College Football News

Ole Miss football player collapes in workout, dies

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 02/20/2010

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) - A University of Mississippi football player has died after collapsing during the first day of team workouts...

Ingram delivers Alabama its first Heisman

By theGrio

8:18 AM on 12/14/2009

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mark Ingram dabbed his eyes, took a deep breath and tried to steady himself. All set, he accepted the Heisman that completes Alabama's trophy case...

Hiring three new black college football coaches is a good start

By Milton Kent

8:06 AM on 12/14/2009

OPINION - The hiring of three black college football head coaches this past week suggests that the efforts of lobbyists may finally be paying off...

Louisville's new football coach is latest in line of recent black hires

By theGrio

7:10 AM on 12/10/2009

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Charlie Strong tried to stay patient, kept telling himself that one day the right opportunity to become a head football coach would come along...

Study: Grad rates widening between blacks, whites in college football

By theGrio

2:13 PM on 12/07/2009

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study shows a slight growth in the disparity between graduation rates for white and black college football players for schools headed to bowl games...

College football player tackles teammate's rare bone cancer

By Myranda Stephens

7:00 AM on 11/26/2009

A Boston College wide receiver discovered a new passion off the field: raising money to tackle a rare form of bone cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma...

3 University of Tennessee football players arrested for robbery

By theGrio

11:13 AM on 11/12/2009

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Police say wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive backs Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards were arrested after an incident early Thursday...

USC football player has throat surgery after freak accident

By theGrio via AP

11:25 AM on 09/29/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson is unlikely to play again this season after a falling weight bar crushed his neck and larynx...

'All black people' asked to leave Wal-Mart

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (AP) - On Sunday evening at the store, a male voice calmly announced: "Attention Wal-Mart customers: All black people leave the store now."...