Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - In the Southwest Athletic Conference, there are the battles both on the field and away from the gridiron. Teams such as Jackson State and Prairie View would love to challenge themselves in the FCS playoffs, even at… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its 2009 Football Preseason Honors Tuesday, headlined by Southern QB Bryant Lee voted the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and Grambling State DL Christian Anthony voted Preseason Defensive Player of… more »

Three summers ago, the athletic directors of all 10 Southwestern Athletic Conference schools agreed to move to a seven-game conference football schedule, rather than the nine-game schedule that had previously been used. The thinking was the creation… more »

Over the years, Grambling University (GSU) has spawned many great athletes who have made a significant impact on the world of sports. These extraordinary sports legends have set many records that still stand to this day. The Grambling Legends Spor… more »

In 2008, Louisiana Tech played six home football games for the first time since 1982. The Bulldogs also played road games in Kansas, Idaho, Hawaii, New York, California and New Mexico. As a member of the Southland Conference in 1982, the Bulldogs pla… more »

The Grambling State Department of Athletics announces its new Economic Stimulus Season ticket package for the upcoming 2009 football season. Grambling fans, who have lost their jobs over the past year can purchase season tickets at a special discounted… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its four-game Thursday football schedule for the upcoming 2009 season. All televised Thursday games will be shown live on ESPNU, beginning on Oct. 1 with Univ. Arkansas-Pine Bluff hosting Alcorn Stat… more »

Russell Athletic, a major supplier of sports apparel to collegiate and professional sports teams, is facing an all-out blitz from campus activists. Twenty-five U.S. colleges have cut ties to Atlanta-based Russell over alleged abuse of workers’ right… more »

The Grambling State Tigers football team, 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference and Black College National Champions, will wrap up spring drills when they hold their annual Spring Black and Gold football game Saturday, March 28th. The Black and Gold… more »

Grambling State University, 2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference and Black College National Champions, released today the 2009 Tiger’s football schedule. The schedule will offer plenty of excitement for Tiger fans as it boasts four home games and four… more »

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 »

Defending Conference Champs to Meet for the First Time Since 1994 The fifth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney, an ESPN Regional Television (ERT) owned-and-operated event, will pit MEAC defending champion South Carolina State University a… more »

Fans who wished conference champions South Carolina State and Grambling could settle the debate over the 2008 black college football championship could get the next best thing. ESPN spokesperson Tilea Coleman confirmed Thursday that the network was “… more »

Jackson State will attempt to win its first back-to-back SWAC championships since 1995-96 on Saturday. Since the inception of the championship game, only Grambling has won the title in consecutive years (2000-02). JSU has won at least two straight co… more »

Just days before the start of fall practice, Grambling State lost its returning starting quarterback in Brandon Landers. The Tigers, already expected to be a young team in 2008, just got younger at the most critical position on the football field.… more »