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DeSean Jackson named finalist for top FCS coach after Delaware State turnaround

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Two first-year HBCU football head coaches who have turned around their programs are in the running for an award named for a Black College legend. Prairie View A&M’s Tremaine Jackson and Delaware State’s DeSean Jackson have been named finalists for the Eddie Robinson FCS Coach of the Year Award, StatsPerform announced Monday. Tremaine Jackson came

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Will Alabama State QB Andrew Body play in Turkey Day Classic?

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It doesn’t appear that Andrew Body will play in the Turkey Day for Alabama State against in-state rival Tuskegee. Hornets head coach Eddie Robinson Jr. all but confirmed it on Monday that the redshirt junior will not suit up for the season finale on Thursday. “Body’s coming along and I think the optimism was the

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James Colzie talks uncertain FAMU future, calls for greater football investment

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Florida A&M coach James Colzie acknowledged uncertainty about his coaching future days after the Rattlers lost to rival Bethune-Cookman in the Florida Classic. When asked if he expected to return next season, Colzie said he hadn’t received clarity from university leadership. “I haven’t heard any conversation about that,” Colzie said on Monday during the SWAC

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Hampton football team parts ways with coach after two seasons

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The HBCU football coaching carousel continues with a Division I school making a change. Hampton announced Sunday that football coach Trenton Boykin had been relieved of his duties immediately. “It is always difficult to make changes, particularly when it involves dedicated professionals and student-athletes,” Hampton athletic director Anthony D. Henderson said in a statement released

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Former HBCU running back has a big day in his first NFL start

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In the Green Bay Packers’ 23-6 win over the Minnesota Vikings, a familiar name in HBCU football had himself a big day in his first NFL start. Former Johnson C. Smith and Fort Valley State standout running back Emanuel Wilson produced his first career 100-yard rushing game, finishing with 107 yards on 28 attempts, accounting

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Tennessee State goes winless in conference play a year after FCS playoff trip

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A year after reviving hopes across with their first FCS playoff appearance in over a decade, Tennessee State’s 2025 football campaign ended in disarray. The Tigers stumbled to a 2–10 overall record and went winless in Big South/OVC play, finishing 0–8, erasing much of the momentum that surrounded the program last fall during Eddie George’s

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How each Division II HBCU Football Playoff team fared in the opening round

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The first round of the Division II Football Playoffs has come and gone, bringing about mixed results for the five HBCUs selected to the championship field. Albany State 35, Valdosta State 30 Super Region Two number-one seed and SIAC champion Albany State survived a hard-fought battle with Division II powerhouse Valdosta State, coming away with

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