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As if it wasn’t enough for the college football season to kick off during the Labor Day weekend, the city of Jackson, Mississippi, hosted the HBCU Labor Day Classic Battle of the Bands, which featured 10 of the nation’s top HBCU marching bands. The lineup included Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Talladega College, Alabama A&M, Langston University, Alabama […]
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ITTA BENA, Miss. — Jason Gabriel ran for 97 yards and a touchdown in Southern’s 34-29 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday in a Southwestern Athletic Conference opener at Rice-Totten Stadium. Gabriel’s 25-yard scoring run with 8:35 left in the fourth quarter gave Southern (1-1, 1-0 SWAC) a 12-point cushion. The Delta Devils (0-1,
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The traditional HBCU football kickoff game, better known as the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, drew 867,000 viewers on ABC on Saturday night, a sharp decline from last year’s record audience. According to HBCU Legends, North Carolina Central’s 31-14 win over Southern ranked as the third-most-watched college football game in its time slot, trailing two FBS matchups on
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With the NFL Preseason in the rearview, it is time for teams to make some tough decision, making cuts to meet the league’s 53-man roster requirement, including several HBCU football players. Here is an up-to-the-second update on the status of each HBCU athlete in NFL camps. Status Signed to 53-Man Roster QB Shedeur Sanders (Jackson
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Southern University running back Trey Holly had an unlikely companion with him during the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. A Chucky doll. For Holly, the horror movie doll represents more than a pop culture reference—it’s a powerful symbol of his own journey and fighting spirit. “I’ve been having Chucky since high school,” Holly shared after a game in
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Southern head coach Terrence Graves shed light on deciding to start and stick with Cam’Ron McCoy on a night when the Jaguars’ passing attack was pedestrian in a 31-14 loss to NC Central on Saturday night. The second-year head coach admitted in the postgame presser, though with little detail or context, the decision to start
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North Carolina Central made a powerful statement in the season-opening MEAC/SWAC Challenge, overpowering Southern 31-14 on Saturday night. Senior running back Chris Mosley emerged to star status, rushing for a career-high 180 yards on 17 carries. His game-changing 49-yard touchdown run put the Eagles ahead late in the second quarter and energized the home crowd.
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Southern University unveiled its much-anticipated depth chart for Saturday’s season opener at the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. The Jaguars are poised to make a statement in the 2025 football season with key players taking center stage against MEAC power North Carolina Central. Jalen Woods has been named the starting quarterback, according to the depth chart obtained by
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A potentially key HBCU football contest will be played in an NFL stadium this fall. A report from Kevin Batiste Jr. of WAFB-9 in Baton Rouge states that Southern’s Oct. 11 game at Bethune-Cookman has been moved to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Florida. The game is scheduled for a 4 pm EST kickoff. An
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HBCU football is back. The 2025 season opens Saturday night in Atlanta when North Carolina Central takes on Southern in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge, airing nationally on ABC. In this week’s edition of the MEAC and More with Chris Stevens, host Chris previews the high-profile matchup. He examines Southern’s quarterback question, with first-year head coach Terence
