What happened to Week Zero? Preseason Nationally Ranked TeamsBCSP NOTESAshley Robinson leaves Jackson State to become new AD at Texas Southern Preseason BCSP Top Fives
READ MOREWHEELS!: Buffalo running back IAN WHEELER (#27, HOWARD) breaks loose for a 19-yard catch and run in Saturday’s 31-7 win over Cleveland. The UFL MVP finished with 56 rushing yards on 14 carries and had two receptions for 21 yards including the 19-yarder.
READ MOREStephen A. Smith Responds to Nabj Diss, Names Coming Black College ProjectBCSP NOTESN. C. A&T names new athletics directorROOKIES, VETS SPLASH IN NFL PRESEASON DEBUTS BCSP NFL Players of the Week BCHOF Announces Watch List For 2026 Deacon Jones Award Rookie Workhorse!!
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PAYDIRT! Former Howard running back and UFL title game MVP Ian Wheeler (#27, HOWARD) scores on 6-yard run during Buffalo's 29-14 preseason opening win over Carolina Saturday.
READ MOREFrom HBCU fields to Sunday stadiums — the week's grades and notes on every Black College player in the NFL.
READ MOREUNDER THE BANNEROnes to Watch For HBCU PoyBCSP NOTESTwo black college players on 2026 Buchanan, Payton Watch ListsTHE STAT CORNER Stats Perform HBCU FCS Player of the Year Watch List
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: BCSP Editor Lut Williams interviews EDWARD WATERS head coach Brian Jenkins at the SIAC Media Day in Macon, GA on July 22. The EWU Tigers were a surprise to finish atop the SIAC in preseason voting. (Photo by Willie Tucker)
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Lists of Classics, Bowl, Championship, Homecoming and Team-by-Team games are on this week's Black College Sports Page (XXXIII-1) .
READ MOREBCSP AT 33: LOGO CHANGE AND A BIT MORE • STAT CORNER I - 2026 Classics, Bowl and Championship Game Schedules • STAT CORNER II - 2026 Homecoming Schedules (by school & date) • Complete 2026 Team-by-Team Schedules
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EXPERIENCE MATTERS: SC State grad senior QB Ryan Stubblefield raises the Celebration Bowl X MVP trophy in 2025 after leading the Bulldogs to 40 second-half points and a 40-38 four-overtime win over SWAC champion Prairie View A&M. Grad senior transfer QB William Atkins IV, a second team all-MEAC selection, started the game and was the Bulldogs starter for most of the season leading them to the MEAC title.
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CIAA PREVIEW: WHY AND HOW?:Johnson C. Smith head coach Maurice Flowers (r.) and his Golden Bulls defeated Dr. Alvin Parker Jr.'s (r.) Virginia Union Panthers in the 2025 CIAA title game. Why is VUU then picked over JCSU in 2026?
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