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When South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley walked into the team hotel to speak with Southern University’s women’s basketball team earlier this week, she wasn’t just delivering a pep talk — she was passing on a legacy. The Jaguars and No. 1 seed Gamecocks will tangle on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. But the on-court […]
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On Thursday, the spotlight of March shifts squarely onto HBCU women’s basketball It all starts with Southern in the NCAA Tournament First Four and SWAC regular season champion Alabama A&M stepping onto the postseason stage in the WBIT, each carrying its conference’s hopes into prime time. Southern (17–13, 12–6) arrives in the tournament with momentum
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The biggest day in North American sports is here with the National Football League (NFL) celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl. With Super Bowl Sunday upon us, let’s do a breakdown of some historical connections between the big game and HBCUs by the numbers. 40: Super Bowl-winning teams with HBCU starters Of the
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Grambling quarterback C’zavian Teasett suffered an injury during this past October’s Las Vegas Classic against Jackson State. Neither Teasett’s family nor the university would specify the nature of his injury, but now Teasett is explaining what happened. “I suffered a spinal cord injury during the Las Vegas HBCU Classic versus Jackson State University,” Teasett wrote
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In Celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Super Bowl, USA Today compiled a list of the 60 Greatest Players in Super Bowl history, featuring legendary names in HBCU lore. Unsurprisingly, all-time great Mississippi Valley State wide receiver Jerry Rice makes the list at number three with many of his records. These include career points
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As we count down toward the beginning of a new year, one of the questions that we can look forward to answering is how the new HBCU football coaching hires will pan out in their new homes. Of the 11 vacant head coaching jobs at the season’s conclusion, six have since been filled. Here we
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Marshall Faulk will have a least a million-dollar investment into the Southern football program as head coach. According to a report from Baton Rouge TV station WBRZ, Faulk is scheduled to make 1.2 million dollars over the next three years, or $400,000 per year. The Pro Football Hall of Famer will also have a $950,000
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Southern University’s search for a new head football coach has once again brought an NFL name to the forefront: Marshall Faulk. HBCU media YouTube personality Scottay of Offscript TV first reported on a live stream broadcast of the show that Faulk spoke with school officials and is “the leading candidate” for the job. Kevin Batiste,
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The penultimate week of the final full slate of the 2025 HBCU football season in the Division I ranks sees Texas Southern’s clash with Southern in Baton Rouge top the list of most-attended games in Week 12. Texas Southern vs. Southern: 24,679 Jackson State vs. Bethune-Cookman: 23,348 Florida A&M vs. Alabama A&M: 14,677 Albany State
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The Fountain City Classic between storied SIAC rivals Albany State and Fort Valley State tops the list of the most attended games in Week 11 of the HBCU football season. Albany State vs. Fort Valley State: 40,175 Alabama State vs. Texas Southern: 17,625 Virginia Union vs. Virginia State: 15,165 Alcorn State vs. Southern: 14,458 Prairie
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