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HBCU Football Spotlight: Week Eight

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus Webster’s Dictionary defines the word parity as the quality or state of being equal or equivalent. Following another weekend of upsets and last-second finishes, Mr. Webster’s definition can certainly be used as the buzzword for HBCU football so far this season. Whether it’s Southern shutting down Prairie View A&M […]

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BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of The Week

Here are the BASN Newsroom/Batchelor Pad Radio Network HBCU Football All-Peak Performers of the week for the games played through October 14th. DIVISION I (FCS) Offense: Howard junior wide receiver Jequez Ezzard, who was also named the CFPA’s FCS National Performer of the Week, made history with his second consecutive three-touchdown contest in the win over Delaware […]

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VSU Captures 12th CIAA Football Title in School History

SALEM, VA.  – Trent Cannon rushed for 186 yards on 16 carries and three touchdowns to help lead the Virginia State University Trojans to its second Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship in four years. The Trojans prevailed over the Fayetteville State University Broncos 42-19 at Salem Football Stadium on Saturday evening. This is the 12th CIAA […]

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HBCU Football Spotlight: Week 11

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus NEW HAVEN — Welcome to the opening phase of championship weekend. Two crowns will be handed out on Saturday in Fort Valley, Georgia, and Salem, Virginia. And for the winners, it could be the start of something big. Tuskegee and Fort Valley State will meet at 2 p.m. […]

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HBCU Football Spotlight: Week 10

By Anthony McClean, Editor In Chief Emeritus NEW HAVEN — It’s the first weekend of November football and the preliminary start of the championship stretch. While the MEAC and SWAC still have a few weeks in the regular season, it’s the final week for the SIAC and CIAA as their championship games will be played […]

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Eight HBCU Bands “March On” to the 16th Annual Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase

TORRANCE, Calif. — A record number of votes helped select a dynamic lineup of marching bands from our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) to perform at the 16th Honda Battle of the Bands (HBOB) Invitational Showcase on January 27, 2018. The annual event is the culmination of the HBOB program and provides a national platform to […]

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SIAC Football Media Day moving to College Football Hall of Fame

    ATLANTA –  The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) has announced that it will host its annual Football Media Day on Tuesday, July 11 at the College Football Hall of Fame and Chick-fil-A Fan Experience in Atlanta. Head football coaches and two student-athletes from each team will be available for interviews and will have the opportunity to share their expectations and views […]

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MEAC Partners with Collegiate Sports Management Group on Multi-Media Rights

Courtesy: MEAC Media Relations NORFOLK, Va. — The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) has entered into a multi-year agreement with the Collegiate Sports Management Group (CSMG). This new relationship focuses on marketing and sponsorship rights as well as helping to develop more national strategies across all avenues to help generate revenue for the MEAC. “Our partnership with CSMG […]

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