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Title target is prime story line as S.C. State players report
After a one-week break following the completion of summer workouts, the South Carolina State football team is headed back to campus today.
The Bulldogs, ranked 24th in the preseason by the College Sportings News Preseason Football Championship Subdiv… more »
Hampton ineligible for NCAA football playoffs in 2012
Low APR triggers penalty... remedies set, Harvey says
The opening of football practice is more than a month away, but it's already certain that Hampton University's postseason drought will extend to six seasons. The Pirates learned Wednesday that the… more »
FAMU Preseason Magazine Is Packed With Information
Alvin Hollins was doing some of the personal things he hadn’t been able to do much of during the 30 years that he was sports information director at Florida A&M University. Most of all he was able to take a real vacation and visit his parents.
Th… more »
Bethune-Cookman Receives National Honors for Academics
Bethune-Cookman Athletics has scored yet another pair of victories, academically, as the Wildcats have earned recognition both from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and from the Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors As… more »
Texas Southern Banned From Postseason Play For APR Score
Texas Southern is one of three college football programs nationwide to receive a one-year postseason ban for low APR scores (Hampton and North Carolina A&T did as well).
Texas Southern University will spend a second consecutive year banned from p… more »
FCS ADA Announces Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award Winners
The Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association (FCS ADA) has announced the recipients of the Academic Progress Rate (APR) Award. The APR Award recognizes one institution at each of the 14 FCS conferences that has the highest APR… more »
Would Hampton-to-the-CAA Signal the End of the MEAC?
Relocation rumors continue to surround the elite programs in Division I HBCU athletics, with today’s installment focused on Hampton University and a possible defection to the CAA.
If the change is to come for Hampton, the move makes a lot of sense. T… more »
Howard University Suspends All Sports Teams, Games
[UPDATE-- University: "Most teams will compete as scheduled."]
Howard University has suspended all of its intercollegiate athletics teams for what appears to be a violation of NCAA rules. University spokeswoman Kerry-Ann Hamilton issued this statemen… more »
Savannah St. finds first year in MEAC battle a ‘baptism’
Regardless of the outcome, Saturday's regular-season finale at Theodore Wright Stadium against South Carolina State will conclude another losing campaign for Savannah State.
Since moving up to the Football Championship Subdivision level, the Tigers h… more »
Pay to Play: How Much of a Business is FAMU's Non-Conference Games?
You're watching a football player in a green and gold uniform continuously rush past the goal line into their end zone. You throw up your hands in frustration when your team's defense isn't defending as well as they should. You painfully watch the score… more »
Alabama State #1 in the HBCU Major Division Poll
Dr. Cavil’s (HBCU) Black College Major Division Preseason Football Top 10 Poll (10-10-2011). It is the original HBCU sports poll that separates the rankings (since 2003) of NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NAIA Division I member HBCU institutions i… more »
SSU Tigers make changes on offensive line
After surrendering eight sacks during a 34-14 loss to Howard in their renovated stadium’s first game, the Savannah State Tigers went to work Tuesday renovating their offensive line.
SSU has surrendered 16 sacks and 45 tackles for losses accounting fo… more »
SSU Tigers make changes on offensive line
After surrendering eight sacks during a 34-14 loss to Howard in their renovated stadium’s first game, the Savannah State Tigers went to work Tuesday renovating their offensive line.
SSU has surrendered 16 sacks and 45 tackles for losses accounting fo… more »
Norfolk coach says MEAC trying to catch up to S.C. State
If head coach Buddy Pough is playing down his 22nd-ranked South Carolina State football team's credentials, his opposition Saturday afternoon is doing the complete opposite.
Norfolk State head football coach Pete Adrian had nothing but praise for the… more »
Support for MEAC replay remains despite controversial call
Tuesday's weekly teleconference with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference reporters was therapeutic for Hampton head football coach Donovan Rose.
It was five days since instant replay nullified a potential game-winning touchdown catch by wide receiver Isa… more »
