boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T’s 20-17 victory over FCS No. 6 ranked Jacksonville State put FCS on notice that the Aggies are for real. The Aggies, ranked No. 14 in FCS is a unanimous No. 1 in the opening weekend of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The coaches poll order remained essentially the same as
Aggies make the case as a perennial FCS power
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Montgomery, AL – The North Carolina A&T Aggies football program has once again done it for the culture. The HBCU culture. A&T, ranked No. 14 in FCS, defeated perennial power Jacksonville State 20-17 in Montgomery Alabama’s Cramton Bowl, which is a little more than 123 miles from the Gamecocks’ campus. And
BOXTOTROW’s Donal Ware’s Top 5 HBCU Players to Watch Vol. 9
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com 5. Justin Hardy, Miles, Running Back, 5-8, 185, Jr., Homewood, Ala. Hardy sort of burst onto the scene in 2017. Sort of because he was part of Miles’ SIAC championship team in 2015, but in 2016 was academically ineligible. Even though last year was a struggle for the Golden Bears, Hardy
Hall tops BOXTOROW’s college football preseason All-America Team
boxtorow.com The 2018 college football season is upon us and media members from around the country have selected the 2018 BOXTOROW HBCU Preseason All-America Team. Last year’s BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall leads the team. Hall is one of the 12 who were named to the 2017 postseason team.
BOXTOROW’s 13th Annual Countdown to Kickoff
boxtorow.com #HBCU126 continues as FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware previews the upcoming HBCU and pro football seasons. Over a four-week period, Ware will talk plenty of football and will talk with coaches, athletes and media members. We want YOU to join us on our social media platforms and give us your
BOXTOROW Coaches Poll: North Carolina A&T no stranger to the top spot in preseason poll
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] North Carolina A&T, the premier program in HBCU football in the Celebration Bowl era, begins the 2018 season in a familiar position, atop the BOXTOROW HBCU FCS coaches poll. It’s where the Aggies ended the 2017 season after going
HBCU Football Daily Podcast Returns
BOXTOROW, a subsidiary of DWCommunications, LLC, brings back its BOXTOROW w/ Donal Ware HBCU Football Daily Podcast for the second year beginning Tuesday, June 19. Last year, BOXTOROW celebrated the 125th year of HBCU football with its first ever daily podcast. Known as the voice of HBCU Sports, Ware will preview all 50 HBCU football
HBCU NFL Draft numbers down, positioning up; free agents
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com While the number of HBCU players taken in the NFL Draft has remained level the past couple of years – three players taken last weekend – players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are being taken in higher rounds as of late. South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard was selected in the
HBCU NFL Draft Chronicles: Danny Johnson Podcast
Southern cornerback Danny Johnson has been doubted all of his career because of his 5’9″ size. But the former student-athlete who graduated with a 4.0 GPA in three and a half years has continued to prove doubters wrong. As a four-year starter, Johnson had 16 interceptions. He went up against the best wide receivers in
HBCU NFL Draft Chronicles: Darius Leonard Podcast
South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard is the two-time reigning BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. And with his former teammate Javon Hargrave being drafted in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, he’s in good company. Most expect Leonard’s name to be called in this week’s NFL Draft. He could be