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After a one-season hiatus, the Orange Blossom Classic will once again feature Florida A&M. According to a report by Rattler Nation, an independent blog that covers university affairs, the Rattlers will play Howard this fall. The game is scheduled to be played on Aug. 30 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, the website […]
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After a successful run at Colorado, quarterback Shedeur Sanders is preparing for the NFL draft and will likely become a first round pick. While his name might be announced with CU, Sanders recently acknowledged his start at Jackson State University and how the HBCU experience shaped him as a football player. “HBCUs are definitely a
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The Super Bowl LIX field is set, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs aim to become the first team in NFL history to three-peat when they face the Philadelphia Eagles. This matchup is a rematch of Super Bowl LVII from two years earlier, in which the Chiefs won 38-35, the first of their two consecutive Super
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Jackson State is scheduled to play an in-state FBS opponent during the 2025 regular season. According to FBSchedules.com, Southern Miss. added Jackson State to its fall football schedule. The website reported the game will be played at at M.M. Roberts Stadium in Hattiesburg, Miss., on Saturday, Sept. 6. The Eagles will pay the Tigers a
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Before Michael Vick even takes the sidelines as football coach at Norfolk State, he already has his sights set on a bigger goal. In an appearance on the I Am Athlete podcast, Vick, who was hired at NSU in December, revealed what his long-term plans in coaching are. “I see myself potentially going to a
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It was a good week in HBCU basketball at the NAIA level, with players securing the Defensive Player of the Week award for men and women, respectively. Florida Memorial’s Latavious Mitchell was named the NAIA Men’s Defensive Player of the Week award, in addition to winning the Sun Conference’s Player of the Week award. He
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Mississippi Valley State has hired Terrell Buckley, a former NFL player and XFL coach, as its next football coach. “We’re going to build a culture of accountability, hard work, and belief – because winning starts with the standards we set and the mindset we bring every single day,” Buckley said in a statement. Buckley, a
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It did not take long for former Mississippi Valley State head coach Kendrick Wade to find a new job after being unceremoniously dismissed from the school at the end of the 2024 season. The former Delta Devils head coach is making his way to the FBS ranks. The University of Memphis hired him as the team’s offensive assistant.
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Eddie George, who led Tennessee State to a share of the Big South/OVC championship, is expected to interview with the Chicago Bears for its vacant head coach job. The news was first reported on Saturday night by Fox Sports NFL insider Jay Glazer. In his fourth season leading TSU, George guided the team to a
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