Tag: Norfolk State Football

Spartans and Pirates set to get it on in “Battle of the Bay” this weekend

Brandon King

title image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication NORFOLK STATE [1-2] vs. HAMPTON [1-1] Date / Time Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 4 p.m Location Norfolk, Va. | William “Dick” Price Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats nsuspartans.com Norfolk State  Game Notes Virginia State Game Notes All-Time Series NSU Leads 32-29-1 First Meeting Hampton 13, Norfolk State 0 [1938] Last Meeting Norfolk State 31, Hampton 23 [2023] Longest Series Winning Streak…

Read More

Norfolk State’s Terron Mallory named HBCU Defensive Back of the Week

Brandon King

title image via Norfolk State Athletics Wednesday afternoon, Norfolk State’s Terron Mallory was named the HBCU Defensive Back of the Week by the Jim Thorpe Awards. Though the Spartans got it handed to them 42-3 by the Pirates of East Carolina, despite forcing six turnovers, Mallory had himself a game. The graduate defensive back accounted for two of the forced turnovers by the Norfolk State defense, picking off ECU quarterback Jake Garcia on consecutive possessions, both being in the vicinity of the Spartans’ goal line.  The Aeneas Williams Award Preseason…

Read More

2024 MEAC/SWAC Challenge: Preview and Prediction

Brandon King

This Saturday former MEAC foes Norfolk State and Florida A&M will renew football acquaintances in the 2024 MEAC/SWAC Challenge.  The two schools last met on September 28, 2019, in a hotly contested matchup in which FAMU was able to escape Dick Price Stadium with a 30-28 win.  The Spartans went 3-8 last season, dropping 5 of their last 6 games, and come into the matchup looking to get not only a potential statement win that could springboard the Spartans into a winning 2024 campaign. Norfolk State has not finished a…

Read More

Norfolk State’s Devon Allen and Terron Mallory named to the Aeneas Williams Award Preseason Watch List

Staff

Title image via Norfolk State Football Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication, Norfolk State University Key members of a talented Norfolk State secondary, Devon Allen and Terron Malloryhave landed on the Aeneas Williams Award Preseason Watch List, announced by the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday afternoon. The Aeneas Williams Award is presented by the Chickasaw Nation and awarded to the best defensive back in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Division I college football based on performance on the field, athletic ability, and character. The award was established in…

Read More

Sixteen Spartans named to Phil Steele FCS Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Staff

Tiltle image via Nick Sutton Courtesy of Noah Schlekeway, Assistant SID, Norfolk State Athletics Phil Steele/Draftscout has named 16 Norfolk State players to its FCS Preseason All-MEAC teams, announced on Friday afternoon. Norfolk State received the third-most nominations in the conference, trailing only Delaware State (19) and South Carolina State (17). Below is a list of the nominations from Norfolk State: First Team Offense (1) QB: Otto Kuhns – Sr. Second Team Offense (3) RB: Kevon King – Jr.OL: Garrison Wheatley – Sr.OL: Vincent Byrd Jr. – Jr. Third Team Offense (2) OL: Samuel Eskridge – So. OL: Dyral McMillan – Jr. First Team Defense (3) LB: AJ Richardson – So.DB: Devon Allen – Sr.DB: Terron Mallory – Sr. Second…

Read More

Norfolk State’s A.J. Richardson named season’s final MEAC Rookie of the Week

Staff

Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State linebacker A.J. Richardson has been named Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Rookie of the Week, the conference announced on Monday afternoon. Richardson tied his career-best with 10 tackles on Saturday against South Carolina State, including four solo tackles. He also recorded a tackle for loss. The recognition marked the Norfolk State freshman’s second MEAC Weekly Award this season, and first Rookie of the Week honor. He was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 16. Richardson led the Spartans with 69.0…

Read More

Norfolk State looks to pull an upset against North Carolina Central

Staff

Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Asst. SID, Norfolk State Athletics NORFOLK STATE [2-6, 0-2 MEAC] vs. NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL [7-1, 2-0] Date / Time Saturday, November 4, 2023 | 3:30 p.m Location Durham, N.C. | O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats nccueaglepride.com Norfolk State  Game Notes Howard Game Notes All-Time Series N.C. Central Leads 12-7 First Meeting NCCU 27, Norfolk State 21 [1981] Last Meeting NCCU 48, Norfolk State 14 [2022] Longest Series Winning Streak NCCU – 4…

Read More

16 September 2023 MEAC Football Report

Brandon King

It was a rough day on the gridiron for the MEAC with the conference going 0-the day , with the most spectacularly lopsided defeat being the 59-7 shellacking UCLA laid on North Carolina Central. Below are brief recaps of bloody Saturday via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the respective institutions. Richmond 38, Delaware State 6Hampton 35, Howard 34Towson 20, Morgan State 10Temple 41, Norfolk State 9No. 24 (FBS) UCLA 59, No. 17/17 (FCS) North Carolina Central 7 Richmond 38, Delaware State 6 RICHMOND, Va. — Delaware State fell 38-6 to Richmond…

Read More

Norfolk State completes first week of fall camp

Staff

Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst. AD/Communications, Norfolk State Athletics Norfolk State University head football coach Dawson Odums saw his team complete its first week of Fall Camp on Tuesday morning inside William “Dick” Price Stadium. “We did some good things, and we did some bad things, but that’s camp,” Odums said. “I thought the effort was great, the attention to detail was there after four practices. Now we get into that second week, and this is where camp is the most challenging.” Odums recognized the program was not as sharp as he would have…

Read More

Norfolk State football begins camp Wednesday

Staff

Courtesy of Brian Howard, Asst. AD/Communications, Norfolk State Athletics Football season is officially back in the Tidewater Area!  The Norfolk State University football team reports to camp on Tuesday, with the first practice set for Wednesday morning.  Norfolk State kicks off its practice slate at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning. The Spartans will practice four consecutive days before their first off day, which comes on Sunday, Aug. 6.   The fall camp is closed to the public. Members of the media will be allowed to attend the first 45 minutes of…

Read More