Tuskegee’s Hannah named
Bulls blow big lead
Division II player of the year
TUSKEGEE, Ala. - Justin Hannah, a D2Football.com All-SIAC Pre-Season four conference championships and
cornerback for the Tuskegee Team; voted by coaches as the SIAC one HBCU national championship
University Golden Tigers was named Co-defensive Player of the Year; during Hannah's career. They also had
the Division II National Player of the named to the Daktronics All-Super a 26-game winning streak. He also par-
Year by the Heritage Sports Radio Region 2 Second Team; SIAC ticipated in three Pioneer Bowls, in
Network fan poll. The network report- Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. which the Golden Tigers were victori-
ed, “Tuskegee voters must be com- 10); National Division II Player of the ous.
mended for an overwhelming support Week by HRSN; Second Team, Hannah will participate in the inau-
effort,” resulting in 185,951 votes. Boxtorow.com/BASN All-American gural Russell Athletic HBCU Senior
“I feel blessed,” said Hannah, a sen- team as chosen by selected media that Bowl to be held in the Cramton Bowl,
ior majoring in biology from cover black college football; and in Montgomery, Ala., on Saturday,
Birmingham, Ala. recorded 18 career interceptions with Dec. 19, along with: Brandon
“However, there were 10 other three returned for touchdowns. Anderson (defensive lineman, senior,
players involved,” he said about the Hannah has been selected as the Toxey, Ala.); Jeremy Obie (safety, sen-
Golden Tiger defense. “They had good SIAC Player of the Year by the Pigskin ior, High Point, N.C.); and Christopher
pressure up front.” Club of Washington, D.C. He will Khan (punter, senior, Tuskegee, Ala.).
This season, Hannah finished with receive the Oliver M. Thompson The game is the nation's only post-sea-
44 tackles, five passes broken up and Award on Jan. 15, 2010. son football game that showcases the
three interceptions, with one returned Golden Tigers head coach Willie top Division-IAA and Division-II
for a touchdown. Slater, who was selected as SIAC HBCU football talent. Teams will rep-
Hannah's other accomplishments Coach of the Year by the organization, resent the East and West, coached by
this year include: Three-time First will receive the Charles B. Fisher Coach Joseph Taylor of Florida A&M
Team All-SIAC (2007, 2008, 2009); Award. University and Reggie Barlow of
First Team Pre-Season All-SIAC; The Golden Tigers won 42 games, Alabama State University.
Prairie View’s Frazier voted Eddie Robinson
Award as FCS national Coach of the Year
Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose, right, is fouled by
Grambling’s
over the past three seasons that con- Football National Championship.
Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans during the first
cluded with the 2009 SWAC Football Additionally, Grambling State DE
half of the Bulls 102-98 loss. Chicago blew a 35-point
Anthony finishes
Championship. “It's a great honor to be Christian Anthony finished fourth in
third quarter lead. AP Photo/Charles Rex ArArbogast
considered the top coach in your con- voting for the Buck Buchanan Award,
fourth in Buchanan
ference and it-s an even greater honor presented to the top defensive player in
to be considered the top coach in the the country. Anthony, voted the 2009
Award voting
country.” SWAC Defensive Player of the Year,
Michael Jordan sues Jewel,
Frazier, who earned SWAC Coach received the second-highest total of
CHATTANOOGA, TN – Prairie View of the Year honors after the Panthers- first place votes (19), trailing only the Dominick’s over ads
A&M head football coach Henry 30-24 win over Alabama A&M in the 2009 Buchanan Award winner DE
Frazier was voted the Eddie Robinson Farmers Insurance SWAC Football Arthur Moats of James Madison.
Former Chicago Bulls star Rancher’s Reserve steak, a
FCS National Coach of the Year at the Championship last Saturday, won the Alabama A&M DE Jeremy Maddox
Michael Jordan is suing two trademark of Dominick’s par-
23rd annual Sports Network Football national award in the second-closest was also a finalist for the Buchanan
Chicago-area supermarket ent company, Safeway.
Championship Awards Banquet. vote ever. Frazier edged Stephen F. Award, established in 1995 and named
chains over two separate The lawsuit says Jordan
Frazier became the first coach from Austin head coach J.C. Harper 237- in honor of the Grambling State great
advertisements that ran in a was never contacted about the
a Historically Black College and 235, in voting done by a panel of and College and Pro Football Hall of
commemorative issue of ad, which it says conflicts
University to win the Eddie Robinson sports information directors and media Famer.
Sports Illustrated dedicated with steakhouses and a direct-
Award, established in 1987 in honor of who regularly cover the FCS. Southern QB Bryant Lee was a
to Jordan and his career. mail steak business Jordan
the former Grambling State head The Panthers were ranked 18th in finalist for the Walter Payton Award,
Jordan filed the lawsuits has lent his name to.
coach and College Football Hall of the final regular season Sports awarded to the top player in the FCS.
Monday in Cook County The Jewel ad contains a
Famer who retired as college football’s Network Poll, the highest ranking ever The award was established in 1987 and
Circuit Court against message of support for Jordan
all-time winningest coach with 408 by a Prairie View gridiron team. named for the Jackson State legend
Dominick’s and Jewel, con- that ends with a Jewel slogan.
victories. Prairie View finished second in the and Chicago Bear great who earned
tending the ads infringed on Officials at the Jewel and
“It is a humbling honor,” said final rankings in both the Sheridan College and Pro Football Hall of Fame
his trademark and business Dominick’s chains were not
Frazier, who has posted a 36_27 record Broadcasting Poll and the honors. QB Armanti Edwards of
interests. available for comment
at PV in his six seasons as head coach, BASN/Boxtorow.com Polls, nar- Appalachian State became the first
Part of the Dominick’s ad Monday night. AP
including an impressive 25-5 mark rowly missing out on a Black College two-time winner of the award.
features a coupon for a
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