CHARLOTTE – Johnson C. Smith University head football coach and three All-CIAA first team members will be on display Saturday Feb. 21, at the 2026 All State HBCU Legacy Bowl at Tulane's Yulman Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana. The kickoff is set for 4:00 p.m., and will be televised live by the NFL Network.
 
CIAA Coach of the Year Maurice Flowers and three Golden Bulls from the 2025 CIAA Championship squad (10-2 overall, 6-1 CIAA) will be among almost 20 student-athletes from the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) participating in the contest, which will give players from Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of scouts and other team personnel from National Football League (NFL) teams.
 
Representing the Golden Bulls on Team Gaither made up of student-athletes from the MEAC and Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) will be Quarterback, Kelvin Durham, Wide Receiver, DeAndre Proctor and Safety, Daryl Taybron

Golden Bulls head coach Flowers will be the Co-head coach of Team Gaither along with South Carolina State head coach Chennis Berry .
 
Team Gaither, honoring late Florida A&M head coach Jake Gaither, will battle Team Robinson, which honors late Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson. Team Robinson will be made up of players from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Prairie View A&M Tremaine Jackson and Quinn Gray, Sr. formerly at Albany State will serve as Co-head coaches for Team Robinson.