CIAA GRIDIRON HONORS:
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced its postseason football award winners at its banquet Friday in Durham preceding the league's championship game Saturday. Both championship game participants were honored in the event with individual awards.

Elizabeth City State quarterback Curtis Rich was named Offensive Player of the Year. Rich led the Vikings to the East Division crown and spot in the championship game throwing for 1,979 yards and 17 TDs while hitting on 54% of his passes and averaging 186.1 passing yards per game.

Defensive tackle Louis Ellis of West Division champ Shaw again helped the Bears' defense grab national honors and repeated as the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Ellis totalled 60 tackles and topped the CIAA in tackles for loss with 16. He also registered eight sacks.

Fayetteville State kick returner Richard Medlin was named Special Teams Player of the Year. Medlin led the conference in scoring with 78 points, and touchdowns with 13. He ranked fourth in the conference in rushing with 688 yards.

FIRST TEAM - OFFENSE
TE - Karvin Gwaltney, So., ECSU; OL - Kynneth Moses, Sr., VUU; David Mims, So., VUU, Dwayne Frost, Sr., BSU; James Hartley, Sr., ECSU, Oliver Pazdry, Sr., Shaw; WR - Jeremy Franklin, So., JCSU; Dexter Manley, So., ECSU; QB - Curtis Rich, Sr., ECSU; RB - Taron Hampton, Fr., VSU; Tarian Donaldson, Jr., VUU KR - Richard Medlin, So., FSU PK - Justin Parker, So., VSU

DEFENSE
DL - Louis Ellis, Sr., Shaw; Marcus Kennedy, Sr., SAC; Phillip Stevenson, So., SAC, Brandon Fortune, Jr., VSU LB - Brandon Smith, Jr., VUU; Marcos Esquivel, Jr., FSU; Issac Mitchell, Sr., VSU; DB - Jeff Gowdy, Jr., FSU; Justin Hamilton, Jr., ECSU; Rodrick Jones, Sr., ECSU; Gregory Toler, Sr., SPC P - Mike Gagne, Fr., BSU PR - Emory Addison, So., SPC

SECOND TEAM - OFFENSE
TE - Jabre' Green, Sr., SAC OL- Laquentin Blair, Jr., VUU; Travis Amos, Sr., VSU; Dillon Kestner, So., FSU; Cedric Willis, Jr., FSU; Markus McElveen, So., Shaw; WR - Brian Berry, So., VSU; Darryl Barnett, Sr., FSU QB - C J Westler, Jr., Chowan RB - Walter Sanders, So., SAC; Raymond Williams, So., Shaw KR - Raymon Williams, So., Shaw PK - Caleb Reid, Fr., Shaw

DEFENSE
DL - Martellus Braxton, Sr., Shaw; Greg Palmer, Jr., Chowan; Marcus Crump, Jr., SAC; Jarvis Stokes, So., SPC LB - Hurley Hemphill, Jr., VUU; Clinton Gee, Sr., SPC; Robert Massey-Brice, Fr., LC DB - Terrence Peete, Jr., BSU; Enrique Cox, Jr., VUU; Donte Wise, Sr., FSU; Devonte Harmon, Fr., LC P- Julius Wright, So., JCSU; PR - Reginald Smith, Jr., ECSU

ESPN GAMEDAY AT FAMU:
Florida A&M and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced Monday that ESPN's award-winning College Football GameDay presented by Home Depot, the two-hour live broadcast which proceeds the network's varied weekly televised games, will air live from the FAMU campus this Saturday, Nov. 15 beginning at 10 a.m.

The broadcast is the first on a historically black college or university campus (HBCU) and precedes the Florida A&M vs. Hampton MEAC matchup scheduled to kickoff at 1 p.m. Saturday's broadcast is also the first appearance by the crew at a NCAA D-I FCS campus this season.

"This broadcast underlines endless efforts by the MEAC to promote the 12 outstanding institutions, coaches and student-athletes on a national platform," said MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas. Saturday's broadcast will take place at the FAMU Quadrangle with the main set located in front of the Coleman Library with the Lee Hall Administration Building as the signature backdrop of the set.

The GameDay crew will feature veteran anchor Chris Fowler, along with Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreit and Desmond Howard. The broadcast will preview all the day's top college games, highlight key football personalities and close with predictions of selected top nationally ranked matchups.

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