BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA (July 25, 2008) The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced it’s 2008 Preseason teams at SWAC Media Day and a total of three Prairie View A&M Panther football players were selected for honors.PVAMU’s Zach East was selected as a linebacker to the Preseason All-SWAC First Team and was also named the 2008 SWAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Last season East led the conference in tackles with 127 stops. He also tallied double-digit tackles in nine of the Panthers ten outings.
Offensive lineman Cleveland Collie was named to the SWAC’s Preseason All-Conference Second Team along with fellow teammate Dalvin Neetles who was one of the Panthers key contributors on the defensive line.
Overall the Panthers were picked to finish in third place in the SWAC’s Western Division.
“We don’t put a lot of stock into what place we’re picked to finish in the conference,” said Panthers head coach Henry Frazier III. “When the season concludes people don’t remember how you were picked to finish during the preseason, they only remember how you finished in December.”
Panthers quarterback Mark Spivey and Zach East accompanied Frazier to the SWAC Media Day which was held at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Following the Media Day Interview sessions was the 2008 SWAC Football kickoff luncheon which was headlined by a keynote address from former Southern University football player and NFL standout defensive back Aeneas Williams. The 14-year NFL veteran played with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1991-2000) and St. Louis Rams (2001-04), amassing 55 interceptions in more than 200 NFL games.
The SWAC also announced its 2008 football television line-up which features the Annual State Farm Labor Day Classic between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern on August 30th, at Reliant Stadium. The game will be broadcast tape delayed on ESPNU at 9:30 p.m.
“We don’t put a lot of stock into what place we’re picked to finish in the conference,” said Panthers head coach Henry Frazier III. “When the season concludes people don’t remember how you were picked to finish during the preseason, they only remember how you finished in December.”
Panthers quarterback Mark Spivey and Zach East accompanied Frazier to the SWAC Media Day which was held at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. Following the Media Day Interview sessions was the 2008 SWAC Football kickoff luncheon which was headlined by a keynote address from former Southern University football player and NFL standout defensive back Aeneas Williams. The 14-year NFL veteran played with the Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1991-2000) and St. Louis Rams (2001-04), amassing 55 interceptions in more than 200 NFL games.
The SWAC also announced its 2008 football television line-up which features the Annual State Farm Labor Day Classic between Prairie View A&M and Texas Southern on August 30th, at Reliant Stadium. The game will be broadcast tape delayed on ESPNU at 9:30 p.m.
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