Opinion: What are these STATS FCS Pollsters Seeing?

September 24, 2016

Pollsters for the STATS Football Championship Subdivision Top 25 poll did the right thing this week by giving defending national champion North Dakota State the top spot with all of their first-place votes. ...

Jerry Rice to Kaepernick: All Lives (And The America Flag) Matter More Than Black Lives

Kendrick Marshall

August 30, 2016

Football, Opinion

2

Former Mississippi Valley State great Jerry Rice has more respect for the American flag than peaceful protests against injustices minorities endure. Rice, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee -- and consider...

NY Post Columnist Says Southern’s Pugh Could Show Eddie Robinson Right Way To Win Games

Kendrick Marshall

February 22, 2016

Basketball, Football, Opinion

1

New York Post sports columnist Phil Mushnick is bored. You know how I know he's bored? Because he decided to compare the approach of two retired college coaches -- UConn's Jim Calhoun and Grambling's Eddi...

Did White Privilege Help Jay Hopson Make Black History?

Kendrick Marshall

February 2, 2016

Football, Opinion

21

A SWAC football coach made history just two days into Black History Month. Former Alcorn State coach Jay Hopson was recently named head coach at Southern Miss. Hopson became the first SWAC head coach to m...

I Was Wrong About Alcorn State, But Braves Nation Should Apologize

Kendrick Marshall

December 8, 2015

Football, Opinion

5

I got it wrong. The piece I wrote predicting that Grambling State would waltz past Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game was soaked in arrogance, narcissism, and a failed attempt at humor. When Alcor...

Does SWAC Surprising Non-Conference Start Mean Anything?

Kendrick Marshall

November 16, 2015

Basketball, Opinion

It all started last Friday night when guard Jacob Perry hit a driving layup to give Alabama A&M a 68-67 overtime win at Tulane. On Saturday, Alabama State topped ACC contender Virginia Tech 85-82 in the ...

HBCU Sports Barbershop Talk: Can Black College Athletics Capitalize Off Unrest At PWIs?

HBCU Sports

November 13, 2015

Features, Opinion

1

Pockets of black students at predominately white institutions have grown tired of being subject to racist acts and discrimination that has been highlighted by this week's protest at the University of Missouri t...

Black Missouri Football Player Strike Rekindles HBCU Versus PWI Debate

Kendrick Marshall

November 10, 2015

Football, Opinion

Black players on the University of Missouri football team played a key role in forcing the resignation of school President Tim Wolfe on Monday who had been under fire for his failure to handle building racial t...

‘Collectivize, Or You Run’: A Proposal For A New HBCU Athletic Conference

Fred Batiste

November 9, 2015

Football, Opinion

3

Years ago, I wrote a column comparing parts of the college football recruiting process to the world’s oldest profession. A fan of college football and Blaxploitation films, I faithfully watched “The Mack” for t...

Why Pep Hamilton Should Be The Next HBCU Head Coach

Kendrick Marshall

November 8, 2015

Football, Opinion

The hottest HBCU head coach candidate just hit the market this week when the Indianapolis Colts fired former Howard quarterback Pep Hamilton as offensive coordinator. Every program that just fired its head ...

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