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Terrence Graves knows a thing or two about football and architecture. The two are closely related, as Southern’s head football coach explained during Wednesday’s SWAC Football Media Day. “Once you lay the foundation, then you can build the house. You don’t build a house from the roof down, you build from the foundation up,” Graves […]
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In a candid conversation about the shifting landscape of college football, one HBCU coach didn’t mince words about the impact of NIL deals. “The game has changed so much since NIL came apart,” said Grambling State coach Mickey Joseph at SWAC Media Day on Wednesday. “Now, it’s money. It’s bank accounts. That’s what’s running college
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With a month remaining before the start of the 2025 HBCU football season, Edward Waters head coach Toriano Morgan resigned. According to a report from Football Scoop, Morgan is stepping away from the team for personal reasons and intends to return to coaching soon. The development comes just a day after Morgan and members Edward
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After the thrilling heights of last season’s national championship run, Jackson State finds itself awash in expectation to repeat in 2025. Coach T.C. Taylor, whose leadership helped galvanize both the squad and the city’s deep-rooted fan base, now faces a familiar but formidable challenge: sustaining excellence. “Anytime you finish that kind of run… I’m already
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There is a new vibe surrounding the Florida A&M football team. The Rattlers needed to change something after going 7-5 in 2024 under then-rookie head coach James Colzie, which prompted him to express that the season-long performance was “not the damn standard.” “The lights were bright last year,” the FAMU coach said at SWAC Football
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HBCU Sports announced its nominees for the 2nd Annual HBCU Sports Awards on Tuesday. The program features 46 categories honoring individual, team, and administrative achievements across the entire HBCU athletics landscape. Alabama State and Howard University lead all schools with 16 nominations each. Norfolk State and Jackson State also had double-digit nominations, with 15 and
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CIAA Football Media Day brought about a shocking development involving a top star on the Winston-Salem State offense. Head coach Robert Massey announced that running back Trevon Hester will miss the 2025 season due to a cancer diagnosis. While Massey did not go into specifics about Hester’s diagnosis, he made it clear that he is
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Eddie Robinson Jr. has clarity at quarterback for the first time since Alabama State played in the Orange Blossom Classic a year ago. That assurance is tied to the health of Andrew Body, the highly regarded quarterback who only appeared in one game last season before being lost to injury. Alabama State coach Eddie Robinson
Andrew Body is healthy. Eddie Robinson Jr. can’t wait to see high-level QB play Read More »
Good things come to those who wait, and in the case of the SWAC, a really good thing has come with the launch of the SWAC TV network. For SWAC commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland, the timing of the SWAC Media Day announcement is perfect as the conference continues to establish itself as one of the
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The SWAC announced its 2025 preseason poll at the conference’s annual football media day, and the favorites have not changed. Jackson State (126) was selected to finish first in the SWAC Eastern Division. Florida A&M (99), Alabama State (91), Alabama A&M (62), Bethune-Cookman (45), and Mississippi Valley State (24) round out the East Division Preseason
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