Givens & Hunter Selected As All-Star Game’s First Athletes For 2026
Monday’s information from the Black College Football Hall of Popularity (BCFHOF) has 2 of the leading protective players in HBCU football being the preliminary gamers called to the 2026Allstate HBCU Heritage Bowl
The SWAC’s leading safety player, protective end Ckelby Givens, will absolutely be registered with by the MEAC’s leading protector, linebacker Erick Hunter, on top annual all-star video game.
“Announcing Ckelby Givens and Erick Hunter as our first 2 selections to the 2026 Allstate HBCU Heritage Dish loads us with satisfaction,” declared Doug Williams , Super Bowl XXII MVP and Co-Founder of the Black College Football Hall of Popularity, specified. “They exemplify the high level of ability, character, and spirit these days’s HBCU football gamers. We know they will certainly represent this game with quality.”
Ckelby Givens, a protective electrical expert from Southern University, has in fact been chosen forTeam Robinson Givens was called the 2025 Preseason SWAC Defensive Gamer of theYear As a junior, he started all 13 video games throughout the 2024 duration, make with 73 handles, an FCS-high 27 5 handles for loss (TFLs), 12 sacks, 13 quarterback rushes, and 3 needed fumbles.
Erick Seeker, a linebacker from Morgan State University, has in fact been selected forGroup Gaither After making numerous honors throughout the 2024 preseason, Hunter lost out on a significant area of the duration as an outcome of injury. This year, he was called the Preseason MEAC Defensive Gamer of the Year and has in fact made a remarkable start to his 2025 task, taping 20 deals with, 1 sack, 1 5 deals with for loss, and 1 pass separate.
The Allstate HBCU Heritage Bowl will certainly happen on Saturday,Feb 21, 2026 at Tulane University’s Yulman Stadium in New Orleans,Louisiana
Partners of the video game consist of Allstate, the National Football League, adidas, Coca-Cola, Coors Light, the Allstate Sugar Bowl, the New Orleans Saints, 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and Riddell, along with NFL gamers Terron Armstead, Aaron Donald, Patrick Mahomes, Bobby Wagner andJameis Winston
Concerning the Allstate HBCU Legacy Dish
The Allstate HBCU Legacy Dish, provided by the Black University Football Hall of Popularity, is a leading postseason all-star display screen including the leading NFL draft-eligible gamers from Historically Black Colleges andUniversities
Happening Saturday, February 21, 2026, at Tulane College’s Yulman Stadium and broadcasting reside on NFL Network, the Legacy Bowl surpasses football– functioning as the centerpiece of a week-long event of Black background and culture, providing remarkable direct exposure for HBCU students and including the nation’s most significantHBCU Career Fair
Adhere to at www.HBCULegacyBowl.com and on social networks using @HBCULegacyBowl
Regarding the Black University Football Hall of Fame
The Black University Football Hall of Fame, a philanthropic, tax-exempt business, situated at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio was developed in 2009 by African American leaders, quarterbacks James Harris and Doug Williams to preserve the history and acknowledge the most effective football players, trainers and variables from Historically Black Colleges andUniversities There are 124 Conscripts consisting of Mel Blount, James Harris, Willie Lanier, Art Covering and Doug Williams, that operate asTrustees
The Black University Football Hall of Fame has actually approved over $ 450, 000 in straight assistance to HBCUs and HBCU scholarships taking into consideration that development. Various various other considerable projects consist of the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, the Ozzie Newsome GM & & Quarterback Top (in partnership with the NFL), in addition to the Black University Football Hall of Fame Classic (in collaboration with the Pro Football Hall of Fame).
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