What the NCAA’s Fifth-Year Court Losses Mean for NC A&T, Hampton, and HBCU Sports
By the NCAA’s old math, Bryson Ogletree was done. The North Carolina A&T guard started his college career at South…
The Revised Protect College Sports Act Puts $1 Billion on the Table for HBCU Sports Media
The Senate Commerce Committee released the revised text of the Protect College Sports Act on Tuesday, days after the SEC…
MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills Receives Five-Year Contract Extension
MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills has agreed to a five-year contract extension that will keep her leading the conference through 2031,…
Alabama A&M Becomes the First HBCU Football Program to Land a Jersey-Patch Sponsor
When the Bulldogs take the field this fall, their jerseys will carry something no HBCU football uniform has carried before:…
Hampton’s Armstrong Stadium Upgrade: the Visible Piece of a Bigger Athletics Investment
Hampton University announced this week that the Pirates will open the 2026 football season away from Armstrong Stadium. The season…
Tennessee State Places AD Mikki Allen on Administrative Leave
Updated July 24, 2026: Tennessee State has named Jennifer Bell interim director of athletics, effective immediately. Details below. Tennessee State…
MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills: Making Athletes Employees “Would Be the Demise” of HBCU Athletics
MEAC Commissioner Sonja Stills has drawn her sharpest line yet on the question hanging over every college sports bill in…
Howard Athletics and McDonald’s Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Howard University’s Department of Athletics has a new corporate partner, and it’s one of the world’s most recognizable brands. Howard…
Poached: The Real Numbers Behind Marshall Faulk’s “Next Level” Warning
For generations, the pitch to a talented recruit walking into an HBCU program was simple: play here, and the league…
ESPN and the MEAC Extend Their Media Rights Deal Through 2030-31
ESPN and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced a new multi-year media rights agreement on Tuesday, July 21 that will keep…
SWAC Commissioner: SWAC TV Topped 60 Million Minutes in Year One, Expects to Double Its Event Count
SWAC TV finished its first year with more than 60 million minutes watched, and the conference plans to roughly double…
An ESPN and MEAC Media Rights Extension Likely Announced Next Week
ESPN apparently is not finished making major announcements this week. A media rights extension with the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference was…
ESPN and the SWAC Extend Their Media Rights Deal Through 2030-31
ESPN and the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced a new multi-year media rights agreement on July 15 that will keep SWAC…