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LORMAN, Miss. – Winning its fourth consecutive game, the Alcorn State University football program erased a 14-point first quarter deficit to defeat Prairie View A&M 34-21 Saturday during homecoming at Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadium. The Braves...
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North Carolina A&T stays Undefeated after Homecoming win over FAMU
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The unbeaten North Carolina A&T Aggies rode a 21-point second-period surge to a 31-20 win over the home-standing Florida A&M Rattlers at Homecoming in Bragg Memorial Stadium here Saturday afternoon. A near-sellout crowd...
Tuskegee Overtime Win Over Morehouse Is One For The Books
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Jamarcus Ezell scored on a quarterback keeper in overtime and Tuskegee won the 82nd Annual Tuskegee-Morehouse Classic 23-17 Saturday afternoon at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ga. The Golden Tigers trailed 17-14 with...
Bowie State Remains Undefeated After Chowan Win
The No. 19 Bowie State Bulldogs (6-0, 3-0 CIAA, 1-0 North) made it six wins in a row following Saturday’s 41-10 CIAA Northern Division victory over visiting Chowan University. The Bulldogs rolled up 591 yards of total offense and Bowie State’s...
Grambling Beats Prairie View A&M in State Fair Classic
DALLAS – The Traveling Trophy remains home as the Grambling State University football team put together an overwhelming first-half offensive exhibition as the Tigers rolled to a 34-21 victory over Prairie View A&M in the 94th Annual Southwest...
Grambling Tops Jackson State 36-21
GRAMBLING, La. — The Grambling State University football team scored a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns to pull away from Jackson State in a 36-21 victory on Saturday night at Eddie G. Memorial Stadium. “It was good to get a victory tonight,”...
North Carolina A&T Upsets FBS Member Charlotte 35-31
GREENSBORO (September 16, 2017) – Whether it is Boone in 2013 or Kent, Ohio in 2016 or the North Carolina A&T football team’s latest conquest in Charlotte on Saturday night, the North Carolina A&T football team has become adept at going on...
HBCU Football To Coincide With Confederate Rally in Richmond
Winston-Salem State’s Thursday football practice ended with the usual instructions, for the most part. Players were told to get their rest before Friday’s bus trip to Richmond, what to wear on the bus and to bring their books. They also received a...
FAMU Alum Kamau Murray Coached Sloane Stephens All The Way To Win The US Open Title
Stephenson’s inaugural major win also solidified and verified her coach Kamau Murray’s decision to cease a steady career in corporate pharmaceutical work at Novo Nordisk Inc. to take his part-time hustle of coaching tennis and make it a full-time...
Coors Light Kicks Off 2017 HBCU Football Season With T.I. and Scholarships
One of the best selling beer, Coors Light, recently announced it will once again be a proud sponsor of historically black college and university (HBCU) Football Classic season. Coors Light will create unique fan experiences at four of the premiere...
Grambling Tops Northwestern State At Home, 23-10
GRAMBLING, La. — Martez Carter rushed for 138 yards and Devante Kincade passed for 231 yards as the Grambling State University football team picked up a 23-10 win in its 2017 home opener on Saturday against Northwestern State at Eddie G. Robinson...
Langston Kicks Off Season 2-0 With Win Over Lyon College
BATESVILLE, Ark. – A 27-point second half by the No. 22 Langston Lions paved the way for a 41-14 victory over the Scots of Lyon College on Saturday at Pioneer Stadium. Knotted up at 14-14, the Lions defense broke the tie after Malik Argue (SR/New...
Bethune-Cookman Tops S.E. Louisiana, 28-23
HAMMOND, La. — Redshirt senior quarterback Larry Brihm, Jr. passed for 354 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday evening, helping Bethune-Cookman defeat Southeastern Louisiana, 28-23 at Strawberry Stadium in a big non-conference collegiate football...
Bowie State Upsets No. 19 Winston-Salem State, 31-13
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Senior Robert Chesson scored two rushing touchdowns and junior Amir Hall rushed for one touchdown as Bowie State University (2-0) defeated #19 Winston-Salem State University (1-1) 31-13 on Saturday afternoon at Bowman Gray...
Vanderbilt University Football Coach Wants to Create Opportunities for HBCUs
Disparity in college athletics is nothing new. College football just has shinier and more glaring examples of it. For every Texas locker-television-nameplate, there’s a program with facilities out-done by many powerhouse high schools. That money...
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Tigers Spoil Stadium Opening with 17-10 Victory Over Georgia State
ATLANTA — Dajour Nesbeth intercepted a pass with a minute remaining in the game to give Tennessee State a victory over Georgia State in Atlanta on Thursday. The Tigers earned a 17-10 win to pick up the first collegiate football win in Georgia State...
Tuskegee Beats Alabama State In First Labor Day Classic
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Senior safety Jonah McCutcheon returned a 46-yard interception for a touchdown with 10:57 left in the fourth quarter and Tuskegee pulled away from Alabama State for a 14-6 victory in Montgomery at ASU Stadium. A sellout crowd of...
Grambling State Couldn’t Recover In The Tigers’ 43-14 Loss To Tulane
NEW ORLEANS, La. — Martez Carter scored a pair of second-half touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough as Grambling State fell behind early and couldn’t recover in the Tigers’ 43-14 loss to Tulane on Saturday night at Yulman Stadium. “At the end of the day...
