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

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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South Carolina State leading receiver making jump to Power 4 school

South Carolina State wide receiver Caden High is taking his talents to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), committing to play for Stanford. High is the second HBCU wide receiver in as many days to commit to an ACC school, along with former Virginia Union receiver Reginald Vick Jr., who is transferring to Wake Forest. The

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Buddy Pough named interim AD at South Carolina State

Buddy Pough, the longest-tenured South Carolina State football coach in history, will take on a new role at the school a year after retiring. Pough was named on Thursday as the interim athletics director during the school’s search for a new person to fill that role after Nathan Cochran left the university to pursue other

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South Carolina State releases 2025 football schedule

The South Carolina State Bulldogs have announced their football schedule for the 2025 season, which includes five home games and 12 contests. The Bulldogs will kick off the season on Saturday, Aug. 30, at home against the Wofford Terriers at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium in Orangeburg, South Carolina. They will then travel to face the

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

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

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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The road to the Celebration Bowl for South Carolina State was paved by a loss to FAMU

Heading into the 2024 season, there was uncertainty about how South Carolina State football would look without longtime coach Buddy Pough after a two-decade stint in Orangeburg. While there was much hope and great anticipation that Chennis Berry, who was hired to replace the retired Pough, could eventually replicate the success he cultivated at Division

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Who should you bet to win the Celebration Bowl? HBCU title game is nearly too close to call

When Jackson State plays South Carolina State in the Cricket Celebration Bowl on Saturday in Atlanta, the SWAC champions will be a favorite by the slimmest of margins. This week, Jackson State opens as a 1-point favorite over the Bulldogs, according to BET ESPN. Jackson State (11-2) has won by an average of 20.7 points

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Does South Carolina State have an unfair Celebration Bowl advantage? Chennis Berry responds

The last time the South Carolina State football team took the field was Nov. 23, when they wrapped up their MEAC schedule with a 53-21 win over Norfolk State. The MEAC champs will face a Jackson State team that beat Southern 41-13 in the SWAC championship game just this past weekend. A change in the

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T.C. Taylor hopes the fourth time’s a charm in latest Celebration Bowl trip

For Jackson State coach T.C. Taylor, the Celebration Bowl is becoming old hat. When the Tigers arrive in Atlanta this week to prepare for Saturday’s game against MEAC champion South Carolina State after clinching the SWAC title for the third time in the last four seasons, it will mark Taylor’s fourth overall appearance in the

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