Like the rest of college football, it was a case of the haves and have-nots. We are seeing quite a few bowl games taking place where teams are barely bowl eligible. Such was the case in HBCU football in an unusual year where every team in the SWAC’s Eastern Division had a losing record, for
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Fourteen times before, the Grambling State Tigers were named national champions. Now make it fifteen. By virtue of its 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, Grambling was named 2016 HBCU national champions in
boxtorow.com ATLANTA – On Monday the Grambling Tigers most likely will be crowned HBCU national champions. That’s because of their 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl before a crowd of 31,096 at the Georgia Dome. A defensive battle throughout and with the Tigers leading 10-3 late in the fourth quarter, Eagles
by Donal Ware Tampa Bay Buccaneers kick returner/defensive back wishes he were playing in the Celebration Bowl on Saturday, the game that pits the SWAC champion against the MEAC champion. “I do wish that,” said Smith who was selected in the fourth round from North Carolina Central by the Buccaneers in this year’s NFL Draft.
Boxtorow.com It eluded him last year, but not this year. North Carolina A&T’s star running back Tarik Cohen was voted BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year. The 5-6, 173-pound Cohen was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Year for the third-straight year and finished fifth in the Walter Payton voting for the best offensive player
boxtorow.com BOXTOROW National Game of the Week North Carolina Central (9-2) vs. Grambling (10-1) When North Carolina Central and Grambling meet Saturday in the 2nd Celebration Bowl – pitting the MEAC and SWAC champions – at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the HBCU national championship will be on the line. While there is no true
by Donal Ware The Grambling State football team is on top of the world. GSU won its 25th SWAC championship on Saturday in come-from-behind fashion, defeating at the time two-time defending champion Alcorn State 27-20. The Tigers will face off against North Carolina Central in Atlanta on December 17 in a game that will ultimately
boxtorow.com BOXTOROW National Game of the Week No. 7/NR Alcorn State (5-5) vs. No. 1/1Grambling State (9-1) When Alcorn State and Grambling State meet in the SWAC championship game on Saturday at NRG Stadium in Houston, it will me the second year in a row the two teams will meet for the SWAC title. Not
boxtorow.com BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama A&M University, Grambling State University and Prairie View A&M University took home the four major awards of the 2016 season, as the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its postseason football awards in voting conducted by league head coaches and sports information directors. The conference made the announcement on Wednesday, just two
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 4/4 Southern (6-2, 6-0) vs. 5/7 Prairie View A&M (6-3, 6-1) Southern controls its own destiny in returning to the SWAC championship game after a two-year hiatus. The Jaguars have three games remaining. It begins on Saturday as they travel to Texas to take on a Prairie View A&M