Tag: MEAC Football

Fourteen SCSU Bulldogs garnered All-MEAC Postseason Honors

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Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics:  South Carolina State had fourteen (14) Bulldogs named to the All-MEAC honoree teams, as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its postseason football honors, presented by TowneBank. NC Central led the way with seven First Team All-MEAC selections, followed by Howard with six and then South Carolina State with five. All awards and honors were voted on by the league’s head football coaches and sports information directors. In partnership with the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame, the MEAC will announce…

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Seventeen Howard footballers earned MEAC Postseason Honours

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Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information NORFOLK, Va. (November 22, 2022) – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) unveiled its 2022 football postseason accolades where Howard University saw 17 Bison receive recognition for their championship season. The announcement came Tuesday afternoon. All awards and honors were voted on by the league’s head football coaches and sports information directors. Six Bison were named to the All-MEAC First Team, led by graduate wideout Antoine Murray (Miramar, Fla.) and junior safety Kenny Gallop, Jr.(Portsmouth, Va.). Murray finished his collegiate career…

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Olivo’s field goal lifts NC Central to victory in closing seconds

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image via North Carolina Central Athletics Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics 22  NCCU 20 TTU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NCCU 10 3 0 9 22 TTU 0 7 7 6 20 COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – North Carolina Central University junior Adrian Olivo kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired to secure a 22-20 come-from-behind road victory for the No. 25 Eagles over Tennessee Tech University on Saturday inside Tucker Stadium. Olivo’s heroic kick, his third field goal of the day, capped a 12-play, 53-yard game-winning drive after Tennessee Tech…

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Delaware State stomped by Campbell 34-7 in season finale

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Courtesy of Delaware State Athletics Campbell scored the first 34 points of the game and never looked back in a 34-7 victory over Delaware State in the 2022 finale for each team at Alumni Stadium on Saturday. Campbell quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams completed 13 of 24 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown to help the Camels halt a four-game losing streak to end the season with a 5-6 overall record.Delaware State dropped its second in a row to also end the year at 5-6. Hornet running back Thomas Bertrand-Hudon, playing in…

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Otto Kuhns powers Norfolk State to season-ending win

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*title image via Niya Grant 42  NSU 38 BULLDOGS Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F NSU 14 14 0 14 42 BULLDOGS 14 14 7 3 38 Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID ORANGEBURG, S.C. – Quarterback Otto Kuhns accounted for all six Norfolk State touchdowns on Saturday, leading the Spartans (2-9, 2-3 MEAC) to a thrilling 42-38 victory at South Carolina State (3-8, 1-4) in the final game of the season. Kuhns kept it himself on an option read late in the fourth quarter, rushing 15 yards for what would be the…

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Howard earns share of MEAC crown with 35-6 beatdown of Morgan State

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 35  HOW 6 MSU Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F HOW 7 7 7 14 35 MSU 0 0 0 6 6 BALTIMORE (November 19, 2022) – Howard University senior quarterback Quinton Williams (Upper Marlboro, Md.) performed a rare hat trick, passing for two touchdowns, running for another and catching the first career TD reception as the Bison dominated Morgan State (MSU), 35-6, in the regular season Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) finale at Hughes Stadium. By virtue of the win, Howard (5-6, 4-1…

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MEAC News: Four teams to conclude conference play this week

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference: NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 17, 2022 – The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) enters the final week of the 2022 football season. North Carolina Central secured at least a share of the conference title and punched its ticket to the 2022 Celebration Bowl with a pivotal victory over Norfolk State last weekend. However, Howard still has a shot at sharing this year’s season title if the Bison emerge victorious on Saturday. This action-packed weekend has two conference games and two non-conference matchups on tap. Here’s a look…

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Howard defeats South Carolina State , 28-14

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 14 SCS 28  HOW Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCS 7 0 0 7 14 HOW 7 14 7 0 28 WASHINGTON (November 12, 2022) – Howard University third-year Bison running back Jarett Hunter (Mineral, Va.) had a career day, tallying 192 all-purpose yards (149 rushing & 43 receiving) with three total TDs (two receiving and one rushing) in the victory over South Carolina State (SCSU), 28-14, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at Greene Stadium before 4,457 spectators. The Bulldogs…

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N.C. Central’s Davius Richard selected FCS National Offensive Player of the Week

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics DURHAM, N.C. – North Carolina Central University junior quarterback Davius Richard has been announced as the FedEx Ground FCS National Offensive Player of the Week by Stats Perform for his performance during NCCU’s 50-21 homecoming triumph over Howard University on Saturday. While earning MEAC offensive player of the week for the sixth time this season, Richard (6-3, 215, Belle Glade, Florida) moved the Eagles into first place with their win over the Bison. He passed for 281 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 104 yards…

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MEAC layout the myriad of football tiebreaker scenarios

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Courtesy of the Mid-Eastern Athletic NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 7, 2022 – With two weeks left in the 2022 regular season, there are a multitude of scenarios to play out when determining the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football champion and which program will earn a bid to the Cricket Celebration Bowl. The MEAC’s tiebreaker process is solely to determine which team will receive the conference’s automatic bid to the 2022 Cricket Celebration Bowl. In the event of a tie for the conference title, all teams included in the tie will share the…

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