[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] boxtorow.com With Grambling’s convincing 52-30 win over Southern in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, the Tigers not only remained No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, but widened their margin. GSU received all but four first
News and Notes Week 13: SWAC Championship set, HBCUs out of playoffs
We have known for a few weeks now that Alcorn State would represent the Eastern Division in the SWAC championship game taking place in Houston this Saturday. With much anticipation, we were waiting to see who would represent the West. For months, we thought the Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling would decide the West
BOXTOROW Polls: N.C. A&T falls to NCCU, Grambling new No. 1
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T’s reign as the top team in HBCU football has come to an end. In a game that decided the MEAC championship, the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the Aggies 42-21 on Saturday in Durham. The
One game meant everything for Aggies, Eagles
by Donal Ware “I don’t believe what I just saw!” Those were the now very famous words exclaimed by Jack Buck in describing an injured Kirk Gibson’s dramatic Game 1 World Series walkoff homerun for the Dodgers against the A’s in 1988. After witnessing what I saw at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham on Saturday, I
Top remains steady, shakeups at the bottom of BOXTOROW Polls
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] As the college football season begins to wind down, games become more and more meaningful. So there was bound to be shakeup in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls and most of the shakeup took place at the bottom.
No major changes in BOXTOROW Polls
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] There were a few mild upsets in Week 9 which caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Tennessee State fell to OVC foe Murray State and dropped three spots to No. 6 in the coaches poll.
NFL Midway Point: A mix of veteran, young HBCU players excelling
Some of the greatest players that ever played in the National Football League are alums of HBCUs. That’s a fact. We must not forget that once upon a time, Black players could not play at white schools. That is not the case today and most of the top Black high school players don’t choose HBCUs.
BOXTOROW Polls: A few losses causes shakeup in polls
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] There were a few mild upsets in Week 9 which caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Tennessee State fell to OVC foe Murray State and dropped three spots to No. 6 in the coaches poll.
Upsets, losses cause shakeups in BOXTOROW Polls
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Week 8’s results had some effect in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The results did not however affect North Carolina A&T. In the coaches poll, the changes happened at the bottom of the poll. The Aggies once again
BOXTOROW Polls: Things remain relatively steady
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] The results from week seven produced only minor changes in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T remained at the top of the coaches poll as it has all season long receiving all of the first-place votes