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 »

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 »

This USA Today columnist talks about how Historically Black Colleges & Universities - still - produce great NFL talent. Historically black colleges and universities have produced two of the greatest players in NFL history — Jackson State running… more »

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas- The Prairie View A&M Panthers football team concluded their 2008 spring camp with the Annual Purple and Gold game played at Blackshear Field. Both teams offensive units began the game sluggish as both teams committed turn… more »

A reporter for the Daytona Beach News-Journal talks about Bethune Cookman and the (now) more limited number of schools to play in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge - now in Bethune-Cookman's home turf of Orlando. For a couple of days late last month, it looked… more »

Once one of the weakest programs in the SWAC, PVAMU has rebounded to claim its place among the SWAC’s elite PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas- With recent success in football, women’s basketball, men’s indoor track and field, volleyball, baseball, and men’s tennis… more »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a record-setting superstar quarterback at Grambling State, Doug Williams enjoyed all the glory and fame that goes with being a shark swimming in a kiddie pool. As a head coach at his alma mater, Williams lived in the underbell… more »

Wednesday was "another great day in Pantherland" in the eyes of Prairie View A&M football coach Henry Frazier, who signed 20 players to build upon a team that should contend for the Southwestern Athletic Conference title this fall. "This was a gr… more »

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Savannah State University head coach Robby Wells' first coaching staff at SSU will be an experienced group. Wells, who was Benedict's defensive coordinator last season, named John W. Montgomery II assistant head coach/offensive line… more »