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Less than a week after their original choice for head football coach stepped aside, Shaw University has regrouped and hired an old friend to run the team. Lamar Manigo, who served as former coach’s Adrian Jones offensive coordinator for six seasons, will return as head coach, Shaw announced Tuesday morning. Manigo takes the place of […]
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The Shaw football program is back to looking for a coach after their initial choice stepped aside. Greg Ruffin, who led the Bears to a 7-3 record in the program’s 2002 revival season, will not be returning to Raleigh, the university and Ruffin announced Wednesday afternoon. “I deeply appreciate the opportunity to once again serve
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There’s no place like home for the holidays and Greg Ruffin is coming home to Shaw. Ruffin, who was the head coach for the revived Bears’ football program in 2002, was named head coach again Tuesday, weeks after parting ways with Adrian Jones (now at Elizabeth City State). “We are thrilled to welcome Coach Ruffin
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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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Adrian Jones, who has spent the last nine seasons at Shaw, has been fired as the school’s football coach, the university announced on Tuesday. “Shaw University announces a change in the leadership of its football program, effective immediately,” Shaw said in a statement. “The university has decided to part ways with Adrian Jones, who has
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Week 6 in HBCU football was a week where we started to see some separation in the Division II ranks, while the MEAC began to wrap up non-conference play and the SWAC divisional wars began in D-I. Overall, on the prediction front, it was another solid week for your intrepid HBCU Sports picker, but with
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The Virginia Union Panthers officially began their CIAA championship defense with a dominant 42-7 win over the Shaw Bears. Virginia Union bounces back from its first Division II loss of the season against Johnson C. Smith, improving its overall record to 2-2. On the other hand, Shaw has now dropped two of its last three
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