Hartly, DE - The Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) has announced week seven nominees for the football fan poll National Player of the Week. For the third time this season, an SC State player is among the finalists.

Bulldog quarterback Malcolm Long, a junior of Gaffney, SC, is the SC State player among the choices this week. It's his second nomination in three weeks. Long completed 16 of 23 attempts for 206 yards and a score and added a one-yard scoring run in his team's 37-10 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference win at Norfolk State on Saturday.

Fans across the country can cast their vote by visiting HSRN.Com. Voting will be up on the HSRN.com home page (Fan Poll) until Tuesday at 6pm (CST).  Each week HSRN will honor the top-performances on the gridiron for Division I FCS and Div. II and to add to the excitement, fans across the country are the ones that get into the action by casting votes for who they think had the top performance in HBCU football. 

Nominees for this week in Division I – FCS are:

Malcolm Long – S.C. State (6'3, Jr.-QB/Gaffney, SC) completed 16 of 23 passes for 204 yards and one touchdown.  He picked up 22 yards on the ground and one touchdown, finishing the day with 228 yards of total offense as the Bulldogs defeated Norfolk St. 37-10.

KJ Black – Prairie View – completed 22 of 33 passes for 341 yards and one touchdown, leading the Panthers to a 24-10 win over Alabama State.

Tim Buckley – Alcorn St. (6'1, 185-SR-QB/Madison, MS) completed 14 of 21 passes with no interceptions, with two going for touchdowns.  He also finished with 44 yards on 15 carries and one touchdown.  He finished the day with 231 total offensive yards, leading the Braves to a 32-10 win over Mississippi Valley St.

Herbert Bynes – Hampton (6'4, 236-JR-QB/Ft. Lauderdale, FL) completed eight of 16 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns.  He also rushed for 24 yards, finishing the day with 226 yards of total offense.  The Pirates won the battle of the real HU 33-0.