I just accepted it for what it’s worth, but yet the bitterness did not spill over into me condeming the process because the process is what it is… Bobby Dandridge on finally being  announced for induction into the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame. NBA great Bobby Dandridge should have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial […]

Right now some new opportunities are coming my way that I’m beginning to address, but I’m so happy to rest because after 30 years you’ve got to exhale. So that’s where I am now. Exhaling. Lynn Thompson on his recent retirement from Bethune-Cookman and what’s next. Newly retired Bethune-Cookman athletics director Lynn Thompson’s last dayContinue Reading →

We’re extraordinary. We’re champions because we are an HBCU. Our culture. Our people. Who we are… my kids hear this day in and day out: you were born to be kings and queens and don’t forget that… everytime they slip up and use it (the term HBCU) in an incorrect way, it’s for us to […]

…Hockey has not always been the most diverse sport. I think we are definitely making strides now to increase diversity. I think it’s been a long time coming, but I think the hockey world is definitely ready. Kelsey Koelzer on what it means to be the first Black ice hockey head coach in the NCAA. […]

Going to an HBCU is a tremendous opportunity to grow as a person… the most I remember from Bowie State, the professors that really poured into you and believed in you and wanted nothing but the best for you. [At HBCUs] the professors and the environment that you get, the self belief that you get […]

Alabama A&M head football coach Connell Maynor’s legendary status as a player in HBCU football is already cemented. He led both Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T to respective conference championships. As a head coach, he is building his legacy, having led Winston-Salem State to back-to-back BOXTOROW HBCU national championships in 2011 and 2012, and […]

Dawson Odums is excited for his new challenge, the challenge of being the head football coach at Norfolk State. He leaves Southern after nine seasons where he compiled a 63-32 record, won a SWAC championship, four SWAC Western Division titles and produced some NFL players including BOXTOROW All-American defensive back Danny Johnson who is with […]

Very few small college and HBCU players declare for the National Football League Draft early. But former North Carolina A&T cornerback Mac McCain is not your average person. McCain declared for this year’s draft in January. He talked with BOXTOROW host Donal Ware about his decision to enter the draft early, his time at A&T, […]

Former Bethune-Cookman wide receiver/return specialist could do it all. In his junior season in 2018 he also led the Wildcats in rushing. But like most HBCU players, when the pandemic hit in the beginning of 2020, there weren’t many outlets where players could further show their talents. Robinson stayed in shape and earlier this month […]

Former Grambling offensive lineman David Moore’s stock is on the rise for the upcoming NFL Draft. He had a great pro day, one in which not only did he excel, but he held it at Grambling which allowed for some of this former teammates to be seen by close to 30 NFL scouts. During the […]