The Capital City Classic football game pitting Howard and Jackson State in Columbus, Ohio on September 5 has been cancelled. Game organizers cited slow advance ticket sales as the reason for the cancellation. The game will be moved to Howard's Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. Last year the two teams met in Jackson.
Freda Freeman-Jackson has been named head women's basketball coach at Alabama State.
Former CIAA Public Relations Director Glen Mason has been named interim sports information director at Norfolk State.