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 »

HU QB T.J. Mitchell and two other suspended players were key contributors. HAMPTON - – Hampton University announced the suspensions on Monday of three football players, including starting quarterback T.J. Mitchell. A release issued by the school did… more »

Jerry Holmes is confident as he begins his first spring practice as HU's head coach. HAMPTON - — Jerry Holmes' first day of spring football practice as coach at Hampton University was like a reunion. Enough past and potential NFL talent was on hand M… more »

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a record-setting superstar quarterback at Grambling State, Doug Williams enjoyed all the glory and fame that goes with being a shark swimming in a kiddie pool. As a head coach at his alma mater, Williams lived in the underbell… more »

Every year around this time of year thousands of college football players from around the country are waiting anxiously for the NFL Scouting Combine list to be published. For most of the top division 1 players, the list is uneventful, already assured of… more »

Sure it's "Super Tuesday" and it's "Fat Tuesday". But only one day before high schools ceremonies where their players sign national letter of intent on National Signing Day, many followers of college football had their own "Super Fat Tuesday" compiling… more »

Despite a Senior Bowl record punt of 69 yards by North Dakota State's Mike Dragosavich, the South team prevailed. Lead by outstanding play by Tennessee State cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and Hampton defensive end Kendall Langford the South sc… more »

HAMPTON - Jerry Holmes added some muscle to Hampton University's football program on Wednesday with the announcement of three new assistant coaches and five transfers. Holmes was promoted from defensive coordinator to head coach on Dec. 29, when Joe Tay… more »

Hampton AD Lonza Hardy responds to the Jan. 1 article printed by the dailypress criticizing the release of head football coach Joe Taylor (which is archived here.) Dave Fairbank's column titled "HU prez strikes again," Jan. 1, was not only an unwarra… more »

Joe Taylor didn't waste any time getting down to business. Florida A&M's new football coach started meeting players on Monday, his first day on the job. He also started assembling a coaching staff. Fancy lunches will have to wait for another d… more »

Coach Taylor fills out his staff at FAMU with coach Steven Jerry from William & Mary, and some folks from his former staff at Hampton. Hampton - Former Hampton University football coach Joe Taylor is building his staff at Florida A&M with a d… more »

Coach Holmes looks to build on coach Taylor's tradition - and also talks a little bit on the type of coach he will be. HAMPTON - There's a new man in charge of Hampton University football, but little else appears to have changed. Jerry Holmes said Th… more »

Hampton University players' fearless prediction: a smooth transition from coach Taylor to coach Holmes. HAMPTON - Hampton University football players label Jerry Holmes as passionate, aggressive, businesslike, a players' coach. All of those traits… more »