Tag: HBCU Football
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MikeCheck: Midseason HBCU Football awards examine who’s hot, who’s not and who’s on path for Celebration Bowl
MEMPHIS – We’re exactly eight weeks into the HBCU football schedule and two months away from the Celebration Bowl, so it’s a perfect time to gauge which players and teams are on pace for something special. There’s still plenty of work to get done. But as the homecoming season winds down let’s rev up for…
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MikeCheck: McNair insists there’s no QB controversy at Alcorn State – it’s Harper’s job as long as Braves keep rolling
MEMPHIS – When it comes to the quarterback position in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, there are burdens and then there are blessings. Alcorn State coach Fred McNair insists he’s not burdened with the Braves’ blessings. Alcorn State Braves head coach Fred McNair looks on from the sideline during the SWAC Championship football game between the…
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MikeCheck: Picked in preseason to finish last, Arkansas-Pine Bluff now poised to turn SWAC upside down
MEMPHIS – In no way does Cedric Thomas hide from the fact that his program was on the wrong side of college football history this time a year ago. Actually, Thomas embraces it as a necessary part of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s journey to get here. But back then, barely a month into his…
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MikeCheck: Ten years after Steve McNair’s death, unbreakable brotherly bond brought Alcorn State coach back as Titans retire No. 9 jersey
NASHVILLE – When Fred McNair first learned the Tennessee Titans would be posthumously retiring his younger brother’s No. 9 jersey, he quickly searched for a calendar. The potential conflict lunged off the page like a blitzing linebacker. As head football coach at Alcorn State, Fred McNair’s Braves faced a road game at McNeese State in Louisiana…
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MikeCheck: Southern Heritage Classic a boon for Memphis, an early ‘bowl game’ for Tennessee State-Jackson State rivalry
Welcome to the 30th annual Southern Heritage Classic, where even a relatively pivotal, season-defining football game between two major HBCU programs takes a backseat to a slate of concerts, pageants, community service initiatives, band performances and more that will rock Memphis this weekend.
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MikeCheck: Who are Southern Jaguars? A proud HBCU program packing guts and grooves for Liberty Bowl trip to face Memphis
They are a prideful, plucky program in powder blue, gold and white uniforms. Plus, they’ve got a hip-shaking, funky marching band called the Human Jukebox. The Southern Heritage Classic arrives in town the following week as one of the top games on the HBCU football schedule. But Southern will bring a touch of soul to…
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MikeCheck: No two ways about it … Alcorn State is the best team in HBCU football this season
BIRMINGHAM – The significance of that notorious number isn’t lost on Fred McNair. Recently seated at a media day table between two of the best players in FCS football this season, the Alcorn State coach was still struggling eight months later to make sense of that controversial call in the end zone of Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz…
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Will Jackson State pose a legitimate threat to powerhouse Alcorn State? | SWAC Media Day 2019
Michael Wallace is live from SWAC Media Day to preview Alcorn State & Jackson State with Donald Ware. —- Subscribe to Grind City Media on Youtube: http://bit.ly/subscribe2gcm Check out the latest Grind City Media content at: http://grindcitymedia.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/grindcitymedia Twitter:…
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MikeCheck Minute: North Carolina A&T is Celebration Bowl Bound, and More HBCU Updates
Mike Wallace covers exciting news from Orlando, FL for Aggies fans as North Carolina A&T is heading back to the Celebration Bowl. Meanwhile, three SWAC teams remain in contention for the in HBCU Championship on Dec. 15 as Mike brings…
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MikeCheck Minute: Florida A&M to Honor 1978 and 1998 Championship Teams
Mike Wallace covers exciting news for Rattlers fans in Tallahassee, FL and brings you his HBCU power rankings for this upcoming week. See his power poll rankings in this week’s MikeCheck article at: Follow Mike Wallace on twitter for his…