Meet these FAMU football stars who are in New Orleans to play in the HBCU Legacy Bowl

The HBCU Legacy Bowl has become an outlet for draft-eligible football players from Black Colleges to play in a post-season all-star game before NFL scouts.

Founded by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, the Legacy Bowl is filled with professional development seminars alongside last Monday’s NFL HBCU Combine leading to Saturday’s kickoff.

This season’s HBCU Legacy Bowl includes seven Florida A&M football players who helped the Rattlers win the program’s first Southwestern Athletic Conference and Celebration Bowl titles in 2023.

The teams are split between Team Robinson, which features SWAC and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference players and coaches. Eddie Robinson, the legendary Grambling State head coach, retired with the most wins at 408. The SWAC’s Prairie View A&M head coach, Bubba McDowell, and the SIAC’s Benedict College head coach, Chennis Berry (now the head coach of South Carolina State), will lead Team Robinson.

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association comprise Team Gaither, named after eight-time Black College Football National Championship FAMU head coach Jake Gaither. The MEAC’s Howard head coach Larry Scott and the CIAA’s Virginia Union head coach Alvin Parker will lead Team Gaither.

The HBCU Legacy Bowl kicks off on Saturday at 4 p.m. Eastern Time from New Orleans’ Yulman Stadium on Tulane University’s campus. HBCU football fans can watch the game on the NFL Network.

FAMU football players have made the most of their opportunities in the HBCU Legacy Bowl.

Former Rattlers defensive back Antwan Collier won the Defensive Most Valuable Player in 2022’s inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl. In 2023, former FAMU wide receiver and current Los Angeles Ram Xavier Smith starred in the HBCU Combine and won the HBCU Legacy…

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Author : Tallahassee Democrat

Publish date : 2024-02-23 22:01:09

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