Kendrick Wade Fired by Mississippi Valley State

Kendrick Wade is no longer the head coach at Mississippi Valley State (SWAC). Wade went 2-21 in his two seasons and is the third SWAC coaching change this offseason following moves by Alabama A&M and Prairie View A&M. The Delta Devils opened the 2023 season with back-to-back losses to NCAA Division II opponents Central State … Read more

SWAC Announces 19 Digital Network Games for 2024; Nine Games Involving FCS Teams Revealed

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

14 SWAC Games to be Shown Via HBCU Go; Eastern Washington and Incarnate Word Schedule Series

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

Seven FCS Schools Face APR Practice Reductions

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

Mississippi Valley State Replacing Football Field

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils will play on a new turf field in the fall. MVSU is replacing its grass field with FieldTurf as part of a broader upgrade to several athletic facilities including a new scoreboard. The new surface is expected to be ready before the start of the 2024 campaign. The Delta … Read more

SWAC Postpones Fall Sports

After a report on Friday by Brett McMurphy that the SWAC would cancel fall sports and subsequent clarification from SWAC Commissioner Charles McClelland, the SWAC presidents voted to postpone fall sports to the spring. The SWAC voted to play a 7 game football schedule spring 2021 with an 8 week training period beginning in January. … Read more

Jalani Eason Transferring to Mississippi Valley State

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils received an offensive boost on Wednesday with the transfer announcement of quarterback Jalani Eason. Eason was previously at Portland State. Eason was named the starter for the beginning of the 2017 season as a true freshman. He made 5 starts and played in 6 games overall. He finished 2017 … Read more

Mississippi Valley State, Stephen F. Austin to Meet in 2021

The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils and Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks have scheduled a game in 2021 according to FBSchedules. Stephen F. Austin will host the game on Saturday, September 18, 2021. The Delta Devils will receive a guarantee of $130,000 for the game. The matchup will be the first meeting between the schools. The … Read more

Sam Houston Adds Mississippi Valley State To 2020 Slate

The Sam Houston State Bearkats announced their 2020 schedule and in doing so also announced the addition of a home game versus Mississippi Valley State. The two teams will square off Saturday, September 12 at Bowers Stadium. The two teams previously played a home-and-home series in 2001 and 2002. The Bearkats won both contests. Mississippi … Read more