HBCU Sports editor Kendrick Marshall speaks with NCAA Digital writer Stan Becton about why he ranked Florida A&M No. 1 in his final HBCU football power rankings and how he would decide a Black college national champion.

HBCU Sports Podcast

Interview with NCAA Digital writer Stan Becton

HBCU Sports' Kenn Rashad talks to the chairpersons responsible for producing the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics report "Achieving Racial Equity in College Sports." Columbia University Sports Management Senior Lecturer Len Elmore, Women's Basketball Coaches Association Education Manager Shanteona Keys, and Los Angeles Rams Director of Football Affairs Jacques McClendon discuss the report's recommendation of reforms. The report calls on universities, athletics conferences, the College Football Playoff (CFP), and the NCAA to take decisive action to address systemic policies and practices that create barriers to the success of Black college athletes and HBCUs.

HBCU Sports interview on Knight Commission report, 'Achieving Racial Equity in College Sports'

HBCU Sports Senior Editor Kendrick Marshall speaks with Rodney Elam of the 28th and Jefferson Twitter account to discuss the hiring of Eddie George as the school's new head football coach.

Interview with Rodney Elam of 28th & Jefferson

HBCU Sports' Kendrick Marshall talks to FAMU assistant coach James Spady about the unique experience he faced as the head coach at Alabama A&M in 2017 when some of his players kneeled in protest before the start of the Magic City Classic football game at Legion Field in Birmingham, AL. As we witness world-wide protest rallies calling for an end to racism in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, Spady talks about how he's s optimistic that the energetic actions of young people will spur the substantive changes so many have sought before them.

Interview with Florida A&M assistant football coach James Spady

SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland made a special guest appearance on the HBCU Sports Podcast with Kenn Rashad to discuss the arrival of Florida A&M as the conference’s newest member.The membership begins at the start of the 2021-22 academic season, but McClelland explains there are still some options to discuss regarding how the league will operate with 11-teams.Additionally, McClelland provides an update on the SWAC’s plans to attack the COVID-19 pandemic.

Florida A&M joins the SWAC: Interview with SWAC commissioner Dr. Charles McClelland

Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes, Dillard University athletics director and interim commissioner of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, is the special guest. In this episode, Dr. Barnes discusses the impact COVID-19 has had on Dillard and other member institutions of the GCAC.

Podcast interview with Dillard University AD Dr. Kiki Baker Barnes

Podcast interview with SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland

Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) commissioner Charles McClelland is a special guest on the HBCU Sports Podcast with Kenn Rashad. The two preview the 2019 SWAC Championship Football Game, the future of the conference, the Celebration Bowl and other NCAA issues.

Exclusive interview with SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland

HBCU Sports contributor Kendrick Marshall joins Kenn Rashad as a special guest to discuss the NCAA’s decision not to invite South Carolina State to participate in the NCAA FCS playoffs. The Bulldogs (8-3) defeated a Wofford team earlier in the season that managed to get a playoff bid.As a result, Rashad and Marshall discuss the element of race and the role it might have had in the NCAA’s decision to snub South Carolina State.Additionally, Rashad and Marshall talk about the future of Jackson State football and preview the upcoming matchup between Grambling State and Southern in the Bayou Classic.

Time to play the race card, NCAA snubs SC State for playoff bid

Kenn discusses Alcorn State's recently released 2020 football schedule and the SWAC's overall strategy in scheduling games against nonconference opponents.

Alcorn's weak 2020 football schedule & the SWAC's D2 scheduling strategy

HBCU Sports publisher and editor Kenn Rashad examines why MEAC football contender South Carolina State is getting snubbed in the national FCS Top 25 poll and addresses the possibility of the MEAC having three teams participate in the postseason.

Why is South Carolina State getting snubbed in the FCS rankings?

In this “Tell Them To Bring Me My Money” episode of the HBCU Sports Podcast, Kenn Rashad and Jeff Duplessis discuss and analyze North Carolina A&T’s historic win over East Carolina and Howard University’s almost upset of Ohio University. The two take a moment to discuss the coaching future of head coach Mike London at Howard and talk about Prairie View A&M’s win over North Carolina Central in the annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Additionally, the two preview one particular game that could be the HBCU/FCS game of the week.

'Tell Them To Bring Me My Money'

It may have taken a couple of years, but Kenn Rashad and Jeff Duplessis are back together again talking HBCU Sports. In this edition of the HBCU Sports Podcast, Kenn and Jeff recap Week Zero games featuring Prairie View A&M’s contest against Rice and North Carolina A&T’s game against Jacksonville State. The two also discuss Kendrick Marshal’s column that suggests North Carolina A&T might be the best FCS team in the country, and the problem some fans North Dakota State fans have with it.

Prairie View falls, N.C. A&T wins, and NDSU fans get butt-hurt

After taking a year off, the HBCU Sports Podcast is back. Kenn Rashad is the host of this special edition where he recaps the most recent HBCU Sports news and previews the short schedule that kicks off the 2018 HBCU football season. The topics discussed include the SWAC's new commissioner, Chalres McClelland, the possibility of a postseason bowl game between an HBCU team and an Ivy League team, and the new uniforms that many teams are introducing.

HBCU Sports Podcast is back - Special Edition w/Kenn Rashad

Episode 10 of the HBCU Sports Podcast focuses on the Grambling Tigers and their 10-9 Celebration Bowl victory over North Carolina Central. Co-host Kenn Rashad and Jeff Duplessis discuss the game’s highlights, social media comments, attendance and the published TV ratings, which are up from the previous year. Kenn and Jeff also take a moment to address the business of the Celebration Bowl and how ticket sales and cash is distributed to the schools involved. Finally, the two briefly discuss the recent announcement of the Talladega College marching band participating in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration parade.

E10: Celebration Bowl - Tigers Win, Attendance Down, Ratings Up

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