Football

Football coach Fielding Yost died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on August 20, 1946, at age 75. In 1895 and ’96, the Marion County native played tackle for one…

Ira Rodgers died on February 22, 1963, at age 67. "Rat," a nickname adapted from his middle name of Erret, was one of West Virginia University's greatest…

It took a few weeks for Hannan High School principal Karen Oldham to realize her school might have made history. She was so busy with the day-to-day grind…

If it seems football has, perhaps unwillingly, become a platform for civil rights issues, well, keep it mind that didn’t start with Colin Kapernick but…

West Virginia University has postponed its Fan Day following an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease among several members of the school's football…

Monte Cater is retiring as Shepherd University’s head football coach after 31 seasons. Shepherd became an NCAA Division II school in the mid-90s, not long…

At a time when the President of the United States questions the patriotism of African American football players protesting social injustice, we present…

A West Virginia school superintendent has issued an apology after some said they were offended by a banner at a football game that read "Trump…

Long before Doug Williams and those who followed blazed their paths as black quarterbacks in the National Football League, another African America…

The 2016 Super Bowl was the 7th time in the history of the game that an African American had started at the quarterback position. This podcast tells the…