On this week’s episode of the Rhoden Fellows podcast, Calvin Sykes, Keion Cage, Kianah Robinson-Chery, and Alexis Davis welcome ESPN Black College Football Play by Play Announcer, Tiffany Greene, and the Host of Inside HBCU Football on the Black College Sports Network, BJ Jones. In this episode, they discuss their HBCU Homecoming experiences and the impact that SWAC football is making on college football and HBCUs.

Rhoden Fellows: HBCU 468

The Evolution of the HBCU Homecoming Tradition

As the fourth episode of the Rhoden Fellows' podcast is underway, host Sarah Jones-Smith and producer Alexis Davis come together to deliver our view on our universities' homecoming plans. Calvin Sykes and North Carolina A&T State University's former student university activities board president Tretel Ingram come on the show to reminisce on in-person homecomings and foreshadow this year's gatherings, or lack there of. 

Ep.4: Homecoming Preview

On this week’s episode of the Rhoden Fellows podcast, host Keion Cage and producer Kianah Robinson-Chery and welcome everyone to the Tre Way episode. They discuss with their guest Alexis Davis the first week at Hampton, hot new music from Kanye, Drake and Chloe Bailey, and HBCU football.

Ep. 3: It's A Hampton University Takeover

This week on the Rhoden Fellows: HBCU 468 podcast, hosts Cayla Sweazie, Alexis Davis and producer Calvin Sykes are joined by biological scientist Crichanni Watson to discuss students returning to campus. They also share their thoughts on fashion and music trends that you’ll likely see and hear on the yard, as well as discuss the HBCU games of the week.

Ep. 2; Back On the Yard

On the first episode of the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, we meet the fifth class of Rhoden Fellows: Alexis Davis, Keion Cage, Kianah Robinson-Chery, Cayla Sweazie, Sarah Jones-Smith and Calvin Sykes. In this episode hosted by Cayla and produced by Sarah, we learn more about where the Fellows come from and their aspirations. The group discusses the summer portion of their fellowship, as well as heading back to campus. They also share some of their feelings about whether or not their campuses are requiring students to be vaccinated and name an HBCU athlete of the week!

Ep. 1: Back to School Edition

On the final episode of the Rhoden Fellows Podcast hosted by Jonathan Scott, this year’s class of fellows all weigh in on the Atlanta Dream’s first all-black, all-female newly announced broadcast team featuring LaChina Robinson, Angel Gray, Autumn Johnson, and Tabitha Turner. The fellows also react to the recent news of former NFL QB Tim Tebow returning to the league and signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but this time as a tight end. To cap off the final episode, fellows discuss former NFL WR Jacoby Jones and his hiring at Morgan State University as a tight end’s coach, and also what it was like to be a Rhoden Fellow in this year’s class.

Fellows Farewell

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, Marissa Stubbs, Jayla Jones, and Ashton Edmunds discuss the 2021 NFL Draft, which HBCU players are most exciting in this year's draft class, the NIL (Name, Image and Likeness) Bill for college athletes, and Travis Scott providing more scholarships for HBCUs. The Fellows also discuss 2021 HBCU graduations and reflected on their HBCU experiences.  

2021 NFL Draft, NIL & Graduation

This week on the Rhoden Fellow podcast, Alex, Jonathan, and Parker welcome the founder of Girls Talk Sports TV, Khristina Williams. They discuss the perception of women's basketball, address the recent shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota and discuss what it means for Eddie George to become the new head football coach at Tennessee State.

Rise in Women's Basketball; Another Hashtag

This week on the Rhoden Fellows podcast, Parker, Marissa and Jayla welcome senior entertainment writer for The Undefeated, Kelley Carter, as the four do a deep dive into her journey within the entertainment field and go over this year’s Oscar nominations. The Fellows also discuss notable Black coaches in the NCAA Tournament, HBCU attention and Parker’s thoughts on the #StopAAPIHate movement. 

Rhoden Fellows Meets Another Act

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, host Marissa Stubbs is joined by Fellow Jonathan Scott, ESPN’s Digital Audio Producer Terrika Foster-Brasby and the legend himself, Mr. William Rhoden. They discuss Women’s History month, the NBA All Star Game, Zlatan’s comments on Lebron and the unpaid/paid internships issue.

Recognize Women; Time To Get Paid

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, host Jonathan Scott along with co- hosts Marissa Stubbs, Parker Owens and Jayla Jones discuss Black History Always and NFL media day. Also, special guest Jonathan Kirkland, an alumna of North Carolina A & T and Head of Marketing and Brand of BLK gives insight on a dating app.

Love Black Love; NFL Media Day

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, Ashton, Jayla and Parker speak to writer and The Undefeated's David Steele, as the group discusses HBCU spring football, Deshaun Watson’s decision to move on from the Houston Texans and the legacy of Hank Aaron. The fellows also offer some quick tips on how to get through the spring semester.

Man On the Mountaintop

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, host Marissa Stubbs is joined by Jayla Jones, Ashton Edmunds, and Jonathan Scott to discuss the importance of HBCUs, the head coaching climate in the NFL, and more. Plus, the crew shared some takes from their favorite NBA teams.

HBCU Alumni Leading The way

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, host Parker Owens and co-host Marissa Stubbs are joined by Athletic trainer Danny Lopez to discuss what the WNBA and NBA has done to advocate for social justice. Also, former Savannah State football QB David Handler stops by to discuss his experience as a white student at an HBCU. The fellows then finish off the episode discussing the generous donations given by MacKenzie Scott to several HBCUs this past year.   

Moving Forward

This week on the Rhoden Fellows Podcast, Jayla Jones, Marissa Stubbs, and Jonathan Scott welcome Senior writer for The Undefeated, Jerry Bembry, to discuss Makur Maker playing at Howard University, Lavar Ball and how he managed to get all three of his sons in the NBA and, they each gave their opinions on which entertainer they think would be great commentating sporting events. The Fellows also welcome in Ashton Edmunds to share how their first semester was and whether they will be online or in-person in the spring. 

First semester wrap-up, Makur Maker at Howard University, Lavar Ball building a NBA dynasty

The Undefeated's William C. Rhoden provides his unique perspectives on the world of sports and more.

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Rhoden Fellows: HBCU 468

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