Will this be the year the MEAC has one champion? [insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] At the MEAC Media Day/Coaches Luncheon on July 29 in Norfolk, VA, a lot of the coaches talked about how competitive the conference is and that
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Over the last 10 years, the CIAA has risen to the level as one of the better conferences in football. Known more for its basketball prowess and popular CIAA Tournament, the conference has seen multiple teams
Grambling vs. Southern. Jackson State vs. Southern. Albany State vs. Tuskegee. Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M. These are some of the biggest rivalries in HBCU Football, whether from a competitive standpoint, for bragging rights or from a fan base perspective. The best rivalry in HBCU Football over the last six years
BOXTOROW is bringing back its HBCU Legends Series. The series, which began in 2013, pays homage to former great athletes and coaches who played at HBCUs. Each week, FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware, will interview some of the all-time greats who attended a Historically Black College or University. The Legend
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single() && !is_loop()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Three players from HBCUs were taken in this year’s NFL draft – which concluded on Saturday – one less than the four that were taken last year. This year however, the three selections came in the third,
North Carolina Central cornerback Ryan Smith expects to hear his name called in the 2016 NFL Draft. And he is so grounded in his upbringing that they day before the draft, he was doing yard work. The Upper Marlboro, Md. native only played one season of football at Wise High School and his only scholarship
The NFL Draft has not been kind in recent years to HBCU players. Just four players from HBCUs were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. That was the most since four were taken in 2011. The numbers are still comparatively down from past years, but better than the total of five players that had been
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] With the college basketball season officially over, BOXTOROW releases its annual Division II All-America teams. Stillman senior guard Rodnerius Lewis has been named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. Lewis led the SIAC in scoring (19.7) in helping
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] After the Hampton Pirates defeated Manhattan in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament last year, Hampton head coach Edward “Buck” Joyner, Jr. was asked about facing then undefeated Kentucky in the next round. “I told you all I
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] As has been the case for 10 years now, FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. The rankings are based on research that we did based upon school releases, local