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Southern University somewhat exceeded expectations in 2024, winning the SWAC West under first-year head coach Terrence Graves. The Jaguars will enter the 2025 season with a lot to prove and the goal of winning the SWAC for the first time since 2013. Southern released its full schedule on Wednesday. The Jaguars are coming off an […]
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The HBCU football transfer portal took another interesting turn Wednesday evening. Zae Teasett, a redshirt freshman who saw significant time for SWAC West champion Southern this past season, announced he will be transferring to in-state rival Grambling on X, formerly known as Twitter. Lead The Way #GramFam pic.twitter.com/LWPpASxtVm — Zae Teasett (@zae1qb___) January 1, 2025
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There were a number of HBCU marching bands in 2024 that had championship-like seasons, similar to HBCU football squads, including Tennessee State, Jackson State, South Carolina State, Miles College, and Virginia Union. HBCU bands have always been and will forever be a staple in the culture, but this year’s edition of our annual list features
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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 and Southern will compete for the SWAC football championship for the second time in three years. In the 2022 matchup, Jackson State was led by current Heisman Trophy candidates Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders. The Tigers were also coached by Deion Sanders. Southern had Eric Dooley on its sideline and Buck Buchanan Award
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The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2024 Football Postseason Individual Awards on Monday morning. The individual awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. In order to be considered for postseason awards, a student-athlete must have participated in a minimum of 75 percent of team games played this season. Jackson
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There were a handful of Division I HBCU Football games left this past weekend, so HBCU Sports has time for one more update of our Ultimate D-1 football poll. We saw three teams finish up 2024 and one more get ready for the biggest game of their season with a classic win. Here’s how it
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This HBCU football season has been a feast for quite a few schools, so it’s fitting on Thanksgiving weekend that we have three HBCU squads playing postseason football. We also have a couple of classics and a make-up game, so that’s reason enough to take a break from holiday prep and look into the Chris-tal
HBCU Chris-tal ball: Giving thanks for postseason football Read More »
Stats Perform announced their finalists for the 30th annual Buck Buchanan Award, given to the top defensive player in all of FCS football. Several HBCU players are among the 35 finalists for the award. Ckelby Givens of Southern and Morgan State’s Elijah Williams headline the defensive line nominees. Williams, a senior, set the Bears’ career
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The final full weekend of D-1 HBCU football saw conference champions finish strong and a few teams setting up well for 2025. As we turn to the SWAC title game, the Celebration Bowl and hopefully the FCS playoffs, here’s how the best of the best rank in HBCU Sports’ Ultimate Division I poll. 1. Jackson
