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Saturday presented some expected wins and expected losses, but surprises within those games led to some movement in the Ultimate HBCU Sports Division I Football Poll. 1. Florida A&M (2-1) The Rattlers were off this week, but results elsewhere moved them up to the top spot. They’ll immediately get a test of their new-found top […]
As we gear up for another unique weekend slate of HBCU football games, especially the highly anticipated BoomBox Classic featuring Jackson State and Southern, let’s take a look back at last week’s best halftime shows. This week’s list features bands from Alabama State, Jackson State, Grambling State, North Carolina Central, and South Carolina State. Let’s
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Elon University, who recently played a football game at North Carolina Central, is investigating claims by a student that a Phoenix football player yelled racist slurs at her during the contest. Samihya Love, a first-year student at NC Central, said a white Elon player yelled slurs at her from the sidelines during the game. Love,
Week 2 wasn’t big on surprises in our Ultimate Division I Football Poll, as many in the top 10 won games they were supposed to win while others met a little more resistance from FBS opponents and FCS contenders. Here’s the updated poll heading into Week 3. 1. North Carolina Central (1-1) One week after
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Despite a near-historic drop in attendance and a mid-game weather delay that led to a network switch, viewership for Sunday’s Orange Blossom Classic was up from a year ago. North Carolina Central’s 31-24 win over Alabama State drew an average of 686,000 viewers, Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch told HBCU Sports on Thursday. That
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Florida A&M’s 2-0 start earned them a measure of respect in Tuesday’s American Football Coaches Association FCS poll. The Rattlers, who overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat South Carolina State 22-18 Saturday night, were ranked 24th in the AFCA’s Week 1 poll after being ranked 25th in the preseason poll. Week 1 @WeAreAFCA Rankings #FCS pic.twitter.com/AL1d7nCtmj —
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The first full weekend of HBCU football is upon us, and if the MEAC/SWAC Challenge is any indication, we are in for an exciting, competitive season from Dover, Delaware, to Langston, Oklahoma. Some 48 HBCU football programs begin the season with hopes for successful seasons that end either in Atlanta at the Celebration Bowl or
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North Carolina Central comes into the 2024 football season looking for revenge after having its hopes for back-to-back Celebration Bowl championships stolen from them last season. Though the Eagles could not claim a second straight MEAC title, they performed well enough to warrant selection to the FCS Playoffs. This season, however, North Carolina Central will
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Walker Harris comes into the 2024 season as the unquestioned starting quarterback for MEAC pre-season favorite North Carolina Central. And he wouldn’t have it any other way, even after two years of waiting his turn behind Davius Richard, now playing in the UFL. “In this generation, the transfer portal is the easy way out,” Harris
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The 2024 North Carolina A&T football team is not focused on the past. The Aggies are coming off a 1-10 season in which they went 0-8 in their first season in the CAA under head coach Vincent Brown. The slate is now clean with fall and a new season on the horizon for the Aggies.
