We all know that black college basketball programs have to grind to earn money and gain recognition in the national limelight. They hit the road early and often, usually to the detriment of their overall record and RPI. But some players from these squads make the most of these road trips to show opposing fans [...]
One day, Brandon Landers is going to be the answer to a very difficult black college football trivia question. But for now, he’s likely to be the starting quarterback for Shaw University come this fall.
There’s a number of factors here to make this decision, so just make the best educated guess possible. When it comes to finances, wins and losses, and general appeal, which historically black athletic conference will be the strongest in 2009? Will it be the CIAA, which arguably has the best basketball tournament in the country? [...]
Marcellus Speaks just completed a magnificent senior season at linebacker for the Jackson State Tigers. He led the SWAC in tackles, was named the conference Defensive Player of the Year, BoxToRow.com/BlackAthlete.net Defensive Player of the Year, and made the American Football Coaches Association’s all-America team, the only SWAC player to do so. But there’s so [...]
With 2009 freshly arrived, the number one question in all of black college football remains unanswered. Who will be the head coach of the North Carolina A&T football team?
Know what happens when you lose to a one-win MEAC team? Your coach gets a website dedicated to his firing.
MEAC Coppin State 59, George Washington 53 – The Eagles, led by standout guard Tywain McKee earned their second win of the season with a win over the George Washington Colonials in the Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic in Hawaii. Yeah, I’ve never heard of Outrigger Hotels either. Anybody else noticing that McKee is far and [...]
One of the toughest jobs in the world is to be an official of a sporting event. Knowing this, there should be a lot of credit given to those persons that work the games in the black college conferences. A lower level of talent combined with a passionate fan base can make for a volatile [...]
Joel Davila used to make moves on the court for Savannah State, and now he’s making moves in the energy drink business. No word on if his product, Liquid X, will become the official energy drink of Savannah State athletics.
The CIAA doesn’t reign supreme because they have the best quality of black college basketball, or because it is the oldest black college athletic conference. The CIAA Basketball Tournament reigns supreme because of this image.
