by Donal Ware boxtorow.com For 15 years, BOXTOROW has ranked the top 10 HBCU FCS recruiting classes. Due to the pandemic, there weren’t as many large classes this year as there have seen in year’s past. The rankings are based on research and information received from school releases, from information in local newspaper articles, and
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr.
Prairie View A&M Guard Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. 6-3, Sophomore, Houston, Texas Averaged 20.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.5 steals, and shot 56 percent from three-point range in two victories for the Panthers last week. In the win over UAPB, Grambrell poured in a season high 23 points, connecting on 8-of-14 shots including 6-of-10 from
1/28/21 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Prairie View A&M
Third-year Prairie View A&M head football coach Eric Dooley talks with Donal Ware about having to replace all-world running back Dawonya Tucker, preparation for the 2021 spring season, how 13 points could have changed the 2019 season, and about how improved the defense should be for the Panthers. Click to download or listen to listen
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 12/19/20
Donal talks with Grambling head men’s basketball coach Donte’ Jackson and with Prairie View A&M head men’s basketball coach Byron Smith. He also talks College Football Playoff including a scenario where the Group of 5 need to split from the Power 5 and he gives his Week 15 NFL predictions. Click to download or listen
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW w/ Donal Ware on ESPNU Radio on SiriusXM: 12/18/20
Donal talks with Grambling head men’s basketball coach Donte’ Jackson and with Prairie View A&M head men’s basketball coach Byron Smith. He also talks College Football Playoff including a scenario where the Group of 5 need to split from the Power 5. Download or listen to the podcast.
HBCU Football Daily Podcast Postponed
Listen to the podcast. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the postponement of football in the fall by HBCU conferences, BOXTOROW, a subsidiary of DWCommunications, LLC, is postponing its HBCU football daily podcast. Hosted by FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW host Donal Ware, now in its fourth season, the podcast has already previewed
7/22/20 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Prairie View A&M
The Panthers finished 2019 6-5 and on a three-game winning streak hoping to bring that momentum into the 2020 season. Although SWAC has suspended football until Spring 2021, head coach Eric Dooley talked with Donal Ware about how familar he is becoming with Zoom and interacting with his players, the 2019 season and looking ahead
Marrow named BOXTOROW Division I Player of the Year, again, leads All-America Team
Despite the season not being fully completed due to COVID-19, the 2019-20 season was still memorable and exciting. With that, BOXTOROW releases its 12th annual Division I men’s college basketball All-America teams. Hampton guard Jermaine Marrow has been named BOXTOROW Division I National Player of the Year for the second year in a row. Marrow,
FROM THE PRESS BOX TO PRESS ROW Podcast: 3/21/20
Prairie View A&M head men’s basketball coach Byron Smith is Donal’s guest. With no NCAA Tournament, we take a listen back to an interview with legendary coach John Chaney. Plus National Football League free agency talk. Click to download or listen to the podcast.
FAMU is No. 1, in BOXTOROW recruiting rankings
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com This is the 14th year of BOXTOROW’s Top 10 HBCU FCS Recruiting Class Rankings. Recruiting at HBCUs has really stepped up, to the point that HBCUs are regularly landing recruits that would go to small to mid-sized FBS programs. While Morgan State didn’t make this list, second-year head coach Tyrone Wheatley