Grambling comes back for big win over Southern in Bayou Classic
Southern has owned the Bayou Classic for the last three years, but Grambling State put an end to that on Saturday night. Grambling, led by quarterback Jonathan Williams, beat Grambling 34-23 to claim their first win in the rivalry game since 2011. Williams threw three touchdown passes to help Grambling recover from a 17-point hole […]
Kid Heartless MEAC Picks: Week Seven
Game of the Week: Bethune-Cookman (5-1) at North Carolina A&T (4-1) There are three teams with an unblemished conference record. BCU, NC A&T and Morgan State. The two hitting the field in Greensboro Saturday are the proven contenders of the group. Morgan State has faced lackluster competition in their first three MEAC games. Both NC […]
HBCU Gameday’s Week Seven FCS Power Rankings
1. Alcorn State (4-1, 3-0): Alcorn State continues to take care of business, dispatching of UAPB with ease on Saturday. 2. North Carolina A&T (4-1, 2-0): After taking care of business on the road in back-to-back weeks, A&T returns to Greensboro for a matchup that will have Celebration Bowl implications on the MEAC side when it takes […]
MEAC Predictions: Week Two
Game of the Week: Bethune-Cookman (0-1) at Grambling St (0-1) If the MEAC/SWAC Challenge really wanted to have a marquee match-up with competitive football and bands, then this should’ve been their choice. Last year BCU put together a 4th quarter rally of 14 unanswered points to beat Grambling 36-23 in Daytona Beach, FL. This time […]
HBCU Gameday’s NCCU 2015 Football Preview
Last season, NCCU surprised everyone by going 6-5 and grabbing a piece of the MEAC title. This year, the Eagles won’t be able to sneak up on anyone. We visited NCCU at fall camp and liked what we saw. Players To WatchOffense QB. Malcolm Bell Bell had a breakout year in 2014, and enters this […]
MEAC Predictions: Week 1
Henry Funny Finally, its time to strap up the pads, lace up the cleats, and hit the field for the 2015 football season. In the inaugural year of….sigh…the Celebration Bowl there will be several contenders from the MEAC. We won’t know who’s a strong front runner after Week One though, as several schools open against […]
HBCU Gameday’s Alcorn State Football 2015 Preview
By Jeremy Anderson The Alcorn State Braves have one goal in mind this year, repeat as HBCU National Champions. With a more lucrative prize available this year, the Celebration Bowl, Alcorn has even more motivation to continue what it started last year. Alcorn will return just about all its weapons from its extremely proficient offense […]
HBCU Gameday Camp Convos; One-on-One with NCCU’s Malcolm Bell
North Carolina Central shocked the HBCU football world last November when it beat rival North Carolina A&T and won a share of the MEAC. Quarterback Malcolm Bell was a big part of that, throwing for 15 touchdowns and completing nearly 62 percent of his passes. We caught up with Bell on the third day of […]
MEAC Uni Watch: New helmets, jerseys highlight media luncheon
We speculated about what the big storylines would be heading into the MEAC’s Media Luncheon last Friday, and we were pretty accurate. The Celebration Bowl was largely the focus, and North Carolina A&T was picked as the conference’s preseason favorite. One thing we didn’t anticipate was the large number of uniform and helmet updates. The […]
Ten HBCU Classics you want to see in 2015
10. Circle City Classic-Kentucky State vs. Central StateLucas Oil Stadium, Sept. 26 Once one of the premiere classics in black college football, the Circle City Classic has struggled to draw crowds in the cavernous home of the Indianapolis Colts. (Houston Chronicle photo) 9. Labor Day Classic-Prairie View vs. Texas SouthernBBVA Compass Stadium, Sept. 6This game […]
Storylines heading into MEAC Media Day
By Henry Funny With the 2015 MEAC Football Press Luncheon coming up this Friday, there are plenty of fans who are torn about this upcoming season which will feature the MEAC champion meeting the SWAC champ in ATL in the inaugural Celebration Bowl. No matter if you’re excited to have the bowl game opportunity or, like yours […]
SWAC ESPN TV Schedule
(NOLA.com) Football season is right around the corner, and fans in the SWAC can now start planning their watch parties. The conference has released its 2015 TV schedule. Check it out below. 2015 SWAC Football Television Schedule #THESWAC pic.twitter.com/kNXc5KtAZt – The SWAC (@theswac) July 21, 2015 ESPN is the primary TV partner of the SWAC, […]
MEAC Receiver Rankings: Tough, physical receivers rule the conference
Twarn Mixson, Hampton Only appearing in 9 games last season, this rising junior came to play for the Hampton racking up over 600 yards on 50 receptions through the air. And with two more-than-capable QBs suiting up for the Pirates this season, the 1st-Team All MEAC player should definitely be on the radar to really […]
ESPN takes page out BET playbook, will broadcast MEAC band performances
After years of frustrations, HBCU football fans will finally get what they want from ESPN. And no, we aren’t talking about The Celebration Bowl. The Worldwide Leader has decided to show halftime performances by MEAC marching bands in their entirety, starting this fall. ESPN and the MEAC announced today that all band performances on televised […]
SWAC QB Rankings: Alcorn State’s Gibbs head of solid crop of QBs
(SWAC.org photo) John Gibbs, Jr. , Alcorn State There are several outstanding quarterbacks in the SWAC, but it would be hard for us to put anyone over Gibbs right now. The 6’6, 193 pound quarterback from Houston built on his solid sophomore campaign for a breakthrough 2014 season. A true dual-threat quarterback, Gibbs completed 58 […]