ROOKIE TRENDING!: Minnesota rookie linebacker Jacob Roberts (#48, NORTH CAROLINA A&T / Wake Forest) tied for the team lead with six tackles, three solos, in the Vikings' 13-3 loss to Baltimore Saturday in Week Two of the NFL preseason. Roberts had an interception in his debut in Week One.

AUSPICIOUS DEBUTS: Head coaches (top row, l. to r.) Ted White at Howard, Quinn Gray at Florida A&M, David Bowser at Albany State, Terry Sims at Clark Atlanta, (bottom row, l. ro r.) Brad Sherrod at Morehouse, Tory Woodbury at Winston-Salem State, Thomas Howard at Savannah State, Van Malone at Hampton and (below in story) Marshall Faulk at Southern make their debuts this week. Gray and Bowser's new teams meet in Tallahassee Saturday (7 p.m. on SWAC TV). See breakdown of all the games on this week's BCSP (XXXIII-4).

ALL EYES ON ME!: The most talked-about player in black college football, Alabama State quarterback Andrew Body, begins his final season in Birmingham vs. Southern in the first Birmingham Football Classic at historic Legion Field (2 p.m., Saturday on ESPNU). Profile of all 28 opening week's games on this week's Black College Sports Page.

WHEELS!! Buffalo running back IAN WHEELER (#27, HOWARD) breaks loose for a 19-yard catch and run in Saturday’s 31-7 win over Cleveland. The UFL MVP finished with 56 rushing yards on 14 carries and had two receptions for 21 yards including the 19-yarder.

HODGE PODGE: Veteran San Francisco wide receiver KhaDarel Hodge (#86, PRAIRIE VIEW A&M) gets down after making one of his team-leading four receptions for 46 yards Saturday in a 41-17 Niners' win over the Los Angeles Chargers. Hodge, a known special teams ace, also recovered a fumbled punt.