The AFCA recognizes five regional Coach of the Year winners in each of the Association’s five divisions: Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. The winners are selected by Active me… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced today the Grambling State Marching Band and the Prairie View A&M Marching Band have each been issued a public reprimand for their actions during last Saturday’s Grambling State-Prairie View A&M foot… 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 »

Scheduling is a crazy business. With economics involved and teams bidding against each other for opposition in this high stakes' game of filling out one's calendar, scheduling across the major revenue sports has reached an all new level. With the pro… 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 »

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 »

Running back Michael Jason scored from three yards out to propel the Prairie View A&M Black Team over the Gold Team by a margin of 16-10 in double overtime during the team’s annual spring game at Blackshear Field on Friday evening. The contest op… more »

The 2009 Angel City Classic featuring Prairie View A&M and Morehouse College, scheduled for September 19, has been canceled. “Our participation in the Angel City Classic has been a great experience for our student-athletes and coaches,” said Prai… more »

The Prairie View A&M University football team began the second week of spring drills with an emphasis on remaining healthy in addition to preparing for its inaugural coaches clinic on Saturday, April 11. “We’re still working on installing some of… more »

The Prairie View A&M University Panther football team hit the gridiron on Monday afternoon for the start of spring practice. The Panthers will have 14 more practices and will conclude drills with their annual spring game scheduled for Friday, April… 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 »

PVAMU Head Coach Henry Frazier III has his sights set on winning a SWAC Championship. The Panthers posted a 9-1 record in 2008 and almost ran into a situation where a three-way tie determined who would play in the conference championship game. The sq… more »

Despite success on the field, many seniors struggle to earn scholarships. For every Jelani Jenkins, there are a thousand Chris Townsends. Last week, in front of a national audience, Jelani Jenkins was informing the sports world about his inten… more »