Tom and the crew open the show talking about Elvis, Doug Williams‘ firing and the possibility of Sandi Jackson getting a presidential pardon.
GRAMBLING, La. (AP) – Grambling State has fired head football coach Doug Williams after the team lost its first two games of the season. The university announced Wednesday that it has bought out the remainder of the former NFL quarterback’s contract. Running backs coach George Ragsdale is taking over as interim head coach. Grambling had […]
The Marching 100 has returned to FAMU. The storied marching band known for its fancy footwork and its bombastic support of FAMU’s football team, the Rattlers, returned to the field this semester after a 653 day suspension. Robert Champion Jr., a member of the band was brutally beaten and died in a hazing incident in […]
It’s my favorite time of the year. No, not Back to School, not the new TV season, not the end of baseball season nearing, not even the beginning of the NFL season. It’s HBCU Classic time! I’m serious. If you and your family have never experienced an HBCU Classic football game, you owe it to […]
The 2012 season wasn’t kind to the black college football old guard. Most of the names that we have grown accustomed to seeing atop the conference standings and national rankings were conspicuous by their absence at the end of the season. Traditional powers Grambling State, Florida A&M , South Carolina State and Albany State were […]
Winston-Salem State had its date with history ruined by a flurry of turnovers and a porous defense Saturday in the NCAA Division II Championship Game in Florence, Ala., while losing to Valdosta State 35-7. The Rams, unbeaten and ranked No.2 in the country entering the game, were the first HBCU to reach the Division II […]
The University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff won its first SWAC football championship in more than 40 years in record fashion Saturday in Birmingham, Ala. The Golden Lions, who trailed Jackson State the entire game, fought from behind, tied the scored with a record-setting 95-yard touchdown pass and then beat the Tigers 24-21 to win the first […]
Alabama State’s Thanksgiving Day housewarming party for its $62 million dollar, 26,000-seat on campus stadium didn’t turn out the way the Hornets hoped. Arch-rival Tuskegee made itself at home in Alabama State’s new digs with a 27-25 victory in the 89th Turkey Day Classic in Montgomery, Ala., ruining the first game ever played at the […]
Look for quarterbacks to be front and center in black college football during the 2012 season. A number of experts in HBCU sports say they are hard-pressed to recall a season with the number of proven signal-callers that will lead their teams into action this season. While none of the field generals are on par […]
