JSU HBCU national champions

BOXTOROW Polls: No changes in polls; Alcorn, N.C. A&T matchup to decide HBCU national champion

boxtorow.com With only two games being played in Week 14 and with Alcorn State defeating Southern in the SWAC championship game, there were no changes in position in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Alcorn State’s win over Southern sets up a rematch of the very first Celebration Bowl as the Braves will face MEAC

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JSU HBCU national champions

BOXTOROW Polls: Top teams hold steady as polls shift slightly

boxtorow.com There were just a handful of games played in Week 13 and the results of some of the games caused slight shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. In the coaches poll, North Carolina A&T, Alcorn State and Southern continued to hold down the top three spots. Southern defeated Grambling to not

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HBCU national championship at stake as Tigers, Aggies meet in Celebration Bowl

by Roscoe Nance Special to boxtorow.com Call it destiny. Call it fate. Call it providence. Call it whatever you like, but it seems that the 2017 Black College football season was meant to end with North Carolina A&T and Grambling State playing in the Celebration Bowl with the National Championship at stake. That’s what will

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Tarik Cohen: “I don’t know how they got better after losing me.”

Former Aggie running back praises N.C. A&T, shines in National Football League by Roscoe Nance Special to boxtorow.com The Chicago Bears, one of the NFL’s most storied franchises, have a rich tradition of outstanding running backs. From Red Grange, to Bronko Nagurski, to Willie Galimore, to Walter Payton, some of pro football’s most dangerous ball-carriers

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