Football Duo Honored By The SWAC

Monday, October 19, 2009 10:34 PM

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Prairie View A&M quarterback K.J. Black completed the trifecta after earning the Southwestern Athletic Conference's Offensive Player of the Week honor for the third consecutive week.

The junior from Louisville, Ky., threw three touchdowns and completed 17 of 23 passes for 235 yards in Prairie View A&M's 38-0 win over Mississippi Valley State on Saturday.  In four games this season, Black has completed 72.9 percent of his passes while throwing for 861 yards and seven touchdowns.

Wide receiver Austin Nwokobia also made headlines on Monday as he was named the SWAC's Specialist of the Week.  The 6-5 graduate student from Sugar Land, Texas blocked two punts that led to two scores for the Panthers.  This marks the second consecutive weekend Nwokobia has stood out on special teams as he blocked a punt in the win over Alabama State on Oct. 10.

The Panthers will have a short week as they travel to Southern University for an important divisional contest on Thursday, Oct. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in A.W. Mumford Stadium.  The contest will be televised live on ESPNU.