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Jada Byers, who was a record-setting rusher at Virginia Union, was named Black College Football Player of the Year by the Black College Football Hall of Fame. Byers led the CIAA, rushing for 1,497 yards (1,712 all-purpose yards) and scoring 23 touchdowns in 2024 en route to winning CIAA Offensive Player of the Year. He […]
The reigning CIAA champion Virginia Union Panthers are headed back to Canton, Ohio, for the second time in three years to play in the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. The game will be played on August 31, 2025, and will air on NFL Network. This time the Panthers will clash with the reigning
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The fourth annual HBCU Legacy Bowl is among us, with 90 of the top draft-eligible HBCU football players putting their talents on display for the final time with their respective schools on their helmets. Several players could have a big impact in this game, forcing NFL teams to take notice and put themselves in line
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Two of HBCU football’s most dynamic programs will play a home-and-home series spread out over three seasons. 2023 Celebration Bowl champion Florida A&M and 2022 Celebration Bowl champion North Carolina Central have agreed to a two-year series beginning in 2025, according to a report from FBSSchedules.com. The first meeting will take place this season on
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Norfolk State football head coach Michael Vick announced three additions to his coaching staff on Wednesday, officially welcoming Tim Smith, DeCedrick Quinn Sr., and Wilson Appleton to the 2025 coaching lineup. Smith, one of two returners from the Spartans’ previous staff, retains his role as Norfolk State’s wide receivers coach. Quinn will serve as the
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The Southern University football community is in mourning after the death of coach Sean Wallace after a bout with pancreatic cancer, the school announced on Thursday. He was 52. “It is with sadness in my heart, my family, and my friends to let you know that my brother Mr. Sean Wallace has passed,” Antoinette Wallace,
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Starting this week, New Orleans will be home to more than three dozen HBCU football players looking to increase their chances of playing in the NFL. Today, 45 Black College football players will perform drills and workouts at the HBCU NFL Combine at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center. Offensive prospects will work
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A Monday in New Orleans presented Black college football players the opportunity to get closer to their professional dreams. The HBCU Combine, held at the New Orleans Saints’ Ochsner Sports Performance Center, exposed 45 prospects from dozens of Black colleges across the country to all 32 NFL teams. Here is a recap of what and who
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HBCUs have always played an important role in the world of football. There have been many athletes who have come through from these institutions to shine in the NFL and gone on to enjoy successful professional careers. Even though HBCUs do not get the same level of attention as schools in some of the other
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The regular season is coming to a close at the Division II and NAIA levels, which means tournament season is soon to begin. As teams prepare for conference championships, here are some things we’ve learned from last week’s slate of games. Fayetteville State men streak grows The Fayetteville State Broncos men’s basketball team has been
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