Tag: SWAC

Despite the bungling and mismanagement of the NCAA, President Mark Emmert and the Board of Governors, they still have one final chance to get on...

On July 21st, 2020, when David Pollack went on air to suggest that FCS football should permanently become spring football, I cringed....

The Patriot League's dilemmas, whether the rest of FCS admits it or not, is the FCS' dilemmas. And as we inch closer to an...

Bethune-Cookman announced late Thursday that it will join the SWAC beginning in 2021 in a unanimous vote by the B-CU board of trustees, ending the...

Sixty student-athletes in the NCAA Division I Football’s Championship Subdivision have been named to the 2020 College Sports Journal Preseason FCS All-America Team. ...

Once upon a time, HBCUs were the place to draft NFL talent. But that hasn’t been the case lately. ...

This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that...

It's the next-to-last weekend of FCS football action, and it's going to be a jam-packed Saturday with three games to showcase the best of FCS...

There were very few changes in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls as the teams that were expected to win did....

While FAMU had a bye week, losses coupled with upsets caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The Rattlers are the unanimous...

The SWAC is still battling it out to see who can challenge the teams atop the East and West divisions. While it might look like...

The North Carolina A&T Aggies win over South Carolina State in the marquee game of the weekend caused slight shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches...

As Florida A&M handled Morgan State to win its second straight game and stay atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, it was South Carolina State’s...

The SWAC is getting back into full swing this week and we have two massive games to look forward to.  On the one hand we...

With a lot of teams on a bye this week, the SWAC has an uncharacteristically thin slate for week 8. That being said, the top...

The North Carolina A&T Aggies continue to hold the top spot in HBCU football as the newest rankings of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls...

The North Carolina A&T Aggies remain No.1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls for the fourth straight week. The Aggies’ reign as the top...

Without question the top FCS game of the week was the battle of FCS powerhouses in the Fargodome.Returning home after 47-22 victory the week before...

With many people thinking that Alcorn State will run away with the SWAC this year, it’ll be interesting to see how other teams perform out...

Last season, Alcorn State was oh-so-close to knocking off North Carolina A&T in the Celebration bowl.  This season, who is likely to be competing for...

After a 2-3 start, the Jaguars would cut like a hot knife through SWAC butter, winning five straight and beating Rivals Grambling 38-28 in the...

Alcorn State's consistency allowed Fred McNair's squad to capture their third SWAC Championship in the last five years, capping off the SWAC season with a...

A promising 2018 season ended up a disappointing 6-5, lowlighted by losses to Prairie View in the State Fair Classic (22-16) and a loss to...

Prairie View A&M Panthers Location: Prairie View, TX Coach: Eric Dooley (5-6) 2nd Season at PVAMU Stadium: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000) CSJ...

Alabama State's shock 28-25 win over Alcorn State seemed to put Alabama State in a good position going into the second half of the year,...

Alabama A&M, while posting a winning record, showed sparks of brilliance on the field, playing very good teams close but inevitably not making that next...

Assistant coach John Hendrick was thrust into the head coaching position on an interim basis after Tony Hughes was let go after a 41-7 drubbing...

Following a humiliating 60-14 loss to Prairie View A&M to close out a dismal 2-9 season, three year head coach Michael Haywood resigned and Clarence...

Cedric Thomas, former Golden Lion player and defensive coordinator at Alcorn State, took as head coach of the UAPB program last year.  The end results...

College Sports Journal's NCAA 2019 College Football Team Previews are being released all summer, and we're ranking all the Division I HBCUs from Number 20...

At homecoming, the Delta Devils outlasted Arkansas-Pine Bluff in two overtimes, 48-47.  It was the lone bright spot in an otherwise dismal inaugural season for...

It’s May. Spring football is over, and the preseason camps don’t start for a couple months. We are in the doldrums of the FCS offseason....

It's becoming a habit for Aggie fans, trips to Atlanta in mid-December. That's because North Carolina A&T is once again competing in the Celebration Bowl. ...

Grambling State vs. Southern University (Bayou Classic) When: Saturday, November 24, 5:00PM Where: Superdome, New Orleans, LA TV/Streaming: NBC Sports Network, NBC Sports Live Grambling...

Grambling State at Alcorn State When: Saturday, October 20, 3:00PM Where: Jack Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS TV/Streaming: ESPNU (tape delay)/ESPN3 Grambling State Tigers The Grambling State...

We now turn the calendar to 2018 in the in the SWAC and as the calendar changed so did so many things in the conference....

College Sports Journal announces their 2018 Fearless Prediction for the Order of finish of the SWAC, picking Alcorn State to win the Eastern division and...

Grambling State Tigers Location: Grambling, LA Coach: Broderick Fobbs (39-11) 5th Season at Grambling State Stadium: Eddie Robinson Stadium (Capacity: 19,600) CSJ Projections: 1nd: SWAC...

Alcorn State Braves Location: Lorman, MS Coach: Fred McNair (12-1) 3rd Season at Alcorn State Stadium: Jack Spinks Stadium (Capacity: 22,500) CSJ Projections: 2nd: SWAC (1st...

Southern University Jaguars Location: Baton Rouge, LA Coach: Dawson Odoms (43-24) 6th Season at Southern Stadium: Ace W. Mumford Stadium (Capacity: 29,000) CSJ Projections: 3th:...

Prairie View A&M Panthers Location: Prairie View, TX Coach: Eric Dooley (0-0) 1st Season at PVAMU Stadium: Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field (Capacity: 15,000) CSJ Projections:...

Alabama State Hornets Location: Montgomery, AL Coach: Donald Hill-Eley (5-1) 2nd Season at ASU Stadium: New ASU Stadium (Capacity: 26,500) CSJ Projections: 5th: SWAC (2nd...

Texas Southern Tigers Location: Houston, TX Coach: Vincent Dancy (16-31) 3rd Season at TSU Stadium: BBVA Compass Stadium (Capacity: 22,000) CSJ Projections: 6th: SWAC (4th in West...

Alabama A&M Bulldogs  Location: Normal, AL Coach: Connell Maynor (65-31) 1st Season at AA&M Stadium: Louis Crews Stadium (Capacity: 21,000) CSJ Projections: 7th: SWAC (3rd East) 9th: ...

Jackson State Tigers Location: Jackson, MS Coach: Tony Hughes (6-16) 3rd Season at JSU Stadium: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,492) CSJ Projections: 8th: SWAC...

  Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Location: Itta Bena, MS Coach: Vincent Dancy (0-0) 1st Season at MVSU Stadium: Rice-Totten Stadium (Capacity: 10,000) CSJ Projections:...

Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions Location: Pine Bluff, AK Coach: Cedric Thomas (0-0) 1st Year at UAPB Stadium: Golden Lion Stadium (Capacity: 16,000) CSJ Projections: 10th:...

The Week that was and the Huge Weeks Ahead Last week of HBCU football was a week that sent waves through the MEAC and SWAC...

Welcome to November where the road to the Celebration Bowl has officially heated up. Last week in the MEAC we saw Celebration Bowl hopes take...

On Tuesday, tickets for The Celebration Bowl went on sale for the general public, but the teams still have work to do and games to...