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FAMU opts out of spring football, joins Bethune-Cookman as second MEAC school to end season
The Rattlers will continue with men’s and women’s basketball but will cancel indoor track and field and volleyball
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Shedeur Sanders says playing for his dad Deion Sanders at Jackson State will prepare him for the NFL
The high school quarterback changed his commitment from Florida Atlantic to the HBCU
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North Carolina A&T’s Jah-Maine Martin is working and waiting for the spotlight
‘The toughest part right now is watching everybody else play’
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HBCU coaches, players busy preparing for the 2021 spring season
Seasons to kick off last weekend in February
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Deion Sanders joins list of former NFL players who returned to HBCUs
Win or lose, he’s primed to make a difference at Jackson State
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Deion Sanders can sell recruits on one thing Power 5 schools cannot: community
As Jackson State’s new football coach, the former NFL star has an advantage recruiting for an HBCU
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Only one HBCU player was taken in last week’s NFL draft
Tennessee State’s Lachavious Simmons was selected at No. 227; his teammate Chris Rowland signed a free-agent deal
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Steve McNair went third in the NFL draft 25 years ago. We may never see another HBCU player go as high.
A look at the numbers and what they tell us
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The HBCU combine was canceled, but not these players’ NFL aspirations
Players, always the underdogs, have bonded over being overlooked