Alabama A&M has named the primary girl in class historical past to be the soccer group’s play-by-play announcer.
Thai Floyd will name Bulldogs video games through the 2025 season, making her the primary girl to be within the full-time position for an HBCU soccer group.
Floyd, a Florida A&M alum, is a longtime broadcast journalist who most not too long ago served as a digital media specialist for Alabama A&M athletics.
HISTORY ON THE HILL 🎙️
Be part of us in congratulating Thai (@thaialifloyd) as she continues to interrupt obstacles and symbolize Bulldog Nation with excellence. pic.twitter.com/GRwkyoiXqz
— Alabama A&M Soccer (@AamufbR) July 12, 2025
She has intensive expertise overlaying highschool, collegiate, {and professional} sports activities, in accordance with her biography on the Alabama A&M athletics web site. Her work has been featured on NBC Sports activities Philadelphia, HBCU Legends on Sports activities Illustrated, and ESPN’s Andscape. She has additionally served as a sideline reporter and play-by-play commentator for ESPN+ and ESPNU, together with FBS bowl video games and the Celebration Bowl.
“Honored to push the needle ahead for ladies in sports activities whereas representing the Alabama A&M Bulldogs,” Floyd wrote in a publish on X. “Black ladies stay underrepresented on this area—and I’m proud to be the change I need to see.”
