The exodus from the MEAC continues. Bethune-Cookman will leave the MEAC and join the SWAC according to Collegiate Consulting. The SWAC and Bethune-Cookman confirmed the news on Thursday evening in separate press releases. Bethune-Cookman will join the SWAC starting with the 2021-22 season alongside Florida A&M. The news is hardly a surprise given the report…
The Jackson State Tigers and Florida A&M Rattlers have scheduled a matchup for the upcoming season after a spate of cancellations caused havoc to both teams’ schedules. The teams will meet on Saturday, September 12 with Jackson State hosting the contest. The Tigers were originally scheduled to face Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic…
Editor’s note: This article was written hours before the news of Bethune-Cookman’s official departure from the MEAC. The hits keep on coming for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). After the news that Florida A&M was leaving for the SWAC three weeks ago, reports have surfaced that two remaining members – Bethune-Cookman and Delaware State –…
Amidst the news that the University of Connecticut will cut four programs following the 2020-21 academic year, it was revealed the football team will remain in the FBS. Men’s cross country, men’s tennis, men’s swimming and diving, and women’s rowing were all axed by the university due to budget constraints. Officials estimate a savings of…
Former Auburn wide receiver Marquis McClain will transfer to Southern for the 2020 season according to a report by Matt Zenitz of AL.com. McClain spent four seasons at Auburn from 2016 through 2019. After a redshirt in 2016, he played in 14 games as a redshirt freshman in 2017 with 2 catches for 47 yards….
The Wagner Seahawks will be traveling in 2022 to take on the Syracuse Orange as announced by Syracuse on Wednesday. The game is scheduled for Saturday, September 24, 2022. It will be the third matchup between the two schools after meetings in 2013 and 2018. Syracuse won the first contest 54-0 and the second one…
Defensive lineman Timaje Porter is staying within the state of Louisiana for his next stop. He will transfer from the Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns to Nicholls. He announced the transfer on Monday via Twitter. Porter saw some action during his freshman season in 2018. He played in 11 games and recorded 4 tackles on the season….
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs will face off against Troy in 2022 as the Trojans finalized their non-conference schedule for the 2022 season. The Bulldogs will travel to Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday, September 10 for the second matchup between the two. The first meeting was in 2000 with Troy winning 28-13. Troy currently has the…
Austin Peay continues to haul in the transfers. Two more players decided to make Austin Peay their next home. The first player transferring in is quarterback Vito Priore from Rhode Island. Priore started at URI in 2016 with a redshirt but did not appear in 2017 as a redshirt freshman. In 2018, he started four…
The ongoing pandemic has thrown a wrench in the 2020 season. A growing number of games have already been impacted and the list is likely to grow. Below are separate tables of the conferences and games that have been impacted thus far. This will include both cancellations and location changes. This list will continue to…
