Steelers Stun Bengals in rematch, 34-12
By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today
PITTSBURGH, PA--Nearly a month after their 33-31 upset to the Cincinnati Bengals, the Pittsburgh Steelers were ready for the rematch, knowing that they missed a huge opportunity to defeat their AFC North Rivals, but the benefits of Divisional Play is that you will play a team twice, and the Steelers made it...
Kelvin Durham Accounts for Six TDs as Johnson C. Smith Captures CIAA Title
By Brandon Walker for Urban Media Today
Kelvin Durham threw five touchdown passes and rushed for another as Johnson C. Smith claimed its first CIAA championship since 1969, ending Virginia Union’s three-peat bid with a 45-21 win Saturday at Durham County Memorial Stadium.
On VUU’s first possession, VUU running back Curtis Allen fumbled, and JCSU’s Daryl Tayborn recovered the football. Three...
#22 Pitt Falls to #9 Notre Dame 37-15
By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today
PITTSBURGH, PA--It was the perfect situation. The 22nd ranked (College Football Playoff) Pitt Panthers who had gained National attention after winning 5 consecutive games after naming Freshman Mason Heintschel starting QB. And not only were they welcoming the #9th ranked (College Football Playoff) Notre Dame Fighting Irish to Acrisure Stadium, ESPN’s College...
2025 Urban Media Today Black College Football Rankings (11-17-25)
2025 Urban Media Today Black College Football Rankings (11-17-25)
Rank
School
Last Week
Wins
Loss
Last Game
#1
Johnson C. Smith
#2
10
1
Beat Va Union45-21
#2
Albany State
#3
10
1
Beat Benedict 22-16
#3
Jackson State
#4
8
2
Beat BCU 28-13
#4
South Carolina St
#5
8
3
Beat NCCU 34-27
#5
Delaware State
#7
8
3
Beat Howard 26-13
THE NEXT FIVE
Rank
School
LW
Wins
Loss
Last Game
#6
Kentucky State
#9
9
2
Beat Shorter 35-7
#7
Alabama State
#10
7
2
Bye Week
#8
Virginia Union
#1
9
2
Lost 45-21 to J.C. Smith
#9
Prairie View A&M
#12
8
3
Beat Arkansas PB 56-9
#10
Benedict
#6
9
2
Lost 22-16 to Albany State
FIVE ON THE MOVE
Rank
School
LW
Wins
Loss
Last Game
#11
N. Carolina Central
#8
7
4
Lost 34-27 to S.C....
Gamecocks Dominate Fourth Quarter to beat Clemson 65-37
By David Jones
Columbia, SC. — The No. 2-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks pulled away in the fourth quarter to defeat the Clemson Tigers 65-37 before a crowd of 16,623 in attendance. The win extends South Carolina’s dominance in the in-state rivalry and highlights the depth and defensive tenacity of the Gamecocks.
South Carolina jumped out to an early 11-0 run, starving Clemson of...
Steelers Fall to LA Chargers 25-10
By Ray Porter Jr. for Urban Media Today
LOS ANGELES, CA--Just when it seemed like the Pittsburgh Steelers were back on track, they would ‘fall’ back off again.
What was seen as a major upset over the then 7-1 Indianapolis Colts, the AFC North-leading Steelers knew that playing the LA Chargers at SoFi Stadium for a Sunday Night Football matchup would...
ESPN’s College GameDay Returning to Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH— ESPN announced Sunday afternoon that its iconic college football pregame show, College GameDay Built by The Home Depot, will broadcast live from the North Shore of Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 9 a.m. to noon, ahead of the No. 24 Pitt Panthers’ Week 12 matchup with No. 10 Notre Dame at Acrisure Stadium.
“We’re thrilled to welcome College GameDay back to Pittsburgh,”...
Curtis Allen’s Two TD’s leads Virgia Union To WIn over Virginia State
By Brandon Walker
Curtis Allen’s 156 yards and two rushing touchdowns, and a defense that held Virginia State without a touchdown score, Virginia Union in the L. Douglas Wilder Unity Game 14-3 on Saturday at Hovey Field.
In the first quarter, Virginia Union (9-1, 7-0 CIAA Conference) forced two turnovers on interceptions thrown by Rashaun Matthews Jr.; however, Virginia State (6-4,...
Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.
by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose
This story was originally published by ProPublica.
They were the sort of disturbing discoveries that anyone taking generic medication would want to know.
At one Indian factory manufacturing drugs for the United States, pigeons infested a storage room and defecated on boxes of sterilized equipment. At another, pathogens contaminated purified water used to produce drugs. At a third,...
Is Covid During Pregnancy Linked to Autism? What a New Study Shows, and What It Doesn’t
By Céline Gounder
A large study from Massachusetts has found that babies whose mothers had covid-19 while pregnant were slightly more likely to have a range of neurodevelopmental diagnoses by age 3. Most of these children had speech or motor delays, and the link was strongest in boys and when the mother was infected late in pregnancy.
The increase in risk...
