In 2016, Bethune-Cookman was beset by plenty of injuries which led to a disappointing season. But the Wildcats are healthy coming into 2017 and return eight starters on offense. Host Donal Ware explains why B-CU will have one of the best backfields in FCS.
7/31/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: North Carolina A&T
Despite falling to rival North Carolina Central in what was in essence the MEAC championship game in November last season, the Aggies had a solid 2016 campaign and earned a spot in the FCS playoffs. The MEAC’s most decorated running back Tarik Cohen is now doing well in the Chicago Bears camp and the Aggies
7/28/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: North Carolina Central
Today the Eagles were picked to win the MEAC championship at MEAC Media Day. Host Donal Ware talks about last years run to the championship and what this year’s Eagles look like with Jonas Pope, Eagles beat writer for the Herald-Sun in Durham and also a replay with head coach Jerry Mack from last week’s
Bethune-Cookman to play Florida for regional baseball championship
Last year Coastal Carolina shocked Division I baseball by winning the CWS National Championship Series. Bethune-Cookman is looking for the second year in a row to become the small school to achieve the same feat. B-CU is a long way away from that goal. The Wildcast are however a game away from winning the Gainesville Regional
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW: Saturday, May 6, 2017
Jackson State baseball coach Omar Johnson and North Carolina A&T baseball coach Ben Hall.
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
Success, exposure for Savannah State comes too late
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Savannah State University moving down from Division I to Division II is the right move. And it’s probably something that should have happened sooner. The school announced on Monday that it was reclassifying from Division I to Division II because of financial reasons. SSU athletics director Sterling Steward told the Savannah
BOXTOROW HBCU NFL Draft Chronicles: Tarik Cohen
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Some of the information was taken from a story I wrote for the News and Observer which ran on November 17, 2016. The 2016 football season did not end the way former North Carolina A&T star running back Tarik Cohen would have liked. The Aggies lost to archrival North Carolina Central
Wright named Player of the Year, leads BOXTOROW All-America Team
boxtorow.com With South Carolina winning the women’s Division I national championship ending the season, BOXTOROW releases its annual All-America teams. Alabama State forward Britney Wright was named BOXTOROW Division I Women’s National Player of the Year. This is also the third year in a row Wright was named BOXTOROW First Team All-America. Wright was also
Cole named BOXTOROW Player of the Year, All-Americans announced
boxtorow.com With Final Four Week as the backdrop, BOXTOROW releases its annual men’s Division I All-America teams. North Carolina Central redshirt-senior guard Patrick Cole was named BOXTOROW National Player of the Year. The Newark, N.J. native was named MEAC Player of the Year last month and helped to lead the Eagles to the MEAC regular season