Former Grambling star Chester Rogers went undrafted in 2016. He signed as a free agent with the Indianapolis Colts and was a long shot to make the roster where the Colts were deep at wide receiver. Rogers put the work in and made the 53-man roster to open the season. In year one, he showed
Brandon Parker, De’Arius Christmas, Amir Hall lead BOXTOROW college football All-America Team
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T offensive left tackle Brandon Parker was the top vote getter and is one of 29 players selected to the 11th annual BOXTOROW All-America Team. BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football. Parker was named
BOXTOROW Report Cards 2017
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for all 50 of the HBCU football playing institutions for the 2017 football season including teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC and to Tennessee State. The grades for each team are listed below. Listen to BOXTOROW on a radio station near you to see why he
HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Takeaway Tuesday
HBCU Football Daily Podcasts 12/5/17 Takeaway Tuesday: Wallace and Ware HBCU Football Daily Podcast 11/28/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Takeaway Tuesday 11/17/17 BOXTOROW HBCU Football Daily Podcast Aggie-Eagle Rivalry Preview 11/13/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Monday Quarterbacking 11/7/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Takeaway Tuesday 11/6/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Monday Quarterbacking 10/31/17 HBCU Football Daily
Grambling defeats Alcorn State to win SWAC championship; will face N.C. A&T in Celebration Bowl
This article is from our friends at the Monroe Star The Grambling State Tigers bolted out to a big halftime lead and then held on for a 40-32 victory over Alcorn State in the final SWAC Championship Game. Grambling built a 38-10 halftime lead and then survived a fourth-quarter rally from the Braves to repeat
Grambling defeats Southern in Bayou Classic; wins West and will face Alcorn State in SWAC championship game
The write up is from our friends at THE ADVOCATE. Photo courtesy of SWAC by Anthony Moore. NEW ORLEANS, November, 25 – This was one for the defenses. Grambling’s Brandon Varner stripped the ball away from Southern quarterback Austin Howard, then recovered the late fumble to provide the key play in the Tigers’ 30-21 win over
BOXTOROW Announces partnership with Memphis Grizzlies/Grind City Media
boxtorow.com DWCommunications, LLC, whose subsidiaries include the nationally syndicated sports talk radio program FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware, also known as BOXTOROW, announces its partnership with Grind City Media, a subsidiary of the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. As part of the partnership, BOXTOROW and Grind City Media will collaborate on a
BOXTOROW’s Donal Ware’s Top 5 HBCU Players to Watch Vol. 8
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com This is the eighth year of BOXTOROW’s top five players to watch in HBCU football. T-5 Amir Hall, Bowie State, Quarterback (6-4, 180, Jr., Bowie, Md.) Hall had the most passing yards (3,596), total yards (3,862), total touchdowns (39) and tied for the most passing touchdowns (30) of any quarterback in
Leonard, Kincade top BOXTOROW’s college football preseason All-America Team
boxtorow.com The 2017 college football season is upon us and media members from around the country have selected the 2017 BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team. Last year’s BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year, South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard, and Grambling quarterback DeVante Kincade lead the team. Leonard and Kincade are two of the
BOXTOROW HBCU Coaches Poll: Grambling leads preseason rankings
boxtorow.com After one of the most memorable seasons in HBCU football and FCS for that matter, there is no surprise that the Grambling State Tigers sit atop the BOXTOROW Coaches Poll, which was released on Monday. All 22 coaches voted and the Tigers received 18 first-place votes. The Tigers opened the 2016 season with a