Bethune-Cookman Wide Receiver Jimmie Robinson 5-8, 162, Senior, Palm Coast, Fla. Robinson rushed for 208 yards on 11 carries and three touchdowns as Bethune-Cookman defeated Morgan State 30-28. He racked up 235 all-purposed yards. Robinson has nine touchdowns on the season (three rushing, four receiving, two on kickoff returns), which is tied for the most
Terry Sims is in his fourth season as the head coach of the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats. Donal Ware had a chance to catch up with him at MEAC Media Day for the HBCU Football Daily Podcast and talk about bouncing back in 2017 and expectations for 2018.
Virginia Union guard Todd Hughes 6-3, Senior, Smyrna, Del. Averaged 19 points, 5.5 rebounds, shot 55 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range in helping lead the Panthers to the CIAA Tournament championship. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Bethune-Cookman guard/forward Isaiah Bailey 6-6, Junior, Compton, Calif. Averaged 23.5 points, 11.0 rebounds, 10.0 assists and two steals in two victories last week for the first place Wildcats. Bailey recorded a triple double of 19 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the victory over Savannah State. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
boxtorow.com FIU head baseball coach Mervyl Melendez had a solid first year in 2017 as the head baseball coach at FIU, as the Panthers went 31-27. Melendez, a Bethune-Cookman graduate and one of the few HBCU graduates to coach at a non-HBCU on the Division I level, got his debut off on the right foot
by Donal Ware Hail Mary (pass). It is defined in football as a very long forward pass, made in desperation with only a small chance of success. Bethune-Cookman was able to execute said Hail Mary Saturday as Larry Brihm’s 48-yard heave found Keavon Mitchell in the end zone with no time on the clock as
Donal takes a look at and breaks down some of the big games that took place in week four of the HBCU football season.
Bethune-Cookman Quarterback Larry Brihm 5-11, 209, r-Sr., Delray Beach, Fla. Completed 25-of-39 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns and also rushed for another touchdown in the Wildcats 28-23 victory over Southeastern Louisiana Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Donal talks about the performance of former North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen in his regular season debut with the Chicago Bears. He also talks about wins for HBCUs against non-HBCUs, specifically Grambling and Bethune-Cookman.
Will this be the year the MEAC has one champion? by Donal Ware boxtorow.com For the first time since 2012, the MEAC had an outright champion in 2016. The champion was North Carolina Central. Last year showed how the conference continues to gain respect as one of the more competitive conferences in FCS. Both the