Category: Black College Football

MEAC Announces 2024 ESPN televised football schedule

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced today its football schedule for the 2024 season across ESPN platforms, including games on linear networks (ABC and ESPNU) and ESPN+, the leading sports streaming service. The schedule is highlighted by a bookend of non-conference matchups in Atlanta on ABC – Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge (Saturday, Aug. 24) and the postseason Cricket Celebration Bowl (Saturday, Dec. 14). Of the conference’s 55 regular season games, MEAC teams are slated to make 45 appearances in televised/streamed games – 81.8 percent of…

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Alcorn State football to make 8 appearances on ESPN Networks

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t Courtesy of Alcorn State Sports Information  Alcorn State University football will be featured on various ESPN networks throughout the 2024 season. Head coach Cedric Thomas and Braves football will play in eight televised contests for fans to enjoy.     Alcorn fans can see the Braves play on Aug. 29 at the University of Alabama-Birmingham in Birmingham, Ala. at 7 p.m. on ESPN+. ASU will travel to Vanderbilt University on Sept. 7 on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. On Sept. 21, Alcorn State will face McNeese State University on the road in Lake Charles,…

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Grambling football headed to The Horseshoe in 2025

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Monday Grambling football announced that they would take on the Ohio State Buckeyes in 2025.  The Tigers are headed to The Horseshoe to replace UCONN, who Ohio State is no longer set to face, on Saturday, September 6.  The Buckeyes were scheduled to face the Huskies on September 18, but according to the OSU athletic department, the decision to cancel the game and alter their schedules was a mutual one between Ohio State and UCONN. The now-open September 18 date for the Buckeyes will be filled by a Big10 opponent…

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Legendary rapper’s son heading to an HBCU

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The son of one of the most legendary rap duos is now an HBCU man.  Cross Patton the son of Big Boi of Outkast, committed to Bethune-Cookman University, according to a post on his Instagram account.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cross Patton † (@crosspatton) After a high school career that concluded with running for 314 yards and 5 touchdowns on 60 carries and garnering an honorable mention All-Region 4-AAAA selection as a Senior, the Woodward Academy (College Park, GA) product began his collegiate career at the University of Oregon.  Patton…

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Chazan Page,Tennessee State Football player tragically killed in hit-and-run

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title image via Tennessee State Athletics NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University was deeply saddened to learn of the passing this morning of senior student-athlete Chazan Page at the age of 20. A native of Nashville, Page attended Lipscomb Academy and served as an offensive lineman for the TSU Tigers football team. Throughout his four seasons, he had the privilege of sharing the field with his brother, Chandon, a defensive lineman. “My thoughts and prayers are with our football student-athletes, coaches, families, and friends,” said Tennessee State University Director of Athletics Dr. Mikki…

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Jason Rollins named Grambling defensive coordinator

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title image via Grambling Football Courtesy of Grambling Athletics Grambling State University head football coach Mickey Joseph has named Jason Rollins as Defensive Coordinator and Safeties Coach.  Rollins arrives at GSU after having served as interim head coach of Southern University during the 2021 season.  Prior to his stint at SU, he was a member of the staff at the University of Texas at San Antonio where he served as the defensive coordinator for two seasons and spent two years as associate head coach and linebackers coach. In his first year as…

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Albany State Football adds two to coaching staff

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title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. announced the hiring of two assistant coaches on Monday. Joining the team are Genard “Terell” Sims, who will coach the wide receivers, and Nicholas Sewak, who will coach the offensive line.  “We’re excited about the additions of Coach Sewak and Coach Sims. They both bring a wealth of knowledge with them that will help us as a staff Move The Needle in the right direction,” said second year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. Their passion…

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Albany State adds 25 in latest football class

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title image via Albany State Football Courtesy of Albany State Athletics Albany State University head football coach Quinn Gray, Sr. has announced his 2024 recruiting class.  Gray and his staff have added 25 incoming freshmen/transfers for the 2024 season. “We’re excited to welcome the new class of Golden Rams,” said second-year head coach Quinn Gray, Sr. “This class for us is truly exciting because they get a chance to help us #MoveTheNeedle. As a staff we went out and tried to find the best talent to bring to Albany State that we…

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Tuskegee football makes additions to coaching staff

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title image via Tuskegee Football Courtesy of Tuskegee Sports TUSKEGEE, Ala. __ On Tuesday, Tuskegee head football coach, Aaron James, announced the addition of three new assistant coaches to his staff for the upcoming 2024 season. James had added another familiar face to Golden Tiger fans to the mold in former football star Harry Williams, to serve as offensive coordinator after serving in the same role at Alabama State for the last two seasons. Additionally, James announced the hire of Roman Buchanan as linebackers coach, and Chris Patterson as the offensive line coach.…

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New FAMU head football coach James Colzie III introductory press conference

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Monday afternoon Florida A&M formally introduced James Colzie III as the 19th head football coach in the program’s history. After a needlessly protracted search, Colzie had the interim tag removed this weekend as the replacement for former coach Willie Simmons.

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