Pittsburgh, Pa. (August 26, 2008) --- Delaware State will kick-off the 2008 season as the No. 2 team in the Sheridan Broadcast Network (SBN) preseason Black College football poll. The Hornets collected 197 total points and six first-place votes, trailing only Tuskegee in the poll. The Golden Tigers received 241 total points and 15 first-place votes. Tuskegee, 12-0 last season, is the defending SBN Black College National Champion, while Delaware State (10-2) was also No. 2 in the final 2007 poll.
The Hornets, defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) champions, held the No. 1 spot in the 2007 SBN poll for eight straight weeks before falling to Delaware in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Delaware State is one of three MEAC teams in the Top 10 poll. Pre-season league favorite South Carolina State is No. 4 in the poll, while 2007 MEAC runner-up Norfolk State is No. 6.
The Hornets will kick off the 2008 season at home Florida A&M on Thursday, Sept. 4 in front of a national audience (ESPNU). Game time is slated for 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the 2008 DSU football season can be purchased by calling (302) 857-TIXX (8499) or toll free at (866) 378-2845. Season ticket packages and single-game tickets are available for purchase. Season tickets include parking, reserved seating for all six home games and first priority for post-season ticket purchases. Tickets can also be purchased by logging on to the team's official website www.DSUHornets.com.
ABOUT THE SBN POLL
The SBN Sports Black College Football Poll is compiled on a weekly basis throughout the college football season by a select group of Black College head coaches, sports information directors, prints, radio and television reporters. It is widely recognized as the authority in ranking historically Black College Football teams. For thirty-five years, these rankings have determined Black College Football's National Championship team and the winner of the Jake Gaither National Championship Trophy. The SBN Sports Network is a division of American Urban Radio Networks.
