Category: HBCU Sports

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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Howard named HBCU Sports Program of the Year

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Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information, Howard University Saturday (July 27), HBCU Sports celebrated and honored the achievements and people in Black College with its inaugural Sports Awards show where Howard University won five accolades. The program streamed live on YouTube through the HBCU Sports Channel, hosted by its well-rounded crew of Kenn Rashad, Kendrick Marshall, Chris Stevens and Jarrett Hoffman. Howard Department of Athletics highlighted the afternoon, taking home Athletic Program of the Year. In May, HU won the 2023-24 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Mary McLeod Bethune…

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A pair of Alabama A&M basketballers invited to NBPA Camp

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title image BPO+ Digital Media Courtesy of Brian Howard, Assistant AD for Communications, Alabama A&M Alabama A&M University men’s basketball student-athletes Lorenzo Downey and Chad Moodie were invited to the National Basketball Players Association Top 50 Basketball Camp, held over the weekend. Downey and Moodie represented the Bulldogs in the weekend-long festivities, which featured players from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), HBCU leagues in NCAA Division I and NCAA Division II. During the three-day camp, players showcased their talent against their peers of the neighboring conference through competitive…

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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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Tennessee State Basketball unveils conference portion of 2024-25 schedule

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Courtesy of Tennessee State Athletics The Ohio Valley Conference released its 2024-25 men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules on Tuesday morning. For the second straight year, the league membership includes 11 teams: Eastern Illinois, Lindenwood, Little Rock, Morehead State, Southeast Missouri, SIUE, Southern Indiana, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech, UT Martin, and Western Illinois. This year, the conference schedule switches to a true round-robin slate of 20 games, up from 18 games last season. The OVC previously had a 20-game league schedule from 2005-06 through 2007-08 and again in 2020-21. The…

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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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Jackson State Tennis players earn ITA Academic Team Awards

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Title image via Jackson State Athletics Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released the 2024 Division I Men’s and Women’s ITA Scholar-Athletes and All-Academic Teams this week, and Jackson State was one of two schools in the conference to earn recognition for both. The Jackson State women earned the All-Academic Team Award while having a pair of student-athletes named Scholar-Athletes for 2024 including Isabela Benavides and Chiara Desia. The men also earned the All-Academic Team Award with three student-athletes named Scholar-Athletes including Alejandro Pinilla, Ching Chang Chiu, and Gokalp Ayar. In 2024, 1,573 Division…

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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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Former NC State star Julius Hodge named Lincoln University men’s basketball coach

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Former NBA player Julius Hodge was announced as the new head coach at Lincoln University.  “I’m excited to introduce Julius Hodge as our next Men’s Head Basketball coach, “said Lincoln University Director of Athletics & Recreational Services and Interim Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Harry Stinson III.  “Julius brings an extensive and decorated career to Lincoln highlighted by his stellar collegiate career at NC State, his NBA and overseas experiences as well as over 10 years of coaching at the collegiate level.  His ability to lead young men, his passion…

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