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Redemption in the Bayou Classic puts Southern in SWAC title game Next up is Alcorn State after Jaguars beat Grambling 38-28

Defense and redemption were the name of the game for Southern University in Saturday’s Bayou Classic against Grambling State University. After three straight losses to the Tigers, the Jaguars’ 38-28 win puts them into the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s (SWAC) title game Dec. 1 against Alcorn State. The title game in Lorman, Mississippi, will be a […]

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Bayou Classic Battle of the Bands, Saints edition, on Thanksgiving night Grambling State and Southern were just warming up at the NFL game before Friday’s showdown

Thanksgiving night was really special at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints fans got a sweet taste of the sounds of the Bayou Classic’s bands. The Saints-Falcons crowd of more than 73,000 got a glimpse of the sights and sounds of the Grambling State World Famed Tiger Marching […]

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FAMU’s loss keeps several teams in the running for MEAC title CIAA, SIAC title games set for Saturday

The race to the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl just got a little more interesting in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) after the No. 1 team in the conference, Florida A&M, lost 31-23 to Howard on Nov. 3. FAMU (5-1 MEAC, 6-3 overall) entered the game undefeated in conference play, and a win would have […]

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Prairie View back in SWAC title conversation with win over Grambling Panthers’ offense under new coach Eric Dooley scored early to put the game away

When in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), do as the Grambling Tigers do. That’s the message Prairie View athletic director Ashley Robinson delivered to Panther Nation when he made talented Grambling assistant Eric Dooley the Panthers’ 33rd football coach. Entering Saturday’s annual Grambling-Prairie View clash in the Southwest Airlines State Fair Classic, Prairie View had […]

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The Undefeated’s top 10 HBCU football players to watch This season three of them play for the defending Celebration Bowl champion N.C. A&T Aggies

It’s time to take a close look at some of the really talented college football players at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This level of football might not be on TV every weekend, but there are some terrific players on both sides of the ball this season. These players are big difference-makers, and they’re […]

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HBCU football is back, including MEAC/SWAC Challenge this weekend MEAC and SWAC will have 16 games broadcast across the network

As the last few hot days of summer give way to autumn breezes, bands are putting the final touches on their routines to the latest popular songs and students are assembling back on campuses. It’s clear that it’s time we turn our attention to a new football season. Last year, the best historically black college […]

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When Morgan State beat Grambling at Yankee Stadium, more than the score was at stake That 1968 day changed the game for HBCU football

Five months after the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a football game between two historically black colleges opened another field of play in the civil rights movement. The Sept. 28 battle between what were then Louisiana’s Grambling College Tigers and Baltimore’s undefeated Morgan State Bears at Yankee Stadium marked the first time two […]

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Grambling State soccer star invited to U.S. women’s national team U19 training camp It’s a unique honor for the freshman to be chosen as among the best in the U.S.

Haileigh Adams is a walking contradiction. “I’m not even gonna lie … when I was younger I didn’t watch soccer as much,” the Grambling State University soccer star said. But her rise to national prominence has taken more twists and turns than even she knows — or anticipated. As a freshman playing varsity at Bishop […]

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The black coaches in the NCAA women’s tournament Dawn Staley, South Carolina set out to make more history

With Dawn Staley and South Carolina’s victory over Mississippi State in the NCAA tournament championship game last year, women’s basketball saw only its second black head coach hoist the trophy. Staley followed in the footsteps of her predecessor and mentor Carolyn Peck, who with her Purdue Boilermakers became the first black and youngest coach to […]

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Bowie State women are final Division II HBCU team remaining in NCAA tournaments The Bulldogs upset No. 1 seed Virginia Union and are one win away from the quarterfinals

Nine historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) punched their ticket for the NCAA Division II basketball tournaments last weekend. Virginia Union (Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) champion), Claflin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) champion), Virginia State (at-large), Morehouse (at-large) and Clark Atlanta (at-large) were the five teams that played in the first round on the […]

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Shakyla Hill gets first quadruple-double in women’s D-I hoops in almost 25 years The Grambling State point guard is first HBCU player to finish with the stat line

In the waning moments of Grambling State’s 93-71 win over Alabama State on Wednesday night, the Tigers’ Shakyla Hill solidified her place in NCAA women’s basketball history. With Hill’s assist to Monisha Neal for a 3-pointer, Hill became the first player to finish with a quadruple-double in almost 25 years, as well as the first […]

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Celebration Bowl, Grambling Tigers, Lamar Raynard, Marquell Cartwright, NCF, North Carolina A&T Aggies -

