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All HBCU Conferences Matter: CIAA, SIAC need love, opportunities too
"All HBCU Conferences Matter: CIAA, SIAC need love, opportunities too"This weekend’s Celebration Bowl marked the end of the HBCU football season, but the start of a new relationship. The NFL teamed...
Celebration Bowl TV ratings up from last year
"Celebration Bowl TV ratings up from last year"Attendance may have been down for the second annual Celebration Bowl, but television ratings were up. The bowl received a 2.0 overnight...
Former Ole Miss tackle to play for Grambling
"Former Ole Miss tackle to play for Grambling"Just over 48 hours after one former Ole Miss player helped Grambling return back to the top of black college football, GSU...
It’s A Different World: Eyes trump butts (in seats) in Celebration Bowl priorities
"It’s A Different World: Eyes trump butts (in seats) in Celebration Bowl priorities"By Steven J. Gaither Much like the point total, the total attendance in the second annual Celebration Bowl took a downward turn...
(Too Much) Celebration Bowl: Did refs make the right call?
"(Too Much) Celebration Bowl: Did refs make the right call?"North Carolina Central will remember the final minutes of the 2016 Celebration Bowl for a long time. NCCU’s Quentin Atkinson caught a...
Back On Top: Grambling tops North Carolina Central for Celebration Bowl title
"Back On Top: Grambling tops North Carolina Central for Celebration Bowl title"If it wasn’t before, Grambling’s rise back to the top of HBCU football is now complete. Grambling beat North Carolina Central 10-9...
It’s A Celebration: Grambling, NCCU and The HBCU Gameday Story
"It’s A Celebration: Grambling, NCCU and The HBCU Gameday Story"By Steven J. Gaither Take a trip back in time with me to the fall of 2013. HBCU Gameday was but a...
Former NCCU star killed
"Former NCCU star killed"A young man who two years ago helped North Carolina Central claim a conference football title is no longer with us. Former...
Four Finalists For Deacon Jones Award revealed
"Four Finalists For Deacon Jones Award revealed"The field has been narrowed and only four finalists remain in the running for the inaugural Deacon Jones Trophy. The Black College...
HBCU Hoops Heroes and Highlights: NCCU just misses another SEC win
"HBCU Hoops Heroes and Highlights: NCCU just misses another SEC win"North Carolina Central nearly pulled off its second SEC upset in two weeks on Tuesday night. NCCU fell 70-66 to LSU after...
Texas Southern’s Derrick Griffin touches the sky vs. Cincinnati
"Texas Southern’s Derrick Griffin touches the sky vs. Cincinnati"If you haven’t figured it out by now, Texas Southern’s Derrick Griffin is an athletic freak. He proved it again on Tuesday...
Angry Birds: NCCU feeling ‘disrespected’ by Celebration Bowl underdog status
"Angry Birds: NCCU feeling ‘disrespected’ by Celebration Bowl underdog status"It’s not often that a team that just won its third-straight conference title says they feel like an underdog, but that’s where...
Winston-Salem State gives Kienus Boulware new deal
"Winston-Salem State gives Kienus Boulware new deal"Just over one month after winning its second-consecutive CIAA football title, Winston-Salem State has locked up its coach long-term. Kienus Boulware has...