2025 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl: Two New Head Coaches Are Joining The All-Star Game

The Black College Football Hall of Fame (BCFHOF) has announced the head coaches for the 2025 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl will have a couple of new faces.
The 2025 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl will take place at Tulane University’s Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.
THE HEAD COACHES
Coaching staffs from the Division I HBCU conferences, SWAC, and MEAC will be joined by leaders from the HBCU Division II teams, CIAA, and SIAC.
“These coaches earned this honor by winning their respective conferences. Each coach exemplifies the spirit, leadership and tradition of HBCU Football, and we’re proud to have them,” NFL QB legend and Black College Football Hall of Fame Co-Founder James “Shack” Harris said.
Each team will have two co-head coaches from those conferences, along with several members of their coaching staffs, to form the HBCU Legacy Bowll coaching ranks.
Another great line-up of head coaches helping to develop and prepare our student-athletes for the NFL Draft and professional football leagues! @hbculegends @HBCULegacyBowl @blacksportsinc https://t.co/iipR3lOBKl
— Kyle T. Mosley (@ktmoze) January 30, 2025
This season, South Carolina State University's head coach Chennis Berry (MEAC) and Coach Alvin Parker (CIAA) of Virginia University will lead the TEAM GAITHER squad.
“It’s an honor to once again represent my school at the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl,” three-time Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl Coach, Chennis Berry said. “It’s a first-class experience that the players will love, and provide them an opportunity to further their football career.”
Team Robinson will be led by head coach T.C. Taylor from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). He is the coach of the HBCU National Champions, Jackson State University. Taylor will compete alongside of Sam Shade, who is the current head coach at Alabama A&M and a former coach at Miles College, representing the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
Both Shade and Taylor will serve as co-head coaches for Team Robinson at the 2025 Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl.
ABOUT TEAM GAITHER
Players from the CIAA and the MEAC will make up TEAM GAITHER. The team is named after legendary Florida A&M University football coach Jake Gaither.
ABOUT TEAM ROBINSON
Players from the SIAC and the SWAC will make up TEAM ROBINSON. The team is named after legendary Grambling State University football coach Eddie Robinson.
ABOUT THE BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
The Black College Football Hall of Fame, a non-profit, tax-exempt organization, located at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio was founded in 2009 by African American pioneers, quarterbacks James Harris and Doug Williams to preserve the history and honor the greatest football players, coaches and contributors from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
There are 118 Inductees including Mel Blount, James Harris, Willie Lanier, Art Shell and Doug Williams, who serve as Trustees. The Black College Football Hall of Fame has awarded over $450,000 in direct support to HBCUs and HBCU scholarships since inception.
Other major initiatives include the Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, the HBCU Combine and the Ozzie Newsome GM & Quarterback Summit (in partnership with the NFL), as well as the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic (in partnership with the Pro Football Hall of Fame).
ABOUT THE ALLSTATE HBCU LEGACY BOWL
The Allstate HBCU Legacy Bowl, presented by the Black College Football Hall of Fame, is a postseason all-star game that showcases the top 100 NFL draft-eligible football players from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
The game will be played on the Saturday, February 22, 2025 (Yulman Stadium at Tulane University), and broadcast live on NFL Network. More than a football game, the week-long celebration of Black culture and history provides invaluable exposure for HBCU students and includes the largest HBCU Career Fair in the country.
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