What a game! N.C. A&T caps undefeated season with Celebration Bowl win Stellar play by longtime teammates Lamar Raynard and Marquell Cartwright won it for the Aggies, 21-14

The 2017 Celebration Bowl must have felt like deja vu all over again for North Carolina A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard and running back Marquell Cartwright. Four years ago, when Cartwright and Raynard were at High Point Andrews, this same situation played out. Raynard, who threw a 38-yard touchdown pass with 1:02 remaining for his high […]

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North Carolina A&T wants some r-e-s-p-e-c-t, while Grambling is trying to add to its rich history at the Celebration Bowl Either way, Saturday’s winner will be a repeat champion at this HBCU football title game

ATLANTA — This may very well be the start of a beautiful rivalry between North Carolina A&T and Grambling State University’s football teams. Both the Tigers and Aggies represent the first two winners of ESPN’s Celebration Bowl and two of the best football programs in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Grambling State coach Broderick Fobbs […]

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Grambling State mini-graduation at Celebration Bowl was big moment for 6 players School worked all year to get student-athletes to share in the glory of graduation

ATLANTA — An intimate crowd of more than 50 family members, friends, faculty members and staff filed into a meeting room in the AT&T Midtown Center downtown. The room, decorated in Grambling State University’s traditional black and gold, is where the 2017 fall commencement ceremony took place for six special graduates. As student-athletes, their obligations […]

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Grambling State, N.C. A&T set to duel in Celebration Bowl Matchup to feature the only teams to have won this game

ESPN’s Jay Harris is standing on the mountaintop, telling everybody who’ll listen that the third installment of the Celebration Bowl, which opens the college football bowl season Dec. 16 (noon EST, ABC) is a matchup of champions. Reigning Celebration Bowl champion Grambling State University from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will face 2015 titleholder North […]

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Celebration Bowl: N.C. A&T vs. Grambling State by the numbers Y’all want stats? Here you go, Tigers and Aggies fans

Two teams, both on 11-game winning streaks, both champions, will be on a collision course in a stadium that has yet to host a bowl game. Welcome to the third rendition of the Celebration Bowl, which will pit Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion Grambling State and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) winner North Carolina A&T against […]

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Martez Carter lifts Grambling to a 30-21 win over Southern in Bayou Classic In his final Bayou Classic, Carter overcomes a fumble and injury to help the Tigers win their 10th straight

NEW ORLEANS — Martez Carter lay on the turf of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome writhing in pain after an awkward tackle 5 yards in the backfield. A series earlier, he’d fumbled the ball on Grambling’s 38-yard line and Southern cashed it in for a touchdown. This wasn’t the way Carter’s last Bayou Classic was supposed to […]

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Grambling State’s Martez Carter goes from humble beginnings to ‘Mr. Excitement’ The running back fought and won the battle to become one of the most exciting players in the SWAC

Grambling State University running back Martez Carter remembers the exact moment that has since become his favorite Bayou Classic memory. It was last season. With 6:56 left in the fourth quarter and a 45-23 score favoring the Grambling State Tigers over the Southern University Jaguars, Carter readied himself for the punt return. Carter took off […]

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Top 10 HBCU sports highlights for Week 12 This week’s highlights include football, basketball and volleyball

It’s Week 12 of the top highlights in historically black college and university (HBCU) sports. Last weekend’s top plays include top football performances by players from Mississippi Valley State, Tennessee State and North Carolina A&T, basketball plays from Grambling State and Central State, and championship volleyball from Howard and Alabama State. Catch HBCU sports highlights […]

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Jackson State at Grambling is a return to a familiar and heated rivalry After 5 years, game is back at Grambling after ’12 boycott canceled JSU’s homecoming game

On Saturday, Grambling State University and Jackson State University will face off at Eddie Robinson Stadium in Grambling, Louisiana, for the first time in five years — or since GSU boycotted the Tigers’ 2012 homecoming game. The boycott in 2013 generated national attention. The Grambling players refused to play at Jackson State’s homecoming game because […]

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Ravens’ Larry Donnell says Grambling got him to the NFL The fifth-year tight end says school helped instill hunger and drive to succeed

The platform that comes with being a pro football player can be overwhelming. Yet, for Baltimore Ravens tight end Larry Donnell, that doesn’t seem to be the case. The self-proclaimed “country boy” from Ozark, Alabama, still longs for his country roots. “I’m a country fella,” Donnell said at the Ravens Under Armour Performance Center training […]

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Redskins VP and Grambling star Doug Williams says HBCUs are as vital as ever ‘We need them. The worst thing to do is for people to say that we don’t.’

