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The first week MEAC and SWAC basketball is in the books. This is what we learned

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This past weekend, the men’s and women’s basketball programs representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference said goodbye to guarantee games and holiday tournaments and said hello to each other as conference play began in earnest. The new SWAC conference rotation kicked off with the women on Thursday, while the MEAC continues its […]

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Freshman guard boosts Howard over Delaware State in MEAC opener

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Blake Harper was not on the Howard University basketball team last season when the Bison held off Delaware State to win the MEAC championship. Harper, a 6’8 freshman guard from Washington D.C., could play a huge part in Howard’s three-peat hopes as he scored a game-high 32 points to lift the Bison past the pesky

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HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I Football Poll: The year of Tiger

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The 2024 HBCU football season has come to an end, and what a season it was from start to finish. There isn’t much left to say or do except reveal the final HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll, so here is how the Top 10 shakes out. 1. Jackson State (12-2) It was indeed the

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Jackson State ‘dominated’ South Carolina State to win Celebration Bowl

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On third-and-goal from just inside the two-yard line, Jackson State running back Irv Mulligan took the handoff from quarterback Jacobian Morgan and plowed his 205-pound body into a helpless South Carolina State defender who attempted a goalline tackle. But the bruising back — a sixth-year senior — pushed through for his second touchdown of his

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Here are the pros and cons of every HBCU football coaching vacancy

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As of press time, nine HBCU athletic directors and administrations are Christmas shopping for a brand-new football coach to put under the tree for 2025. As with all expensive shopping adventures, the pros and cons must be weighed heavily, not just by the universities themselves but also by the coaches. So, at HBCU Sports, we’ve

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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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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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HBCU Chris-tal ball: Giving thanks for postseason football

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This HBCU football season has been a feast for quite a few schools, so it’s fitting on Thanksgiving weekend that we have three HBCU squads playing postseason football. We also have a couple of classics and a make-up game, so that’s reason enough to take a break from holiday prep and look into the Chris-tal

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See which HBCU players are finalists for Buck Buchanan Award

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Stats Perform announced their finalists for the 30th annual Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in all of FCS football. Several HBCU players are among the 35 finalists for the award. Ckelby Givens of Southern and Morgan State’s Elijah Williams headline the defensive line nominees. Williams, a senior, set the Bears’ career

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