Howard University held its annual spring football game on Saturday at Greene Stadium, a part of the university’s SpringFest festivities.
The sold-out game, closing the Bison’s spring practices, gave fans their first look at the 2026 football team through an interactive team scrimmage.
Former Howard standout Ted White returned to his alma mater, kicking off his service as the Bison’s new head coach ahead of the 2026-2027 season.
In addition, fans were excited to welcome D.C native and boxer Lamont Roach Jr., the honorary spring game coach.
“The experience was crazy,” said Roach. “The game is a lot faster when you’re on the field and you’re actually into the gameplay. I admire the [Howard football players] admiration and courage, they’re willing to fight. And they came out here to put on a showcase for [the fans] to see what’s in store for the season.”
The Howard Bison now look ahead to the start of a roaring 2026 fall season, as they are set to take on Alabama A&M Aug. 29 at Center Pac Stadium in Atlanta for the Mideastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)/ Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Challenge.
“We knew that the month of January, that the month of February, as well as March was going to be really extreme,” said White. “And now we have the opportunity to get through spring and now it starts a new season. It starts [with] being able to get registered in summer school. It starts [with] being able to get in preparation for the SWAC/MEAC Challenge.”
