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Morehouse College has hired Brad Sherrod, who engineered back-to-back playoff runs at Texas Wesleyan University, as the next head football coach of the Maroon Tigers. Sherrod brings more than 30 years of experience from the FBS to NAIA. The veteran coach most recently posted a 17-6 record over two seasons at Texas Wesleyan, including a […]
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Chicago State University is set to make history this fall, and HBCUs will be part of it. The Cougars’ inaugural football schedule includes matchups against Norfolk State and North Carolina A&T. After more than three years of planning, the Chicago State Board of Trustees unanimously approved the launch of the program in December 2025, positioning
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After spending nearly a month in the NCAA transfer portal, Andrew Body — the most dynamic quarterback in HBCU football — decided to stay at Alabama State. It was a decision that obviously strengthened the Hornets and also made ASU a contender in the SWAC East despite the team’s roster losses. Body, who will enter
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Larry Scott surprisingly exited Howard for the familiar confines of the FBS in the offseason. The former Bison coach, who led the program to a pair of MEAC titles and a trip to the Celebration Bowl, is now an assistant at Auburn under Alex Golesh. Scott recently explained why it was the best decision for
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The absence of HBCU players from this year’s NFL Scouting Combine is a gut punch. But it isn’t automatically a disaster for HBCU football or its pro prospects. No HBCU invitees to Indianapolis feels like erasure, especially when the league still leans on HBCU alumni on active rosters every fall. Yet this year’s zero is
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Voting ends tomorrow for an ESPN feature story, highlighting Michael Vick’s journey to becoming Norfolk State’s head football coach, which is being nominated for an NAACP Image Award. The documentary known as College Gameday: Michael Vick is a short-form piece taking an inside look into the life and career of the Pro Bowl quarterback, nominated
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The release of the 2026 NFL Combine invite list has ignited strong reactions across the HBCU football community after it was revealed that no players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities were selected to participate in this year’s event in Indianapolis. Rasheeda Liberty, founder and lead agent at Lady Lib Sports, called the absence of
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North Carolina Central will not play in a Classic or any other special game during the 2026 football season for the first time since 2019. The Eagles will open the season on the road for the third consecutive year, traveling to Houston to face Texas Southern in the program’s first meeting. The matchup continues a
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FCS conference realignment is reshaping the landscape of the subdivision, particularly after football power North Dakota State agreed to make the FBS jump. The ripple effect will be wide when the changes officially take place on July 1, with eight of the 13 FCS leagues undergoing some form of change and the national lineup projected
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Former Fort Valley State punter Marquette King has announced he is retiring after 13 years of professional football. “I’ve battled to break back into the NFL, but if the league’s gatekeepers want to block me out, I’ll shut the door myself, because the ultimate goal was to make it back into the NFL,” said King
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