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…
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…
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 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.…
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…