Vandeven attracts national football recognition, listed as Southeast Missouri State's No. 1 QB

Jackson graduate Dante Vandeven received another accolade following his Southeast Missouri State football debut.

The true freshman quarterback, who earned Ohio Valley Conference newcomer of the week honors following his first collegiate game against Indiana State on Saturday, was named the Football Championship Subdivision National Freshman of the Week by STATS on Monday.

Vandeven led the Redhawks on three fourth-quarter touchdown drives after replacing starting QB Tay Bender in the third quarter against the nationally-ranked Sycamores. Southeast's rally came up short when Vandeven's two-point conversion pass with no time remaining to senior receiver Paul McRoberts fell incomplete and ISU won 29-28.

Vandeven is listed as the No. 1 quarterback on Southeast's depth chart this week for the Redhawks' home game against Division II Shorter University. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. from Houck Stadium.

Other changes to the depth chart are an absence of starting running back DeMichael Jackson, who injured his knee Saturday. Junior Tremane McCullough, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries, is listed as the No. 1 running back with sophomores Brendan Stewart or Will Young listed as the backup.

Receiver Peter Lloyd is listed as the top kick returner in place of Jackson.

Junior linebacker Terrance Hill, who started against Missouri and played in all three games and was listed as the starter last week, also is not listed on the depth chart. Instead Lloyd Laufili Time, who started the last two games and had six tackles and 1 1/2 sacks against Indiana State, is listed as the starter with sophomore Brad Ivey at No. 2.

FCS polls

Jacksonville State (2-1) remained atop this week's STATS FCS poll after making the jump to No. 1 last week following their near upset of ranked Football Bowl Subdivision foe Auburn.

The Gamecocks, who defeated Tennessee State 48-13 in the first OVC game of the season, received 93 first-place votes. No. 2 Coastal Carolina (3-0) received 36, No. 3 North Dakota State (2-1) received 17. Illinois State, Villanova and South Dakota State also received first-place votes.

Eastern Kentucky (1-1) is the only other ranked OVC school, coming in at No. 18 in the STATS poll. Indiana State moved up one spot to No. 22 following its game against Southeast.

The Redhawks received three points in the poll, down from nine the previous week.

JSU moved up one to No. 3 in the FCS Coaches poll, with Coastal Carolina and North Dakota State remaining at No. 1 and 2, respectively.

EKU moved up one to No. 21, while ISU (2-1) is up two spots to No. 23.