[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The CIAA Northern Division title and the right to play in the CIAA championship game will be settled Saturday in Bowie, Md. Sort of. Defending North champions Bowie State (6-3, 5-1) will host a surging Elizabeth City State (5-4,
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week Southern (4-2, 4-0) vs. Alcorn State (3-3, 3-2) There are too many games and key matchups left to be played in the season to say that the Jaguars and the Braves will play for the SWAC championship in December. But it is possible. Southern is on a roll, winners
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Texas Southern University was picked to win the 2016-17 Southwestern Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship in a preseason poll of the league’s head coaches and sports information directors. The announcement was made by the SWAC during its annual media teleconference on Wednesday, October 12. The Tigers finished 2015-16 with an overall record
The Tennessee State Tigers continue to roll as they are now 4-0 on the season after their 34-30 win over UT Martin on Saturday. The last time the Tigers started 4-0 was in 2012 when they actually started the season 7-0, finishing 8-4. The Tigers have had tremendous success under TSU alum Rod Reed in
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 2/2 Grambling (2-1, 2-0) vs. 4/5 Prairie View A&M (3-1, 3-0) Last year’s annual State Fair Classic between Grambling and Prairie View A&M ultimately decided the SWAC’s Western Division. GSU won the shootout 70-54. This year’s game played at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas may not ultimately decide the
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “BOXTOROW National Game of the Week 5/4 Alcorn State (1-1, 1-1) vs. 2/2 Grambling (1-1, 1-0)”; } [/insert_php] Rematch of last year’s SWAC championship game. When Alcorn State and Grambling meet on Saturday in Grambling, LA, the matchup will be a far
Alcorn State seeks third-straight championship; parity in the West [insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] EASTERN DIVISION Alcorn State (9-4, 7-2) The Braves had about as good a season as they could have hoped for in 2015. They repeated as SWAC
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] After a 2015 season which saw the North Carolina A&T Aggies finish as BOXTOROW national champions and win the inaugural Celebration Bowl 41-34 over Alcorn State, it’s no surprise the Aggies sit atop the preseason BOXTOROW
The 2016 college football season is upon us and media members from around the country have selected the 2016 BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team. Former BOXTOROW Rookie of the Year and two-time BOXTOROW All-American North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen and another two-time BOXTOROW All-American Alabama State linebacker Kourtney Berry lead the 28-man team. Cohen
BOXTOROW w/ Donal Ware will preview the upcoming HBCU and pro football seasons. Over a five-week period, Ware will talk plenty of football and will talk with coaches, athletes and media members. We want YOU to join us on our social media platforms and give us your thoughts. On Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Go to