No HBCU alum has ever been the head coach of a professional football team while leading them to a league championship title. Barlow was close in 2023, but Harris and the Defenders can change this ...

The second practice on the first day of the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, began around noon eastern time with a beautiful temperature of 60-degrees.

Shannon Harris, a former Tennessee State quarterback and HBCU graduate, made history Saturday night by becoming the first HBCU alum to coach a U.S. professional football team to a league championship.

Jackson State Tigers long snapper Avery Salerno (41) celebrates after a victory over the South Carolina State Bulldogs in the Celebration Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

The first day of the inaugural HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is off to a bang with about 20 NFL scouts in attendance and a handful of media.