BCSP Notes . . . 
From AD, Bailey to become Virginia Union head football coach
Virginia Union has hired Athletic Director
Michael Bailey as its football coach. In other words, Bailey, in effect, has hired himself.
Bailey, who has been athletic director at Virginia Union since 2001, announced last week that he will fill the vacant head coaching position for the Panther's football program. Bailey, 43, replaces Greg Richardson, whose contract wasn't renewed after just one season in which VUU went 5-5.
Bailey becomes VUU's third coach in nine months, and will be returning to the Panthers' sideline where he had been offensive coordinator from 1995 to 2001 under Willard Bailey.
"I felt good about what we accomplished when I was coaching under Coach Bailey to rebuild the program," Bailey told the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richardson was perhaps let go because the Panthers, picked to win the CIAA title this year by the league's coaches, underachieved.
Bailey is a 1986 Virginia Union graduate.
SWAC names top award winners
Southern quarterback Bryant
Lee was named Offensive Most Valuable Player and
Jackson State linebacker Marcellus
Speaks was named Defensive Most Valuable Player of the 2008
Southwestern Athletic Conference football season, among individual honors announced
last week.
Grambling State quarterback Greg Dillon earned Newcomer of the Year honors, and Texas Southern cornerback De'Markus Washington earned Freshman of the Year accolades in voting by conference coaches, sports information personnel, and selected members of the media.
Lee, a junior from Boutte, La., led the SWAC in completions (217), attempts (352), passing yards (2,682) and touchdown passes (20) while throwing just seven interceptions. He also rushed for 534 yards and six touchdowns.
Speaks, a 6-2, 230-pounder from Jackson, Ms., led the SWAC with 115 tackles (54 solo; 20.5 for loss), and also had five sacks, one interception, two forced fumbles, and one blocked kick in leading the Tigers to the SWAC Championship Game for the second consecutive year.
Dillon emerged as the No. 1 quarterback for Grambling, leading them to a ten-game winning streak and a 41-19 win in last weekend's conference title game. He earned most valuable players honors in the championship game completing 13 of 17 passes for 117 yards and three TDs and also rushing for a TD in the 41-9 win over Jackson State. This season, he completed 110 of 185 passes for 1,359 yards with 18 touchdowns with just eight interceptions. He also rushed for 676 yards and four touchdowns. Dillon led all SWAC signal callers in rushing this season.
Washington made 37 tackles with five interceptions with one forced fumble and averaged nearly 16 yards per kickoff return for Texas Southern. Washington was tied for second in the SWAC in interceptions and tied for third in the nation in interceptions among freshmen. The 5-9, 160-pounder from Dallas proved to be one of SWAC's best ball hawks, posting a pair of two-interception games in the first three games of the season.
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