Fourteen schools. Two divisions. One conference. That's the direction the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference has set for itself in announcing last week that the league has lifted a moratorium on expansion. The MEAC, which includes Norfolk State and H… more »

Proximity, history could charge UD-DSU meetings. The University of Delaware and Delaware State University have some catching up to do. Football rivalries don't form overnight. But UD and DSU already have many of the ingredients to make this one sp… more »

Nearly 40 people have applied to be Northwestern State's next football coach, including some names familiar to local and national college football fans. A couple of candidates -- NSU defensive coordinator Brad Laird and former NSU and current Arkansa… more »

The Charleston Post & Courier talks about Coastal Carolina, Furman, Elon, Presbyterian, South Carolina State, and Charleston Southern football this week. Coastal Carolina's heartbreaker of a loss to Colgate on Sunday — the Raiders won, 23-19, on… more »

DAYTONA - Alvin Wyatt clearly enjoys being flashy. Bethune-Cookman's football coach has maybe the most distinctive sideline wardrobe in the game. Shirts opened to mid-chest, gaudy jewelry dangling from his neck, sunglasses, pointed shoes with a gloss… more »

Alvin Wyatt clearly enjoys being flashy. Bethune-Cookman's football coach has maybe the most distinctive sideline wardrobe in the game. Shirts opened to mid-chest, gaudy jewelry dangling from his neck, sunglasses, pointed shoes with a glossy shine. A… more »

University presidents not pleased about MEAC-SWAC game at Orlando Citrus Bowl. Bethune-Cookman University President Trudie Kibbe Reed and Florida A&M University President James H. Ammons denied this week that they have given their blessings to an… more »

MEAC Commissioner Dennis Thomas on Tuesday clarified his response to a question from the Democrat concerning the participation of FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University in the MEAC-SWAC Challenge. A story in Sunday's sports section quoted Thomas' initia… more »

Florida A&M and Bethune Cookman both made joint press releases to clarify their positions on the MEAC/SWAC challenge. It has come to our attention that a recent article in the Tallahassee Democrat incorrectly indicates that we, as presidents of B… 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 »

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 »

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Hampton, Georgia Southern and Idaho. What is this ? Ohio State’s 2007 nonconference football schedule ? Delaware, Maine and Montana. Must be the top of the NCAA Division I hockey poll, right ? OK, you’ve probably figured it ou… more »

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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 »

DAYTONA BEACH -- When police raided Brandon Wright's dorm room at Bethune-Cookman University, investigators said they discovered cocaine packaged and ready to be sold. Wright, a sophomore football player who excelled as an International Baccalaureate… more »