BCSP Notes . . .
SIAC Football Honorees
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference champion Albany State and runner-up
Tuskegee each placed five players on the first team as the
conference coaches chose the all-SIAC teams and award winners.
Tuskegee junior QB Kevin Huff took home
the offensive player of the year and most valuable player awards. Huff threw
for 2,511 yards and 13 TDs to lead the Golden Tigers to a 10-1 record and
the spot representing the conference in the Pioneer Bowl.
Albany State junior defensive lineman Alton Pettway was named the defensive player of the year. Pettway led the conference with nine sacks. Lane freshman QB Sherrard Ellis who threw for 16 touchdowns and 244 yards per game, was named the leagues' top freshman. Albany State head coach James "Mike" White, who led the Golden Tigers to an 8-1 recordtheir second consecutive league title and Div. II playoff berth, was named the league's coach of the year.
FIRST TEAM
Offense
QB: Kevin Huff, Jr., Tuskegee RB: Antwan Andrews,
Sr., Albany State; John D. Washington, Sr., Morehouse
WR: Kenneth Henderson, Sr., Tuskegee; Raymond Johnson,
Jr., Morehouse TE: Marcus Moore, Lane
OL: Claiborne Green, Morehouse; Terry Abrams, Fort Valley State; Ronald
Simmons, Albany State; Felise Langi, Clark Atlanta; Bryant
Ervin, Morehouse
Defense
DL: Franklin Turner, Sr., Albany State; Alton Pettway,
Jr., Albany State; Michael Porter, So., Clark Atlanta;
Johnny Williams, Tuskegee LB: Titus Curry, Fr., Benedict;
Derrick White, Sr., Clark Atlanta; Torres Mozley, Sr., Tuskegee
DB: Marcus Wright, Sr., Kentucky State; Demetrie McCray,
Sr., Albany State, Gerard Washington, Benedictt Johnny
Eubanks, So., Morehouse KR/PR: Jacoby Jones, Jr., Lane;
PK: Roosevelt Echeverry, Sr., Tuskegee
P: Brandon Larkin, Jr., Clark Atlanta
SECOND TEAM
OFFENSE
QB: Hosea Harris, Sr.,Albany State
RB: Jeffrey Nobles, Jr., Benedict; Terrin Usher, Jr., Clark Atlanta
WR: Edward Williams, Jr., Lane; Jacoby Jones, Jr., Lane
TE: Romeo Montez, Albany State OL: Michael Livingston, Albany
State; Larry Heyward, Benedict; Raymond McNeil, Fort Valley
State; Lawrence Ross, Stillman; Robert Bailey, Tuskegee
Defense
DL: Andrew Shoyoye, Clark Atlanta; Michael Whaley,
Sr., Fort Valley State ; Jeff Nweke, Fort Valley State;
Atron Jackson, Jr., Tuskegee LB: Michael Porter, So.,
Clark Atlanta; Larry Brown, Sr., Lane; Jasman Necence, Jr.,
Miles DB: Kevin Ford, Sr., Clark Atlanta; Lee Smith, Sr.,
Tuskegee; Rashod Moulton, Jr., Fort Valley State; Junior Taliaui,
Jr., Fortt Valley State KR: Richard Siders, Benedict;
PR: Rashod Moulton, Jr., Fort Valley
State PK: Martin Degazon, So., Benedict P:
Sean Reck, So., Stillman
Offensive Player of the Year:
Kevin Huff, Jr., QB, Tuskegee
Defensive Player of the Year
Alton Pettway, Jr., DL, Albany State
Freshman of the Year
Sherard Ellis, QB, Lane
Most Valuable Player
Kevin Huff, Jr., Tuskegee
Coach of the Year
James "Mike" White, Albany State
Jackson State to begin interviewing for vacant head coaching spot
Tuskegee head coach Rick Comegy
and Alcorn State offensive coordinator
John McKenzie are reportedly two of the finalists for the vacant head
football coaching position at Jackson State.
Unconfirmed reports out of Jackson Tuesday indicated that former JSU wide receiver and NFL standout Harold Jackson, now a receivers coach at Baylor, had withdrawn his name from consideration. There was also speculation that former Alabama State and Tennessee State head coach L. C. Cole, now a defensive coordinator under his brother, head coach Johnny Cole at Lane, would be interviewed.
Comegy, whose team is preparing for Saturday's Pioneer Bowl in Charlotte, N.C., vs. Bowie State, was scheduled for an interview Tuesday, according to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger. The newspaper reported that Cole was also scheduled to be interviewed Tuesday. McKenzie's interview was set for Wednesday.
According to the newspaper, the nine-member search committee is to meet after the interviews and make a recommendation to JSU President Ronald Mason, Jr., by Dec. 2.
JSU is looking to replace James Bell who was fired with three games left in the season. Bell's record in 2 1/2 seasons was 8-23 including a 2-6 mark this season at the time of his firing. The Tigers finished 2-9.
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