The third time was a charm Saturday for Alcorn State and third-year Coach Fred “Air’’ McNair. The former Braves All-SWAC quarterback had guided Alcorn to the SWAC Football Championship Game each of his previous two seasons on the Reservation but came up a loser each time. It was a different tale this time around for […]
North Carolina A&T kept its date with history Saturday with a dramatic 21-14 victory over Grambling State in the third annual Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Senior quarterback Lamar Raynard scored on a one-yard sneak with 38 seconds left in the game to propel North Carolina A&T to the first unbeaten season in […]
Grambling State is back on top of the Black College Football heap following a hard-fought 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl Saturday at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. The win was the 11th in a row for Grambling and gives the G-Men their 14th Black College Football National Championship and the […]
Every December the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl brings together the two best HBCU football programs in the country. The G-Men from Grambling State University (10-1) and the Eagles of North Carolina Central University (9-2) are currently in Atlanta, Georgia to compete against each other in the annual bowl game that highlights and celebrates the talent, legacy and […]
North Carolina A&T’s offense stood at center stage Saturday in the inaugural Celebration Bowl after taking a backseat to the Aggies’ nationally ranked defensive unit all season. With junior running back Tarik Cohen running rings around the Alcorn State defense North Carolina A&T held on for a 41-34 nationally televised (ABC) victory at the Georgia […]