This NFL season marks the 30th anniversary of Doug Williams becoming the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Yet, some may not realize that this season also marks the 40th anniversary of Williams’ graduation from Grambling State University. While winning that Super Bowl over the Denver Broncos cemented Williams’ legacy as an African-American […]

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Grambling’s Tanner Raiburn getting his MLB shot with the Boston Red Sox Tigers pitcher, selected in the 33rd round, is living a family dream

Many are called, but few are chosen. Over the course of three days in June, 30 Major League Baseball teams selected more than 1,000 players to join in the pursuit of making it to “The Show.” Out of 1,215 players drafted in 2017, only eight men came from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Left-handed […]

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Even after graduating, Colts receiver Chester Rogers wanted thrill of walking across the stage Grambling State player returned to alma mater to celebrate with family, friends and former teammates

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Chester Rogers knows a good completion when he sees it. He completed his education at Grambling State University last year but couldn’t walk across the graduation stage because he wanted to prepare for training camp. He returned to his alma mater last week to walk across the stage and bask in […]

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Grambling’s Chad Williams after being drafted: ‘It don’t feel real’ Tigers star was the first of four HBCU players drafted by NFL teams

For most young football players, getting to the NFL is a lifelong dream. Some make it, most don’t. For Grambling State wide receiver Chad Williams, the first step came in a phone call from the Arizona Cardinals on Day 2 of this year’s NFL draft. “It don’t feel real,” Williams told Stephanie Lindsey of the […]

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MEAC/SWAC: Who to watch as conference basketball finals approach A look at the final four teams on both the men’s and women’s sides

For fans of basketball at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Friday and Saturday are the most important days of the year, as fans find out which men’s and women’s teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) will battle for automatic bids to the NCAA tournament. This list of […]

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Grambling wins the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl with second-half comeback ‘You became a champion, now it’s time to be one’

For the second straight game, Grambling State overcame a scoreless opening half to win a championship. The first was in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) title game against Alcorn State, in which the Grambling Tigers made a furious comeback to win 27-20 in Houston on Dec. 3. Two weeks later, on Saturday in Atlanta, Grambling […]

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Sound bites from Saturday’s Celebration Bowl rivals N.C. Central and Grambling State NCCU quarterback Malcolm Bell: ‘I just think it’s the clash of the titans, and we’ll see what happens’

On Friday afternoon, players and coaches from the North Carolina Central University and Grambling State University football teams sat down to answer questions from the media about Saturday’s impending game. The Eagles and Tigers will face off in the second annual Celebration Bowl to decide which team will be the national football champion among historically […]

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Game on at the Air Force Celebration Bowl Here’s a preview of the players to watch in Saturday’s game

On Saturday, North Carolina Central University and Grambling State University, winners of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), respectively, will square off at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta to settle which historically black college or university (HBCU) football program is best in the country. Last season, both teams were in the […]

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Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl is set: Grambling State vs. N.C. Central Tigers win SWAC championship in dramatic 27-20 victory

Grambling State University needed big-time performances from several players to come from behind to beat Alcorn State University for the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) championship and earn a spot in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl. The Tigers had to climb out of a 17-0 halftime deficit in order top the Braves, who were the […]

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Bayou Classic 2016: Fans Sound off about the 5th Quarter The Undefeated’s, Maya A. Jones asks fans about their thoughts on the 5th Quarter of the Bayou Classic

It was the most wonderful time of the year again. Deep in the heart of New Orleans, native Louisianians, alumni, current students and fans of Southern University and Grambling State University gathered for the 43rd annual Bayou Classic — a battle that has, for decades, determined which school would reign supreme for the year. Each […]

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Grambling State pours on the offense in Bayou Classic victory The Tigers score with ease on their way to a nine-game winning streak and SWAC championship berth

Both the Grambling State Tigers and Southern Jaguars came into the 43rd Bayou Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans on eight-game winning streaks. The two teams had matching unscathed records in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), too. Even the offensive units came in nearly identical on paper: The Tigers and Jaguars came in […]

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Band Leaders Promise Epic Band Battle at Bayou Classic The Undefeated heads to New Orleans for the Bayou Classic and talk with the band directors on what to expect from the Band of the Bands

They were in New Orleans for the 43rd edition of the Bayou Classic, of course, with Grambling State and Southern both coming in with 21 victories in the all-time series and sporting 8-0 records against Southwestern Athletic Conference competition this year. If the Nov. 25 Battle of the Bands between the two in-state rivals at […]

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