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Celebration Bowl preview: Jackson State vs. South Carolina State. Who has the edge?

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The Celebration Bowl is set, with Jackson State and South Carolina State—a rematch of the de facto 2021 HBCU national championship game—scheduled to meet again in Atlanta. Will Jackson State avenge its loss and win its first Black National Championship since 1996? Or will South Carolina State, with a first-year head coach — take its […]

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Why T.C. Taylor said he was ‘stuck’ during Jackson State SWAC Championship victory

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As Jackson State was wrapping up clinching the program’s third SWAC championship in the last four seasons, T.C. Taylor was frozen in time. The second-year JSU coach recounted standing at the 40-yard line, soaking it all in late in the fourth quarter of the Tigers 41-13 win over Southern. “I couldn’t move,” said Taylor in

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SWAC Championship: Jackson State rolls past Southern fueled by backup QB spark

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Jackson State was in desperate need of a spark. The Tigers were trailing 10-3 to underdog Southern late in the first half, then apparent disaster struck. After quarterback Jacobian Morgan completed a pass to Jameel Gardner Jr. for a 21-yard gain, he writhed in pain on the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium turf. After being looked

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How parallels and deja vu exist for Jackson State-Southern SWAC championship

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Jackson State and Southern will compete for the SWAC football championship for the second time in three years. In the 2022 matchup, Jackson State was led by current Heisman Trophy candidates Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders. The Tigers were also coached by Deion Sanders. Southern had Eric Dooley on its sideline and Buck Buchanan Award

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Eddie George finishes second in 2024 FCS Coach of the Year vote. How did other HBCU coaches fare?

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Eddie George led a list of HBCU coaches who earned votes for the Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the top NCAA Football Championship Subdivision coach. George finished second overall to Montana State’s Brent Vigen, earning six first-place votes and 115 points overall. In his fourth season leading Tennessee State, George guided the team to

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SWAC football: Jackson State, Alabama State pace postseason award selections

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Football Postseason All-SWAC selections on Tuesday. The all-conference teams were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In order to be considered for postseason awards, a student-athlete must have participated in a minimum of 75 percent of team games played this season. Jackson State

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T.C. Taylor named SWAC Coach of the Year. Jackson State earned more honors

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The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Football Postseason Individual Awards on Monday morning. The individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In order to be considered for postseason awards, a student-athlete must have participated in a minimum of 75 percent of team games played this season. Jackson

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HBCU Sports Ultimate Division I Football Poll: Jackson State, SC State remain at top

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There were a handful of Division I HBCU Football games left this past weekend, so HBCU Sports has time for one more update of our Ultimate D-1 football poll. We saw three teams finish up 2024 and one more get ready for the biggest game of their season with a classic win. Here’s how it

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SWAC finds no ‘substantial evidence’ Jackson State used UAPB practice film

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The SWAC announced Tuesday that it did not have enough evidence following an investigation that proved a claim Jackson State football accessed and used practice film owned by Arkansas-Pine Bluff. “After conducting a comprehensive review of the information received, which included an IT analysis provided by DVSportINC, both oral and written statements, written statements from

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HBCU Sports Ultimate Division I Football Poll: Conference champions finish regular season strong

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The final full weekend of D-1 HBCU football saw conference champions finish strong and a few teams setting up well for 2025. As we turn to the SWAC title game, the Celebration Bowl and hopefully the FCS playoffs, here’s how the best of the best rank in HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll. 1. Jackson

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