It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is around the corner, and with that milestone in sight, the 2025 college football regular season is nearly over. There’s no shortage of drama within the FCS as the MEAC and SWAC conference races are still up for grabs at this point, with a date to the annual Celebration Bowl…
As the twilight of the 2025 college football season is upon us, the SWAC and MEAC conference races have ratcheted up their intensity levels and continue to provide a great sports storyline each week. This weekend, however, was marred by a bench-clearing brawl between Grambling State and Bethune-Cookman at halftime. Despite the causes or provocation involved,…
Halloween weekend no doubt brought both tricks and treats to the ever-tightening SWAC and MEAC conference races. However, the Fab Five and Flop Five remain relatively constant this week with little movement up or down. In fact, the Fab Five programs this week seem to be settling in for the long haul and all with an eye…
Who’s ready for some college football tricks or treats? Well, ready or not, it’s that time of year again. The weather’s finally getting cooler, the leaves are changing, and college football conference races are tightening up as the finish line to the FCS postseason is already starting to take shape. This past Saturday, both the MEAC and SWAC…
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…
