Former Coach And Athletics Director Bill Hayes To Be Honored With Statue At Bowman...
A statue honoring revered HBCU football coach Bill Hayes is taking shape and ready to be brought to Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem, North...
VSU’s Latrell Scott will be Named Norfolk State Coach
Norfolk State will name Richmond native Latrell Scott football coach today, The Times-Dispatch learned Monday night.
NSU, which plays at the FCS level as a...
Grambling State Holds on to Beat Jackson State 40-35
JACKSON – Despite trailing by 19 points early in the third quarter, Jackson State continued to battle Grambling State as the two teams looked...
Former HBCU Football Player Joins Kaepernick In National Anthem Protest
San Francisco 49er Antoine Bethea and teammate Eli Harold joined quarterback Colin Kaepernick and safety Eric Reid in protest during the national anthem before...
Former Local HBCU Stars Lead Defenders To First XFL Win
By Mark F. GrayAFRO Staff Writermgray@afro.com
In a town used to inauguration days, the dawn of a new beginning for professional football’s attempt at a...
Cleveland Browns Hire Hampton Alum as VP of Football Operations
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Browns' new executive VP of football operations has been a man on the rise in the sports business world. Brown...
Undefeated Bowie State Football Climbs To #11 in AFCA Week 10 Poll
WACO, Texas – The Bulldogs of Bowie State ascend to No.11 in the latest AFCA Division II Coaches' Top 25 Poll released today following Saturday's...
Top 5 HBCU Classics to Visit 2015
All HBCU attendees know that fall semester means football classic time, and we all know that it is so much more than just two...
Former HBCU Running Back Lenard Tillery Looks For Redemption In XFL
Once upon a time, the HBCU sent many football players into the NFL. Actually, nearly 10 percent of the inducted Hall of Famers are...
Howard University Football, Athletics Seek Another Turnaround Season
The 2012 Howard University Bison football season opener is slated for Saturday, Sept. 1 when Howard University takes on Morehouse College in the AT&T...
Deion Sanders Leaves JSU Coaching Position for Colorado
Deion Sanders is is leaving his position as head football coach at Jackson State and taking his talents to the University of Colorado.
Virginia Union Shocks Hampton In First Meeting In 25 Years
Since transitioning to Division I in 1995, Hampton University had never lost to a lower-level team. In fact, there hadn’t been many close calls.
But...
Green, Orange, Royal Blue & Old Gold filled the stands of Bragg Stadium –...
Green, Orange, Royal Blue and Old Gold filled the stands of Bragg Stadium, in Tallahassee, Florida as the Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University Rattlers...
UPDATE: Who’s the 6 HBCU Standouts Playing in Super Bowl XLIX?
The month of February begins with a bang as the Seattle Seahawks attempt to repeat against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX...
Cam Newton’s Younger Brother, Caylin Newton, Will Play Football At Howard
Appears a famous last name will don the Howard Bison football jersey next season. Former NFL MVP Cam Newton’s little brother, Caylin Newton, has committed...
Southern University Defeats Grambling State To Win 2019 Bayou Classic
Yesterday, on Sunday, December 1, 2019, outside of typical practice and policy, the following article was re-published minus proper attribution to the original journalist,...
Behind The Scene Footage of Grambling State SWAC Championship Win
Grambling fans stood to their feet as the G-Men played their hearts out and defeated Alcorn State University, in a repeat of last year’s...
5 HBCU Alums Are Heading To The Super Bowl
It's no surprise that HBCU athletes have excelled on the field and made it to the NFL. However, we are proud to say that...
