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As the calendar prepares to turn to February, the Division I HBCU basketball conference races start to heat up. Thanks to one big Saturday showing from a perennial powerhouse school, both programs are in the driver’s seat while others around the country continue to jockey for positioning. The Green and Gold Be Holdin’ first place […]
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The second week of Division I HBCU basketball conference play was eventful. The usual suspects marked their territory on the men’s side, and a women’s basketball team won a game by hockey rules. Here are some of the important takeaways from the week that was on the D-I level. North Carolina Central women win shorthanded
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This past weekend, the men’s and women’s basketball programs representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Southwestern Athletic Conference said goodbye to guarantee games and holiday tournaments and said hello to each other as conference play began in earnest. The new SWAC conference rotation kicked off with the women on Thursday, while the MEAC continues its
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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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On third-and-goal from just inside the two-yard line, Jackson State running back Irv Mulligan took the handoff from quarterback Jacobian Morgan and plowed his 205-pound body into a helpless South Carolina State defender who attempted a goalline tackle. But the bruising back — a sixth-year senior — pushed through for his second touchdown of his
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As of press time, nine HBCU athletic directors and administrations are Christmas shopping for a brand-new football coach to put under the tree for 2025. As with all expensive shopping adventures, the pros and cons must be weighed heavily, not just by the universities themselves but also by the coaches. So, at HBCU Sports, we’ve
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Eddie George led a list of HBCU coaches who earned votes for the Eddie Robinson Award, given annually to the top NCAA Football Championship Subdivision coach. George finished second overall to Montana State’s Brent Vigen, earning six first-place votes and 115 points overall. In his fourth season leading Tennessee State, George guided the team to
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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During a recent meeting ahead of the Bayou Classic, SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland indicated the league is stronger financially than it has been in recent years. At Southern University’s Board of Supervisors meeting, McClelland highlighted that progress as well as an update on the ongoing Name, Image, and Likeness legislation that will have a far-ranging
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