After watching a lot of HBCU football over the last six weeks, I give you my annual top five best players at the midway point. Generally as is the case and this year being no different, these five players don’t mirror my top 5 players to watch coming into the season. There are easily two
boxtorow.com The top five teams remained the same and there was not a lot of significant movement overall in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, all top five teams – North Carolina A&T, Bethune-Cookman, Alcorn State, Florida A&M, and South Carolina State – won respective games on Saturday. Southern and Prairie
Fayetteville State Running Back Stevie Green 6-1, 190, Senior, Washington, N.C. Carried the ball 14 times for 187 yards and three toucdowns and also had a reception for 21 yards as the Broncos defeated Chowan 66-20. Green has rushed for 3,725 yards and 31 touchdowns, 5.4 yards per carry and has averaged 109.6 yards rushing
boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies continue to hold the top spot in HBCU football as the newest rankings of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Aggies received all of the first place votes in both polls. In the coaches poll, all of the teams in the poll won their
Johnson C. Smith Running Back Emanuel Wilson 5-11, 210, Sophomore, Roanoke, Va. Carried the ball 12 times for for 265 yards, averaged 22.1 yards per carry, and rushed for three touchdowns as the Golden Bulls defeated Benedict 34-31. Wilson had touchdown runs of 83, 73, and 64 yards including what turned out to be the
boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies earned a hard fought road win against Charleston Southern on Saturday and remained No.1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls for the third straight week. A&T is the unanimous choice in both polls. In the coaches poll the top six spots remained the same despite losses by five
Virginia Union Running Back Tabyus Taylor 6-0, 225, Junior, Hopewell, Va. Taylor carried the ball 25 times for for 159 yards, caught two passes for 38 yards and returned a kickoff 58 yards in the Panthers 36-17 victory over Hampton. Taylor registered 255 multi-purpose yards in the game. Taylor played quarterback at Hopewell High School
boxtorow.com Despite its loss to FBS Duke, North Carolina A&T remains No.1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll al votes went to the Aggies who distanced No.2 Bethune-Cookman by 31 points. As a matter of fact, the top six teams remained the same with Alcorn State, Southern, and South Carolina
boxtorow.com #HBCU127 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
This is the 10th year of my rankings of the top HBCU football players to watch during the season. I am going to give you six players that may not be household names, but are amongst the best, not only in HBCU football, but in the country. And you will know their names by season’s