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The HBCU Polls: Jackson State almost unanimous No. 1, Hampton on the rise

boxtorow.com The Jackson State Tigers solidified their hold as the No. 1 team in HBCU football with a resounding victory over Grambling Saturday as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday with JSU squarely as the top. In the coaches poll, JSU received all but one first place vote. No. 2

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HBCU D2 Coaches Poll: VUU knocks of Valdosta State, new No. 1; Bowie State falls

boxtorow.com Virginia Union knocked off perineal Division II power Valdosta State on the road and was voted No. 1 in The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW. The Panthers received 13 first place votes. No. 2 Albany State received three first place votes. Bowie State, who was No. 1 last week, fell to

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JSU HBCU national champions

The HBCU Polls: Jackson State on top of HBCU football; slight shifts in media poll

boxtorow.com The Jackson State Tigers remain the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls which were released on Monday. In the coaches poll, JSU received all but one first place vote, outdistancing No. 2 South Carolina State by 23 points. No. 3 North Carolina Central, No. 4 Prairie

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HBCU D2 Coaches Poll: Bowie State wins, retains No. 1 ranking

boxtorow.com Bowie State defeated New Haven 27-20 on Saturday and kept its No. 1 ranking in The HBCU Division II Coaches Poll powered by BOXTOROW. The Bulldogs received all but one first place vote. No. 2 Albany State also won its game against Mississippi College and received the other first place vote. West Virginia State

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JSU HBCU national champions

BOXTOROW Polls: Jackson State No. 1 in HBCU football after Week 1

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

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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

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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

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HBCUFDP returns July 24

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

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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

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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

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