Donal talks with Kelsey Koelzer, head coach of the Arcadia womne’s hockey program and the first Black head coach in NCAA ice hockey history. Download or listen.
BOXTOROW Goes One-on-One: Connell Maynor
Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor’s legendary status as a player in HBCU football is already cemented. He led both Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T to respective conference championships. As a head coach, he is building his legacy, having led Winston-Salem State to back-to-back BOXTOROW HBCU national championships in 2011 and 2012, and
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 5/8/21
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs were named HBCU Football national champions and Donal talked with AAMU head football coach Connell Maynor. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
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
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 4/30/21
Donal talks with NFL Draft hopeful Elijah Bell of North Carolina A&T, breaks down the SWAC championship game matchup between No. 1 Alabama A&M and No. 2 Arkansas-Pine Bluff and talks NFL Draft. Download or listen to the podcast.
4/30/21 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: BOXTOROW National Game of the Week, UAPB/AAMU
Donal Ware gives his thoughts and a prediction on who will win the SWAC championship game between Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Alabama A&M. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
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
4/28/21 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Conversation with Grambling’s David Moore
Former Grambling offensive lineman David Moore’s stock is on the rise for the upcoming NFL Draft. He had a great pro day, one in which not only did he excel, but he held it at Grambling which allowed for some of this former teammates to be seen by close to 30 NFL scouts. During the
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 4/24/21
Donal Ware talks with Atlanta Hawks interim coach Nate McMillan, talks with new Norfolk State head football coach Dawson Odums, and talks NBA. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
Dawson Odums, excited about Norfolk State’s future, reflects on time at Southern
Dawson Odums is excited for his new challenge, the challenge of being the head football coach at Norfolk State. He leaves Southern after nine seasons where he compiled a 63-32 record, won a SWAC championship, four SWAC Western Division titles and produced some NFL players including BOXTOROW All-American defensive back Danny Johnson who is with