Jackson State Athletics has earned the N4A program certification; becoming the 1st in the SWAC and only the 3rd HBCU to achieve the designation.
ASU Football Team Provides Thanksgiving Dinners to Families
Fresh off a big win in the 92nd Turkey Day Classic, the Hornets football team took time out to give back to the community by providing Thanksgiving dinners to 20 area families. The Alabama State University football program provided dinners to 20 families in Montgomery on Tuesday, November 24th. The entire team contributed in the […]
Black College Football Hall Of Fame Class Of 2016 Named
The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) announced its Class of 2016 on Tuesday, October 27th. Six inductees were selected from a list of 25 Finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Committee. The Class of 2016 includes Ken Burrough (Texas Southern University), Jethro Pugh (Elizabeth City State University), Otis Taylor (Prairie View A&M […]
Aspire Network to Air 11 Weeks of HBCU Football Games
Historically Black College & University (HBCU) college football returns to kickoff on ASPiRE (@tvASPiRE)with the live broadcast of the first of 11 scheduled and encore HBCU football games, airing Saturday, September 5th through Saturday, November 14th, announced ASPiRE. Five regular season games will be live, with three intra-collegiate match-ups exclusive to ASPiRE. The live games […]
Goodbye Atlanta Football Classic, Hello Celebration Bowl
The Celebration Bowl, a championship style game, will pit the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champion against the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. The inaugural game will kick off at noon ET and be televised nationally on ABC. The game will be the first […]
Coppin Alumna Ready is the 1st Full-time Female NBA Analyst
FOX Sports Southeast announced that Coppin State alum Stephanie Ready will make the move from the Charlotte Hornets sidelines to the broadcast booth with Eric Collins and Dell Curry, becoming the first full-time female NBA game analyst. Ready has been a fixture with the Charlotte Hornets. She will be entering her 12th season with the […]
Homecoming 2015 HBCU Football Schedule
HBCU Family, the 2015 Black College Football season is upon us. It’s time to start making travel plans to converge on the yard of your alma mater (if you haven’t already). That’s why we’ve compiled the schedule of Homecoming dates to pencil in your calendar. Are you ready for the concerts, comedy shows, pep rallies […]
HBCU Alumni to Compete on New Golf Channel Reality Show
The Golf Channel will debut its new reality competition series, Altered Course, which combines golf, speed, fitness, teamwork and decision-making as teams navigate re-imagined and extreme golf holes in excess of 700 yards, traversing the natural obstacles and challenging terrain as fast as possible. Altered Course’s inaugural season will take place in Montego Bay, Jamaica. […]