boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs remained the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. While the Bulldogs received 10 first place votes, Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Southern received three first place votes a piece and are No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. UAPB defeated Mississippi
boxtorow.com Just a handful of games were played in Week 6 of HBCU football and Alabama A&M remains the top team in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls which were released on Monday. The Bulldogs are the top team in both polls for the second straight week and received 13 of 15 first place
Tennessee State Running Back Devon Starling 5-9, 190, Redshirt-Freshman, Antioch, Tenn. Carried the ball 26 times for 134 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers defeated UT-Martin 26-24. Straling broke a 65-yard touchdown run right before the first half ended to give the Tigers a 23-7 halftime lead. TSU held the advantage in time of
boxtorow.com Coppin State, Morgan State, and Texas Southern were all atop respective division and conference standings so it makes sense that each school had multiple players named to the 13th annual BOXTOROW All-America teams for Division I men’s college basketball. Hampton guard Davion Warren and Coppin State guard Anthony Tarke were named BOXTOROW Players of
boxtorow.com With Alabama State knocking off previous No. 1 Jackson State 35-28 on Saturday, Alabama A&M was voted the top team in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls which were released on Monday. The Bulldogs had been atop the poll with the coaches and No. 2 with the media the last two weeks. In
boxtorow.com Alabama A&M remains No. 1 with the coaches and Jackson State No. 1 with the media as the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Alabama A&M was off this week, but Jackson State moved to 3-0 on the season after a convincing 43-7 win over rival Mississippi Valley State in a
Jackson State Quarterback Jalen Jones 6-4, 220, Sophomore, Richmond, Va. Completed 14-of-27 passes for 250 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 42 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers defeated Mississippi Valley State 43-7. On the season Jones has completed 67 percent of his passes for 593 yards, has thrown eight touchdowns
boxtorow.com A 31-7 win by Alabama A&M over South Carolina State was enough to convince the FCS HBCU coaches that the Bulldogs deserved to be No. 1. Jackson State’s close but big win over Grambling State convinced the media that the Tigers should also be at the top. Both were voted tops in HBCU football
boxtorow.com The show must go on. COVID-19 has caused several programs to opt out of the 2021 spring football season. Still, there are several teams who are continuing on with the season. One of those programs is Southern who defeated Alabama State 24-21 to open its season on Friday and was voted No. 1 in
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com For 15 years, BOXTOROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. Due to the pandemic, there weren’t as many large classes this year as there have seen in year’s past. The rankings are based on research and information received from school releases, from information in local newspaper articles, and