Preseason HBCU Coaches Poll. boxtorow.com North Carolina Central staked claim to its first HBCU national championship since 2006 last year by virtue of the Eagle victory over Jackson State in the Celebration Bowl. Can the Eagles make it two in a row? NCCU is at least the early favorite according to the coaches with the
HBCUFDP returns July 24
HBCUFDP returns July 24. boxtorow.com Click here to listen to the podcasts The 7th season of the HBCU Football Daily Podcast returns on Monday, July 24. Hosted by BOXTOROW host Donal Ware, the podcast airs Monday through Friday through the HBCU football regular season. On each episode, Ware will talk with coaches, players, and media
Lack of HBCU players drafted into NFL is getting old
HBCU NFL Draft commentary by Donal Ware It’s the same old story when it comes to HBCUs and the NFL Draft. Jackson State cornerback Isaiah Bolden was the only HBCU player taken in this year’s NFL Draft. He was taken in the last round (seventh), 245th overall, by the New England Patriots. That makes a
D2 HBCU All-America team
D2 HBCU All-American team. boxtorow.com As the 2022-23 college basketball season begins to wind down, the 14th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams powered by BOXTOROW are released. Virginia Union forward Robert Osborne has been named the HBCU has been named HBCU Division II Player of the Year. The senior from Richmond, Va. helped lead
HBCU National Player of the Week: Falcons guard Lauren Banks
Falcons guard Lauren Banks. Saint Augustine’s Guard Lauren Banks 5-7, Sophomore, Clinton, Md. Saint Augustine’s Falcons guard Lauren Banks is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 26.0 points, 3.5 rebounds while shooting 50 percent (18-of-36) from the field and three-point range (11-of-22) in helping the Falcons go 2-0 this week. In the victory
HBCU National Player of the Week: Robert Osborne
Virginia Union Forward Robert Osborne 6-5, Senior, Richmond, Va. Forward for Virginia Union Robert Osborne is HBCU National Player of the Week. He averaged 29.5 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, and shot 73 percent from the field in two wins for the Panthers. In the victory over Bowie State (1/21), he scored 33 points,
HBCU National Player of the Week: Anyssa Fields
Lincoln Pa. Anyssa Fields. Lincoln Pa. Guard/Forward Anyssa Fields 6-0, Sophomore, Long Branch, N.J. Guard/Forward of Lincoln PA Anyssa Fields is HBCU National Player of the Week. She averaged 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 2.5 assists per game, while shooting 48 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free throw line
HBCU D2 Coaches Poll: Benedict finished atop inaugural poll
boxtorow.com The Benedict Tigers finished the inaugural HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW as the No. 1 team in the final poll. Benedict received all but one first place vote. “To God be the Glory! I’m extremely grateful that our peers voted us as the No. 1 team in all of D2 HBCU
The HBCU Polls: NCCU named national champions
boxtorow.com North Carolina Central defeated Jackson State 41-34 in overtime in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday. With the victory, the Eagles are crowned HBCU national champions, finishing No. 1 in the final BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches and Media Polls. This is the first HBCU national championship for NCCU since 2006. “It feels amazing to win the
BOXTOROW Report Cards for 2022
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for the HBCU football playing institutions for the 2022 football season including teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC, SAC, and Hampton, Lincoln (Mo.), North Carolina A&T, Tennessee State, and West Virginia State. Listen to BOXTOROW this weekend on a radio station near you to hear his thoughts