OFFENSIVE 
QB Reid Herchenbach, Alabama State; 6-4, 219; JR, Merced, CA
Herchenbach led the Hornets to the 47-7 victory over Mississippi Valley State. He was 26-of-34 for 248 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. He added eight carries for 27 yards and one touchdown.
Herchenbach threw scoring passes four, seven, and five yards, and had a two-yard scoring […]

The HBCU Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:
Name——————Record–1PV-Points-PWR–Next Game-(10/2/08-10/4/08)
1.  S. C. State———(3-2)–(5)–95—-4—(at-Florida A & M)
2.  Prairie View A & M–(4-0)–(5)–94—-2—(vs-Grambling State)
3.  Hampton————-(3-1)——-88—-3—(at-Delaware State)
4.  Florida A & M——-(3-1)——-65—-6—(vs-S. C. State)
5.  Tennessee State—–(4-1)——-52—-1—(at-Tennessee-Martin)

The Preseason HBCU Mid-Major Division Football Top 10, with number of first-place votes, record in parentheses, total points, previous ranking, and next opponent:Name———————Record–1PV-Points-PWR-Game-(10/2/08-10/4/08)
1.  #-Tuskegee———–(4-0)—(5)—96—-1–(at-Fort Valley State)
2.  West Virginia State–(4-0)—(4)—85—-3–(Open)
3.  Fayetteville State—(4-1)—(1)—78—-5–(vs-Virginia State)
4.  Virginia Union——-(4-1)———74—-10-(at-Chowan)
5.  Clark-Atlanta——–(4-1)———62—-8–(vs-Miles)

For the second consecutive weekend, the Tiger defense made its presence known as Grambling State held off Langston 13-2 in a defensive battle before 5,121 fans at Robinson Stadium. Last week’s SWAC Specialist of the Week Kiare Thompson put Grambling in position to make some noise early on in the first quarter as the sophomore […]

Pine Bluff, Ark. - It wasn’t pretty, but Alabama A&M will take it. The Bulldogs opened SWAC play on the road Saturday and came away from Arkansas-Pine Bluff with a hard-fought 23-17 victory. A&M scored all its points in the first half, building a 23-10 cushion by the intermission, and then held on for the […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Quarterback Reid Herchenbach threw three touchdown passes and ran for another as Alabama State dominated Mississippi Valley State with a 47-7 victory.
Alabama State (1-3, 1-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) was first on the scoreboard in the first quarter of Thursday night’s game when Cedric Harris caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Herchenbach.

Players of the Week
Prairie View A&M forward Angelica Diaz has been named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week; defender Ashley Bailey and goalkeeper Kristin Swanson of Mississippi Valley State were tabbed Defensive Player and Goalkeeeper of the Week, respectively.

Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Quarterback Antonio Heffner of Tennessee State, defensive end James Develin and kick returner Scotty McGee of James Madison have been named The Sports Network’s FCS national players of the week.
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Antonio Heffner, Tennessee State, 6-2, 207, Senior, Quarterback, Memphis, TN.
Heffner led Tennessee State to a crucial […]