Division II Playoff Field Projections: Johnson C. Smith Moves In, Bowie State Drops Out in the Latest NPI Rankings
Two Saturdays remain before the Division II selection show, and the HBCU count in our projected field has not moved.…
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Bethune-Cookman spent exactly one week at No. 3 in the Black College Football Poll. Then it went to Pine Bluff,…
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Two Saturdays remain before the Division II selection show, and the HBCU count in our projected field has not moved.…
GHOE and the Magic City Classic both came down to the final two minutes. At Legion Field, No. 1 Alabama…
Rahsaan Matthews Jr. threw for 476 yards, and Virginia State still took its first CIAA loss. Johnson C. Smith blocked…
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