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Super Fat Tuesday
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 »
UAPB, UCA set for football matchup
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas-Pine Bluff will face Central Arkansas on Sept. 13 at Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium in the first football game between the teams since 2003.
"I anticipate it being for two or three years," UAPB coach Monte Coleman said of… more »
Grambling State Adds A Defender
The story of this recruiting season at Grambling State, so far, has been a string of commitments by offensive linemen.
That's not to say that GSU isn't looking for defenders. Tackle/linebacker Devin Herd, from Louisiana Class 5A program Pineville Hig… more »
Diversity on Their Fields
The Washington Post weighs in on a new trend: some historically black colleges & universities are recruiting more white players for football.
Joey Christine spent two years waiting for a scholarship offer. An All-Met offensive lineman at Sherando… more »
Super Bowl to Salute Doug Williams' Feat
Honored on Sunday will be Grambling State QB Doug Williams, the quarterback who broke one of those "unofficial" color barriers twenty years ago.
GLENDALE, Ariz. - We think little of it today, what with Warren Moon in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, wi… more »
FAMU Officials Contradict Alabama State Story
Out of Tallahassee, it sounds like Miami isn't going to be making it on FAMU's 2008 schedule after all, contradicting an earlier report by Alabama State claiming this was so.
Florida A&M Athletic Department officials have told me that there is no… more »
Scheduling Mix-up Costs Alabama State
Oops... a scheduling snafu that affects Alabama State, Jacksonville State, FAMU and B-CC...
Alabama State interim athletic director Ron Dickerson likes to map his days out weeks in advance and hates surprises.
Unfortunately, his school's 2008 foot… more »
Super Strahan 'a very long way from TSU'
PHOENIX — Michael Strahan flashed his gap-toothed grin Wednesday and asked the media to hold their questions.
"One quick second, let me get you first," he said.
He then stood on the podium at the New York Giants' news conference and scanned the fe… more »
Grambling Snatches One -- and it's a Big One -- From Saban
Grambling State has picked off a massive offensive tackle commitment from under the nose of Nick Saban and the University of Alabama.
Greg McGrue, a 6-8, 360-pound Huffman (Birmingham, Ala.) High prospect, also reported interest from Auburn, Georgia,… more »
Grambling Catches Another Receiver Commitment
Receiver Van Phillips Jr., one of The Birmingham (Ala.) News’ “10 players who could emerge as major college players,” has committed to Grambling State.
Phillips (6-2, 205; 4.5 in the 40) lettered in four sports at Shades Valley (Irondale, Ala.) High,… more »
AAFL Draft Features 47 FCS Alumni
The All-American Football League, a for-profit, professional football league, held their inaugural draft on Saturday, January 26th. In that draft were 47 alumni of schools who played Football Championship Subdivision football (formerly known as I-AA fo… more »
Hinds star Everett commits to Tigers
Local star commits to the Tigers... as last year's leading rusher, junior RB Erik Haw, declares for the NFL Draft.
The Jackson State football program is still pulling in verbal commitments despite losing a recruiting weekend to coach in the American… more »
Jones, Wallace connect for TD for Northeast in American Heritage Bowl
FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) -- Chris Wallace threw a 70-yard touchdown pass to Arkansas-Pine Bluff teammate Jason Jones and the Northeast beat the Southwest 24-7 in the American Heritage Bowl on Saturday night.
Jones also had a 24-yard reception and was h… more »
Texas Southern's Reid looks to strike it big on, off field
Bobby Reid feels good about football again, something that not too long ago he didn't believe would happen.
What was supposed to be a breakout 2007 season for the then-Oklahoma State quarterback became a campaign of disappointment and frustration. R… more »
Jackson State Coach named Man of the Year
JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State University head football coach Rick Comegy was named "Man of the Year" Monday night during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner sponsored by city of Jackson councilman Kenneth I. Stokes.
Comegy earned the ho… more »
