Texas Southern Board of Regents to Vote Aug. 19 on New Athletics Director and Men’s Basketball Coach
Update, Aug. 14: Defender Network college sports editor Terrance Harris reported on X Friday afternoon that, according to sources, the…
Howard Tops $1.1 Billion Four More Schools Join the $100 Million Endowment Club
Updated on August 10th, 2026. The club of HBCUs with nine-figure endowments just got bigger. Four public HBCUs crossed the…
Monta Ellis Is Alcorn State’s New Men’s Basketball General Manager
Alcorn State men’s basketball has added one of the most accomplished professional players ever produced by the state of Mississippi…
Lawsuit Claims Alabama A&M Withheld Summer Pay From Faculty Coordinators and Chairs
A longtime Alabama A&M University faculty member has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the university’s president and two…
From Aid Awards to Athletics: What A&T’s Audit Means for the Money Behind the Aggies
North Carolina’s state auditor released its annual financial audit of North Carolina A&T State University in July, and the headline…
The Congressional Black Caucus Is a No on the Revised Protect College Sports Act
Updated August 6th, 2025. Two days after the Senate Commerce Committee released revised text of the Protect College Sports Act,…
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…
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…
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…