It has been a tough go for Mississippi Valley State with just two wins in the last two seasons in Itta Bena. Will 2017 be different? Host Donal Ware talks about the Delta Devils.
7/18/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Jackson State
Jackson State managed only three wins in Tony Hughes first season as head football coach of the Tigers. Hughes and staff signed 34 players to its 2017 recruiting class which BOXTOROW ranked third. Will any of those guys have an impact? How do the Tigers move on post Javancy Jones? Host Donal Ware breaks it
7/14/17 HBCU Football Daily Podcast: Grambling
When things are going well with Grambling football, it means things are going well in HBCU football. The Tigers were last year’s HBCU national champions and enter 2017 with BOXTOROW All-America quarterback DeVante Kincade as their top returning player. But GSU and head coach Broderick Fobbs also had a busy offseason, signing a number of
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
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
BOXTOROW HBCU Draft Chronicles: Javancy Jones
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Javancy Jones put up some prolific numbers as a four-year starter at Jackson State. Yet he never really received the due he deserved. “I look at the stats of the top 10 picks and my numbers triple theirs,” said Jones a two-time BOXTOROW All-American. “I’ve been consistent year in and year
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
Melendez starts new chapter at FIU
boxtotow.com FIU athletics director Pete Garcia has made splashy hires since taking the position at FIU in 2006. He hired former NBA great Isaiah Thomas as his head men’s basketball coach in 2009. More recently he hired former University of Miami and Cleveland Browns coach Butch Davis as his head football coach and even took