South Carolina State and Johnson C. Smith Open at No. 1 in the First Black College Football Poll
Black college football has a new measuring stick. The inaugural Black College Football Poll, released Thursday, July 9, installs defending…
Which Division 2 HBCUs Are Built for the Jump to the MEAC or SWAC?
The question is not a new one. For years, HBCU fans and administrators have floated the idea of certain Division…
Sin Tax or Student Tax: A Different Way to Look at Sports Wagering Revenue for HBCUs
Charles Bishop of Inside the HBCU Sports Lab recently posed a devil’s advocate question about whether sports wagering revenue should…
NCCU Eagles Commit to House Settlement Revenue Sharing While Navigating the UNC System’s Toughest Financial Picture
North Carolina Central University announced at its June 24 Board of Trustees meeting that its athletic department will opt into…
NCAA Votes to Approve Age-Based Eligibility Rule for Division I Athletes
The NCAA’s Division I Cabinet voted Tuesday unanimously to scrap the current NCAA Eligibility system and replace it with a…
The MEAC Backed the Protect College Sports Act Too. Here Is Where It Parts Ways With the SWAC.
Five days after the SWAC wrote Congress in support of the Protect College Sports Act, the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference did…
The Protect College Sports Act Has HBCU Backing But Not Everyone’s Convinced
Congress is moving toward a vote on legislation that would reshape college athletics, and HBCUs are not on the sidelines.…
Tracking the R1 Chase: NC A&T Reaches Goal as Morgan State Hits $104 Million in Research Funding
Tracking the R1 Chase: NC A&T Clears Both Thresholds as Morgan State Surpasses $100 Million in Research Funding In February…
SWAC TV Joins Mercurius Media Capital as a Strategic Limited Partner: Here’s What That Means
The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced on June 3 that SWAC TV, the conference’s free streaming platform, has joined Mercurius Media…
The Institutional Foundation: How Each HBCU D1 Program Is Supported in 2024-25
When people talk about growing HBCU athletics, the conversation usually turns to donors, TV deals, and NIL. Those things matter.…
Who’s Paying for HBCU Athletics: Student Fee Rankings for 2024-25
Most fans think of athletic revenue as tickets, TV deals, and sponsorships. At HBCU programs, there is another source that…
What Every HBCU D1 Women’s Basketball Program Spent in 2024-25
Women’s basketball at the HBCU D1 level has produced NBA lottery picks, Olympians, and coaches who have gone on to…
What Every HBCU D1 Men’s Basketball Program Spent in 2024-25
HBCU basketball has its own culture, its own history, and its own audiences that show up because they always have.…