Category: College

With Jackson State’s 26-23 loss Saturday to Grambling State, the Winston-Salem State Rams are the new No. 1 in the Boxtorow National HBCU Football Power Ranking media poll, while the Alabama A&M Bulldogs are the top team in the coaches’ poll. This marks the first time in the history of either poll that Winston-Salem State or […]

Late-game penalties killed Bowie State’s hopes for a comeback as the Chowan University Hawks from Murfreesboro, NC, edged the Bulldogs, 38-35, with a 31-yard field goal as time ran out at the Bowie stadium. The kick by Ryan Murphy came with seven seconds left and marked the season finale for both teams. Chowan ended the […]

Against Delaware State on Oct. 29, the Morgan State Bears looked as if they had perhaps the best defensive unit in HBCU football. But against the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats, the Bears looked as if they had one of the worst, giving up nearly 500 yards of offense in a 49-23 loss on Nov. 5 in Daytona […]

It’s been a season of ups and downs for the Howard Bison, who continue to make strides as the season winds down. Howard’s most recent high came as they trumped longtime rival Hampton Pirates, 10-7, claiming their first victory in the rivalry since 1995. In the classic battle of the “Real HU,” Howard stole a […]

Morgan State sophomore setter Ngebui (Natalie) Chafeh was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Player of the Week, while freshman middle hitter  Zuri Smith was named MEAC Rookie of the Week as announced by the conference office on Oct 31. It was the third all-conference award and second straight for Chafeh this season and the first […]

Emotions were high as the Howard University Lady Bison (5-20, 4-4 against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) celebrated their seniors Tosin Elebute, Taylor Johnson, and Gabrielle Martin preparing to take on the Delaware State Hornets (3-18, 2-6   MEAC) for the season’s last home match. “The Lady Bison played very, very well this afternoon; it was a great […]

With previous No. 1 Alabama State’s loss to Alabama A&M on Oct. 29, Jackson State takes the top spot in the Boxtorow National HBCU Football weekly Power Rankings. The Tigers received 14 of the 18 first places votes in the media poll and 10 of 13 in the coaches’ poll. In the media poll, the […]

The Morgan State (MSU) Bears moved into a tie for first place in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after spoiling the Delaware State Hornets’ rainy Homecoming with a 12-0 shutout win on Oct. 29 in Dover, Del. The Bears scored just enough points to win while their stingy defense held the Hornets to just 54 […]

Finally … Bowie State University’s (BSU) six-week football road trip has ended. But unfortunately for Bowie, it ended with a defeat in the snow to the Shepherd University Rams, 38-17 Oct. 29. Shepherd kicker Eric Dobratz put the first points on the board for the Rams with a 35-yard field goal at the 10:28 mark […]

After a momentum-building win the previous week in their homecoming game against North Carolina A&T, the Howard Bison was looking to go over .500 for the first time this season in a home affair with the South Carolina State Bulldogs on Oct. 29 at Greene Stadium. But a slow start buried the Bison in a […]

In a week where 9 HBCU football teams had byes and two of the top 10 teams lost, the Alabama State Hornets received all but one first-place vote in the Boxtorow National HBCU Football media and coaches polls. Alabama State received 22 of 23 first-place votes from the media and received all 15 first place […]

Elizabeth City State University (ECSU) Vikings laid claim to the CIAA Northern Division title, defeating Bowie State University (BSU) Bulldogs 23-12 on Oct. 22. The loss eliminates Bowie State from a chance at playing in the conference championship game, and evens their record at 4-4 overall and 3-3 in the CIAA. Bowie State totaled 374 […]