Donal talks with Bethune-Cookman head women’s basketball coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis. He also discusses the impact of COVID-19 on HBCU athletics budgets. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Norfolk State’s Hicks leads BOXTOROW Women’s Division I All-America Team
BOXTOROW is announcing the All-Americans of the 2020 Division I women’s basketball season. Norfolk State guard Chanette Hicks was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. Hicks led the MEAC and was 12th in Division I in scoring (20.0), and was second in Division I in steals (4.9). She also led the conference in assists
FAMU is No. 1, in BOXTOROW recruiting rankings
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
11/25/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Manic Monday. A look at Week 13
South Carolina State and North Carolina A&T both wrap up the MEAC crown, FAMU falls to B-CU, Bowie State falls for the first time this season. All topics of conversation by Donal Ware. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
11/22/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: It’s Friiiidaaaay. A look at some big games on Saturday
Donal previews Miles/Lenoir-Rhyne, Florida A&M/Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State/Norfolk State. Plus a preview of the guests on the weekend edition of FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
11/20/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Humpday Edition. A look at possible HBCU national champion
Donal talks about the signifcance of the games this weekend in the MEAC, the possibility of a four-way tie for the title, about the Celebration Bowl, the possibilty of Florida A&M winning the HBCU national title, the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, and expanding the so-called national championship field to four teams. Click to download
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware Podcast: 11/16/19
Donal talks with Fayetteville State head football coach Richard Hayes, Bethune-Cookman head football coach Terry Sims, and Albany State head football coach Gabe Giardina. Plus he shares his thoughts the Collin Kaepernick “pro day.” Click to download or listen to the podcast.
11/14/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: BOXTOROW National Game of the Week B-CU vs. N.C. A&T
Donal breaks down the matchup between Bethune-Cookman and North Carolina A&T as first place in the MEAC is on the line. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
10/28/19 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Manic Monday. A look at Week 9
Donal gives his thoughts on Week 9 in HBCU football.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Akevious Williams
Bethune-Cookman Quarterback Akevious Williams 6-2, 188, Redshirt-Senior, Madison, Fla. Completed 24-of-36 passes for 274 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions and rushed for 28 yards and another score as the Wildcats defeated Norfolk State 35-22 to remain undefeated in the MEAC and stay atop the conference standings. Williams has accounted for 1,448 total yards