SWAC Football: Week One Honors
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GSU QB Brandon Landers
PVU LB Zach East
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Football: Week One (9/1) Honors
Offensive Player of
the Week
Brandon Landers, Grambling State (6-0, 200, Jr., QB, Monroe, La.)
In conference action at Alcorn State,
Landers completed 19 passes for 303 yards and four touchdowns as the Tigers
downed the Braves 31-10.
Defensive Player of
the Week
Zach East,
Prairie View A&M (6-2, 230, Sr., LB, Houston,
Texas)
Totaled 13 total stops (nine solo) along with one
sack, 2 ˝ tackles for loss and a fumble against Texas Southern - a 34-14 win for the
Panthers.
Newcomer of the Week
Frank Warren, Grambling State
(6-0, 185, Fr., RB, Pleasant Grove, Ala.)
In his first collegiate game, he had 30 carries for
143 yards averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
He also caught four passes for 23 yards in the game.
Specialist of the Week
Braddy Faggard,
Prairie View A&M (5-8, 170, Fr., K, Humble, Texas)
Went 4-for-4 in PAT opportunities while connecting
on two field goals (2-2) including a long of 34 yards in the Panthers victory
over Texas
Southern.
Notables:
Kelcy Luke, Alabama A&M - 18-29-1, 261 yds, 3 TD; 12 car.,
37 yds, TD
Bryant
Lee, Southern - 22-29-0, 215 yds, TD
Darren
Coates, Southern - 10 car., 142 yds, 2 TD
Chris
Mitchell, Alabama
State - 10-11-0, 206 yds,
2 TD
Reginald
Jackson, Grambling
State - 6 rec., 198 yds,
2 TD
Thomas
Harris, Alabama
A&M - 4 rec., 100 yds, TD
Brian
Haith, Texas
Southern - 8 rec., 97 yds, TD
Abner Brown, Miss. Valley State - 8 rec., 87 yds, TD
Pedro
Ventura, Prairie View A&M - 7 punts, long of 55 yds, 44.9 yard average
Edward
Moore, Prairie View A&M - 14 tackles (nine solo), 1 ˝ TFL, INT
Antonio
Cooper, Alcorn State - 12 tackles (seven solo), FF
Marcellus
Speaks, Jackson State - 10 tackles (eight solo)
Tim
Turner, Arkansas-Pine Bluff - 10 tackles (five solo)
Lamar
Herron, Texas
Southern - 10 tackles (five solo)