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Medlin to Miss Fayetteville State Season Opener
August 25, 2009 by
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Richard Medlin, an all-CIAA kick returner and best returning running back, will miss the season opener for the Fayetteville State Broncos this Saturday against UNC-Pembroke. Medlin will serve a one-game suspension for fighting in last season’s finale against Livingstone College...
Money Coming Up Funny With Alabama A&M Athletics?
August 24, 2009 by
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Alabama A&M University is in the midst of a significant audit process that has revealed several instances of financial impropriety and mistakes. They have a new president, so hopefully, the university can rebound without much backlash from state lawmakers.
Interestingly enough...
State Farm Loves Black College Sports Like a Play Cousin
August 24, 2009 by
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Kudos to State Farm to showing a continued commitment to black college sports, with their recent announcement of their title sponsorship of the Magic City Classic.
State Farm really, really, really loves black college sports, doesn’t it? They are on the Magic City Classic, the...
Elizabeth City State Gears Up For Showdown with Shaw
August 23, 2009 by
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Funny how logic usually gets upended by fate. Coaches and SID’s picked Elizabeth City State and Shaw to finish behind Fayetteville State University in this season’s CIAA preseason predictions.
And as fate would have it, ECSU and Shaw will open up this season this Saturday...
Mississippi Valley State Football – A Guaranteed Headache to Start the Season
August 23, 2009 by
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Someday, we’ll all be in a place where black college football stadiums can hold 80,000 people. Where all black college marching bands have more than 100 members, and no football or basketball teams will have to play guaranteed games to subsidize their athletic budgets.
But until...
What Joe Taylor Doesn’t Do
August 23, 2009 by
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You know what makes Joe Taylor one of the best college football coaches of all-time? It’s what he is not measured by. You can quantify the years of tenure, the championships, the wins, the players sent the NFL, the awards and the stats. But those aren’t the things that...
The Orlando Sentinel Thinks Highly of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge
August 23, 2009 by
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Kudos to the Orlando Sentinel for shouting out the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Sure, many more Floridians will probably save their money for the Florida Classic, but there’s nothing wrong with the local paper plugging the Black College Football National Championship in their back yard...
Tuskegee Beats Benedict in SIAC Season Opener
August 23, 2009 by
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Even an extended break for lightning couldn’t stop the reign of the Tuskegee Golden Tigers over Benedict in yesterday’s SIAC season opener. Tuskegee won convincingly 27-7, and in effect, served noticed the SIAC that the dynasty hasn’t yet come to an end.
Some...
UMES’ Maria Rodriguez Rolls Perfect Game
August 21, 2009 by
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You don’t see one everyday, but the the NCAA Women’s Bowling national champions of two seasons ago can add another distinguished accomplishment to their trophy case.
Junior Maria Rodriguez, competing for the Colombian National Team in the recent World Women’s Championships...
Support the HBCU Sports Blog Fundraiser
August 21, 2009 by
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The goal is $250,000 to redesign, re-brand and finance full-time operation of the world’s finest daily blog dedicated to athletics played at historically black colleges and universities.
I normally would have written a catchy slogan in this space, but between Barack Obama, the...
You Know FAMU Football is a Big Deal When…
August 20, 2009 by
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…a paper in Gainesville is covering preseason activities at Rattlers camp. It was a pep talk from a famous Lincoln High School coach and former Rattler football alum Jessie Heard; a news-worthy event on the community level.
But that the Gainesville Sun would take time away from...
Atlanta Classic Announcements via Twitter
August 19, 2009 by
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If you’re still looking for a reason to get on Twitter, perhaps some surprise announcements about the Atlanta Classic will tickle your fancy. Thus far, @AtlantaClassic has revealed two major celebrity participants in the pre-game festivities.
Surprise #1 is that Chris Rock will...
Is Your College President Ruining the Athletic Program?
