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FILE- In this Dec. 12, 2019, file photo, former Florida State coach Willie Taggart is introduced as Florida Atlantic University's new football head coach during a press conference in Boca Raton, Fla. Colleges around the country finished off their football signing classes this week, proudly touting scores of African-American athletes as their next big stars. A review of all 130 FBS schools found shockingly low numbers, with blacks still largely shut out of head coaching positions and even more so the prime coordinator spots. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
Column: Shame on college football for lack of black coaches

Feb. 07, 2020 10:06 PM EST

North Carolina A&T makes move to Big South Conference

Feb. 07, 2020 05:33 PM EST
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina A&T is moving out of the conference of historically black colleges that it formed nearly 50 years ago to the Big...

LSU head coach Ed Orgeron, left, and quarterback Joe Burrow, center, hold the trophy beside safety Grant Delpit after a NCAA College Football Playoff national championship game against Clemson, Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, in New Orleans. LSU won 42-25. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)
LSU football team getting White House visit in quickly

Jan. 16, 2020 06:30 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2016, file photo, from left, Mel Page, representing his brother Greg Page; Nate Northington; Wilbur Hackett; and Houston Hogg pose after statues of them were unveiled at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. Houston Hogg, one of four African-American football players at Kentucky who helped break the Southeastern Conference color line in the late 1960s, has died. He was 71. The school announced Friday, Jan. 3, 2020, that Hogg died in Owensboro, Kentucky. (Mark Cornelison/Lexington Herald-Leader via AP, File)
Houston Hogg, helped integrate SEC at Kentucky, dies at 71

Jan. 03, 2020 11:51 AM EST

FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2010, file photo, Marylou Whitney watches horse racing from her box seats at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Philanthropist, socialite and horse-racing enthusiast Marylou Whitney, known as the "Queen of Saratoga," died on July 19, 2019, at her Saratoga Springs estate after a long illness. She was 93. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)
Sports losses in 2019: Newcombe, Robinson, Starr, Havlicek

By Fred Lief Dec. 29, 2019 11:26 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Luke Perry poses for a portrait during the 2018 Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour in Beverly Hills, Calif. A publicist for Perry says the "Riverdale" and "Beverly Hills, 90210" star has died. He was 52. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 23, 2019 10:13 AM EST

Study: White males still 'dominate' FBS leadership roles

By Aaron Beard Dec. 18, 2019 04:05 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A diversity study finds that white men continue to “dominate” leadership positions at the Football Bowl Subdivision level of college...

FILE - In this March 29, 2018, file photo, rapper Nipsey Hussle watches an NBA basketball game between the Golden State Warriors and the Milwaukee Bucks in Oakland, Calif. Hussle has been shot and killed outside his Los Angeles clothing store, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said March 31, 2019. He was 33. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2019

By Bernard Mcghee Dec. 16, 2019 12:47 PM EST

Robert Mathis, Erik Williams selected for Black College Hall

By The Associated Press Nov. 14, 2019 12:18 PM EST
Robert Mathis of Alabama A&M, Erik Williams of Central State University and coach Joe Taylor have been selected for induction into the Black College...

Correction: Black 14 Reunion story

Sep. 12, 2019 11:59 PM EDT
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — In a story Sept. 13 about the University of Wyoming honoring black athletes kicked off the football team, The Associated Press reported...

Glass throws late TD pass, Alabama A&M beat Morehouse 35-30

Sep. 01, 2019 07:49 PM EDT
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Aqeel Glass threw four touchdown passes, including a 20-yarder to Brian Jenkins Jr. with 3 seconds to play, and Alabama A&M beat Morehouse...

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2019, file photo, former Wisconsin football player Quintez Cephus testifies during his trial in Madison, Wis. Cephus says going back to school is his top priority after a jury found him not guilty last week of sexual assault charges. The wide receiver tells the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in a story published Tuesday, Aug. 6 that he doesn't know if he will return to the University of Wisconsin or another college. (Ed Treleven/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
The Latest: Lawyer to UW: Reject stereotype, enroll Cephus

Aug. 12, 2019 03:21 PM EDT

Stephen Meyer, center, attorney for former Wisconsin Badger football player Quintez Cephus, right, speaks on behalf of his client during a press conference in Madison, Wis. Monday, Aug. 12, 2019. Cephus, who was acquitted of sexual assault charges earlier this month, is requesting to be reinstated to the university which expelled him after completing their own investigation in March. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)
Cephus attorney says UW doesn't want football player back

By Scott Bauer Aug. 12, 2019 01:41 PM EDT

Maryland head coach Mark Locksley talks to reporters during the Big Ten Conference NCAA college football media days Thursday, July 18, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Locksley excited to lead Terps football past tumultuous 2018

By Keith Jenkins Jul. 19, 2019 06:32 AM EDT

Minnesota Vikings chief operating officer Kevin Warren talks to reporters after being named Big Ten Conference Commissioner during a news conference Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Rosemont, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Big Ten taps Vikings' Kevin Warren as new commissioner

By Andrew Seligman Jun. 04, 2019 12:26 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 13, 2012, file photo, then-Vanderbilt Vice Chancellor David Williams II talks about improvements being made to athletic facilities at the school, in Nashville, Tenn. David Williams II, the first black athletic director in Southeastern Conference history, has died. He was 71. Vanderbilt officials said Williams died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. A retirement party for Williams had been scheduled for Friday night. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
David Williams, 1st SEC black athletic director, dies at 71

By Teresa M. Walker Feb. 08, 2019 03:52 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2017, file photo, Auburn fullback Chandler Cox (27) celebrates his touchdown carry with teammates in the first half of the Sugar Bowl NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in New Orleans. The overall graduation rates for athletes on bowl-bound FBS football programs continues to climb, though the disparity in the rates between white and African-American players widened slightly, according to a study released on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Study: Graduation rates for bowl-bound teams up slightly

By David Brandt Dec. 03, 2018 02:42 PM EST

Former Giants RB, Michigan captain Ron Johnson dies at 71

Nov. 12, 2018 05:17 PM EST
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former New York Giants running back Ron Johnson, who was the first black player to be a captain of the Michigan football team, has died. He...

Taylor, Douglas, Boozer among latest Black College HOF class

By The Associated Press Nov. 05, 2018 02:03 PM EST
John Taylor from Delaware State and Hugh Douglas from Central State are among the seven new inductees to the Black College Football Hall of Fame. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2012, file photo, Indiana University alumnus and former NFL player George Taliaferro holds the "COLORED" sign he took from the Princess Theater during the 1940s, when all the Bloomington theaters were segregated, in Bloomington, Ind. He spoke at a celebration of the 90-year-old Indiana Theater. Taliaferro, a standout running back for Indiana who became the first black player to be drafted by an NFL team when George Halas and the Chicago Bears took him in the 13th round of the NFL draft, has died. He was 91. Senior associate athletic director Jeremy Gray said Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2018, the Hoosiers had spoken with Taliaferro’s family about his death in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Bloomington Herald-Times, Jeremy Hogan)/The Herald-Times via AP)
George Taliaferro, 1st black drafted by NFL team, dies at 91

Oct. 09, 2018 04:10 PM EDT