MEAC Prospects Creeping Up NFL Draft Radar
Former Howard linebacker Keith Pough is expected to be selected in next week’s NFL Draft. (thetandd.com photo) One week away from the NFL Draft, several HBCU players are moving up the national radar and drawing interest from NFL franchises. Among them are three former MEAC stars: Jakar Hamilton, Ellie Hyppolite and Keith Pough. Hamilton started […]
Guess Who’s Back: NC A&T, Southern Prepare To Dance
NC A&T will make its first NCAA Tourney appearance since 1995 after claiming the MEAC title. (Baltimore Sun) Both the MEAC and SWAC crowned familiar champions on Saturday afternoon. North Carolina A&T and Southern University won their respective conference tournaments and punched their ticket to the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Both these schools are no strangers […]
No Team Is Safe: Norfolk State, NCCU Fall In MEAC
Adrien Coleman scored 24 points to lead Bethune-Cookman to an upset of top-seeded Norfolk State on Wednesday. (AP photo.) Since January, the MEAC race has been viewed as a two-team race between Norfolk State and North Carolina Central. After winning a combined 43 games and going 31-1 in conference play, they were the logical favorites. […]
ESPN Forecasts MEAC vs. SWAC Opening Round Game
A year after pulling of a huge NCAA Tournament upset, Norfolk State may be heading for a low NCAA seed. (AP Photo) Neither of the two Division I HBCU conferences are strangers to the NCAA Tournament’s Opening Round games. SWAC teams have participated in these games seven times since their introduction in 2001. The MEAC […]