Alabama A&M (SWAC) will have a new head coach in 2025 following the removal of Connell Maynor. Maynor went 40-32 overall in his seven seasons and 28-21 in the SWAC, which included the 2021 Spring SWAC Championship. It was Alabama A&M’s first SWAC title since 2006. Maynor was hired by Alabama A&M for the 2018 … Read more
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (SWAC) and UAB Blazers (American) have scheduled a 2026 contest. The Bulldogs will travel to Birmingham, Alabama on Thursday, September 3, 2026, for the fourth all-time meeting between the schools. The Blazers are 3-0 all-time versus Alabama A&M (page 52) with wins in 2014 (41-14), 2017 (38-7), and 2022 (59-0). The … Read more
The game between Alabama A&M and Florida A&M has been rescheduled to Friday, November 29 due to the developing Hurricane Helene. The game was set to kick off on Saturday, September 28 at 6 PM Eastern Time in Tallahassee, Florida. Further details on the kickoff time for the rescheduled game will be provided later. Moving … Read more
Alabama A&M (SWAC) has scheduled a game against Arkansas (SEC) for August 30, 2025, as reported by Whole Hog Sports. The matchup replaces a game scheduled between Arkansas and Missouri State on the same day, which has been canceled due to Missouri State’s move to Conference USA in 2025. Alabama A&M and Arkansas have not … Read more
The SWAC has announced another set of games that will be broadcast on YouTube via its digital network for the upcoming 2024 season. 19 games in total will be shown on the SWAC Digital Network between Saturday, September 7 through Saturday, November 16. 11 of the 19 games will be conference matchups while the other … Read more
The Southwestern Athletic Conference will have more streaming exposure following HBCU Go’s schedule release for the 2024 season. The SWAC will have 14 games on the streaming service with at least one game each week from Saturday, September 7 through Saturday, November 23. 11 of the 12 teams will be shown with Prairie View A&M … Read more
The NCAA released its Academic Progress Rate (APR) on Tuesday, which measures the academic success of a school and its various athletic programs. Failure to obtain a rating over 930 can lead to penalties, such as the penalty 7 FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2019-20 academic year through the … Read more
Thursday saw a dizzying release of kickoff and television information for the early part of the 2024 season. Included among the releases were four separate FCS conferences that will have conference matchups televised on national television. The Missouri Valley Football Conference will have two conference matchups televised nationally by ESPN in 2024. The first game … Read more
Alabama A&M has changed its opponent for their home game on Saturday, September 14. The Bulldogs will now play the NAIA’s Georgetown (Kentucky) Tigers out of the Mid-South Conference in the first matchup between the two schools. Alabama A&M was originally scheduled to host Fayetteville State from the NCAA Division II Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association … Read more
Each year some FCS members look outside the Division I umbrella to fill out their football schedules and 2024 is no different. FCS teams are slated to play 58 games against non-Division I opponents in 2024 with matchups versus Division II, Division III, NAIA, NCCAA, and even one against a non-affiliated team (Lincoln University from … Read more