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 five FCS member institutions face based on the APR scores from the 2020-21 academic year through the 2023-24 academic…
The 2025 NFL Draft is complete and over two dozen former FCS players heard their names called. The advent of the transfer portal has allowed players maximum flexibility towards finding the right fit, with FCS players often ending up in the FBS before being drafted. In 2024, 11 players were selected straight from an FCS…
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (SWAC) released their 2025 schedule, which included two new additions to round out the non-conference slate. The Bulldogs went 6-6 overall and 4-4 in the SWAC in 2024. The Bulldogs and Tennessee State Tigers (OVC-Big South) announced the Legacy Series that will be played over the next four seasons. The Tigers…
The Alabama A&M Bulldogs (SWAC) hired Sam Shade as head coach of the football program. Shade was most recently the head coach of NCAA Division II Miles College where he compiled an 18-15 overall record in three seasons. Shade played college football at Alabama and was a fourth-round draft pick by the Cincinnati Bengals in…
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…
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…
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 kickoff 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 the…
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…
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…
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…
