TSU Quarterback Draylen Ellis 6-1, 175, Graduate Student Olive Branch, Miss. Amassed 253 yards of total offense, completing 20-of-33 passes for 228 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, and rushing three times for 25 yards in the Tigers’ 41-28 victory over Arkansas-Pine Bluff in the Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis. Ellis through touchdown passes
Tennessee State Quarterback Draylen Ellis 6-0, 175, Jr., Olive Branch, Miss. Completed 27-of-36 passes for 306 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in the Tigers’ 37-17 victory over then conference leader Eastern Illinois. TSU remains atop the OVC standings. Ellis transferred from Austin Peay. In 2020 he was the OVC Freshman of the Year and
West Virginia State Quarterback Donovan Riddick 6-1, 190, Senior, Glen Allen, Va. Completed 29-of-41 passes for 402 yards and threw five touchdowns and rushed for 43 yards and a touchdown in the Yellow Jackets 56-38 come-from-behind victory over then conference leading Concord. His seven-yard touchdown pass to Barry Hill with 6:03 remaining in the third
Donal Ware breaks down the HBCU National Game of the Week between Jackson State and Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis, TN. Download or listen.