The season is not even a month old, yet Alabama A&M, off to its second worst start in coach Anthony Jones' nine seasons, already finds itself in a precarious situation. The Bulldogs are 1-2 overall and 0-1 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference… more »

Before Anthony Jones completely turned his attention toward Southern University, he made the peace with last week’s opponent. Jones, the ninth-year coach at Alabama A&M and the longest-tenured football coach in the Southwestern Athletic Conferenc… 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 »

2010 Alabama A&M Bulldogs 2009 record: (7-5 overall; 4-3 SWAC) 1st place SWAC East Lost 30-24 to Prairie View in SWAC Championship Game September 4: vs. Tennessee State at Nashville, TN's LP Field in the John Merritt Classic (6 pm) 2009 res… more »

A man fatally shot inside a Bessemer nightclub early this morning has been identified as 23-year-old Maurice Thomas, a standout scholarship football player at Alabama A&M University. Thomas and two other men were shot about 3 a.m. inside the Gett… 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 »

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 »

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 »

Four hopefuls on list for Bulldogs receivers coach Three months after losing receivers coach Roger Totten to Alabama State, Alabama A&M coach Anthony Jones said he's close to finding a replacement. Jones interviewed four candidates last week.… more »