Conferences/Leagues

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference News: Announces 2021 Preseason All-Conference Honors, presented by TowneBank

JULY 2021 NORFOLK, Va., July 30, 2021 – Norfolk State quarterback Juwan Carter and South Carolina State defensive back Decobie Durant have been named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offensive and Defensive Preseason Players of the Year, presented by TowneBank. All awards were voted on by the MEAC’s head football […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference News: 2021 Football Race Order of Finish, Presented by Home Depot

NORFOLK, Va., July 30, 2021 – South Carolina State has been picked to win the 2021 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football championship, as the Bulldogs topped the league’s annual preseason poll, presented by The Home Depot. Voting was conducted by the conference’s head football coaches and sports […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference News: South Carolina Hall of Fame opens doors for former S.C. State star Robert Porcher

JULY 2021 GREENVILLE, S.C.—Former Bulldog defensive standout and NFL All-Pro Robert Porcher will be among five honorees inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame on Thursday at the Hilton Greenville.  The original Enshrinement Ceremony, set for April 2, 2020, was postponed due to COVID-19 […]

Mid-Eastern Conference Football News: Battle for Greater Baltimore’ Resumes Sept. 4 between Morgan State and Towson

July 2021 BALTIMORE, Md., – Morgan State and Towson have have announced that they will play a home-and-home football series starting 2021 thru the 2027 season.    The teams were scheduled to play this past season (Sept. 12), but were forced to cancel due to the COVID-19 […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List, Southern’s Lewis and Florida A&M’s Bell

Full Release BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Southern’s Jordan Lewis and Florida A&M’s Markquese Bell have been named to the Buck Buchanan Award Preseason Watch List. In the history of the award there has been only one multiple-time winner but Southern’s Lewis will have a chance to complete that […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List, Alabama A&M’s Glass and Alcorn State’s Harper

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Alabama A&M’s Aqeel Glass and Alcorn State’s Felix Harper have been named to the Walter Payton Award Preseason Watch List. Glass rewrote the record books this past season as he went 67-of-113 for 1,084 yards passing and 13 touchdowns during the regular season. One […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-America Team selects Five SWAC Players

Complete Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- A total of five Southwestern Athletic Conference football student-athletes have been named to the 2021 Stats Perform FCS Preseason All-American Team.  The list includes 2021 SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Jordan Lewis. Joining him on […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Alabama A&M QB Aqueel Glass Presented Deacon Jones Trophy by Black College Hall of Fame as HBCU Player of the Year

ATLANTA, Ga. – Alabama A&M senior quarterback Aqeel Glass (St. Louis, Mo.) added to a record-setting Spring 2021 campaign on Saturday, June 19 as he was presented with the Deacon Jones Trophy as the Black College Football Player of the Year as announced by the Black […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Alabama A&M’s Marcus Cushine named to CoSIDA Football Academic All-America Second-Team

AUSTIN, Texas – Alabama A&M junior defensive end Marcus Cushine has been named a Second-Team CoSIDA Football Academic All-America selection and is one of the 51 best student-athletes in the nation in his sport as announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) on […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Alabama State’s Gray selected CoSIDA Academic All-District for second consecutive year

MONTGOMERY, Ala.- Alabama State running Ezra Gray was named CoSIDA Academic All-District for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. First-team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot. […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: Alcorn State’s President Thomas listed on 2022 College Football Hall of Fame Ballot

NORFOLK, Va.– Alcorn State’s Dr. Dennis E. Thomas is listed on the players’ ballot for the 2022 class of the College Football Hall of Fame, which was released to voterS.As an offensive lineman at Alcorn State, Thomas was a two-time Pittsburgh Courier All-American (1972, 1973), and he […]

Southwestern Athletic Conference Football News: College Football Hall of Fame releases 2022 Ballot

IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced the names on the 2022 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame, including 78 players and seven coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 33 coaches from […]

Mid-American Conference Football News: Eight Student-Athletes Represented on Wuerffel Trophy Watch List

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla.  – The Wuerffel Trophy, College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service, today announced its watch list of 93 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Named after 1996 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback from the University of Florida, Danny Wuerffel, the Wuerffel Trophy […]

Mid-American Conference Football News: Hall, Ratkovich and Pimpleton Named to Paul Hornung Watch List

Louisville, Ky. — The Louisville Sports Commission today named 57 multi-talented college football players to the 2021 Watch List for the Paul Hornung Award presented by Texas Roadhouse. The Paul Hornung Award, now in its 12th season, is given annually to the most versatile player in […]

Mid-American Conference Football News: Golden Flashes QB Dustin Crum Named To Walter Camp Watch List

KENT, OHIO – Kent State quarterback Dustin Crum has been named to the 35-member watch list for the Walter Camp Award. Walter Camp is considered “The Father of American football”. He first selected an All-America team in 1889. The Walter Camp Foundation was founded in 1967 and honors Camp […]

Mid-American Conference Football News: Buffalo Bulls LB Kadofi Wright Named to Lombardi Award Watch List

HOUSTON – University at Buffalo linebacker Kadofi Wright has been named to the Lombardi Award Preseason Watch List. The Rotary Lombardi Award goes annually to the college football offensive or defensive lineman, who in addition to outstanding performance and ability, best exemplifies the character and discipline of NFL Hall […]

Mid-American Conference Football News: Kent State’s Dustin Crum, Ball State’s Drew Plitt and Western Michigan’s Kaleb Eleby named to Manning Award Watch List.

NEW ORLEANS, La. — Kent State’s Dustin Crum, Ball State’s Drew Plitt and Western Michigan’s Kaleb Eleby have been named to the prestigious Manning Award Watch List for the 2021 season. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, was created to honor the college football […]

American Athletic Conference Football News: Five Players on Biletnikoff Award Watch List

IRVING, Texas – The Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation has included five American Athletic Conference players on its preseason watch list for the 2021 Biletnikoff Award, which goes to the top receiver in college football. The American’s top four returning receivers, as ranked by yards per […]

American Athletic Conference Football News: Doak Walker Award Watch List has 6 Running Backs

IRVING, Texas — Six standout running backs from the American Athletic Conference have been named to the preseason watch list for the 2021 Doak Walker Award, which honors the nation’s top college running back. The American’s representatives include SMU sophomore Ulysses Bentley IV, who led […]