WEEK-TWELVE HSRN NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK FAN POLL NOMINEES

Hartly, DE – Each week, HSRN will announce a national player of the week from both the top DI-FCS and Division II action and fan voting will make the pick. The Fan Poll winner will be announced Wednesday afternoon. There were only two Division II teams in action last weekend so there are only two nominees.

The top performances each week will be selected and the fans across the country will get a chance to cast their vote for who they think had the best game. The Fan Poll is designed to get fans involved with the excitement of the HBCU college football action. Fans are asked to log on to HSRN.com and cast their vote for the top performance. Fans can vote on the poll today (Monday, Nov. 15) thru (Wednesday, Nov. 17) until 2pm ET. The nominees are:

Div. I FCS
KJ Black – Prairie View – QB – 6’4, 225 – SR/Louisville, KY
Black completed 18 of 23 passes with no interceptions for 329 yards and three touchdowns, including the winning 35 yard TD pass with four seconds on the clock. The Panthers defeated Alcorn St. 35-27.

DeAngelo Branche – Norfolk St. – QB – 5’11, 200 – SR/Norfolk, VA
Branche picked up 212 yards and three touchdowns to lead NSU to its third straight win 31-21 over Delaware State. Branche topped the 1,000 yard mark for the year and tallied the Spartans first 200 yard rushing game in three years.

Casey Therriault – Jackson St. – QB – 6’3, 205 – JR/Wyoming Park, MI
Therriault completed 22 of 30 passes with no interceptions for 331 yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 91 yards and two touchdowns, finishing the game with 422 total offensive yards. The Tigers defeated Arkansas Pine Bluff 52-30.

Arvell Nelson – Texas Southern – QB – 6’5, 225 – SR/Cleveland, OH
Nelson completed 14 of 23 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed for 147 yards and two touchdowns, including the game winning 10 yard TD run, leading the Tigers to a 41-34 win over Grambling State.

Div. II
Kevin Atkins – Shaw – QB – 6’2, 216 – SR/Durham, NC
Atkins completed 16 of 28 passes for 183 yards and rushed for 60 yards on 10 carries, finishing the game with 243 total offensive yards. He led the Bears to a 14-7 win over Virginia St. in the CIAA Championship game.

Thomas Logan – Stillman – TE – 6’3, 220 – JR/Pass Christian, MS
Logan finished the game with five (5) receptions for 98 yards and three touchdowns. He had TD catches for nine (9), 11 and 27 yards. Stillman defeated Central St. 44-13.

by LeCounte Conaway
Dir. of Communications
HSRN.com