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Fired Grambling State volleyball coach Chelsy Lucas says she was just following orders from the athletic director when she cut the entire team's players. The post Fired Grambling Volleyball Coach Chelsy Lucas Says She Was ‘Directed’ To ‘Get Rid’ Of Team appeared first on NewsOne.

Chelsey Lucas lost her job less than six months after accepting it.

Josh Williams, a defensive back from Fayetteville State projected to be selected in the 2022 NFL Draft, told NewsOne in an exclusive interview that he wants to "rewrite what people think about HBCUs and their athletes."

Orange you wondering why the basketballs for this year's March Madness look much brighter than in previous tournaments?

Infamous former Baylor University football coach Art Briles quickly resigned as offensive coordinator at Grambling State after intense backlash from the HBCU community. Briles was fired after a wide-ranging sexual assault scandal at Baylor.

Criticism abounded on social media over the choice for Grambling State University to hire Art Briles, the infamous former Baylor University head coach who was fired in 2016 after being linked to sexual assault allegations.

University of Michigan men’s basketball coach Juwan Howard will miss the rest of the team’s regular season after being suspended by the Big Ten Conference for striking University of Wisconsin assistant coach Joe Krabbenhoft in a post-game melee on Sunday.

Marva Smalls has made history as the first Black woman to be appointed to serve on the Heisman Trophy Trust’s board of trustees.

Jackson State University's star quarterback Shedeur Sanders has signed a historic - and likely lucrative - "NIL" partnership with Gatorade, a first for an HBCU, or any other university, that allows him to profit from his name, image and likeness.

The attention and spotlight on HBCU sports are at one of their highest points in recent history. A huge reason for that is the influx of former professional athletes taking head coaching jobs at these institutions and providing their guidance and expertise to the next generation.

Kevin Coleman Jr. and other top high school football recruits who choose to attend an HBCU need to be given their appropriate recognition for taking a chance on their careers and uplifting these historically Black institutions in the process.

The University of Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 for their first National Championship since 1980.