The Black College Football Hall of Fame has announced a new partnership with the John Madden Foundation, which is now an official partner of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl. The collaboration will support historically Black colleges and universities through career development and
Mississippi Valley State’s football roster just got a little more historic. For the first time in the HBCU program’s history, a woman will suit up for the Delta Devils. Her name is Nina Schiks, and she’s not here for a symbolic gesture
HBCU Sports is calling on readers and supporters to help raise $10,000 in the next seven days to keep its writers on the job and its independent coverage of Black college athletics alive. The 28-year-old outlet, recognized as the nation’s longest-running digital
Walt Disney World Resort is set to host the first HBCU Hoops Invitational this December 4-7, 2025. The tournament will showcase 4 men’s and 4 women’s teams from prominent HBCUs, consisting of Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton, and Tuskegee universities, at the ESPN
Another domino has fallen in the Ohio Valley Conference–Big South (OVC-Big South) football partnership — and it leaves Tennessee State University, the lone HBCU in the league, as an HBCU power in a conference with dwindling membership. Tennessee Tech University announced it will
Lionel Taylor, the Denver Broncos legend who became the first Black coordinator in NFL history and later served as head coach at HBCU Texas Southern University, died at 89. Taylor’s family confirmed his passing earlier this week. A member of the Broncos’ inaugural 1960 roster, Taylor
The NFL can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league’s attempt to force Flores into arbitration with Commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator. The
Michael Vick tossed the ball to DeSean Jackson at much shorter distances than, say, the time the former Eagles connected on an 88-yard touchdown pass in 2010. Wearing a green polo shirt and cap, Vick still had some zip on the left
Three former HBCU football head coaches — Eddie George (Bowling Green), Willie Simmons (FIU), and Jerry Mack (Kennesaw State) — are set to make their debuts as FBS head coaches in Week 1 of the 2025 season, marking a notable moment for HBCU coaching pipelines to
Baltimore is no longer the place it was once viewed as. It’s not the city that many outsiders romanticized through the lens of “The Wire” for the last 25 years. And Baltimore is not merely hosting the CIAA Tournament—it’s co-writing the story.
