Many of the best HBCU football teams enjoyed a bye week during Week 8 of the season. However, a couple of programs enjoyed big wins and proved why they should. Here’s how I voted in the BOXTOROW HBCU football media poll this week:

1. Jackson State (5-1): The Tigers didn’t play last week and no other team has done enough to come close to taking their spot. Jackson State leads the Southwestern Athletic Conference in total rushing yards (1,600) and rushing yards allowed (742). That domination on both ends makes its margin for error bigger than any HBCU.

2. Alabama State (4-2): Alabama State, which is coming off a bye, is one of the few teams in the same tier as Jackson State after losing 38-34 in Week 7. While quarterback Andrew Body has grabbed many headlines, tailback Jahbari Kuykenda

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