College Football
Sports
Fayetteville State’s Joshua Williams is on the cusp of the NFL — just as he envisioned
If drafted, the defensive back would be just the second HBCU player selected since 2020
HBCU
Where will Deion Sanders coach after Jackson State? Wherever they let him be the CEO of football
He’ll have to have say in everything from uniforms, recruiting, sponsorships and more
Culture
Kirk Ferentz’s dismissed diversity adviser is right: The Iowa coach should resign
The football coach got a big raise while the school faces a racial discrimination lawsuit
Culture
‘National Champions’ highlights growing cracks in the college football system
The concept of a title game boycott would work even better in the Final Four
Culture
Former Iowa football player still seeking closure for racism within program
As discrimination lawsuit continues, will Iowa hold itself to the same accountability it demands from players?
HBCU
Jackson State’s Shedeur Sanders wins Jerry Rice Award as top FCS freshman
He’ll lead the Tigers into the Cricket Celebration Bowl in Atlanta
Sports
Alonzo Carter’s Zoom calls are changing lives and elevating careers
The West Coast Zoom Clinic that started in March 2020 has grown to include hundreds of Black coaches across the U.S.
Culture
Minstrel songs like ‘The Eyes of Texas’ were once common on college football Saturdays in the South
Tunes such as ‘Dixie’ and ‘My Old Kentucky Home’ reframed grueling Black physical labor as a subject of light entertainment for white fans
Sports
Growing up with 13 siblings helped propel Boston College’s Zay Flowers to be the best
‘When I was 4, I would be in the front yard with full football pads on playing with my brothers’