Grambling seeks a repeat title by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Current SWAC football title holders repeating as champions is nothing new. In 2015, Alcorn State repeated as champions. But it’s been a while for the Grambling Tigers who many consider the most high profile program in HBCU football. The last time the Tigers repeated as champions
7/18/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Jackson State
Jackson State managed only three wins in Tony Hughes first season as head football coach of the Tigers. Hughes and staff signed 34 players to its 2017 recruiting class which BOXTOROW ranked third. Will any of those guys have an impact? How do the Tigers move on post Javancy Jones? Host Donal Ware breaks it
Texas Southern in Baton Rouge Regional; faces LSU Friday
The Texas Southern baseball team won its second SWAC Tournament championship in three seasons two weeks ago defeating defending champion Alabama State 4-2 in 13 innings. The Tigers didn’t lose a single game in the tournament despite a 20-32 overall record, and beat the favorite Jackson State twice. For head coach Michael Robertson, who is
Six set to be guests on BOXTOROW’s annual draft show
boxtorow.com BOXTOROW will present its 12th annual draft show this weekend as six former HBCU football players will be guests on FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware this weekend. 2016 BOXTOROW All-Americans Javancy Jones of Jackson State, Jessamen Dunker and Ezra Robinson of Tennessee State will be guests. Dunker and Robinson also participated in
BOXTOROW HBCU Draft Chronicles: Javancy Jones
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Javancy Jones put up some prolific numbers as a four-year starter at Jackson State. Yet he never really received the due he deserved. “I look at the stats of the top 10 picks and my numbers triple theirs,” said Jones a two-time BOXTOROW All-American. “I’ve been consistent year in and year
BOXTOROW Recruiting: Tennessee State class reigns supreme in rankings
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Tennessee State has the best recruiting class amongst Division I HBCUs. Again. For the second year in a row and third time in five years it was clear after extensive research of the 22 schools that the Tigers class was No. 1. As a matter of fact, TSU is perennially in
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.
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