Category: Black College Football

Howard’s Kenny Gallop Jr named to 2024 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List

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Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information, Howard University Stats Perform unveiled its FCS Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List where Howard University graduate defensive back Kenny Gallop Jr.(Portsmouth, Va.) was among the 30 top defenders in the country. The announcement came Wednesday morning. The award is named for legendary defensive lineman Junious “Buck” Buchanan, who starred at Grambling State as part of his Hall of Fame career. Earlier this week, Gallop was selected to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America First Team after guiding the…

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Alabama A&M’s Donovan Eaglin named to the BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team

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title image via Alabama A&M Football Courtesy of Alabama A&M Athletics Alabama A&M University redshirt sophomore running back Donovan Eaglin was selected on Wednesday to the 2024 college football Preseason All-America team, presented by BOXTOROW. Eaglin, who earned Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) First Team Preseason honors, finished with 845 total yards and seven touchdowns. On the ground, Eaglin, who was second on the team in scoring with 42 points, carried the ball 142 times for 765 yards, averaging 5.4 yards per touch and 76.5 yards per game. The Houston, Texas native registered a career-high…

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Four FAMU footballers named BOXTOROW Preseason All-Americans

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title image via Florida A&M Athletics Courtesy of FAMU Athletics Florida A&M football has four named BOXTOROW Preseason All-American as Kendall Bohler, Deco Wilson, Ashton Grable, and Cameron Gillis earn recognition. Kendall Bohler | Defensive BackBohler is the top defensive returner from the nation’s best defense in 2023 after finishing the season with 39 tackles, 14 pass breakups, and an interception in the Celebration Bowl. Bohler also made the All-SWAC First Team, BOXTOROW All-American, Aeneas Williams Award Finalist, Bruce Feldman Freak List member, and was on the 2023 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List. Bohler Preseason Honors• BOXTOROW Preseason All-American• Stats Perform…

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Howard’s Jarett Hunter named to Walter Payton Award preseaon watch list

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Title image via Yusuf Abdullah Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information Stats Perform revealed its 35-player preseason watch list for the prestigious Walter Payton Award where Howard University graduate running back Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.) was among the recipients selected. The announcement came Tuesday morning. The Walter Payton Award is presented annually to the national offensive player of the year in Division I FCS college football. Last week (July 30), Hunter was named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Offensive Player of the Year after recording nearly…

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Grambling’s Myles Crawley was named to the Walter Payton Award watch list

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Courtesy of Curtis Ford, Grambling Athletics Grambling State quarterback Myles Crawley has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Stats Perform Walter Payton Award. Crawley, who was picked as the preseason SWAC Offensive Player of the Year, had a remarkable 2023 season at GSU. The Redshirt-Senior from Lithonia, Ga. threw from 2,303 yards and 16 touchdowns while completing 60.1% of his passes (197-of-328). He was the first Grambling State quarterback to throw for at least 2,000 yards in a season since Devante Kincaid in 2017 and the first GSU QB to…

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Florida A&M’s Kendall Bohler named to Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Second Team

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Florida A&M defensive back has been named to the Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Second Team. Last season the redshirt senior recorded 39 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 1 interception, and 14 pass breakups and received numerous accolades including All-SWAC First Team and Phil Steele All-SWAC First Team. Bohler was also named a BOXTOROW All-American, the Bruce Feldman Freak list, Reese’s Senior Bowl watch list.  In addition to this most recent accolade, Bohler was named to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1,000 Watch List, Preseason All-SWAC First Team and Hero Sports…

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Davius Richard agrees to terms with UFL’s Houston Roughnecks

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Former North Carolina Central quarterback Davius Richard has taken the first step in his professional career, agreeing to terms on a deal with the Houston Roughnecks, according to Kyle T. Mosley of HBCU Legends.  Richard seemed to be on the path to the NFL but that was derailed when he suffered a dislocated right ankle in the HBCU Legacy Bowl.  Richard, a back-to-back MEAC Player of the Year, completed a collegiate career in which he threw for 8,991 yards and 73. touchdowns, while adding another 2026 yards and 44 touchdowns…

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Howard picked second in the preseason MEAC poll, Kenny Gallop Jr and Jarett Hunter named Preseason POTY

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director, Howard University Howard University football team was picked to finish second in the preseason poll for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced Tuesday (July 23) at the annual conference football meetings. The Bison picked up 92 points behind preseason favorite, North Carolina Central, which had 110 points. A year ago, the two rivals finished tied but the Bison were the official champion by virtue of their win over the Eagles. Entering the 2024 campaign, the Bison are coming off a season…

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Howard’s Gallop Jr. named to Shrine Bowl 1000 list

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Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information  As the Howard University football team prepares for the upcoming season, the preseason accolades continue to roll in with graduate defensive back Kenny Gallop Jr. (Portsmouth, Va.) being selected to the East-West Shrine Bowl 1000. The announcement came Tuesday. Last week (July 15), the 2023 Aeneas Williams Award winner was named to the FCS Football Central Preseason All-American Team. During the league’s annual football media day, he was selected 2024 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Preseason Defensive Player of…

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Jackson State’s Robert McDaniel named to Shrine Bowl 1000 List

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics Jackson State senior defensive back Robert McDaniel was recognized by the East-West Shrine Bowl, being named to the Shrine Bowl 1000. The list recognizes the top 1,000 seniors heading into the 2024 season. McDaniel, a transfer from Alcorn State, totaled 30 tackles for the Braves as a defensive back in 2023 with 21 solo stops. He also recorded a pair of tackles for loss. McDaniel accounted for six turnovers last season causing three fumbles and was among the league leaders with three interceptions. He also recorded five pass…

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