Black college all-star game football

Here's the list of Celebration Bowl champions. Click or tap here to follow live updates for the Celebration Bowl. On national signing day, Jackson State made history with the commitment of the nation's No. After the stunning move, Hunter is the highest-rated recruit to sign with an HBCU in the modern database era. Hunter played wide receiver and cornerback in high school, but his collegiate position is unknown. DeionSanders x JacksonStateU pic. Click or tap here for all Celebration Bowl news and live updates during the game.

He is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where he played football and earned a degree in Professional Writing. See the selected players below. Click or tap here for more on the award. Sanders is the first HBCU player to win the award in its year history after throwing for 2, yards, 28 touchdowns and only five interceptions, leading Jackson State to a SWAC title and its first Celebration Bowl berth.

See more at the links below. The NFL is partnering with the organization to produce the event. Founded in by trailblazing Black quarterbacks James "Shack" Harris and Doug Williams as a tool to preserve history and honor the greatest players and coaches from HBCU programs, the Black College Football Hall of Fame has enshrined 90 members since its inception.

The organization partners with the NFL to host the annual Quarterback Coaching Summit, which is designed to educate and provide networking opportunities for coaches of color who have NFL aspirations.

Now, with the founding of the game, the Black College Football Hall of Fame founders hope to help place those same athletes one step closer to the pros.

Of the historically Black colleges and universities in the country, 21 field Division I football programs. Williams said around players will receive invitations to compete in the Legacy Bowl, whose two teams will be coached by coaches from HBCU programs. The league aims to resurrect those plans next offseason.