HOUSTON – Ten bowl-eligible FBS teams — Notre Dame, Kansas State, Iowa State, Baylor, Rutgers, Florida State, Auburn, Temple, UCF, and Kansas — have declined their postseason invitations. With open bowl slots and dwindling interest, it’s time for bold action: extend those invitations to Jackson State,
HBCU All-Stars LLC has announced its first 2025-26 Player of the Week and Team of the Week honors, shining a spotlight on exceptional student-athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the nation. The recognition features top performers from the MEAC, SWAC,
By Andrew Greif After being snubbed by the College Football Playoff, Notre Dame has pulled itself out of the postseason entirely. Hours after being left out of the 12-team playoff, the Fighting Irish announced that “as a team, we’ve decided to withdraw our
The SWAC took a bold move with its media rights and, per a comprehensive report by Kyle T. Moseley of HBCU Legends, it’s paying off. Ahead of the Bayou Classic, SWAC Commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland spoke about the financial outlook of the conference with
The 2025 Eddie Robinson Award finalists have been announced, and two HBCU head coaches — DeSean Jackson of Delaware State and Tremaine Jackson of Prairie View A&M — stand tall among the nation’s elite. Their inclusion on the 15-coach shortlist underscores not only their programs’ remarkable turnarounds
NBA referee Haywoode Workman is set to launch the inaugural HBCU Hoops Invitational college basketball tournament in Orlando, Florida, from December 4th to 6th. The event will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Workman, a former basketball and football player
The Aeneas Williams Award has announced its three finalists from the eleven semifinalists reported in November. Voters will select the best defensive back in HBCU Division I college football. The voting period will end at 11:00 a.m. CT / 12:00 p.m. ET
Anyone who has been to one of these games knows the energy hits you fast. People are already in rivalry mode the moment they arrive. Even before kickoff, you can hear the bands running through a few lines and people settling into
Few figures in sports media have represented HBCU culture as consistently and proudly as Stephen A. Smith, the Winston-Salem State University alum whose outspoken, unmistakable presence has made him ESPN’s highest-paid commentator. His flagship program, First Take, remains the No. 1-rated sports talk show
It took exactly one game in college for Atlanta Falcons receiver KhaDarel Hodge to realize the difference between HBCUs and then-Power 5 football programs. In Week 2 of the 2016 season, Prairie View A&M, a historically Black university in southeast Texas, was playing a
