It’s an exciting time for Alabama State University’s Amarr Knox and Southern University’s DaKiyah Sanders. ESPN reported that Knox proposed to Sanders on Feb. 6, and the Hornets and Jaguars guards announced their engagement on Valentine’s Day. The couple, who met at Alabama State before Sanders transferred to Southern, has since made March Madness history […]
“I remember first media day at HBCU I said we won’t lose a game. I’m undefeated in the SWAC,” Sanders said in an interview with HBCU Gameday. “I already know what the expectation comes with — I know we’re everybody’s Super Bowl. So I’m really just staying level-headed, stay grounded, because — I would never […]
Coach Deion Sanders and his son, quarterback Shedeur Sanders, have responded to a transfer student who criticized how players were treated at Colorado. The Athletic recently published an article recounting the experience of a former Colorado player who left the team prior to Coach Sander’s debut season. “He was destroying guys’ confidence and belief in […]
In an effort to highlight the people who are leading graduate chapters across the nation, we at Watch The Yard reached out to the brothers of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.’s Sigma Kappa Lambda Chapter in Bloomington, IN and did an interview with James Sanders the President of the chapter. The position of president of a Black fraternity chapter is a highly respected role and there […]
Sanders, a quarterback for the Colorado Buffaloes, is the second student-athlete with the highest NIL valuation. He is at the top of college football with a valuation of $4.1 million, according to On3. That number jumped from $2.5 million after Sanders helped his teammates win against Texas Christian University Horned Frogs at the start of […]
Reid, who previously dated Sayeed Shahidi (actor and brother of Yara Shahidi) is currently enrolled as a student at the University of Southern California. Still, she told ET that she hopes to attend Sanders’ games in Colorado. Reid is starring alongside Nia Long in Missing. The film will open in theaters on Jan. 20. Source […]
The Undisputed co-host continued to respond to other critics on social who compared Sanders leaving a HBCU to Black people who leave the hood and are deemed successful. One user asked Sharpe, “So Black institutions and things are a downgrade?” This questioned prompted the talk show host to respond by sharing the true reason he went to SSU. […]
Deion Sanders is now headed to the Pac-12. Sanders told his team at Jackson State on Saturday night that he has agreed to become the next head football coach at Colorado. Once Sanders told the players at JSU, Colorado made the news official. “There were a number of highly qualified and impressive candidates interested in […]
When Deion Sanders isn’t leading the Jackson State University (JSU) football team to victory or advocating for HBCUs throughout the country, you can likely catch him dropping some gems of knowledge for the next generation of go-getters. Source link Related Posts Oprah was a Prisoner of Her Own Past | Oprah Winfrey Inspirational Documentary | […]
It looks like some trouble may be brewing between Deion Sanders and Eddie Robinson Jr., a pair of football legends who represent two HBCUs situated in the Deep South. The matter came to public attention on Saturday, Oct. 8, when Alabama State University (3-3) hosted Jackson State University (5-0) for its homecoming game. After JSU […]