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As the start of the 2025 college football season is less than three weeks away, only one HBCU checks in with a national poll. To the surprise of no one, it’s the HBCU national champions; Jackson State is ranked 17th by Stats Perform in the FCS preseason Top 25 poll. The Tigers went 12-2 in […]
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One HBCU wide receiver who transferred to a rising program has decided to return to his roots. According to Wali Pitt of HBCU Gameday, Armone Harris, who caught over 1,000 yards in passes for Clark Atlanta in 2024, is back at CAU after briefly committing to CIAA contender Johnson C. Smith this summer. Harris caught
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ESPN on Friday unveiled its college football anthem for the 2025-26 season. And the current HBCU national champions appear prominently in the now-annual hype video produced by the network. The song is “Don’t wait, run fast” by MGK. The hype video is below. It will be the anthem on ESPN’s college football programming throughout the
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Last season, the FCS announced the addition of the HBCU National Player of the Year to its yearly list of awards along with the Walter Payton Award, Buck Buchanan Award, and Jerry Rice Award. South Carolina State quarterback Eric Phoenix was named the inaugural winner after leading South Carolina State to a MEAC title, posting
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In a statement raising the stakes for the upcoming SWAC football season, Herman Brister III declared Southern will conquer the best of the SWAC. “At the end of the day, if we’re not winning a SWAC Championship, it doesn’t matter,” he said. Brister’s remarks were interpreted as a direct challenge to his team and rivals
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During the 2025 regular season, Division I HBCUs will play a combined 17 games against FBS opponents. Historically, some HBCU coaches have criticized the meetings as games that present football players as sacrificial lambs for FBS programs in exchange for a six-figure boon to the athletic budget. Black College Football programs are typically massive underdogs
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Stats Perform has announced a 30-player preseason watch list for the 2025 Walter Payton Award, presented annually to the national offensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. A pair of Jackson State players have been named to the list. JaCobian Morgan adds to his preseason award by earning a spot on
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It didn’t take long for former Delaware State starting quarterback Marqui Adams to gain interest in the transfer portal. Adams, who announced his departure from Delaware State Friday night, posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he received offers from defending Celebration Bowl champion Jackson State and SWAC West winner Southern. Blessed to receive an
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Colorado head football coach and former Jackson State coach Deion Sanders announced on Monday that he was diagnosed with bladder cancer earlier this year. In a news conference ahead of Colorado’s fall camp for the 2025 season, Sanders, joined by his medical team, revealed that a malignant tumor was discovered during routine health screenings, leading
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The Dallas Cowboys have bolstered their defensive front by signing former Jackson State standout James Houston, according to multiple reports. Houston, 26, joins the Cowboys after a whirlwind 2024 season that saw him split time between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns. From Jackson State to the NFL Houston rose to national prominence as
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