OFFENSIVE – QB Mark Spivey, Prairie View A&M; 6-5, 220; SR, Houston, TX
Spivey completed 16 of 25 passes for 252 yards with three touchdowns and one interception and rushed 10 times for 77 yards and one touchdown in the Panthers’ 49-15 win at Mississippi Valley State. Spivey completed touchdown passes of 15, 10, and […]

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-(9/25/08-9/27/08)
1.  Tennessee State—–(4-0)–(6)–96—-1—(vs-Florida A & M)
2.  Prairie View A & M–(3-0)–(4)–91—-2—(vs-Morehouse)
3.  Hampton————-(3-1)——-87—-5—(Open)
4.  S. C. State———(2-2)——-66—-3—(at-Winston-Salem State)
5.  @-Delaware State—-(1-1)——-54—-4—(vs-Central Conn. State)

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-(9/25/08-9/27/08)
1. #-Tuskegee———–(3-0)—(6)—96—-1–(at-Fort Valley State)
2. Albany State———(3-0)—(3)—84—-2–(vs-Benedict)
3. West Virginia State–(4-0)—(1)—78—-3–(Open)
4. Concordia————(4-1)———71—-4–(at-Texas Southern)
5. Fayetteville State—(3-1)———65—-5–(vs-Virginia State)

Antonio Heffner, a 6-2, 207 senior quarterback from Memphis, TN was named Ohio Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season (Sept. 7 was the other) after completing 20-of-28 passes for 312 yards and three touchdowns in the No. 25 Tigers 34-20 Conference-opening victory over defending champion Eastern Kentucky.

UAB 45, Alabama State 10
BIRMINGHAM, AL – The UAB Blazers posted first win of the season, a 45-10 win over Alabama State in the Hornets’ final pre-SWAC tuneup. The Blazers turned an Alabama State interception to a touchdown on its first possession to take a 7-0 lead just over 4 minutes into the game.

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-(9/18/08-9/20/08)
1.  Tennessee State—–(3-0)–(5)–95—-3—(vs-Eastern Kentucky)
2.  Prairie View A & M–(2-0)–(3)–90—-2—(at-Miss Valley State)
3.  S. C. State———(2-1)–(2)–88—-5—(at-Clemson)
4.  @-Delaware State—-(1-1)——-71—-1—(Open)
5.  Hampton————-(2-1)——-52—-7—(vs-N. C. A & T State)

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-(9/18/08-9/20/08)
1.  #-Tuskegee———–(2-0)—(6)—96—-1–(at-Stillman)
2.  Albany State———(3-0)—(3)—84—-3–(Open)
3.  West Virginia State–(3-0)—(1)—78—-4–(at-Charleston (WV))
4.  Concordia————(3-1)———71—-2–(vs-Edward-Waters)
5.  Fayetteville State—(2-1)———65—-7–(vs-saint Paul’s)

OFFENSIVE – QB Bobby Reid, Texas Southern; 6-3, 230; SR, Houston, TX
Reid completed 20 of 33 passes for 211 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT and rushed 22 times for 40 yards and two touchdowns in leading Texas Southern to their first win since 2006, a 40-29 win over Shaw in the Capital City […]