Alcorn State, MS---Senior football and track and field star, Nate Hughes has signed a free-agent deal with NFL team Cleveland Browns.  Hughes, who has recently qualified for the NCAA Regional in the 400 meter hurdles, signed after a weekend rookie mini-camp.   No terms of the free-agent contract were not disclosed. In 2007, he led the team in receiving yards (569), punt returns (23 returns for 249  yards), kick returns (33 returns for 792 yards), scoring (5 touchdowns) and all-purpose yardage (1606).  Hughes participated in the 2008 American Heritage Bowl and was named to the 2007 SWAC First Team as a Wide Receiver and Return Specialist.   At the 2008 Athletic Award Ceremony, he received the E.E. Simmons Award (Athletic’s Highest Honor) as well as the Jack Spinks Award.  Hughes received his B.S. in nursing in May 2007. 

Alcorn State, MS---The 2008 Football Schedule will feature an ESPN-U Broadcast. The Braves will face the Golden Lions of the University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on September 18, 2008. Kick-off is set for 6:30 p.m. at the Jack Spinks Stadium. Coach Jones mentioned that he is “excited about the ESPN-U broadcast and thinks that this is a chance for the entire nation to see Alcorn State University.”  He also believes that the broadcast is a great recruiting tool.