations are to win a championship in the first season,” Howard said on Thursday, underscoring a sense of urgency that leaves little
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Jackson State football continued its offseason roster overhaul this week, securing two significant defensive transfers as head coach T.C. Taylor looks to sustain momentum after winning the SWAC East. The Tigers landed Tennessee State linebacker Micah Gay, who tallied 71 tackles, 5.5 tackles for loss, two interceptions, and a fumble recovery during the 2025 season.
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Baton Rouge native and former Southern University defensive back Treylan James has committed to Lane Kiffin and the LSU Tigers, announcing his decision publicly on Friday as he prepares to join the program for the 2026 season. The move keeps the versatile safety in his hometown while giving LSU another presence on the back end
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Introduced to the song “Don’t Call It A Comeback” by L.L. Cool J, Quinn Gray didn’t need a script. He didn’t need polish. What he needed—and what he delivered—was heart. “This is a dream come true for me,” Gray said on Friday, pacing the stage and scanning a sea of green and orange faces. “Because
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HBCU football programs are still in flux thanks to the transfer portal, which is open for one more week as of Friday. The portal’s effect on college football isn’t limited to just the current group of collegiate players, but also high school players hoping to be recruited. According to Morgan State director of football operations
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As the 2025 FCS football season closed, final conference records painted a familiar picture of power balance across the subdivision. But for followers of HBCU football, the real storyline came further down the standings. The MEAC posted a 12–14 mark, finishing eighth out of fourteen conferences — a respectable showing that placed it ahead of
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Prairie View A&M is wasting no time testing the mettle of its defending SWAC champions. The Panthers, which fell just short of winning the HBCU national championship after a loss in the Celebration Bowl to South Carolina State, unveiled a nonconference slate that reads like a gauntlet, headlined by a September road trip to a
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