HBCU alum Charles Huff. …anytime you get to pave a way for anybody, I think that’s your responsibility. Just like our parents and ancestors and people that came before me Tyrone Willingham, Dennis Green, Art Shell in the NFL, all of those guys made it easier for me to sit in the chair that I’m
by Donal Ware boxtorow.com There seems to be something against HBCU alums that are coaches. A stigma if you will. For the second year in a row in the Celebration Bowl, Jackson State presumably had a more talented team than its opponent. Last year, it was South Carolina State, coached by SCSU grad Buddy Pough,
Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor’s legendary status as a player in HBCU football is already cemented. He led both Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T to respective conference championships. As a head coach, he is building his legacy, having led Winston-Salem State to back-to-back BOXTOROW HBCU national championships in 2011 and 2012, and
Dawson Odums was introduced as the new head football coach at Norfolk State University in a virtual press conference on Wednesday. Odums was greatful and thankful to be hired by NSU and as important, to be hired at NSU has an HBCU grad, something he mentioned directly. Donal Ware talks about the hiring and the
Donal Ware talks about the hiring of former NFL great Eddie George to Tennessee State, whether it’s a trend at HBCUs, what it means for HBCU coaches who already aren’t getting opportunities on the FBS level, and why the information was leaked while former head coach Rod Reed prepared his team for a game on
Donal Ware talks about Norfolk State head football coach Latrell Scott leaving to pursue another opportunity, about how Alabama A&M and South Carolina State – both needing a game – came together quickly to play football this Saturday in Orangeburg, and about the new home-and-home series between Alabama State and South Carolina State. Click to