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An HBCU has decided to remove a Black Greek Letter Organization from its campus following the death of a student pledge. Southern University has expelled the Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi following an investigation into hazing practices that led to the death of Caleb Wilson this past February. Wilson, 20, was a member […]
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As HBCU football programs attract coaches with celebrity status, discussion is still stirring about what it means. During the MEAC/SWAC Challenge press conference, coaches participating in the game were asked to comment on several ex-NFL players, such as Michael Vick at Norfolk State, DeSean Jackson at Delaware State, and Terrell Buckley at Mississippi Valley State
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Terrence Graves knows a thing or two about football and architecture. The two are closely related, as Southern’s head football coach explained during Wednesday’s SWAC Football Media Day. “Once you lay the foundation, then you can build the house. You don’t build a house from the roof down, you build from the foundation up,” Graves
Southern football in 2025 will be built on foundation and lunch pail guys Read More »
The SWAC announced its 2025 preseason poll at the conference’s annual football media day, and the favorites have not changed. Jackson State (126) was selected to finish first in the SWAC Eastern Division. Florida A&M (99), Alabama State (91), Alabama A&M (62), Bethune-Cookman (45), and Mississippi Valley State (24) round out the East Division Preseason
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The SWAC’s annual Football Media Day takes place this week, and ahead of the festivities, we give you our top five questions about Media Day and the 2025 season. 1. Can Jackson State run it back? The Tigers’ second season under T.C. Taylor was a successful one. They returned to the top of the SWAC
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The 2025 HBCU football season is less than a month from kicking off, and the preseason honors continue to roll in. This time, it’s STATS Perform released its FCS preseason All-American team, which features nine HBCU names. First Team Travis Terrell, Jackson State, KR Despite losing offensive talent from its HBCU national championship team, the
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The top baseball player in the SWAC is moving on. Junior outfielder and SWAC Player of the Year Cardell Thibodeaux officially entered the NCAA Transfer Portal after a standout season with the Jaguars. Thibodeaux, a Louisiana native, was great throughout the 2025 season. In just one year with Southern, he posted a remarkable .473 batting
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A trio of the top SWAC baseball players will be able to showcase their skills in front of professional scouts among the nation’s top college and high school baseball players. Alabama State infielder Juan Cruz, Florida A&M catcher Broedy Poppell and Southern outfielder Cardell Thibodeaux were three of 322 draft-eligible players invited to the 2025
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Dawson Odums, the former head coach at Norfolk State and Southern University, has been selected to join the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of the prestigious NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program. The Jaguars announced Odums’ appointment alongside two other fellows, Ari Confesor and Anthony Gaitor, as part of their offseason coaching staff additions. Odums,
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The MEAC/SWAC Challenge is back in primetime to start the HBCU football season. North Carolina Central and Southern will kick off the season in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. on ABC. The MEAC/SWAC Challenge has become a marquee event, drawing record crowds and television audiences in recent years. Days to Go! The
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