HBCU league votes to cut non-NCAA football contests

SWAC Non-NCAA Football Games End in 2027

SWAC non-NCAA football games are on the way out, and that is a real shift for HBCU football. SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland said the league’s 12 member schools voted to stop scheduling nonconference football games against teams outside NCAA Division I and Division II starting in 2027. He shared that update during a SWAC TV […] The post SWAC Non-NCAA Football Games End in 2027 appeared first on HBCU Buzz.

HBCU league votes to cut non-NCAA football contests

The SWAC is changing its football scheduling model, a move that could impact the wider HBCU landscape as the conference moves away from certain nonconference games outside the NCAA structure. SWAC commissioner Charles McClelland said this week that the league’s 12 member schools voted to stop playing nonconference football games against teams outside NCAA Division I and Division II beginning with the 2027 season. He made those comments during We…

SWAC to eliminate non-Division I and Division II football games

The days of SWAC football teams scheduling Virginia University of Lynchburg are coming to an end. The conference is moving to eliminate football games against non-Division I and non-Division II opponents beginning with the 2027 season, a decision Commissioner Charles McClelland says is designed to increase competitiveness across the league. McClelland said the conference’s membership voted in favor of the measure as part of a broader effort to s…