Since 2006, BOXTOROW has talked with HBCU football players who have a chance to hear their names called in the NFL Draft. That first year, we spoke with several players including Antoine Bethea (Howard), and Tavaris Jackson (Alabama State) who both went on to be drafted that year. (Rest in peace to Tavaris. Was writing
Despite the season not being fully completed due to COVID-19, the 2019-20 season was still memorable and exciting. With that, BOXTOROW releases its 12th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams. Hampton guard Jermaine Marrow has been named BOXTOROW Division I National Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Marrow,
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that HBCUs are regularly landing recruits that would go to small to mid-sized FBS programs. While Morgan State didn’t make this list, second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley
For 14 years, BOXTOROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. I will reveal the classes this weekend on the nationally syndicated radio program FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. The two best HBCU FCS classes were Tennessee State and Florida A&M. I will give you a sneak peek by reviewing these
boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T topped Alcorn State in the Celebration Bowl to win the HBCU national championship for the third straight year and finish at the top of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The championship means a lot to second-year head coach Sam Washington. A&T also won the championship in 2015. “What we did
boxtorow.com Florida A&M quarterback Ryan Stanley was selected BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year and heads the list of the BOXTOROW Superlative Awards, part of the BOXTOROW All-America Team, which was released last week. The redshirt senior from Pembroke Pines, Fla. led Florida A&M to a 9-2 record, the best in the MEAC. Stanley leads
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for all 51 of the HBCU football playing institutions for the 2019 football season including teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC and to Tennessee State. CIAA, SIAC, OVC, Big South and independent grades will be posted on December 5 and SWAC and MEAC schools grades will
boxtorow.com The top two teams in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls combined to place eight players on the 13th 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. Alcorn State and North Carolina A&T placed
boxtorow.com The impending Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on December 21 now matches what the coaches and media in the BOXTOROW Polls have been saying for the last several weeks. That Alcorn State is No. 1 and North Carolina A&T is No. 2 with the coaches. Also that North Carolina A&T is No. 1 and Alcorn
boxtorow.com With just two weekends left in the HBCU football season, the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls are starting to take shape. The top three teams in the coaches poll remained the same. Alcorn State remains No. 1 heading into the SWAC championship game and received all but three first place votes. Those votes went