by Donal Ware boxtorow.com Tennessee State has the best recruiting class amongst Division I HBCUs. Again. For the second year in a row and third time in five years it was clear after extensive research of the 22 schools that the Tigers class was No. 1. As a matter of fact, TSU is perennially in
by Donal Ware With 11 seconds remaining in the game between the Portland Trailblazers and the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, 89% free throw shooter Damian Lillard stepped to the line for his second free throw after knocking down the first. He missed. The 76ers were down 92-90 at home at that point. Ersan Ilysova
Boxtorow.com From December 12, 2016 Twenty-nine players were selected to the 10th annual BOXTOROW All-America team. BOXTOROW has administered the All-America team since 2007 and the voters are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football. The offense is headlined by top vote-getter, North Carolina A&T senior running back Tarik Cohen,
Tennessee State Guard Tahjere McCall 6-5, Grad., Philadelphia Pa. Averaged 23.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 4.0 steals per game in three games for the Tigers. He scored his 1,000 career point in the Tigers victory over UT Martin on Saturday. Presented by North Carolina Mutual
Tennessee State head men’s basketball coach Dana Ford
Like the rest of college football, it was a case of the haves and have-nots. We are seeing quite a few bowl games taking place where teams are barely bowl eligible. Such was the case in HBCU football in an unusual year where every team in the SWAC’s Eastern Division had a losing record, for
BOXTOROW host Donal Ware gives his final grades for the 2016 football season to the teams in the SIAC, CIAA, MEAC, SWAC and to Tennessee State. The grades for each team are listed below. Listen to BOXTOROW on a radio station near you to see why he gave these grades. Please give us your thoughts
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] boxtorow.com With Grambling’s convincing 52-30 win over Southern in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, the Tigers not only remained No. 1 in the BOXTOROW Coaches and Media Polls, but widened their margin. GSU received all but four first
We have known for a few weeks now that Alcorn State would represent the Eastern Division in the SWAC championship game taking place in Houston this Saturday. With much anticipation, we were waiting to see who would represent the West. For months, we thought the Bayou Classic between Southern and Grambling would decide the West
[insert_php] /* hide author info except on post */ if (is_single()) { echo “boxtorow.com”; } [/insert_php] boxtorow.com North Carolina A&T’s reign as the top team in HBCU football has come to an end. In a game that decided the MEAC championship, the North Carolina Central Eagles defeated the Aggies 42-21 on Saturday in Durham. The