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Reaffirming the urgency to protect athletes from potential COVID-19 illness as the delta variant rages across...

Bowie State odds on favorite to win CIAA in preseason conference poll

CHARLOTTE, NC - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announces the 2021 All-CIAA preseason football team, as voted on...

Arkansas-Pine Bluff still flying under-the-radar after SWAC championship run

Arkansas Pine-Bluff was one play away from winning what would have been an unlikely SWAC championship...

Prairie View A&M tops Texas Southern in annual Labor Day Classic

MEAC/SWAC Challenge, traditional rivalry games highlight SWAC ESPN broadcast slate

The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2021 football schedule highlighted by a record number of...

Alcorn State hasn’t played a football game in more than 600 days. The Braves road to a SWAC championship starts Saturday

July 21, 2021

Even though Alcorn State was the only team in the SWAC that did not play a...

SWAC Media Day: Jackson State enters fall season ‘expected to win it all’

July 21, 2021

Few teams have higher expectations to win immediately than Jackson State. Though the Tigers were not...

Deion Sanders cuts short SWAC Media Day virtual session with reporter after taking issue with being called ‘Deion’

"Coach Prime" isn't on a first-name basis with journalists. Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders left...

‘You must get vaccinated’: SWAC commissioner fires strong warning to athletes at media day

SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland delivered a strong message Tuesday to schools and football players about what...

MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas announces plans for retirement

NORFOLK, VA, – Dr. Dennis E. Thomas, who has completed his 19th year as Commissioner of...

SWAC Football Media Day: Alabama A&M, Alcorn State favorites in SWAC preseason poll