It’s a new era of football in Prairie View, TX as longtime SWAC assistant coach Eric Dooley gets his first opportunity as a head coach with the Panthers. The Panthers have had solid seasons the last couple of years , but have finished in third place in the Western Division. Is this the year PV
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Shala Dobbins
Prairie View A&M Guard Shala Dobbins 5-6, Junior, Tulsa Ok. Averaged 34.5 points, 4.0 assists, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game in leading Prairie View to wins over Jackson State and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Dobbins scored a career high of 40 points, handed out six assists, grabbed four rebounds and three steals and made 22-of-23
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Gary Blackston
Gary Blackston 6-2, Jr., Baltimore, Md. Averaged 30.5 points, 6.5 assists, six rebounds and made 18-of-18 free throws in two victories for the Panthers last week. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Takeaway Tuesday
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BOXTOROW National Game of the Week: Alcorn State vs. Grambling
boxtorow.com This could very well be a preview of the SWAC championship game. Grambling isn’t wowing with its numbers, but the bottom line is the Tigers are winning. They have won their last four games including a 34-21 victory over Prairie View A&M in the State Fair Classic in Dallas two weeks ago. GSU has
10/6/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: BOXTOROW National Game of the Week Grambling vs. Prairie View A&M
Donal looks at the State Fair Classic game between Grambling and Prairie View A&M in Dallas and gives his thoughts on who will win.
2017 BOXTOROW SWAC Football Preview
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
7/26/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Prairie View A&M
The Prairie View A&M Panthers have had good back-to-back seasons in 2015 and 2016. With a 7-4, record and only two SWAC loses, the Panthers still only finished third being champion Grambling and Southern, both of whom they lost to. Is this the year Willie Simmons and his Panthers get over the hump? Host Donal
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
National Player of the Week: Troy Thompson
Prairie View A&M Guard Troy Thompson 6-4, Junior, Oakland, Calif. Averaged 25.5 points per and shot 72 percent from the field in helping lead the Panthers to victories over Grambling and Mississippi Valley State Presented by North Carolina Mutual