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HBCU national championship contenders open season in MEAC/SWAC Challenge
[insert_php] if (is_single()) { echo “Could the Wildcats third time be the charm for the Braves? boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] This is the 12th MEAC/SWAC Challenge and this year unlike more recently when the game was played in Orlando – mostly at the Citrus Bowl – this year’s game will be played in Daytona Beach’s Municipal
Top 5 HBCU Players to Watch Vol. 7
[insert_php] if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] This is the seventh year of BOXTOROW’s top five players to watch in HBCU football. This isn’t necessarily a list of the best five players. Not necessarily. All of the players on this list either had or were having much better season’s than the
North Carolina A&T leads preseason rankings
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “By Donal Ware boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] After a 2015 season which saw the North Carolina A&T Aggies finish as BOXTOROW national champions and win the inaugural Celebration Bowl 41-34 over Alcorn State, it’s no surprise the Aggies sit atop the preseason BOXTOROW
Southern/Jackson State: The best matchup in HBCU Football
Grambling vs. Southern. Jackson State vs. Southern. Albany State vs. Tuskegee. Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M. These are some of the biggest rivalries in HBCU Football, whether from a competitive standpoint, for bragging rights or from a fan base perspective. The best rivalry in HBCU Football over the last six years
Hargrave, Smith, Hemingway Drafted
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single() && !is_loop()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] Three players from HBCUs were taken in this year’s NFL draft – which concluded on Saturday – one less than the four that were taken last year. This year however, the three selections came in the third,
BOXTOROW Interview: South Carolina State tight end Temarrick Hemingway
South Carolina State tight end Temarrick Hemingway not only had a solid season for the Bulldogs, but has also had great production in preparing for the NFL Draft. The Loris, SC native participated in the NFL Combine where he turned some heads and had the three best marks for tight ends with his 40-time (4.71),
BOXTOROW Interview: NCCU CB Ryan Smith
North Carolina Central cornerback Ryan Smith expects to hear his name called in the 2016 NFL Draft. And he is so grounded in his upbringing that they day before the draft, he was doing yard work. The Upper Marlboro, Md. native only played one season of football at Wise High School and his only scholarship
BOXTOROW Interviews: South Carolina State DT Javon Hargrave Prepares for NFL Draft
The NFL Draft has not been kind in recent years to HBCU players. Just four players from HBCUs were selected in the 2015 NFL Draft. That was the most since four were taken in 2011. The numbers are still comparatively down from past years, but better than the total of five players that had been
VUU’s Ray Anderson Interviewed on BOXTOROW
Virginia Union University’s Ray Anderson is interviewed by Donal Ware after being named the BOXTOROW Men’s Player of the Week.