Atlanta Falcons welcomes 2025 class for HBCU Fellows Program

HBCU continues to find talent as Power Four keeps taking

HBCU football programs like UAPB are no strangers to adversity—but in today’s landscape, head coach Alonzo Hampton knows he’s fighting more than just opposing SWAC teams. During SWAC Media Day, Hampton spoke candidly with HBCU Gameday’s Steven J. Gaither about the challenges his UAPB program faces, especially when Power Four schools can poach his top talent. “We play a Power Four school like Texas Tech to help fund our athletics,” Hampton said o…

Atlanta Falcons welcomes 2025 class for HBCU Fellows Program

The Atlanta Falcons kick-started this year’s HBCU Fellows Program by having the students participate in Atlanta Habitat for Humanity’s “A Brush with Kindness” project Credit: Photo courtesy of the Blank Family of Businesses The Atlanta Falcons officially launched the 2025 iteration of its HBCU Fellows Program by welcoming the 14 participating students from Morehouse College, Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University. Now in its third year, th…