boxtorow.com Alabama A&M maintained its No. 1 ranking in HBCU football after a 42-41 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday as the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Losses by North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, and SCSU allowed for Arkansas-Pine Bluff to move up three spots with the coaches and two
boxtorow.com The key game in Opening Week of HBCU football saw North Carolina Central defeat Alcorn State 23-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta on Saturday. With the win, the Eagles moved into both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. NCCU is No. 7 with the coaches and No. 9 with the Media. Alcorn State
boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 13 HBCU teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Media Poll. The Bulldogs begin
boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 10 HBCU Division I teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches Poll. The
boxtorow.com Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass, Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis, and Alabama State running back Ezra Gray have been selected to the BOXTOROW preseason HBCU college football All-America team, leading a contingent of 30 players. Reigning national champion Alabama A&M also had two other players make the team including wide receiver Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim and
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the greatest football players to ever play in the National Football League played at HBCUs. HBCUs helped shape the National Football League. When Grambling’s Paul Tank Younger became the first player from an HBCU to play in the NFL in 1949, he unfortunately had to do it the way
boxtorow.com Records show that Howard and Talladega claimed the first ever HBCU championship in 1920. It is fitting that in the 100th year of a team being crowned national champions, a team that has never won before wins it for the first time. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 in the SWAC championship
boxtorow.com Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was selected BOXTOROW HBCU Offensive Player of the Year while Southern defensive end Jordan Lewis was selected BOXTOROW Willie Davis HBCU Defensive Player of the Year and lead the 14th annual BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-America team. Alabama State had six players selected to the team which is the
boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs continue to win and remains the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Bulldogs defeated Alabama State on Saturday 38-14 to win the SWAC Eastern Division for the first time since 2011. The Bulldogs will face No. 2
boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs once again remained the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Bulldogs are coming off a 52-43 victory over Jackson State on Saturday and received 14 first place votes in the coaches poll, four more than last week.