QB Richard, ER Hayes star in HBCU bowl … The post-season all-star game schedule actually just wrapped up yesterday with the 3rd annual HBCU Heritage Classic in New Orleans. North Carolina Central QB Davius Richard was named the game’s offensive MVP despite only playing one series. Richard is an intriguing dual-threat type QB with decent size (6-3, 220) and a live enough arm, although he is still generally considered to be more a free agent candidate because of accuracy issues. At the same time, Alabama A&M DE Zareon Hayes was named the game’s outstanding defensive player after he posted 4 sacks on Saturday; for the record, that’s more than the 6-1, 240-pounder had on the season, although he did record a respectable number of tackles for loss on the year. Meanwhile, other HBCU players who were regularly mentioned in dispatches from the week’s practises included defensive linemen Loobert Denelus (6-1, 290) of Benedict and South Carolina State’s Jeblonski Green (6-0, 255); CBs Eric Smith of Florida A&M and NC Central’s Brandon Codrington who doubles as a star returner; OTs Matt Foster of Virginia State and NC A&T’s Tariq Stewart; and Jackson State safety John Huggins who at 6-2, 210 may ultimately have been the most impressive pro prospect on the week.
