Tag: Southwestern Athletic Conference

Sports

Jackson State Names Deion Sanders Head Football Coach

Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders was named head football coach at Jackson State University, an HBCU based in Jackson, Mississippi, according to The Associated Press. Sanders is currently the offensive coordinator at Trinity Christian School-Cedar Hill in Texas.  This will be his first stint as a head football coach. Acting Jackson State President […]

September 21, 2020

Sports

SWAC Postpones All Fall Sports, Says Football Training Will Begin in January

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced the postponement of all scheduled fall sports contests due to COVID-19 and said it has “started the process of formalizing plans” to hold these contests in the spring. Specifically, the conference said football training will begin in January 2021, ahead of a planned seven-game conference schedule. “Each member institution will […]

July 21, 2020

Sports

Florida A&M Board Votes to Quit MEAC and Move to SWAC

Florida A&M University’s board on Thursday unanimously voted to leave the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and move to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), reported HBCU Gameday. The university will leave MEAC on June 30, 2021, and join SWAC a day later. When Florida A&M leaves, MEAC will be left with nine full members, only seven […]

June 4, 2020

News Roundup

Florida A&M to Decide on Wednesday if It Will Quit MEAC for SWAC

Florida A&M University’s board will vote on Wednesday whether the program will move from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) to the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), reported WCTV. If the Florida A&M’s board decides to move conferences, the shift will take place in July 2021. MEAC has already lost North Carolina A&T State University to the […]

June 1, 2020

Sports

More HBCUs Selling Alcohol in Athletic Arenas

North Carolina A&T State University will join a growing list of HBCUs selling alcohol inside their football stadiums when the defending MEAC and Black College Football champions host backyard rival Elon University on Saturday.

August 29, 2019