Noah Brannock knew Walter Zable Stadium long before he walked onto the field Saturday wearing Delaware State colors. The former William & Mary quarterback returned to Williamsburg and nearly produced one of the most dramatic HBCU football comebacks of the young season. With Delaware
Prairie View A&M turned an HBCU rivalry into an FCS statement on Sunday, overwhelming Texas Southern 52-14 in the Labor Day Classic. The defending SWAC champion did not merely collect its first win of the season. Prairie View looked like a program
The Orange Blossom Classic weekend delivered exactly what it promised. It was a full Labor Day takeover of South Florida that happened to end with a football score. South Carolina State beat Florida A&M 31-13 at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday, in the 52nd edition of
Morgan State traveled nearly 2,300 miles to collect one of the largest guarantee checks on the HBCU football calendar from Arizona State out of the FBS Big-12 conference. The game itself did not last the full 60 minutes. Arizona State defeated Morgan
By Charles Hallman After last weekend’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff that was nationally televised from Atlanta between Alabama A&M (SWAC) and Howard (MEAC), won by Howard 31-24, nearly every Black college football team is now in full 2026 season mode. “HBCU football is
Benedict College is mourning longtime athletic director and former men’s basketball coach Willie Washington, who died Monday at age 79 after more than 38 years of service to the Columbia, South Carolina, HBCU. Benedict College announced Washington’s death Tuesday, calling him a legendary leader,
By Rohan Nadkarni Colin Kaepernick said he believes that Jay-Z’s recent comments about him speak to a “guilty conscience,” as the fallout between the former quarterback and the rapper deepens. Kaepernick responded as part of an extensive interview with NBC News after Jay-Z dissed the
By Michael Brauner The Alabama A&M Lady Bulldogs are one of three HBCU programs who have been included in the field for the PowHER Player Classic tournament at the University of South Carolina during the upcoming season. Opening the tournament on Nov. 28 with
The future of two signature HBCU sporting events in Mobile is becoming part of a larger debate over how the city spends taxpayer dollars. Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis said the organization behind the Port City Classic and Bridge Builder Classic requested $500,000 in
Miami quarterback Cam Ward (1) is defended by Florida A&M defensive back Simion Hines, center, and defensive lineman Allen Smith Jr. (23) during the first half of an NCAA football game, Sept. 7, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Storied historically Black university
