Tag: MEAC Football

North Carolina Central smacks up Morgan State, 59-20

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20 MSU 59 NCCU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F MSU 7 6 0 7 20 NCCU 14 28 7 10 59 After smacked around by Campbell 48-13 on Saturday, questions arose around the North Carolina Central Eagle football team, such as “Are they as good as they as many prognosticated?’ and “How would Central come out against a-better-than-we thought Morgan State team?” In the first half the Eagles answered both those questions emphatically, particularly in the first half as they came out of the locker room razor sharp, scoring on…

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October 10, 2022 MEAC Football Honourees

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference NORFOLK, Va., Oct. 10, 2022 – Morgan State senior running back Alfonzo Graham and Norfolk State redshirt sophomore wide receiver Da’Quan Felton were named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Co-Offensive Players of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. Norfolk State defensive back Stuart Anderson, Jr. was named Defensive Player of the Week, while the Spartans’ Kevon King was named Rookie of the Week and Morgan State junior Dexter Carr, Jr. earned Offensive Lineman of the Week honors. Alfonzo Graham (RB, 5-9, 180, Sr., Baltimore, Md.)  Graham racked up a career-high…

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FAMU weathers fourth quarter struggles to hold off South Carolina State

Brandon King

Courtesy of Florida A&M Athletics: | The Rattlers played a dominant 45 minutes of football as they took a commanding 20-0 lead, but a disappointing fourth quarter made the game close for the Rattlers as Florida A&M won their first road game of the season 20-14 at South Carolina State. The win gives the Rattlers their third straight win versus the Bulldogs. “Big time win, a lot of adversity, but the guys found a way,” said Head Coach Willie Simmons. “It’s the mark of a championship ball club. These guys showed character tonight,…

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Norfolk State makes plays late to get by Morgan State 24-21

Brandon King

It took every bit of 60 minutes but Norfolk State finally got their first win of the season , a 24-21 win over Morgan State that quite literally came down to the last play of the game. After receiving the opening kickoff, Norfolk State only needed three plays to travel 63 yards, hitting paydirt on Kevon King’s 34-yard scamper to hand the Spartans a 7-0 lead. Later in the quarter, Morgan State threatened to get points of their own but the Bears 10 play, 72-yard drive would be for nought…

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October 1, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10Sacred Heart 31, Norfolk State 14Yale 34, Howard 26Campbell 48, North Carolina Central 18  Delaware State 14, Robert Morris 9 Morgan State 44, Virginia Lynchburg 10 BALTIMORE, Md. – Morgan State showed no signs of rust today. The Bears returned to work after their bye week gave them a chance to rest and recover and wasted little time lighting up the scoreboard against Virginia University of Lynchburg. Carson Baker threw three touchdown passes in the first half and senior Alfonzo Graham ran for…

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South Carolina St. takes 50-10 beating from Gamecocks

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Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics: 10 SCS 50  USC Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCS 0 0 7 3 10 USC 8 14 14 14 50 COLUMBIA, SC—Quarterback Tyrece Nickfinished with 14 carries for 95-yards and a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as SEC foe South Carolina rolled to an 50-10 victory over visiting SC State Thursday (Sept.29th) at Williams-Brice Stadium. Nick also finished 3-of-5 for 63-yards passing . Sophomore kicker Gavyn Zimmermankicked a 21-yarder to add to the Bulldogs 10-point total on the evening. The defense was spearheaded by…

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September 26, 2022 MEAC Footballers of the Week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina Central junior quarterback Davius Richard was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. South Carolina State linebacker BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while Norfolk State’s Jordin Lennon was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Robert Mitchell was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and the Eagles’ Adrian Olivo was named Specialist of the Week. Davius Richard, North Carolina Central (QB, 6-3, 215, Jr., Belle Glade, Fla.)  Richard accounted for four of the Eagles’…

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September 17, 2022 MEAC Football Recap

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9Delaware State 35, Virginia Lynchburg 19Hampton 17, Norfolk State 7Howard 31, Morehouse 0 North Carolina Central 45, New Hampshire 27 Morgan State 24, Sacred Heart 9 BALTIMORE, Md. — Morgan State was looking to avoid an 0-3 start to the season and bounce back from a tough loss last week at Towson. Senior running back Alfonzo Graham stepped up and sophomore quarterback Duce Taylor did just enough to put away visiting Sacred Heart in the end on a sunny afternoon at Hughes Stadium. Taylor,…

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Morgan State defeats Sacred Heart in home opener, 24-9

Brandon King

For the first time since 2015 Morgan State was able to give their fans something to cheer about by getting a win in their home opener. Behind a strong defensive effort and an offense that got in gea for the first time this season, Morgan State was able to get their fists win of the season, 24-9, over Sacred Heart. Sacred Heart got to an abysmal start with quarterback Marquez McCray’s pass picked off by Carl Decius on their first offensive play, setting up the Morgan State offense at the…

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MEAC footballers of week 2

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: South Carolina State running back Kendrell Flowers was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Football Offensive Player of the Week, presented by Coca-Cola, the conference announced today. The Bulldogs’ BJ Davis was named Defensive Player of the Week, while North Carolina Central linebacker Max U’Ren was named Rookie of the Week. North Carolina Central’s Torricelli Simpkins III was named Offensive Lineman of the Week and South Carolina State kicker Gavyn Zimmerman was named Specialist of the Week. Flowers (RB, 6-0, 210, r-So., Columbia, S.C.) rushed for 153 yards (the third-highest single-game rushing total of…

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