NEW YORK – The Hampton University athletics program was tabbed as the top-ranked NCAA Division I Historically Black College & University (HBCU) program on Monday, based on the final standings of the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The D… more »

On paper, it seemed brilliant and simple. The Legacy Bowl would pit the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Southwestern Athletic Conference -- against each other. Airing on ESPN, it would guarantee a $3 million payout to be spli… more »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Heritage Bowl, pitting schools from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will be restored under the name of the "Legacy Bowl". This report comes to College Sporting News through… more »

Old Dominion football has announced a change on its 2010 schedule. ODU and Hampton University will initiate a two-year home and home series, beginning this fall with a game at Armstrong stadium on October 30th. The game with Hampton will replace the M… more »

NEW YORK -- For the third straight football season, Black Athlete Sports Network and DWCommunications, LLC -- the company that produces "From The Press Box To The Press Row" -- will put out an HBCU All-America team (pre-season and post season) and a wee… more »

From the moment the 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football schedule was finalized, South Carolina State and Florida A&M have circled Oct. 17 on their calendars. The Bulldogs and Rattlers, who meet that day at South Carolina State's Dawson… more »

Hampton University has established an Athletics Hall of Fame to honor student-athletes, coaches, administrators, faculty and other supporters who have contributed substantially to the evolution of HU athletics as one of the nation’s premier and most dis… more »

South Carolina State Picked to Win 2009 MEAC Crown South Carolina State’s Will Ford and Norfolk State’s Terrell Whitehead earned the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s (MEAC) top football preseason awards, as announced by the league on Friday afternoo… more »

Former Hampton University offensive lineman Nevin McCaskill signed on Monday with the New York Jets, a week after being released by the Green Bay Packers. McCaskill, who was a Pirate from 2003-06, signed with the Packers on Dec. 11, 2008 after spendi… more »

Hampton University President Dr. William R. Harvey has been appointed to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Board of Directors. The term began on April 30. “The board of directors has the awesome responsibility of making… more »

Few casual football fans knew who Johnny Knox was until February. That's when Knox ran his 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine, posting a 4.34. Immediately, most football fanatics, especially those with teams that could use his blazing speed, had some ho… more »

Hampton University's football coaches might want to consider sending some flowers to David Legree's cousins. Legree, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound quarterback who left Syracuse earlier this month, plans to transfer to Hampton and play for the Pirates in 2009… more »

HAMPTON — Hampton University will enter the 2009-10 school year with new leadership in its three most visible sports, unusual flux in what is traditionally one of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's most stable and successful athletic programs. HU… more »

HAMPTON - Donovan Rose understood better than most that Hampton University football was in its most turbulent period in recent history. Three head coaches in 13 months. Two consecutive sub-par seasons for a program accustomed to competing for championsh… more »

Pirates, coach again adjusting. This week, the Daily Press takes a look at a few spring questions facing local and state football programs. Today, Hampton University. 1. Will new coach Donovan Rose improve on predecessor Jerry Holmes' 6-5 reco… more »