HBCU football teams pick up FBS players, but will the players help them win in 2024?
The NCAA transfer portal was busy as four HBCU football programs led the FCS in FBS player transfers. FCS AnalystFlorida A&M head football coach James Colzie III directs his team during the first spring football practice at Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. / Gerald Thomas / USA TODAY NETWORKThe new Rattlers' head football coach strategically landed 27 players from solid FBS programs.
One significant question is how the influx of new talent will help replenish the team after the departure of seniors and transfers from last year's 2023 HBCU National Championship team, ensuring a promising season for the Rattlers.Sep 18, 2021; Houston, Texas, USA; A general picture of a Grambling State Tigers helmet on the sideline of the game between the Houston Cougars and the Grambling State Tigers at TDECU Stadium.
Tennessee State head coach Eddie George watches his team face against Norfolk State during the first quarter of the TSU homecoming game at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. / Andrew Nelles / The Tennessean / USAOne player to watch could be defensive back Cameron Smith, one of the trio of players transferring from Eastern Michigan.
Jackson State University head football coach T.C. Taylor talks to reporters following the JSU Tiger s loss to Alcorn State University during the annual Soul Bow at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, MS on Saturday, November 18, 2023. / Sarah Warnock / USA TODAY NETWORKSecond-year coach Raymond Woodie had an impressive haul of transfers. B-CU could play spoiler this season in the SWAC Eastern Division.
Bethune-Cookman University head football coach Raymond Woodie Jr. points during the Wildcats' spring game at Daytona Stadium, Saturday, April 20, 2024. / Nigel Cook/News-Journal / USA TODAYPrairie View head coach Bubba McDowell against Alabama State during their game at Hornet Stadium on the ASU campus in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday September 24, 2022. Asup48 / Mickey Welsh / Advertiser / USA TODAYI am Kyle T.
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