August 19, 2009 by
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If you want to know one of the biggest scourges on black college sports today, look no further than the president or chancellor of your college. They may be visionaries in program development, lobbying the state for funding and working the valuable alumni networks, but when it comes...
Jeff Ruland Named Head Basketball Coach at UDC
August 18, 2009 by
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Big moves for D.C. HBCU’s, huh? First, we had the resignation of Howard University athletic director Dwight Datcher, and courtesy of the D.C. Sports Bog, we’re finding out that former Washington Bullet Jeff Ruland will has been named the new head coach of the UDC Firebirds...
Dwight Datcher Resigns as Howard Athletic Director
August 17, 2009 by
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Not sure when this release was formally posted, but Dwight Datcher will resign from his position as Director of Athletics at Howard University effective tomorrow.
Joseph Bell will be named interim athletic director, and the university hopes to replace Datcher permanently by January...
2009 Black College Football Power Rankings
August 17, 2009 by
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I’m sure these rankings, similar to the 2008 rankings, will be met with high levels of excitement for some, and hating from others. In advance, I say to everybody, this is just one formula that takes all of the bias out of the black college football polls and rankings systems...
Why Are People Scared to Pick Shaw?
August 17, 2009 by
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D2Football.com just released its picks for the 2009 season, and similar to the clueless coaches in the CIAA, the Bears were picked to finish second to Fayetteville State.
Last time I checked, Shaw has won two championships back-to-back. Fayetteville State may have the better head-to...
More on the Fort Valley State Financial Aid Fiasco
August 17, 2009 by
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The mess continues with the story of two Fort Valley State football recruits leaving the school for Albany State, citing a discrepancy with their athletic scholarships.
Now we find out that somebody is lying. New reports from the Albany Herald have Wildcat coach Donald Pittman saying...
Somebody Loves You, Prairie View Football…
August 17, 2009 by
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…and it’s the SWAC conference headquarters. At least, that’s what their Twitter account makes it seem like.
Really, SWAC? You hatin’ on Grambling State? Even though GSU is your most recognized football brand outside of SWAC competition, even though several...
HBCU Sports Talk Radio – Moving to Prime Time
August 15, 2009 by
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In an effort to accommodate the upcoming football season, I’m going to try something new. Make sure to catch HBCU Sports Talk Radio tonight at 8:00 p.m., and if all works well, that will be the slot for the near future.
We all know that tailgating starts early to find a prime...
Black College Football Classics vs. NCAA Playoffs: The Debate Continues
August 14, 2009 by
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I’ve been writing and talking about this for a while now, but it’s good to see that the debate is fresh on the minds of mainstream media. Leo Willingham of the Atlanta-Journal Constitution weighed in on the discussion on his HBCU Football Blog, in a fence-riding kind of...
Financial Aid Fiasco Costs Fort Valley State Two Football Recruits
August 14, 2009 by
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Now this is an all too familiar story that is far too exclusive to black colleges. Fort Valley State University never recorded football recruits Felton Walls and Greg Green as scholarship recipients for this academic year, and as a result, the two have returned to their hometowns in...
Will the Alabama A&M Defense Step Up in 2009?
August 14, 2009 by
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The Alabama A&M Bulldogs should have no problem scoring in the SWAC this season. Most of the offensive starters from the Bulldogs third-ranked unit will return, anxious for a chance to improve the stock of a team that could’ve and should’ve competed for the SWAC title...
2009 SWAC Preseason Soccer Honors
August 13, 2009 by
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Don’t get so swept up in SWAC football that you forget about the other athletic programs. The SWAC has released it’s 2009 all-conference preseason soccer honors, and the list is chock full of UAPB Golden Lions.
Black College Football Quarterback Battles
August 12, 2009 by
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Several black college football teams are going into the 2009 preseason with questions at quarterback. Let’s take a look at a few of the high profile quarterback duels taking place throughout black college football, and project the likely winners of each.
Delaware State University...
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