Coach Jay Hopson jogged off the football field in the pouring rain, bits of mud and grass matted to his face. His Alcorn State players streamed around him, quickly seeking shelter after a grueling 3-hour practice on a soggy Mississippi morning. Th… more »

Alcorn State hires first ever white head football coach in the SWAC Published: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 1:31 PM Updated: Tuesday, May 29, 2012, 2:16 PM Jay Hopson has been named the new head football coach at Alcorn State University today , mak… more »

After back-to-back losses to start the season followed by two consecutive victories, the Alabama A&M Bulldogs have reached a potential tipping point with Saturday's game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. "We're on that seesaw right now where we could… more »

Prairie View got demolished on national television. Arkansas-Pine Bluff lost to an NAIA team. Southern got thumped by Tennessee State. Yeah, it wasn’t exactly a scintillating first week for the Southwestern Athletic Conference. There were more tha… more »

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 »

Laurel man remembers his friend killed in 2009 It’s been two years and local resident Earl Reed this week said he remembers it like it just happened. It was July 4th, 2009 when Reed heard about the untimely death of his good friend and former NFL… more »

A Grand Valley State (D-II) fan 'tells it like it is' about non-FBS schools. What happened along the way? Back in the "Good ole' days," we saw small schools being held in, actually, high regard when it came to college football. Grambling was respe… more »

The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced today its 2010 inductees for the league's Hall of Fame. The class includes six honorees affiliated with five of the league's 10 member institutions. The 2010 inductees are: Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd (Ja… more »

Alcorn State graduate Leslie Frazier was named as the interim head coach of the Minnesota Vikings today, becoming the first Alcorn State and SWAC graduate to hold such a position. Frazier, who played defensive back at Alcorn State when it was known a… 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 »

Widely known as the nation’s largest reunion of alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the 13th Chicago Football Classic will feature two storied football programs an highlight a critically important public service message aimed at addr… 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 »

Yes, new Mississippi Valley State coach Karl Morgan might have been better off scheduling schools like Lincoln College and Texas College, two of three games the Delta Devils won last year. But he wanted to go bigger and better. So, Morgan scheduled S… 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 »