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Since we've been on the subject of great players in SWAC history, I'll slightly change the conversation by asking:
Who are the most under-rated players in SWAC history (football).
The players that always get overlooked when we talk about the Rices and Paytons of the league, but players that made you :tup: when they played for your team (or :scared: when you had to face 'em) on a given Saturday.
I'll start:
Brad Baxter (ASU) -- this dude was monsterous back with speed who hardly gets mentioned. Had a solid pro career as well.
Torrance Small (Alcorn)-- He along with C.C. Tillman gave NcNair formidable targets during his freshman year, and are part of the reason McNair exploded onto the scene the way he did.
Eric Randle (SU) -- This dude quietly won a lot of games at SU. He was very polished and had all the measureables.
Lewis Tillman (JSU) -- Shattered Payton's record and won about 3 (maybe 4?) SWAC titles. He stuffed the stat sheet weekly against 8 man fronts in a relatively conservative JSU offense.
Corey Holmes (Valley) -- Spark plug back that just about everyone had a fit trying to stop. Played on some pretty weak Valley teams and never had any help.
Honorable Mention: TSU had a running back tandem in the late 90s (Bradley and Sieh) who were hell on wheels as well. Both were 1000 yard backs if I remember correctly. Who knows the kind of numbers they might've put up if either was the feature back?
Who ya got?
Who are the most under-rated players in SWAC history (football).
The players that always get overlooked when we talk about the Rices and Paytons of the league, but players that made you :tup: when they played for your team (or :scared: when you had to face 'em) on a given Saturday.
I'll start:
Brad Baxter (ASU) -- this dude was monsterous back with speed who hardly gets mentioned. Had a solid pro career as well.
Torrance Small (Alcorn)-- He along with C.C. Tillman gave NcNair formidable targets during his freshman year, and are part of the reason McNair exploded onto the scene the way he did.
Eric Randle (SU) -- This dude quietly won a lot of games at SU. He was very polished and had all the measureables.
Lewis Tillman (JSU) -- Shattered Payton's record and won about 3 (maybe 4?) SWAC titles. He stuffed the stat sheet weekly against 8 man fronts in a relatively conservative JSU offense.
Corey Holmes (Valley) -- Spark plug back that just about everyone had a fit trying to stop. Played on some pretty weak Valley teams and never had any help.
Honorable Mention: TSU had a running back tandem in the late 90s (Bradley and Sieh) who were hell on wheels as well. Both were 1000 yard backs if I remember correctly. Who knows the kind of numbers they might've put up if either was the feature back?
Who ya got?
