by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the greatest football players to ever play in the National Football League played at HBCUs. HBCUs helped shape the National Football League. When Grambling’s Paul Tank Younger became the first player from an HBCU to play in the NFL in 1949, he unfortunately had to do it the way
West Virginia State Guard Glen Abram 6-2, Senior, Chicago, Ill. Averaged 35.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and shot 50 percent from the field and from three-point range in two games last week for the Yellow Jackets. In the Yellow Jackets’ victory over West Virginia Wesleyan, he scored 47 points on 14-of-23 shooting and a school record
West Virginia State, Guard Destiny Fields 5-10, Sophomore, Reynoldsburg, Ohio Averaged 18.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, shot 56 percent from the field and averaged just 18.5 minutes per game in two victories for the Yellow Jackets last week. In the win at West Virginia Wesleyan, Fields recorded a double double, scoring 18 points, grabbing 10 rebounds,
West Virginia State Guard Glen Abram 6-2, Senior, Chicago, Ill. Averaged 28.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 3.5 assists, in two games last week for the Yellow Jackets. In the Yellow Jackets’ victory over Concord, Abram scored 32 points on 11-of-19 shooting including 4-of-8 from three-point range, and handed out four assists. Abram is a four-year
Listen to the podcast. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of football in the fall by HBCU conferences, BOXTOROW, a subsidiary of DWCommunications, LLC, is postponing its HBCU football daily podcast. Hosted by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW host Donal Ware, now in its fourth season, the podcast has already previewed
Listen to the podcast. BOXTOROW, a subsidiary of DWCommunications, LLC, is bringing back its HBCU Football Daily Podcast for the fourth year beginning Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Hosted by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW host Donal Ware, the podcast previews in-depth all 52 HBCU football programs in a daily (Monday – Friday) podcast,
Since 2006, BOXTOROW has talked with HBCU football players who have a chance to hear their names called in the NFL Draft. That first year, we spoke with several players including Antoine Bethea (Howard), and Tavaris Jackson (Alabama State) who both went on to be drafted that year. In the midst of COVID-19 the draft
COVID-19 brought to an early end the college basketball season. While some of the teams did not get to fulfil hopes of competing in NCAA Tournaments, some of the players had outstanding seasons and are recognized as BOXTOROW releases its 12th annual Division II All-America teams. Livingstone guard Roger Ray has been named BOXTOROW Division
Xavier (La.) Forward William Loyd 6-5, Sr., New Orleans, La. Averaged 21 points, seven rebounds, two assists, while shooting 71 percent from the field and 94 percent from the free throw line in four games last week, helping to lead the Rush to its first GCAC Tournament championship since 1996. Loyd was named tournament MVP.
boxtorow.com Florida A&M quarterback Ryan Stanley was selected BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year and heads the list of the BOXTOROW Superlative Awards, part of the BOXTOROW All-America Team, which was released last week. The redshirt senior from Pembroke Pines, Fla. led Florida A&M to a 9-2 record, the best in the MEAC. Stanley leads