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HBCU football: Did Southern find something in its third string quarterback?

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In what was classified as a business trip against an FBS opponent on the road, Southern might have discovered a valued asset. Though the Jaguars were thoroughly outplayed in a 56-7 loss at Fresno State, one bright spot was the performance of backup quarterback Ashton Strother. Southern University head football coach Terrence Graves praised Strother, […]

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These were the most attended games in week 3 of the HBCU football season

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Alcorn State’s trip to SEC country tops this list of the 10 most attended games from week three of the HBCU football season. Alcorn State vs. Mississippi State: 49,158 Norfolk State vs. Rutgers: 41,011 Southern vs. Fresno State: 37,210 Morgan State vs. Toledo: 22,846 Prairie View A&M vs. Rice: 22,260 Jackson State vs. Tuskegee: 18,642

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HBCU professor suspended for social media post criticizing Charlie Kirk

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A Southern University law professor was suspended over social media comments following the death of conservative provocateur and activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk was fatally shot while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University on Sept. 10. The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested two days later. Kirk, a co-founder of Turning Point USA and

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Two Men Found Hanging From Trees in Mississippi on the Same Day

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Mississippi is reeling after two separate but eerily similar tragedies unfolded on Monday, leaving families, friends, and entire communities searching for answers. Within just hours of each other, two men, one a young college student and the other a homeless man, were found dead, hanging from trees in different parts of the state. The shocking

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Cris Dishman tries ‘not to be rude’ in response to SWAC media call question

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Texas Southern dropped to 0-3 on Saturday after a 31-7 loss, which second-year head coach Cris Dishman called disgusting and an effort he didn’t sign up for in postgame comments. On Monday, reporter Perry Daniels asked Dishman during the SWAC coaches’ media call to provide more details about job expectations. Daniels: “Help me comprehend the

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Black Student Identified As Trey Reed Found Hanging From Tree At Delta State University

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Its centennial would be a period of pride, a century of history defined by joy and legacy. But now, after the shocking discovery of a body that has left Cleveland, Mississippi, and much of the globe in grief, that euphoric sentiment is receding as fast as it began. A Body Found in the Heart of

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What Michael Vick said about Virginia Tech coaching job conversation

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As a report surfaced about Michael Vick possibly being a name to watch in the Virginia Tech football coaching search, the Hokies’ most famed football alum says his focus is solely on his current job. “My primary focus, until the end of time, is what we do here at Norfolk State,” Vick said during Monday’s

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Ohio State alum calls out school for ‘shameful’ way it treated HBCU band

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A longtime Ohio State University alum and passionate Buckeyes football fan is sticking up for the Grambling State marching band. In an opinion piece submitted to the Columbus Dispatch, author Penny Miller expressed her “deep disappointment” over how the World Famed Tiger Marching Band was treated during the school’s visit to Ohio Stadium last Saturday.

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The college football media is trying to fuel Michael Vick back to Virginia Tech

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Michael Vick has only been a college football head coach for 15 minutes, but he’s already being suggested as the next coach at a non-HBCU school. Bruce Feldman, the National College Football Insider for The Athletic and a sideline reporter for FOX College Football, dropped an article on Sunday that provided possible targets for the

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The Rock’s Daughter Ava Raine Faces Backlash After Bold Take on Charlie Kirk’s Death: “Say Kind Words While You’re Alive”

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When your old man is The Rock, the world is going to expect you to be bigger than life, irrevocably likable, and always diplomatic. But Simone Garcia Johnson, aka WWE’s Ava Raine, decided to slam that protocol this week by being brazenly incisive in response to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s passing and the internet is losing

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