HBCU Football

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

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

The HBCU combine was canceled, but not these players’ NFL aspirations

Players, always the underdogs, have bonded over being overlooked

For Howard’s new football coach Larry Scott, rebuilding has already begun

He says he’s already signed four athletes and will focus on consistency within the program

S.C. State’s NFL legacy grows as rookie Alex Brown makes it to Super Bowl

Colts’ linebacker Darius Leonard was Pro Bowler, and offensive tackle Alex Taylor was in Senior Bowl

The last time the Chiefs were in the Super Bowl, they won with HBCU talent

Lloyd Wells, the first full-time black scout in pro football, helped the 1969 Chiefs, who had more HBCU players than any team in the AFL or NFL

Celebration Bowl: ‘When the season began, this is where we wanted to end up’

North Carolina A&T and Alcorn State meet for the second straight year

At Alcorn State, the name McNair still reigns supreme

Steve McNair put the school on the map. His brother, Fred is now the head football coach.

North Carolina A&T vs. Alcorn State face off in black college national championship

In the Celebration Bowl on ABC this Saturday from Atlanta