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BOXTOROW Polls: Alabama A&M now unanimous No. 1 in HBCU football

boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs remain the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The vote is now unanimous amongst the coaches and the media. In the coaches poll, the top five teams all won, with No. 4 Prairie View A&M jumped up six

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BOXTOROW Polls: Alabama A&M almost unanimous No. 1 in HBCU football

boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs remain the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Bulldogs defeated Bethune-Cookman 30-27 on Tuesday to remain undefeated on the season. AAMU received all but two first place votes with the coaches and all of the first place

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BOXTOROW Polls: AAMU still atop polls, but UAPB, JSU quickly rise after wins

boxtorow.com Alabama A&M maintained its No. 1 ranking in HBCU football after a 42-41 victory over South Carolina State on Saturday as the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. Losses by North Carolina A&T, Florida A&M, and SCSU allowed for Arkansas-Pine Bluff to move up three spots with the coaches and two

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JSU HBCU national champions

BOXTOROW Polls: NCCU gets big win, moves into polls, AAMU remains No. 1

boxtorow.com The key game in Opening Week of HBCU football saw North Carolina Central defeat Alcorn State 23-14 in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge in Atlanta on Saturday. With the win, the Eagles moved into both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. NCCU is No. 7 with the coaches and No. 9 with the Media. Alcorn State

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BOXTOROW Preseason Poll: A&T receives most first place votes, but AAMU No. 1 says media

boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 13 HBCU teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Media Poll. The Bulldogs begin

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BOXTOROW Preseason Poll: Alabama A&M No. 1 as Bulldogs, teams prepare for full season

boxtorow.com COVID-19 forced teams to postpone the 2020 season to spring of 2021 where only 10 HBCU Division I teams participated. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs went undefeated in the spring on their way to winning their second SWAC championship and first ever HBCU national championship after finishing No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches Poll. The

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The NFL has a problem drafting HBCU players

by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the greatest football players to ever play in the National Football League played at HBCUs. HBCUs helped shape the National Football League. When Grambling’s Paul Tank Younger became the first player from an HBCU to play in the NFL in 1949, he unfortunately had to do it the way

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BOXTOROW Polls: Alabama A&M claims first ever HBCU national championship

boxtorow.com Records show that Howard and Talladega claimed the first ever HBCU championship in 1920. It is fitting that in the 100th year of a team being crowned national champions, a team that has never won before wins it for the first time. The Alabama A&M Bulldogs defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 in the SWAC championship

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4/29/21 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: A conversation with Bethune-Cookman’s Jimmie Robinson

2020 was frustraiting for Bethune-Cookman wide receiver/return specialist Jimmie Robinson. Coming off a productive career for the Wildcats, Robinson was preparing to play in the National Football League when COVID-19 shut everything down. He had to wait a whole year for his opportunity. When given that opportunity at the HBCU Combine in March he made

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BOXTOROW Polls: Alabama A&M, UAPB win, remain top two teams in HBCU football

boxtorow.com The Alabama A&M Bulldogs continue to win and remains the No. 1 team in HBCU football as both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls were released on Monday. The Bulldogs defeated Alabama State on Saturday 38-14 to win the SWAC Eastern Division for the first time since 2011. The Bulldogs will face No. 2

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