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The SWAC Officially Announced The 24 Student-Athletes Participating In This Year's SWAC Football Media Day

All of the conference coaches plan to be in attendance at the 2024 SWAC Football Media Day.

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SWAC Football Media Day
SWAC Football Media Day / Credit: Kyle T. Mosley, HBCU Legends

HOUSTON - Today, the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) announced that 24 student-athletes will attend the annual SWAC Football Media Day at 10:00 AM CT in Sheraton Birmingham on Tuesday, July 16. Every head coach of the twelve-member football teams will participate with the players and be available for interviews with the media to discuss the upcoming 2024 regular season.

Several players' names immediately catch your attention, such as Andrew Body (Alabama State), Donovan Eaglin (Alabama A&M), Kendall Bohler (Florida A&M), Myles Crawley (Grambling State), Esaias Guthrie (Jackson State), Raymond Woodie III (Bethune-Cookman), Kelvin Dean Jr. (Florida A&M), Shemar Savage (Prairie View A&M), and Jacob Williams (Texas Southern).

The conversations should be interesting among the new coaches Cris Dishman (Texas Southern), Mickey Joseph (Grambling State), James Colzie III (Florida A&M), Terrence Graves (Southern), and Cedric Thomas (Alcorn State).

A complete list of the student-athletes slated to attend is listed below:

Alabama A&M

  • Donovan Eaglin, Running Back
  • Emari Pait, Defensive Back

Alabama State

  • Andrew Body, Quarterback 
  • James Burgess, Defensive Back 

Alcorn State

  • Tavarious Griffin, Tight End
  • Malachi Bailey, Defensive Line

Bethune-Cookman

  • Raymond Woodie III, Defensive Back
  • Trevaris Hammond, Offensive Line

Florida A&M

  • Kendall Bohler, Defensive Back
  • Kelvin Dean Jr., Running Back

Grambling State

  • Myles Crawley, Quarterback
  • Quintin Talley, Defensive Back

Jackson State

  • Esaias Guthrie, Defensive Back
  • Evan Henry, Offensive Line

Mississippi Valley State

  • Kerrick Ross, Wide Receiver
  • Jordan Bussey, Defensive Line

Prairie View A&M

  • CJ Pressley, Defensive End
  • Shemar Savage, Wide Receiver

Southern

  • Chandler Whitfield, Wide Receiver
  • Ckelby Givens, Defensive End

Texas Southern

  • Jacob Williams, Linebacker
  • Mehdi Torrence, Offensive Line

University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff

  • Elijah Jenkins, Defensive End
  • Daemon Dawkins, Wide Receiver
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