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Some of the biggest names in HBCU football are on the move this winter, turning the transfer portal into a showcase of star power that stretches from decorated quarterbacks to all-conference defenders.
Norfolk State and Delaware State both saw their football crowds swell in 2025 under DeSean Jackson and Michael Vick.
The latest set of assistant hires is headlined by the expected additions of Clay Jennings as defensive coordinator and D.J. Boldin as offensive coordinator, according to ESPN college football writer Adam Rittenberg.
Vick had spent the past year away from television to pursue a new challenge: coaching college football. Serving as the head coach at Norfolk State, he embraced the difficult but rewarding transition from the broadcast studio to the sidelines.
South Carolina State will go into the 2026 season as the defending HBCU national champions thanks to their Celebration Bowl win, and early in the season, they will be visited by a CIAA team.
Florida A&M University (FAMU) Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Quinn Fordham Gray, Sr., as the program’s 20th head football coach, turning to a proven winner whose rapid rise as a college head coach has brought him back to where his football journey first began.
Oliver, a 1984 FAMU graduate, was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame, part of a class that includes the recently retired Lee Corso and the late Greg Gumbel.
Venus and Serena Williams are partners in a new initiative to provide opportunities for young people from under-resourced communities through tennis and education.