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.
The Bowie State Bulldogs finished 2017 with a 9-2 record and hosted a first round NCAA Division II Playoff game against Delta State. The Bulldogs had the top offense in the country averaging more than 566 yards per game. They were led by BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, quarterback Amir Hall who completed 65
boxtorow.com South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard has done what his former teammate and now Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Javon Hargrave did just two years ago. Repeat as BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year. The redshirt senior from Lake View, S.C. also repeated as MEAC Defensive Player of the Year after leading the
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T offensive left tackle Brandon Parker was the top vote getter and is one of 29 players selected to the 11th annual BOXTOROW All-America Team. BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football. Parker was named
Donal gives his top five HBCU football players at the midway point.
Bowie State Quarterback Amir Hall 6-4, 180, Jr., Bowie, Md. Hall completed 26-of-35 passes for 433 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions. He also rushed seven times for 89 yards and two touchdowns as the Bulldogs beat Saint Augustine’s 66-20. Hall accounted for 522 yards and six touchdowns. In three games this season, Hall has accounted
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com For the last two seasons, the CIAA championship game has seen Bowie State and Winston- Salem State battle it out. In 2015 WSSU defeated the Bulldogs 17-14 on a game-winning field goal with no time on the clock. In 2016, the Rams defeated BSU 43-33. Is this the year Bowie State
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com This is the eighth year of BOXTOROW’s top five players to watch in HBCU football. T-5 Amir Hall, Bowie State, Quarterback (6-4, 180, Jr., Bowie, Md.) Hall had the most passing yards (3,596), total yards (3,862), total touchdowns (39) and tied for the most passing touchdowns (30) of any quarterback in
Like the rest of college football, it was a case of the haves and have-nots. We are seeing quite a few bowl games taking place where teams are barely bowl eligible. Such was the case in HBCU football in an unusual year where every team in the SWAC’s Eastern Division had a losing record, for
While Bowie State vs. Virginia Union is our game of the week, Week 8 of the HBCU football season presents some interesting dynamics for a couple of different reasons. Even though it’s Week 8, there are still some out of conference matchups taking place. Tennessee State who is on a roll and ranked No. 3