Posted by Larry “Lightning” McCoy 6/28/2023 NASHVILLE— Tennessee State University is set to make history by becoming the first historically black college or university (HBCU) to offer men’s ice hockey at the collegiate level. TSU will make this groundbreaking announcement at Bridgestone Arena prior to […]

4/10/2022 NASHVILLE — The weather forecast leading up to the Saturday called for clouds, wind, and the occasional shiver. However, what was delivered by Mother Nature was a bit of the opposite, as the Sun peaked through any cloud coverage and winter coats turned into light […]

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — The Tennessee State University football program will visit the University of Notre Dame on Sept. 2, 2023 at Notre Dame Stadium and the game will be broadcast nationally on NBC. “TSU and Notre Dame are two iconic programs that have helped […]

NASHVILLE — Tennessee State University football second-year head coach Eddie George has officially released the 2022 football schedule as his Tigers will play five home games, the first under George’s leadership. TSU will return to Hale Stadium for the first Fall game since the 2020 season as they […]

In college sports, athletic scholarships are renewed on a year to year basis. Some players keep theirs, others don’t. It’s entirely up to the coach and or athletic director. During this time with the transfer portal, players release themselves and move on to see if […]

FEB 11, 2022 Fisk University will become the first HBCU school to launch and host an intercollegiate women’s gymnastics program. The inaugural season will commence in January 2023. Fisk trustee Frank Simmons spearheaded the project to bring women’s gymnastics to the prestigious university. “We are […]

Steve Wyche, Charles Davis & Bucky Brooks on the Call HBCU Legacy Bowl Saturday, February 19 at 4:00 PM ET on NFL Network NFL Network has set its broadcast team for the network’s EXCLUSIVE coverage of the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl on Saturday, February 19 at […]

WILBERFORCE, Ohio – The Central State Marauder lost to Kentucky State, 20-6, in its first game in over 659 days. Playing in the Classic for Columbus in the famed Ohio Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University, the Marauders and Thorobreds attracted a fan […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

JUNE 17, 2021 TICKETS ON SALE FOR CLASSIC Columbus, OH — Today, Classic For Columbus, Presented by Nationwide and Huntington Bank, announced that the football game between Central State University from Ohio and Kentucky State University will now be played at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, August […]