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Sports
At the University of Virginia, football returns while a tragedy never left
Spring game is UVA’s first in football since the shooting deaths of three players
HBCU
Jackson State’s starting quarterback position remains available for the taking
Three transfers are in the running as Tigers prepare for spring game
HBCU
Jackson State’s Isaiah Bolden raises stock for NFL draft during pro day workout
Cornerback’s stats catch eyes of scouts eager to find ‘that next James Houston’
Sports
Frederick Patterson was an Ohio State football and auto pioneer
Buckeyes’ first Black football player also led first Black-owned automotive company in the country
HBCU
Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Skyler Perry preps for Legacy Bowl with child’s future in mind
Becoming a father in 2019 amplified quarterback’s hunger to play in the NFL
Culture
The ‘Russell Rule’ promotes a wider group of candidates for college coaching jobs
West Coast Conference adopted the policy two years ago in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder by police
HBCU
Ed Reed coaching saga serves as a hard lesson for Bethune-Cookman, other HBCUs
Candidates need experience and an understanding of Black college culture
HBCU
Past adversity drives Arkansas-Pine Bluff’s Mark Evans II toward NFL draft
Offensive lineman’s family lost home, all belongings in Hurricane Harvey
HBCU
Watch for these HBCU players in 2023 NFL draft
NFL teams selected four standouts from historically Black colleges in 2022