Tag: MEAC Football

Delaware State adds 15 on signing day

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Title image via Carlos Holmes Courtesy of Delaware State Athletics Dover, Del. (Feb. 2, 2023) —Delaware State University football has announced that 15  recruits, including three NCAA Div. I transfers and a former junior college standout, have signed to attend the University and compete for the Hornets beginning in the 2023 season. The list includes four receivers,  three offensive lineman, four defensive backs, a running back, two defensive linemen and a long snapper. Among the incoming Hornets is defensive end / outside linebacker Anton Ricumstrict (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.), a transfer…

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Nc Central’s Khalil Baker named to AFCA All-America First Team

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Courtesy of North Carolina Central Athletics WACO, Texas – North Carolina Central University junior Khalil Baker has been announced as a member of the 2022 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coaches’ All-America Team, earning First Team distinction as a defensive back. Baker (6-0, 185, Winston-Salem, N.C.) is the first NCCU Eagle to earn First Team All-America honors from the AFCA on the NCAA Division I-FCS level. Defensive back Bryan Mills (2019) and center Carl Jones (2016) received AFCA All-America Second Team recognition. When NCCU was competing as a Division…

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Delaware State fires Rod Milstead

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The next Delaware State football game will see a new wearer of the head coach’s headset.  Monday afternoon DSU Director of Athletics Alecia Shields-Gadson announced that Rod Milstead has been relieved of his head coaching duties, effective immediately.  “We thank coach Milstead for his service to our football program and the university the past five years and wish him well in his future endeavors,” said Shields-Gadson. “The university will soon begin a national search for a new head football coach.”  In his five seasons in Dover, Milstead compiled an overall…

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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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