Conversation with Eddie George. Donal Ware talks with Tennessee State head football coach Eddie George about how the matchup with the Tigers playing Notre Dame came about, where the TSU program is, and about the running back position in the National Football League. Download or listen.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Kobe Dillon
Southern Running Back Kobe Dillon 6-0, 190, Freshman, Ferriday, La. Carried the ball 14 times for 267 yards and three touchdowns in the Jaguars 34-7 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff. His 267 yards rushing broke the Jaguars record for rushing yards in a game set by Lenard Tillery who had 245 on November 12, 2016 against
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Devon Starling
Tennessee State Running Back Devon Starling 5-9, 190, Redshirt-Freshman, Antioch, Tenn. Carried the ball 26 times for 134 yards and a touchdown as the Tigers defeated UT-Martin 26-24. Straling broke a 65-yard touchdown run right before the first half ended to give the Tigers a 23-7 halftime lead. TSU held the advantage in time of
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Taeyler Porter
Arkansas-Pine Bluff Running Back Taeyler Porter 5-10, 202, Senior, Immokalee, Fla. Carried the ball 30 times for 197 yards, averaged 6.6 yards per carry and two touchdowns as the Golden Lions defeated Texas Southern 45-13. Porter finishes the season with over 1,000 yards for the second straight year (1,027) on 192 carries and 12 touchdowns.
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Donte Edwards
Miles Running Back Donte Edwards 5-8, 215, Junior, Mobile, Ala. Carried the ball 26 times for 105 yards and scored all three touchdowns for Miles as the Golden Bears defeated Albany State 21-6 in the SIAC championship game. For the Golden Bears, is was their second straight SIAC championship and helped propel them to the
BOXTOROW National Player of the Week: Santo Dunn
Morehouse Running Back Santo Dunn 5-7, 185, Soph., Griffin, Ga. Dunn carried the ball 18 times for 125 yards and three touchdowns including two in overtime and the game-winner from 14 yards as the Maroon Tigers defeated Tuskegee 30-24 in three overtimes. Dunn accounted for 169 all-purpose yards in the game. Dunn leads the SIAC
National Player of the Week: Kerrion Moore
Winston-Salem State Running Back Kerrion Moore 5-9, 190, Soph., Gastonia, N.C. Carried the ball 19 times for 230 yards and three touchdowns in the Rams 34-31 victory over UNC Pembroke. His 59-yard touchdown run late in the fourth sealed the victory for the Rams Presented by North Carolina Mutual
HBCU players excel at the NFL Combine
boxtorow.com Four players from HBCUs participated in this year’s NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. North Carolina A&T running back Tarik Cohen, Tennessee State offensive lineman Jessamen Dunker, South Carolina State offensive lineman Javarius Leamon and Tennessee State defensive back Ezra Robinson were four of the 330 invitees to the Combine. The Combine is broken down by
Bowie State looks to take full control of North, meets Virginia Union
While Bowie State vs. Virginia Union is our game of the week, Week 8 of the HBCU football season presents some interesting dynamics for a couple of different reasons. Even though it’s Week 8, there are still some out of conference matchups taking place. Tennessee State who is on a roll and ranked No. 3