You thought the mud debacle at the Citrus Bowl was bad? Just wait. The long-anticipated installation of artificial turf could be caught up in a legal tangle, potentially damaging the hopes of putting in the new turf in time for the 2010 season. Fi… more »

Fans who wished conference champions South Carolina State and Grambling could settle the debate over the 2008 black college football championship could get the next best thing. ESPN spokesperson Tilea Coleman confirmed Thursday that the network was “… more »

Last game: Season opener. JSU defeated Grambling 42-31 in SWAC Championship. Sunday: vs. Hampton in MEAC/SWAC Challenge at Orlando, Fla. TV: ESPN2 Radio: JSU Network (WOAD-1300 AM) On Offense The biggest name on the offensive side of th… more »

University presidents not pleased about MEAC-SWAC game at Orlando Citrus Bowl. Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons denied this week that they have given their blessings to an… more »

MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas on Tuesday clarified his response to a question from the Democrat concerning the participation of FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge. A story in Sunday's sports section quoted Thomas' initia… more »

Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman both made joint press releases to clarify their positions on the MEAC/SWAC challenge. It has come to our attention that a recent article in the Tallahassee Democrat incorrectly indicates that we, as presidents of B… more »

NORFOLK, Va. — For most of the two hours or so that the MEAC football kickoff luncheon lasted, Dennis Thomas quietly sat on the stage. He seemed to be admiring his work. That more than 200 people packed a conference room at the Sheraton Waterside was… more »

Former Jackson State and NFL star Walter Payton will have another award presented in his honor when JSU and Hampton play in the fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31. The two teams kick off at 1 p.m. inside the Citrus Bowl. T… more »

Fourth Annual Event Features Jackson State vs. Hampton on Aug. 31 in Orlando. JACKSON, Miss. - Tickets for the 2008 MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney will go on sale Sunday, June 1, through various distributors, including Ticketmaster and Antho… more »

DOVER - Delaware State's official football schedule is remarkable not for which teams the Hornets play in 2008, but the one it won't. DSU, fresh off its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, has a second consecutive away game with I-A… more »

Disney talks the business decision they made in regards to sponsoring the MEAC/SWAC challenge and dropping sponsorship of the Florida Classic. Disney has completed the swap of one football game between historically black colleges for another with the… more »

DOVER -- Delaware State's official football schedule is remarkable not for which teams the Hornets play in 2008, but the one it won't. DSU, fresh off its first appearance in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, has a second consecutive away game with I-A… more »

The fourth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge is set for Aug. 31 and, for the first time, the football game won't be held at Legion Field. The game is moving to Orlando but the move was not unexpected because, from the birth of the event that is owned and op… more »

The Pirates adjust their football schedule to open the season by playing in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Orlando, Fla., on Aug. 31. Hampton University athletic director Lonza Hardy announced a huge upgrade on Wednesday to the Pirates' football schedule… more »

A reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal talks about Bethune Cookman and the (now) more limited number of schools to play in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge - now in Bethune-Cookman's home turf of Orlando. For a couple of days late last month, it looked… more »