First MEAC championship since 1991 just makes DSU hungry to win another one. DOVER -- The Delaware State University football team has shown steady improvement in each of coach Al Lavan's four seasons. And that is all Lavan asks of the Hornets.… more »

WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Darnerien McCants could have given up by now, and maybe he should have given up by now. And he would have given up by now, except for one thing. "I still dream about it," he said. "And I figure that as long as I dream about it, I'… 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 »

Hampton is picked to finish fourth, Norfolk State third in the five-team championship race. NORFOLK - — South Carolina State is the favorite to win the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference football title. That is, if you believe the ballots cast by confer… more »

NORFOLK, Va. - Delaware State Head Football Coach Al Lavan along with quarterback Vashon Winton, linebacker Josh Pope and wide receiver Derrick McNeil took part in the 2008 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football Media on Friday, July 25 at the Sherato… more »

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Shaheer McBride seemed to pull the ball out from nowhere. He stepped between two defenders to reel in a pass from Kevin Kolb and came crashing hard to the turf. Advertisement And just as he and the ground became one, the ball got ja… more »

He hoped to play for one season, but hung around for 13. He had never touched the ball on offense in his life, but finished as one of the leading rushers in league history. And he made his mark off the field, too. "Not bad for a guy from little ol… more »

Nationally-aired games on cable television and playing in the month of November. Those two factors have served as good omens for the South Carolina State football team under head coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough. Since 2002, the Bulldogs are a perfect 14-0… more »

Delaware State University today named Lawrence Livington offensive line coach for the football team. Livingston, 46, has coached at several Division I-A programs, including UTEP, Washington State, Texas A&M and Army. Livingston replaces Jeff B… more »

Former Hornets WR puts millions earned in NFL to good use - and challenges other HBCU football millionares to do the same. DOVER -- When Darnerien McCants attended Delaware State University, he was not always enamored with what he perceived as the ca… 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 »

NEWARK — University of Delaware and Delaware State athletic department officials have had preliminary discussions about scheduling their first regular-season football meeting, UD athletic director Edgar Johnson said Thursday. The schools met for the… more »

Football coach's deal now runs through 2012. DOVER -- Al Lavan took the Delaware State football team to its first NCAA Division I-AA playoff game last fall. On Thursday, he was rewarded with a one-year contract extension through the 2012 season.… more »

The undrafted receiver is grateful to get a shot at the NFL. DOVER -- Count former Delaware State wide receiver Shaheer McBride as one of the few college football players who didn't pay much attention to last weekend's NFL draft. He figured his da… more »

This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent. Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »