HBCU Gameday
History
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4.2K1Part I: The long, complicated history of choosing an HBCU national champion
For nearly 100 years, the Black Press has picked Black College Football National Champions. It hasn't always been easy, or clear-cut.
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2.4KThe Fast, Furious, Frustrating History of the Heritage Bowl (Part I)
The Heritage Bowl was a decade-long experiment to build the ultimate HBCU football bowl. It did NOT go smoothly.
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2.9KThe Pelican Bowl: Black College Football’s Championship Game Trial
The Pelican Bowl was the first attempt by the MEAC and SWAC to create a black college national championship game.
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2.5KFrom Timbuktu to Birmingham: The birth of the SWAC Championship Game
After two decades of futility in the Divsion I-AA playoffs, the SWAC made a bold move that changed the game.
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3.2K1Southern’s 1999 Bayou Classic comeback remains one of rivalry’s biggest moments
There have been many thrilling moments in Bayou Classic history, but few compare to what took place on Nov. 27, 1999.
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2.3KNo, trolls, the Black College Football Hall of Fame is not racist
No, we don't need a "White College Football Hall of Fame." But the Black College Football Hall of Fame is very necessary.
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1.0KRobert Mathis, Erik Williams highlight 2020 Black College Football HOF
Robert Mathis, Erik Williams and an all-time great coach headline the 2020 Black College Football Hall of Fame.
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7.7KOrange Blossom Classic looks to be on for 2020
It looks like FAMU is bring back its historic Orange Blossom Classic in 2020.
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6.2KMississippi Valley, Alcorn State and The Game of The Century
Nearly thirty five years after it was played, the 1984 Alcorn State-Mississippi Valley game remains one of the most important in HBCU...
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4.3K3Legendary coaches a big part of FAMU-Southern football rivalry
Some of the greatest coaches in black college football history have coached at Florida A&M and Southern University.