Coaches vote Bethune-Cookman tops in Boxtorow FCS HBCU Coaches Poll Defending HBCU champion Bethune-Cookman has been tabbed as the top FCS HBCU team by the coaches in the Boxtorow HBCU FCS preseason Coaches Top 10 Poll. The Wildcats and head coach… more »

At this point in his Alabama State career, senior receiver Nick Andrews isn't fazed by a change of offensive coordinators. He'd be surprised if there wasn't one. This is Andrews' fourth year at ASU. Fred Kaiss, hired prior to spring practice, is his… more »

Since 2005, Turkey Day Classic oppo­nents Alabama State and Tuskegee have entered the showdown with familiar fore­casts beyond Thanksgiving. Tuskegee has traditionally been set to play in December's Pioneer Bowl -- the exception being 2008, when the… more »

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 »

*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 »

The Montgomery Advertiser is reporting that Alabama State fired interim athletic director Sterling Steward. Steward replaced Monique Holland last October and felt the decision came down to disagreements over the future of the ASU athletic department.… 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 »

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Six home games and nine Southwestern Athletic Conference games highlight the 2010 edition of the Alabama State University football schedule. The Hornets open the season on Sept. 4 against SWAC rival Mississippi Valley State at Cram… 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 »

Malcolm Crutchfield held Tuskegee's defensive log aloft, proud of what the Golden Tigers had just accomplished and eager for the next inscription that will be made on the wood. One side reads "Dirty D" and another has "we lay that wood," but the thir… 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 »

The Alabama State University Hornets football team is going green this season. In a collaborative effort between ASU and the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries (AGI), the Hornets team bus now will be partially powered by used cooking o… more »