---
"title": "For the first time, a woman will be the voice of an HBCU football team"
"description": "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 […]"
"date": "2025-07-12"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2025/07/12/for-the-first-time-a-woman-will-be-the-voice-of-an-hbcu-football-team/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
  - "News"
"tags":
  - "Alabama A&M"
---

# For the first time, a woman will be the voice of an HBCU football team

[Alabama A&M](https://hbcusports.com/?s=Alabama+A%26M) has [named the first woman](https://x.com/AamufbR/status/1944143329819496456) 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](https://aamusports.com/staff-directory/thai-floyd/452) for Alabama A&M athletics.

> HISTORY ON THE HILL 🎙️
>
> Join us in congratulating Thai ([@thaialifloyd](https://twitter.com/thaialifloyd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)) as she continues to break barriers and represent Bulldog Nation with excellence. [pic.twitter.com/GRwkyoiXqz](https://t.co/GRwkyoiXqz) — Alabama A&M Football (@AamufbR) [July 12, 2025](https://twitter.com/AamufbR/status/1944143329819496456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

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](https://x.com/thaialifloyd/status/1944144120118731054). “Black women remain underrepresented in this arena—and I’m proud to be the change I want to see.”