Conferences/Leagues

Big Ten Conference News: Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Wisconsin Capture Big Ten Weekly Volleyball Awards

Aug. 30, 2021 View Online: https://bit.ly/21VBWeek1Awards Wolverines’ Grant, Huskers’ Rodriguez, Buckeyes’ Davis and Badgers’ Hilley and Rettke are the first weekly honorees of the 2021 season Player of the Week Dana Rettke, Wisconsin Grad. – MB – Riverside, Ill. – Riverside-Brookfield – Graduate Major: Educational Leadership […]

North Coast Athletic Conference News: Wittenberg Picked For Top Spot in 2021 NCAC Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Tue, Aug 24, 2021 The Wittenberg women’s volleyball team was tabbed first in the 2021 North Coast Athletic Conference preseason coaches’ poll. The 25-time conference champions received four of the possible nine first-place votes and 74 points overall according to balloting of the league’s coaches. […]

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference News: Announces 2021 ESPN Football Schedule

NORFOLK, Va., July 30, 2021 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has announced its ESPN football package for the 2021 season, which features eight regular-season match-ups on ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN3 and one postseason appearance on ABC as part of its linear package. The nationally-televised games […]

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 […]