After Saturday's results, here are the scenarios for each team still alive to reach the 2010 Farmers SWAC Football Championship Game on December 11 in Birmingham, Ala. WEST DIVISION The winner of this Thursday's head-to-head matchup between Grambli… more »

Forget about team tendencies and favorite plays. Over the past few years, Grambling’s Rod Broadway and Jackson State’s Rick Comegy have spent so much time together, they probably know each other’s favorite musicians, restaurants and TV shows. This we… more »

*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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

The stadium has been the site of many historical games and events, but now it’s use and appeal is slowly fading away It is a Saturday afternoon in early October and some 11,000 football fans are sitting in the stands of Mississippi Veterans Memorial… more »

Former NFL greats Walter Payton, Jerry Rice and Deacon Jones and coaching legend Eddie Robinson will be among the inaugural induction class of the Black College Football Hall of Fame that will include 8 players, two coaches and a journalist. Atlanta'… more »

Jackson State offensive coordinator James Woody was fired Tuesday, three days after JSU completed a 3-7 season fraught with offensive problems. Offensive line coach Bruce Johnson and director of football operations Jack Bush were also relieved of the… more »

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 »

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 »

JACKSON, MS - Seven distinguished contributors to Jackson State athletics make up the JSU Sports Hall of Fame class for 2009. Induction ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, September 18 at 7 pm in the JSU Student Center Ballroom. The seven members of… more »

JACKSON, Miss. - Jackson State University extends its deepest sympathy to head football coach Rick Comegy and his family on the passing of his wife of 25 years, Connie Comegy. Coach Comegy and Connie have five children (Mary, Connie, William, Rick Jr… more »