The Panthers finished 2019 6-5 and on a three-game winning streak hoping to bring that momentum into the 2020 season. Although SWAC has suspended football until Spring 2021, head coach Eric Dooley talked with Donal Ware about how familar he is becoming with Zoom and interacting with his players, the 2019 season and looking ahead
7/21/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Grambling
Grambling finished 6-5 in 2019, falling to Southern 30-28 for what amounted to the SWAC Western Division championship. Seventh year head coach Broderick Fobbs talks with Donal Ware about high expectations for 2020, expectations for quarterback Geremy Hickbottom, the joy of coaching at his alma mater, and how the Tigers recruit and if five-star football
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 7/18/20
Donal tallks with the new head women’s basketball coach at Duke Kara Lawson. Also a preview of part of an interview wiith Grambling head football coach Broderick Fobbs. Plus, Donal poses the question, is it practical for five-star (basketball) players to attend HBCUs? Click to download or listen to the podcast.
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 7/11/20
Will there be college football season this fall? Host Donal Ware poses that question. He also discusses the reported impending name change of the Washington Redskins. Lastly, he talks about five-star basketball player Makur Maker’s committment to Howard and what he means to other high-profile players signing to HBCUs moving forward, including LeBron James son,
7/10/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Clark Atlanta
As the SIAC announced it had suspended athletics a little more than 12 hours ago, Clark Atlanta head football coach Tim Bowens talks with Donal Ware about the suspension of the football season in the fall, the possibility of playing football in the spring, the 2019 Panthers season, and how the Panthers will prepare for
7/9/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Benedict
First year head football coach Chennis Berry is no stranger to the SIAC having been an All-SIAC performer for Savannah State. He has had a myriad of coaching experiences prior to Benedict. Berry talks with Donal Ware about expectations for 2020, and about how his past experiences will help him at BC. Click to download
7/8/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Albany State
Gabe Giardina is in his fourth season as the head football coach at Albany State. The Golden Rams played in their second straight SIAC championship game last year and fell to Miles. Giardina talks about his excitement for the 2020 season, opening the season against Florida A&M in Miami, looks back at 2019, and talks
For this to work, Maker must actually play for Howard
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com When five-star recruit Makur Maker announced his commitment to Howard University on Twitter around 4 a.m. ET on Friday, picking the Bison over UCLA, Kentucky, Memphis and others, the HBCU world was on fire and the term HBCU – Historically Black Colleges and Universities – was as hot as it’s been.
7/7/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Fort Valley State
Longtime assistant coach Maurice Flowers gets his first collegiate head coaching position with Fort Valley State. The Wildcats are coming off a 6-4 record in 2019. The Wildcats will be without SIAC Offensive Player of the Year Slade Jarman. But Flowers is a quarterback guru and has some talent coming back on both sides of
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 7/4/20
Grind City Media Senior Editor Mike Wallace joins Donal Ware to discuss the NBA Bubble and the season restarting. Plus, Bethune-Cookman is the latest school to leave the MEAC. What does that mean for the future of the MEAC? Expansion? Dissolution? Click to download or listen to the podcast.