boxtorow.com Jackson State handled Florida A&M 59-3 in the Orange Blossom Classic and again were voted No. 1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls which were released on Monday. In the coaches poll, JSU outpaced No. 2 South Carolina State by 53 points and received 17 of 18 first place votes. North Carolina
HBCU D2 Preseason Coaches Poll: Bowie State begins the season on top
boxtorow.com The newly formed HBCU Division II coaches poll powered by BOXTOROW reveals its first-ever top-10 ranking to begin the 2022 season and for the first time ever. The Bowie State Bulldogs, the three-time defending CIAA champions, begin the season No. 1. BSU received 20 of 24 first place votes and beat out No. 2
BOXTOROW Preseason Poll: Defending Celebration Bowl champs receive more first place votes, JSU tops poll
boxtorow.com Jackson State received one less first place vote than defending Celebration Bowl champion South Carolina State but outpaced the Bulldogs by two points and top the BOXTOROW Preseason HBCU Media Poll. Defending champion Bowie State received three first place votes and begin the 2022 season in the No. 4 spot. Florida A&M begins the
HBCU Football Daily Podcast for 2022 begins July 25
boxtorow.com Click here to listen to the podcasts The HBCU Football Daily Podcast will debut on Monday, July 25, beginning its sixth season in 2022. Hosted by nationally syndicated host Donal Ware, now in its sixth season, the podcast will air Monday through Friday through the HBCU football regular season. On each episode, Ware will
Cheaper labor? Why the NFL prefers to sign HBCU players as free agents
by Donal Ware Now that the NFL Draft is behind us, there seems to be a tenor of “satisfaction” with just four HBCU players being taken. While that is four more than the embarrassingly low of zero taken in last year’s draft, should we now throw a party? There had been years where the number
West Virginia State’s Abrams named Player of the Year, leads BOXTOROW D2 HBCU All-America team
boxtorow.com As the 2021-22 college basketball season begins to wind down, BOXTOROW releases its 13th annual Division II HBCU All-America teams. West Virginia State guard Glen Abrams has been named BOXTOROW Division II Player of the Year. The graduate student from Chicago, Ill. finished seventh in the Mountain East Conference in scoring (19.6), led the
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Beril Kabamba
Spring Hill Forward Beril Kabamba 6-7, Redshirt-Freshman, Clearwater, Fla. Averaged 20.5 points, 10.5 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and shot 91 percent from the free throw line in two victories for the Badgers last week. In the victory over LeMoyne-Owen (2/12), he recorded a double double by scoring a season high 28 points and grabbing 15 rebounds,
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Ashiala Jackson
Tuskegee Forward Ashiala Jackson 6-1, Redshirt-Junior Merrillville, Ind. Averaged 28.3 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.0 steals, shot 45 percent from the field, and shot 93 percent from the free throw line (27-29) in three victories for the Golden Tigers last week. She scored 33 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, recorded four steals against Edward Waters (1/26). Jackson
BOXTOROW Polls: Bulldogs’ win HBCU national championships, SCSU with coaches, BSU edges Bulldogs with media
boxtorow.com The last time South Carolina State won an HBCU national championship was 2009. Bowie State has never won one. This time, it was the Bulldogs’ winning the crown. Actually, two different Bulldogs. The 2021 HBCU college football season is complete and two teams have been named HBCU national champions. The South Carolina State Bulldogs,
Jackson State dominates winning four BOXTOROW HBCU Superlative Awards
boxtorow.com Jackson State had three players and its head football coach receive four of the six BOXTOROW Superlative Awards. The awards are part of the HBCU college football All-America team, released on Monday. Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was voted BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, while Florida A&M linebacker Isaiah Land was selected BOXTOROW