The 2014 football season in Black college football began a youth movement among coaches. Four coaches with three or fewer years experience leading programs won or shared their conference’s championship, and three others had their teams knocking on the door. The youth movement had its most dramatic impact in the MEAC. First-year coaches Jerry Mack […]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky starting forward Alex Poythress will miss the rest of the season after tearing a knee ligament during practice in a devastating loss for the top-ranked Wildcats The 6-foot-8 junior tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the school said Thursday. A date for surgery has not been set, […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Reigning Heisman winner Jameis Winston is not a finalist for this year’s award. When the Heisman trust announced the finalists Monday the Florida State quarterback’s name was not called. Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon and Alabama receiver Amari Cooper are the candidates heading to New York. So […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston has won a national championship, the Heisman Trophy and every single game he’s played in college. Now he’s waiting to see if he gets an invitation to this year’s Heisman ceremony. There are questions whether Winston will be among the finalists that will be announced Monday […]

HOUSTON – Alcorn State quarterback John Gibbs Jr. was the conquering hero as he returned to his hometown Saturday to lead the Braves in their first SWAC Championship Game appearance. Gibbs, who played locally at Booker T. Washington High School, had a scintillating performance while guiding Alcorn to a 38-24 victory against Southern University at […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The student code of conduct hearing involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston is scheduled to begin Tuesday, approximately two years after a female student said he sexually assaulted her in December 2012. Before the Heisman Trophy winner and his Seminoles teammates play Georgia Tech on Saturday in the Atlantic Coast Conference […]

Instate rivals Southern and Grambling State combined to produce more than 1,000 yards of offense and the highest point total in the 41-year history of the Bayou Classic Saturday at the Mercedes Benz Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. But it was defending SWAC champion Southern’s defense that spelled the difference as the Jaguars prevailed 52-45 […]

North Carolina Central wasn’t a very gracious host Saturday when the Eagles hosted in-state MEAC rival North Carolina A&T. The Aggies, No.1 in the HBCU polls and No. 24 in the FCS rankings, needed a victory to lock up the conference championship and an automatic berth in the FCS playoffs. But the Eagles, picked in […]

Freshman quarterback Niko Johnson was the unlikely hero Saturday as Virginia State defeated two-time defending CIAA champion Winston-Salem State 21-17 Saturday in Durham, N.C., to win the conference championship and end the Rams’ 31-game conference winning streak. Winston-Salem (9-2) was ranked No. 10 in the AFCA Division II poll and No. 4 in NCAA Super […]

Tuskegee stormed back from a14-point third-quarter deficit Saturday to defeat Miles 48-33 in Fairfield, Ala., and win the SIAC West Division championship. It was the eighth straight victory for the Golden Tigers (8-2, 7-0), who will play Albany State in the SIAC Championship Game next Saturday in Montgomery, Ala. The win avenged Tuskegee’s 41-36 home […]

Bethune-Cookman pounded North Carolina Central into submission with a relentless running game Saturday as the Wildcats posted a 34-20 come-from-behind home victory. The victory keeps the Wildcats (7-2, 4-1 MEAC) in the middle of a logjam with four other teams for the top spot in the conference. South Carolina State, North Carolina A&T, Morgan State […]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The lawyer for the woman involved in the domestic battery investigation of Florida State running back Karlos Williams has asked police to end the investigation. Nathan Prince said Tuesday the woman never filed a complaint and wants everything to “blow over.” He said Florida State contacted the Tallahassee Police Department about […]