boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T topped Alcorn State in the Celebration Bowl to win the HBCU national championship for the third straight year and finish at the top of the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The championship means a lot to second-year head coach Sam Washington. A&T also won the championship in 2015. “What we did
boxtorow.com The impending Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on December 21 now matches what the coaches and media in the BOXTOROW Polls have been saying for the last several weeks. That Alcorn State is No. 1 and North Carolina A&T is No. 2 with the coaches. Also that North Carolina A&T is No. 1 and Alcorn
boxtorow.com With just two weekends left in the HBCU football season, the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls are starting to take shape. The top three teams in the coaches poll remained the same. Alcorn State remains No. 1 heading into the SWAC championship game and received all but three first place votes. Those votes went
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boxtorow.com A huge upset this weekend has changed everything in HBCU football for the moment. Bethune-Cookman’s win over Florida A&M, who had been No. 1 in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls the previous five weeks, caused massive shakeups in both polls. The Alcorn State Braves, who over the course of the year
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boxtorow.com There were very few changes in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls as the teams that were expected to win did. In the coaches poll, North Carolina A&T’s convincing win over No. 7 Bethune-Cookman put the Aggies in a position that should they win against North Carolina Central Saturday, would gain at least a
boxtorow.com While FAMU had a bye week, losses coupled with upsets caused shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. The Rattlers are the unanimous No. 1 in both polls for the first time in the history of the polls. Alcorn State, North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman all lost which caused some movement in
boxtorow.com The North Carolina A&T Aggies win over South Carolina State in the marquee game of the weekend caused slight shifts in both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls. Florida A&M defeated Delaware State and remained No. 1. In the coaches poll, idle Alcorn State and A&T remained No. 2 and No. 3, respectively. No.
boxtorow.com As Florida A&M handled Morgan State to win its second straight game and stay atop both the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, it was South Carolina State’s victory over Bethune-Cookman in Daytona Beach that caused movements in the polls. In the coaches poll, the No. 4 Bulldogs moved up two spots, and forced the