I’ve got a lot of respect for Aqeel Glass. I feel like this year, not just me and Aqeel but other guys at HBCUs, we make a change in the NFL Draft. Last year, zero HBCU players were drafted. I feel like this year, we’re going to be the difference. Not only are we going
Oh yeah, of course. As a competitor and player I feel like my body of work speaks for itself. At the end of the day, God has a plan. I just took it as a chip on my shoulder, put an extra little chip on my shoulder and got back to work. -Alabama A&M quarterback
Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass talks with Donal Ware about his preparations for the NFL Draft and leaving Alabama A&M as its most accomplished quarterback and one of the best ever in SWAC and FCS history. Steve Wiseman, Duke reporter for the News & Observer (Raleigh) also joins the show to talk Duke/UNC. Lastly, Donal
boxtorow.com With college basketball’s March Madness as its backdrop, BOXTOROW releases its 14th All-America teams for Division I men’s college basketball. Norfolk State guard Joe Bryant, Jr. has been selected the BOXTOROW Player of the Year. Bryant was also named MEAC Player of the Year and led the MEAC in points scored (519) and finished
Alabama A&M Guard Nigeria Jones 5-7, Graduate Student, Lincoln, Neb. Averaged 27.0 points in two wins for the Lady Bulldogs last week. In the win over rival Alabama State (2/26), she scored 35 points on 13-of-26 shooting from the field. Jones is 10th in the SWAC in scoring (15.2) and is fourth in assists (92).
boxtorow.com Jackson State had three players and its head football coach receive four of the six BOXTOROW Superlative Awards. The awards are part of the HBCU college football All-America team, released on Monday. Alabama A&M quarterback Aqeel Glass was voted BOXTOROW Offensive Player of the Year, while Florida A&M linebacker Isaiah Land was selected BOXTOROW
boxtorow.com It’s only appropriate that the two top teams in the HBCU football coaches poll would have some of the best players in the country. This is the case as Florida A&M and Jackson State combined for 10 selections on the 2021 BOXTOROW HBCU college football All-America team. BOXTOROW has named All-America teams since 2007
boxtorow.com Bowie State received its highest ranking ever at No. 2 with the media, while Jackson State remains No. 1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Prairie View A&M lost to Mississippi Valley State on Saturday, resulting in its third straight loss, but remained in the top five in both polls. Despite its
boxtorow.com There weren’t many surprises in Week 12 of HBCU football and thus not much movement in either the BOXTOROW Coaches or Media Polls which were released on Monday. The Jackson State Tigers remain a unanimous No. 1 selection in both polls. A lot was settled in terms of postseason play in HBCU football. By
boxtorow.com The Jackson State Tigers continued their winning ways, coming from behind to defeat Southern in Baton Rouge on Saturday and in the process wrapped up the SWAC’s Eastern Division, punching their ticket to the SWAC championship game. The Tigers remain No. 1 in HBCU football also, as the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls that