Jackson State and Grambling State faced off in the 2007 SWAC Championship Game and, according to members of the media and preseason polls, the two will meet again at the conclusion of the 2008 season for the league crown. The defending champion Tiger… more »

For crying out loud, just play each other. Alabama should play UAB. Auburn should play Troy. They both should play Samford and Jacksonville State and, while they're at it, Alabama State and Alabama A&M, too. Not every year. But Alabama and Aub… more »

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama State won't be able to Peck away at opposing defenses this season. The Hornets have relied heavily on tailback Jay Peck the past two years, but now have made the switch to a more pass-oriented spread offense. Just having a… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference will kick off a new and somewhat controversial conference schedule on Aug. 30. The new format calls for seven games to decide the SWAC divisional races instead of nine. The thought process is that fewer conference… more »

In the hunt for qualified black coaches at the NCAA Division I-A level, a seemingly logical place to begin looking would be the Southwestern Athletic Conference, a Division I-AA league that is home to 10 historically black universities. But Floyd Kei… more »

Alabama State University officials won't fight most of the hundreds of NCAA rules violation charges the school is facing. The school released an almost 400-page report that disputed minor points but agreed with almost all the violations alleged in an… more »

Once again, in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, seven means seven, for sure, but not necessarily just seven. The 10-team Southwestern Athletic Conference is returning to its seven-game format this season — going away from making teams play all n… more »

BIRMINGHAM - Jackson State was named the preseason favorite to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference East Division at Media Day in Birmingham on Tuesday. The defending conference champions received a conference-high 105 points and 17 first-place v… more »

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — If nothing else, even if the prognostications don’t prove accurate by season’s end, the bluebloods of the Southwestern Athletic Conference — Jackson State, Southern and Grambling — have reclaimed respect with the way they played last… more »

The buzz in the SWAC this summer is all about the quarterbacks. Six of the top 10 passers from 2008 have graduated, but a few newcomers could determine who emerges as the most serious challenge for defending champion Jackson State. In terms of QBs… more »

He lands SWAC job with fresh slate from NCAA. BIRMINGHAM - Johnnie Cole is a fixer-upper. The new head coach at Texas Southern has developed a reputation of rebuilding ailing football programs. He did it at Tennessee State along with his brother,… more »

QB Bobby Reid dominates SWAC Media Days, while Alabama State chooses not to showcase their transfer QB, instead highlighting two defensive players. BIRMINGHAM -- When Alabama State football coach Reggie Barlow began making preparations to attend this… more »

As the Southwestern Athletic Conference holds football media day, we check in with first-year commissioner Duer Sharp. A former interim athletic director at Grambling, Sharp previously served as the SWAC’s assistant commissioner and had a previous tenur… more »

Rod Broadway needed no time at all to restore Grambling State to the lofty level the Tigers' followers expect the team to reach - well, outside of Grambling's last three games. An 0-3 finish, including a loss to Jackson State's Tigers in the Southwes… more »

The last few months have been a bit of a roller coaster ride for Alabama State's Reggie Barlow. Unfortunately, there have been far more deep plunges than nice, slow uphill rides for the Hornets' second-year head coach. The trip started just after las… more »