Category: North Carolina A&T Aggies
Texas Southern Banned From Postseason Play For APR Score
Texas Southern is one of three college football programs nationwide to receive a one-year postseason ban for low APR scores (Hampton and North Carolina A&T did as well).
Texas Southern University will spend a second consecutive year banned from p… more »
New football coaches meet ahead of MEAC Media Day
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference will have five new football coaches on the sidelines this season and two of them are already creating a bit of a buzz around the league because of their reputation of winning championships.
Henry Frazier, who spent… more »
First HBCU Network Set for 2011 Launch
*An Atlanta-based company is set to partner with ESPN to launch a new sports, education, entertainment and lifestyle channel dedicated to the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the US.
The HBCU Network is currently negoti… more »
Hampton Reigns as Top-Ranked HBCU Division I Program
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 »
Letter from President of Black College Sports Network to HBCU Conferences
Open Letter to the HBCU Conferences - Please Post & Pass Along
The following letter was sent to each of the HBCU Conference Commissioners on Thursday 24 June 2010 . As an Alum & Fan I was concerned about the direction in which HBCU sports wer… more »
A Tale of Two Conferences: SWAC supports Legacy Bowl; MEAC schools against it
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 »
Sources: MEAC, SWAC Champion to Meet in Legacy Bowl Starting in 2011
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 »
NC A&T Accept Circle City Invite, Release 2010 Schedule
Aggies to play Morgan State for Homecoming
North Carolina A&T’s director of athletics Wheeler Brown announced on Wednesday that the North Carolina A&T football team will play in the 2010 Circle City Classic in Indianapolis on October 2.
I… more »
Boxtorow.com/BASN premieres HBCU Coaches Pre-season Poll
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 »
Around FCS: Ford vs. Pulley for 2009 MEAC title
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 »
MEAC Announces 2009 Preseason Honors
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 »
MEAC Reviews Delaware State's League Forfeit to Face Michigan
The commissioner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is reviewing a decision by Delaware State to forfeit a league game next year because of a conflict with a big-money contest at Michigan. But the school said it does not plan to play its conference… more »
Jones mulling vacancy at Alabama A&M
Four hopefuls on list for Bulldogs receivers coach
Three months after losing receivers coach Roger Totten to Alabama State, Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones said he's close to finding a replacement.
Jones interviewed four candidates last week.… more »
Rain can't dampen Aggies' spirits
GREENSBORO -- The sky was gray, the field green, the jerseys blue and gold.
And for one day, at least, the outlook was rosy.
With new head coach Alonzo Lee running the show from the sideline, N.C. A&T's Blue team defense eked out a 27-26 victo… more »
Coastal Finalizes 2009 Football Schedule
Coastal Carolina finalized its 2009 football schedule on Thursday, utilizing the simplest solution to resolve its scheduling conflict.
Coastal will now travel to Towson on Sept. 19, will host N.C. A&T on Sept. 26 and have its bye on Oct. 3, coach… more »