Written By Lexx Thornton The Southern University Jaguars are turning to an NFL legend to reignite their storied program, officially naming Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk as the school’s next head football coach. The blockbuster hire, announced shortly after the Jaguars’ dramatic Bayou Classic victory, brings one of Louisiana’s most decorated football icons
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An HBCU homecoming game turned chaotic Saturday afternoon as Fort Valley State’s 18-14 loss to Central State ended in a postgame brawl that cast a shadow over the game. The brawl erupted near midfield moments after the final whistle, marking an ugly conclusion to what had already been a tumultuous week for the HBCU’s campus. Just
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By William C. Rhoden The talk about Michael Vick becoming college football coach began as a whisper last week. On Tuesday, it became a scream. Vick — NFL superstar, icon, street legend, former inmate and documentarian — is now the football coach of the Norfolk State Spartans, as he announced on social media Tuesday. This apparently
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Courtesy of Virginia Union University Virginia Union University, a Division II HBCU that just made an impressive run in the playoffs, is being stared down with change. Multiple sources indicate that head coach Dr. Alvin Parker is drawing serious interest from multiple job openings at FCS HBCUs. Meanwhile, several key players have entered the transfer
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Eddie George became an NCAA football legend at Ohio State University, but he isn’t yet headed back to the Buckeye State. At least not to become the running backs coach for Ohio State football. Currently the Tennessee State University head football coach, Eddie George told long-time Columbus Dispatch reporter Tim May he is not interested
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By Pat Graham Deion Sanders said Monday that a report stating Colorado has offered him its head coaching job is true and he has also received interest from other schools. The Jackson State coach didn’t say whether he’s considering any of the opportunities, including trying to turn around the Buffaloes’ beleaguered program. Sanders didn’t specify in
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By Jacob Lev and Steve Almasy Reggie Bush, the former University of Southern California (USC) star who won the 2005 Heisman Trophy, said Thursday he wants the award, and his college football records, reinstated. An NCAA investigation in the years that followed Bush’s college career found that the former running back received impermissible benefits, including
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