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Intrinsically, hitting a grand slam takes some luck. You need three batters in front of you to all get on base without driving one another in, leaving one man to do the damage. And that’s what Grambling State outfielder Trey Bridges did on Friday at Rickwood Field at the SWAC tournament. Twice. The first tater […]
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No one needs to tell Florida A&M head football coach James Colzie III or Howard head coach Larry Scott the final score of the 2023 Celebration Bowl. “If anyone forgot, it was 30-26 Florida A&M,” Colzie said during this week’s Orange Blossom Classic press conference, which formally announced the rematch of the Rattlers and Bison
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2025 All-SWAC Baseball Teams and individual postseason award winners Tuesday evening, as voted on by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. Southern’s Cardell Thibodeaux headlined the list, earning both Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year honors. Jackson State’s Eric Elliott was
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The SWAC’s Celebration Bowl jinx ended with a bang this past December, but the conference commissioner is still frustrated about one aspect of the game. Charles McClelland recently appeared on an Alcorn State baseball broadcast with Charles Edmond to talk all things SWAC, including the Celebration Bowl date change. The annual Celebration Bowl moved from
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Selection Sunday was a mixed bag for the winners of the two HBCU Division I men’s basketball tournaments. Surprise SWAC winner Alabama State will face Northeast Conference champion Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio while MEAC champion Norfolk State draws a potential Final Four team in West Region No. 1 seed
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Days after the conclusion of the SWAC basketball tournament, one women’s program in the conference will take a new direction. Sandy Pugh resigned Monday morning after seven seasons as Prairie View A&M’s head coach. “As I step into the next chapter of my life, I am filled with gratitude for the incredible journey at Prairie
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The first SWAC coach to win a Celebration Bowl has a job in the FBS. Broderick Fobbs, who led Grambling State to the 2016 HBCU national championship, was announced as South Alabama’s new running backs coach. Fobbs previously coached the running backs at Louisiana Monroe for two seasons after he was fired by Grambling during
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One of the oldest HBCU football classics will have a different look this year, but its founder believes that the experience can be as good as it’s ever been. Southern Heritage Classic founder Fred Jones Jr. joined Grind City Media’s HBCU Huddle show to talk about the reformed SHC that will feature Alcorn State and
Jeremy Moussa’s football journey will continue with a professional league in Europe. Late last month, Moussa, the 2023 SWAC offensive player of the year for 2023 Celebration Bowl champion Florida A&M Rattlers, signed on with the Cologne Centurions of the European League of Football. The Cologne Centurions have signed Jeremy Moussa as their QB1 pic.twitter.com/oXIoXGhANA
Former Celebration Bowl championship QB Jeremy Moussa headed to play football in Europe Read More »
It was not a good weekend to be an HBCU Division I basketball conference contender as quite a few teams fell in what may or may not be considered upsets. As we enter the final week of conference play across the country, most of these races are still unsettled, which could make for some fun
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