The SWAC yesterday announced a new three-year agreement to move it’s men’s and women’s conference basketball tournament to Louisiana’s Bossier City/Shreveport metropolitan area beginning in 2010. Commissioner Duer Sharp has been rolling lately with new partnerships and deals to expand the conference brand, and moving the basketball tournament to a more attractive tourist destination may [...]
It took a while, but Bill Hayes has finally made his way back home. Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Donald Reaves today announced to the university trustees and coaches that Hayes would become the university’s athletic director effective January 1. His past and his future immediately endear him to Rams alumni and supporters. His record as [...]
The FCS top 25 polls have been out for a couple of days, and two things become apparent for the black colleges ranked within them. South Carolina State will be hard to put out, even if they drop a game. And FAMU is going to be in a tight spot to earn an at-large bid [...]
Just in case you wondered if black college sports was not a significant part of community culture, behold the influence of the CIAA Basketball Tournament on the Charlotte mayoral race. Lassiter, meanwhile, accused Foxx of distorting his record. “Throughout the campaign you have spread false information about my record,” Lassiter told Foxx. In particular, he [...]
For whatever reason that got MEACFans.com shut down, you knew it would only be a matter of time before those crazy mofos got their stuff together and back online. So it is with great zeal that I introduce MEACFansZone. While it is missing many of the aesthetic amenities that made MEACFans a destination for the [...]
Pauline Banks, one of the most successful track and field coaches in Division I in recent years, has resigned her position at Jackson State University to take over the Texas Southern women’s program. Banks and her teams were a huge part of the athletic department winning three consecutive SWAC Commissioner’s Cups, given to the institution [...]
Several HBCUs have been ranked on national preseason basketball polls in both the NCAA and NAIA. Tougaloo College and Johnson C. Smith are ranked in the top 25 of the National Association of Basketball Coaches preseason men’s basketball poll. The TC Bulldogs went 22-11 last season, and are ranked 21st on the Association’s Division I [...]
It’s no stretch to guess that the Virginia State Trojans have to win big or lose close against Bowie State this weekend to make this season worth while. Not just because it’s homecoming, but because their coach’s job might depend on it.
If there is to be a Pioneer Bowl, the CIAA and SIAC are doing a great job of keeping it on the low. From the Pioneer Bowl website: The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) have suspended the Pioneer Bowl for 2008. The game was scheduled to take place [...]
Before I get into it, be sure to check out the banner to your left on Artur Davis’ Magic City Classic ticket giveaway….and get involved in the campaign, Alabama. Now for the football. The assumption crafted over the last few years is that the SWAC Eastern Division is commonly Jackson State territory. No matter how [...]
