The MEAC will be canceling fall sports according to a report from HBCU Gameday. The MEAC has also confirmed the news that fall sports will be suspended but left open the possibility of moving sports to the spring. The MEAC will be following the lead of two other FCS conferences in canceling fall sports – … Read more
Hampton University has decided it will not have a fall sports season on Monday. The school announced it will consider moving all sports to spring 2021, if permitted. The Pirates play in the Big South Conference for football and were already impacted by previous cancellations. Games against Virginia Union on September 5 and Fort Valley … Read more
In a day and week of constant bad news, two Division II conferences delivered some more. The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) jointly announced the suspension of fall sports for 2020. Both conferences are willing to consider a move of football to the spring of 2021 but will ultimately … Read more
Two more games featuring FCS teams have been canceled due to the ongoing pandemic. Both the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic and Lafayette at Navy were canceled. The Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic follows the news that the Pro Football Hall of Fame game scheduled for a month earlier on August … Read more
After an exodus that began three years ago, the MEAC can finally celebrate some good news. The Delaware State Hornets, rumored to be the next school likely to leave the MEAC, will not be leaving the conference according to university President Dr. Tony Allen. It has been a rough time for the MEAC in recent … Read more
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 – … Read more
Howard quarterback Caylin Newton will transfer to the Auburn Tigers. Newton is the younger brother of former Auburn star Cam Newton, who led the Tigers to a win in BCS National Championship in the 2010 season. The younger Newton announced his decision via Twitter. Caylin graduated from Howard this spring and will have two years … Read more
The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rates for all sports teams on Tuesday to determine postseason eligibility. Teams must score at least 930 out of 1000 on the APR over the last four years to be eligible. The four FCS teams that did not reach the mark were Howard (915), McNeese (919), Prairie View A&M … Read more
The Howard Bison have finally ended their coaching search nearly two months after it began. The Bison will hire Florida Gators tight end coach Larry Scott to lead the program. Scott will takeover after a disastrous 2019 season on and off the field. First year head coach Ron Prince was placed on administrative leave and … Read more