by Donal Ware You can’t argue with perfection. And that’s exactly what the North Carolina A&T Aggies are. Perfect. By virtue of their 21-14 victory over Gambling in Saturday’s Celebration Bowl, the Aggies have done something that no other Division I HBCU has even done and that is to go undefeated in a season. On
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
Grambling defeats Southern in Bayou Classic; wins West and will face Alcorn State in SWAC championship game
The write up is from our friends at THE ADVOCATE. Photo courtesy of SWAC by Anthony Moore. NEW ORLEANS, November, 25 – This was one for the defenses. Grambling’s Brandon Varner stripped the ball away from Southern quarterback Austin Howard, then recovered the late fumble to provide the key play in the Tigers’ 30-21 win over
BOXTOROW National Game of the Week: Alcorn State vs. Grambling
boxtorow.com This could very well be a preview of the SWAC championship game. Grambling isn’t wowing with its numbers, but the bottom line is the Tigers are winning. They have won their last four games including a 34-21 victory over Prairie View A&M in the State Fair Classic in Dallas two weeks ago. GSU has
BOXTOROW’s Donal Ware’s Top 5 HBCU Players to Watch Vol. 8
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com This is the eighth year of BOXTOROW’s top five players to watch in HBCU football. T-5 Amir Hall, Bowie State, Quarterback (6-4, 180, Jr., Bowie, Md.) Hall had the most passing yards (3,596), total yards (3,862), total touchdowns (39) and tied for the most passing touchdowns (30) of any quarterback in
Leonard, Kincade top BOXTOROW’s college football preseason All-America Team
boxtorow.com The 2017 college football season is upon us and media members from around the country have selected the 2017 BOXTOROW Preseason All-America Team. Last year’s BOXTOROW Willie Davis Defensive Player of the Year, South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard, and Grambling quarterback DeVante Kincade lead the team. Leonard and Kincade are two of the
2017 BOXTOROW SWAC Football Preview
Grambling seeks a repeat title by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Current SWAC football title holders repeating as champions is nothing new. In 2015, Alcorn State repeated as champions. But it’s been a while for the Grambling Tigers who many consider the most high profile program in HBCU football. The last time the Tigers repeated as champions
Grambling defeats NCCU in Celebration Bowl; expected to be named HBCU national champs
boxtorow.com ATLANTA – On Monday the Grambling Tigers most likely will be crowned HBCU national champions. That’s because of their 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central in the Celebration Bowl before a crowd of 31,096 at the Georgia Dome. A defensive battle throughout and with the Tigers leading 10-3 late in the fourth quarter, Eagles
Grambling, NCCU meet to decide HBCU national champion
boxtorow.com BOXTOROW National Game of the Week North Carolina Central (9-2) vs. Grambling (10-1) When North Carolina Central and Grambling meet Saturday in the 2nd Celebration Bowl – pitting the MEAC and SWAC champions – at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, the HBCU national championship will be on the line. While there is no true
Grambling football back to the future: reemergence started with 2013 boycott
by Donal Ware The Grambling State football team is on top of the world. GSU won its 25th SWAC championship on Saturday in come-from-behind fashion, defeating at the time two-time defending champion Alcorn State 27-20. The Tigers will face off against North Carolina Central in Atlanta on December 17 in a game that will ultimately