Category: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats
Judge to decide if former B-CU coach was fired over age
Alvin Wyatt, the winningest football coach in Bethune-Cookman history, will learn next week whether he will add another “W” to his win column — only this time it would be against his old university which he is suing for $1.2 million, accusing it of brea… more »
Bethune-Cookman in driver’s seat for MEAC title
With two games remaining, Bethune-Cookman is a victory away from winning at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and the automatic berth to the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
The Wildcats (7-2, 6-0) can clinch this… more »
Bethune-Cookman camp kicks off with a lofty goal
There is one game film that Bethune-Cookman head football coach Brian Jenkins keeps going back to.
The game does not feature the Wildcats and predates his time at B-CU. But Jenkins said he keeps watching South Carolina State's 37-21 playoff loss to A… 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 »
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 »
South Carolina State is HBCU Major Division Poll's #1
Dr. Cavil’s (HBCU) Black College Major Division Preseason Football Top 10 Poll (9-12-2011). 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 in… more »
'It's going to be like Ali and Frazier'
Brian Jenkins is all about "living for the moment."
Rather than dwell on his past or even future accomplishments in just over a year as Bethune-Cookman head football coach, Jenkins stays focused on the next challenge ahead. The 63-14 thrashing of Pra… more »
Bethune-Cookman Tops HBCU Major Division Poll
Dr. Cavil’s (HBCU) Black College Major Division Preseason Football Top 10 Poll (9-5-2011). 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 int… more »
10 reasons B-CU can match 2010 -- or better
One wonders what Bethune-Cookman coach Brian Jenkins can do for an encore.
In his first season as a head coach last year, Jenkins led the Wildcats to a 10-2 record, a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship and a Football Championsh… more »
Prairie View looks to coordinator to revive offense
Prairie View A&M offensive coordinator Mark Orlando probably doesn't expect Bethune-Cookman's defensive coaches to be surprised by much of what they see from his playbook today at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Fla.
After all, Bethune-Cookman saw i… more »
B-CC, FAMU, Jacksonville all contenders for their conference crowns
If Bethune-Cookman College seniors Natiel Curry and Ryan Lewis are looking forward to the Wildcats’ showdown with the University of Miami, they’re doing everything they can to hide their excitement.
Curry, a Miami Norland High graduate, and Lewis, a… more »
It's time for the MEAC/SWAC Challenge
HBCUs rank high among schools contributing to public good
The seventh annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge is slated for Sunday at Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
This year’s matchup features Bethune-Cookman of the MEAC against Prairie View A&a… more »
New faces prop up Bethune-Cookman WRs
Like most coaches, Bethune-Cookman's Brian Jenkins is well aware of the pattern. You start creating depth at a position and recruits begin to look elsewhere.
All football players want to get on the field right away and few want to share playing time… more »
Boxtorow National Preseason HBCU Coaches Poll
Coaches vote Bethune-Cookman tops in Boxtorow FCS HBCU Coaches Poll
Defending HBCU champion Bethune-Cookman has been tabbed as the top FCS HBCU team by the coaches in the Boxtorow HBCU FCS preseason Coaches Top 10 Poll.
The Wildcats and head coach… more »
Jenkins’ fast start at Bethune-Cookman points the way for MEAC’s five new faces
It will be a season of change in the MEAC, as nearly half of the 11 programs have new coaches. The conference even welcomes two new member institutions, in Savannah State and North Carolina Central.
“I think it adds some excitement to the league, it… more »