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Kangols, denim jackets and dreams: Inside Jackson State’s historic 1975 NFL draft class

Fifty years ago, Walter Payton and Robert Brazile became the first HBCU teammates selected in Round 1 of the same year

Culture

Travis Hunter earned this moment. What happens next is up to him

Hunter is a unicorn — the likes of which professional football has never seen

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Jackson State’s Robert McDaniel: ‘Once I get on the field … I’m getting in your head’

Safety hopes to become the third Tigers player to be drafted since 2022

Sports

These Black softball standouts are showing off their talent in Power 4, HBCU programs

Here are several players to watch as conference play ramps up

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Playing for HBCU programs helped lay the foundation for these WNBA draft prospects

Several athletes with historically Black college roots could hear names called

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As the 2025 MEAC and SWAC tournaments begin, here are teams and players to watch

Automatic bids to the NCAA tournament are at stake for HBCU programs

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For Jackson State coach Margaret Richards, Year 1 on the job has meant new challenges

Leader of the women’s basketball program leaned on her work ethic — and patience — in succeeding the former SWAC Coach of the Year

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Former Jackson State standout is the first Athletes Unlimited player from an HBCU

Angel Jackson says competing in the professional women’s league allows her to show the caliber of talent at historically Black colleges and universities

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Lessons learned playing for Jackson State guide Jariyah Covington in new UAPB role

Former Tigers guard is now working as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

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