MONTGOMERY, Ala.—Alabama State University defensive tackle has been named the Heritage Sports Radio Network (HSRN) Defensive Player of the Week.
Billups won the award that was voted on by college football fans on the HSRN website. Billups earned the honor through his standout play against Alabama A&M in the 2013 State Farm Magic City Classic. Billups was also the overall top vote-getter in the fan voting.
The HSRN Fan Poll is conducted online each week and is voted by HSRN fans across the nation. The nominees are made up of players from the HBCU conferences that were named players of the week by their respective conferences. The final winners are the top vote getters from Division I (FCS) and Division II in the categories of offense, defense, special teams and newcomers.