Alabama A&M has named the first woman in school history to be the football team’s play-by-play announcer.
Thai Floyd will call Bulldogs games during the 2025 season, making her the first woman to be in the full-time role for an HBCU football team.
Floyd, a Florida A&M alum, is a longtime broadcast journalist who most recently served as a digital media specialist for Alabama A&M athletics.
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Join us in congratulating Thai (@thaialifloyd) as she continues to break barriers and represent Bulldog Nation with excellence. pic.twitter.com/GRwkyoiXqz
— Alabama A&M Football (@AamufbR) July 12, 2025
She has extensive experience covering high school, collegiate, and professional sports, according to her biography on the Alabama A&M athletics website. Her work has been featured on NBC Sports Philadelphia, HBCU Legends on Sports Illustrated, and ESPN’s Andscape. She has also served as a sideline reporter and play-by-play commentator for ESPN+ and ESPNU, including FBS bowl games and the Celebration Bowl.
“Honored to push the needle forward for women in sports while representing the Alabama A&M Bulldogs,” Floyd wrote in a post on X. “Black women remain underrepresented in this arena—and I’m proud to be the change I want to see.”
