Week 0: Ja'Shawn Scroggins, Howard

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Howard University quarterback Ja’Shawn Scroggins has been named the DC Touchdown Club College Player of the Week after his career-best performance led the Bison to a season-opening win in Coach Ted White’s debut on the sideline.

Scroggins, a graduate student who has played his entire career at Howard, completed 19 of 36 passes for a career-high 315 yards and three touchdowns and rushed 15 times for 49 yards as Howard rallied to beat Alabama A&M, 31-24, in the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff on Saturday night in Atlanta.

Trailing 24-23 late in regulation, Scroggins threw a 51-yard touchdown pass to Se’Quan Osborne with 2 minutes 36 seconds left to lift the Bison to victory.

"When we fell behind, there was no panic or anxiety on the sidelines," Scroggins said after the game. "The coaching staff had prepared us, so we just went out and responded.

"On the drive for the win, we just executed what we had been working on. So, it was nothing special, just execution and belief in one another."

This week’s DC Touchdown Club College Player of the Week Honor Roll:

  • Morgan State RB Jordan Barnett (Colonial Forge) rushed 12 times for 114 yards and one touchdown as the Bears beat North Carolina A&T, 17-7.

  • Rhode Island LB Rohan Davy (St. John’s) made nine tackles as the Rams beat Merrimack, 34-7.

  • Albany LB Dillon Dunathan (Damascus) made five tackles with one sack and returned an interception 24 yards as the Great Danes beat New Hampshire, 28-14.

  • Alcorn State WR Jamarr Ebron (Carroll) caught six passes for 63 yards and two touchdowns as the Braves beat Miles College, 56-7.

  • Richmond LB Blake Houser (DeMatha Catholic) made seven tackles with two tackles for loss and one sack as the Spiders beat Bucknell, 35-14.

  • Eastern Michigan QB Noah Kim (Westfield) completed 27 of 38 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for a touchdown as the Eagles beat Sacramento State, 28-17.

  • Norfolk State WR Elyjah Mitchell (Gwynn Park) caught two touchdown passes as the Spartans beat Winston-Salem State, 56-0.