Southern Quarterback Ladarius Skelton 6-2, 210, Soph., Pine Bluff, Ark. In his first career start, Skelton amassed 370 yards of total offense and four touchdowns as Southern rolled Prairie View A&M 38-0 and remains very much in contention for the SWAC Western Division crown. Skelton completed 15-of-26 passes for 168 yards with one touchdown and
boxtorow.com Tennessee State hung tough with Power Five and SEC opponent Vanderbilt, falling 31-27, but remained No.1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T received a number of votes in both polls and remains No. 2 after bouncing back from its loss last week against Morgan State, defeating South Carolina State
boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies reign as the No.1 team in HBCU football is over. For 384 days the Aggies were No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, but dropped to No. 2 after Saturday’s 16-13 shocking loss to unranked Morgan State, who got its first win of the season. Tennessee State,
boxtorow.com Hurricane Florence caused many games to be postponed or canceled which caused limited movement in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. North Carolina A&T had a bye week but was a unanimous pick in both polls. In the coaches poll, Tennessee State remained No. 2, its game against No. 9 Hampton postponed. No. 3
Howard quarterback Caylin Newton appeared as a guest on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW this past weekend. I was EXTREMELY impressed with him, the way he answered my questions, the thought he put into them. I guarantee you will enjoy this interview as he talks about Howard football, his father and advice that
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Montgomery, AL – The North Carolina A&T Aggies football program has once again done it for the culture. The HBCU culture. A&T, ranked No. 14 in FCS, defeated perennial power Jacksonville State 20-17 in Montgomery Alabama’s Cramton Bowl, which is a little more than 123 miles from the Gamecocks’ campus. And
West Virginia State finished with a record of 6-5 last year, its first winning season since 2008 when the Yellow Jackets went 7-3. John Pennington enters his second season as they head coach and talk with Donal Ware about 2017 and what to expect in 2018.
Texas College went 2-8 last year, a tough learning experience for Charles Moss’ young football team. Moss is optimistic heading into 2018 and talks with host Donal Ware about the team and the Steers move to the Sooner Athletic Conference.
BOXTOROW, a subsidiary of DWCommunications, LLC, brings back its BOXTOROW w/ Donal Ware HBCU Football Daily Podcast for the second year beginning Tuesday, June 19. Last year, BOXTOROW celebrated the 125th year of HBCU football with its first ever daily podcast. Known as the voice of HBCU Sports, Ware will preview all 50 HBCU football
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com While the number of HBCU players taken in the NFL Draft has remained level the past couple of years – three players taken last weekend – players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities are being taken in higher rounds as of late. South Carolina State linebacker Darius Leonard was selected in the