Many people connect JV football with secondary school, but one HBCU prepares to start one on the collegiate level.

Saint Augustine's University (SAU) introduced on Tuesday that it will introduce a premier football abilities development program through its newly formed Junior Varsity (JV) Football Group. The JV Group will include first and also second-year trainees going to advance their athletic careers. Starting in the loss of 2023, the JV Team will play upwards of six games versus other JV programs in the state.

"The development of the JV Program instills health and wellness as well as wellness right into our goal to prepare students for management,"SAU Head Of State Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail said. "I'm excited to see how the SAU Athletic Division as well as various other college units have actually aligned their programs with our strategic initiatives."

St. Augustine's university football program takes part at the Department II degree in the CIAA. It will certainly end up being the initial only HBCU in North Carolina to have JV football.

"The SAU JV Football Program is an alternative technique to creating well-shaped student-athletes,"stated SAU Athletic Supervisor Dr. Lin Dawson. "I'm confident that this program, paired with our Guy of SAU (MOSA) mentoring program, will increase our pupils' development as guys, student-athletes, school ambassadors, as well as public engagers."

Students will certainly undergo the normal admissions procedure, according to the SAU release. As soon as the student receives the verification of admittance from the Workplace of Registration Administration, the JV Program alerts the student-athlete concerning group membership. JV members can make the University team, earn scholarships, as well as gain access to all Athletics development programs.

St. Aug introduced previous Fayetteville State offensive planner Howard Feggins as its brand-new head football trainer. Feggins is listed as the call for the JV football program also.