By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus There seem to be three certain things that hold true every Thanksgiving — turkey, Friday indigestion, and Grambling State and Southern University fighting for supremacy within the SWAC. While many can bear witness to the first two — not necessarily in that order — the latter has been […]
Read more "HBCU Football Spotlight: Week 13"By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus While the SWAC’s Western Division title will again come down to next weekend’s Bayou Classic in New Orleans between Grambling State and Southern, the Eastern Division will be decided Saturday (3 pm ET) in the state of Mississippi. No one’s surprise, the four-time defending division champs from Alcorn […]
Read more "HBCU Football Spotlight: Week 12"By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus While the road to Atlanta and the Celebration Bowl for the SWAC and MEAC still has a few bumpy rides remaining, the other two conferences in black college football will reach their zeniths this Saturday in Virginia and Alabama. In the CIAA, the two preseason favorites — Bowie […]
Read more "HBCU Football Spotlight: Championship Saturday for the CIAA & SIAC"Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through November 3rd. DIVISION I (FCS) Offensive: Bethune-Cookman senior wide receiver Jimmie Robinson accounted for the majority of the Wildcats’ offense in its road win over Morgan State. He gained 208 yards off 11 attempts while scoring […]
Read more "BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week"ATLANTA — The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) has announced its 10th Class – the Class of 2019. Seven inductees were selected from a list of 25 Finalists who had been determined earlier by the BCFHOF Selection Committee. The Class of 2019 includes Emerson Boozer (Maryland Eastern Shore), Hugh Douglas (Central State), Rich “Tombstone” Jackson (Southern), Frank Lewis (Grambling State), Timmy […]
Read more "Black College Football 2019 Hall of Fame Class announced"By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus Not only did last weekend’s “Separation Saturday” see two schools — Albany State and Fayetteville State — clinch a division title, we also saw the first coaching casualty of the season as Jackson State’s Tony Hughes was let go by Tiger administration. Following their 41-7 loss to Southern, […]
Read more "HBCU Football Spotlight: Week 10"Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 27th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: South Carolina State redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyrece Nick controlled the offense for the Bulldogs as he completed 11-of-18 passes for 109 yards this past Saturday at Howard. He also rushed […]
Read more "BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week"By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus As the last Saturday in October approaches, it also denotes the time where postseason berths are won and lost. The jockeying for a spot in December’s Celebration Bowl is hot and heavy within the MEAC and SWAC. Meanwhile, we’re also two weeks away from the championships games within […]
Read more "HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Nine"NORFOLK, Va. — Howard University sophomore guard RJ Cole was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, the conference has announced. Bethune-Cookman was tabbed as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC this season. All awards are voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors. Last year’s MEAC […]
Read more "MEAC Announces 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Preseason Honors"Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 20th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: Tennessee State redshirt junior quarterback Micheal Hughes completed 22-of-27 passes for 318 yards and three touchdowns as Tennessee State defeated Tennessee Tech 41-14 on Homecoming. It marked the second-straight game […]
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