ATLANTA, GA – Bowie State University running back Micah Robinson has been named to the 2025 Black College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List, announced Tuesday morning by the Black College Football Hall of Fame.
Robinson, a rising redshirt sophomore from Baltimore, Md., is among 50 student-athletes from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and one of eight from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) named to the watch list. The award honors the most outstanding player from an HBCU program each season.
The reigning CIAA Rookie of the Year helped lead the Bulldogs to a 6-4 record in 2024. He rushed for 763 yards on 118 carries with five touchdowns, highlighted by a season-long 57-yard run against Elizabeth City State on Nov. 2. Robinson posted career highs in rushing yards (181) and rushing touchdowns (4) against ECSU, as well as receiving yards (58) and receiving touchdowns (2) against B-State.
A key leader in the Bulldogs' ground game, Robinson ranked second in the CIAA with a 6.0 yards-per-carry average.
The full watch list is available here. Bowie State opens the 2025 season Sept. 6 at Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Pa.
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 124 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 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).
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