Tag: South Carolina State Football

South Carolina State wins exciting Celebration Bowl in 4OT thriller

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40 Winner SCS 38 P V Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT OT OT F SCS 0 0 21 14 3 0 0 2 40 P V 7 14 7 7 3 0 0 0 38 The much-anticipated 2025 lived up to the hype and then some, (although it did not start off that way). It developed into a matchup chock-full of heart-stopping back and forth action as South Carolina State overcame a 21-0 deficit, as well as an injury to starting quarterback William Atkins IV,  to claim a 40-38 quadruple…

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South Carolina State adds baker’s dozen during early signing period

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Image via South Carolina State Football Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics 2026 SC State Football Signees ORANGEBURG, SC— South Carolina State head football coach Chennis Berry announces the addition of 13 new Bulldogs during the early signing period. “Go Dogs! It’s a great day to be a Bulldog. We feel like we got better today with the young men that we signed with these new signees at South Carolina State University,” said Berry. “We are about chasing A’ s B’s Championships and Degrees and we feel these young men fit the profile…

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Chennis Berry named finalist for 2024 Eddie Robinson Award

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title image via SCSU Football Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics Stats Perform has announced 15 finalists for the 2024 Eddie Robinson Award, which is presented annually to the national coach of the year in Division I FCS college football.  The award, first presented in 1987 and in its 38th season, is named for legendary Grambling State coach Eddie Robinson.  All 13 FCS leagues are represented by an Eddie Robinson Award finalist. The winner, to be selected by a national voting panel, will be announced on Dec. 5 and honored at…

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Norfolk State to take on South Carolina State in season finale

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title image via Kyron Chiku-Martinez Courtesy of Alex Lehmbeck, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Communication NORFOLK STATE [4-7, 2-2 MEAC] vs. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE [8-2, 4-0] Date / Time Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 1:30 p.m Location Orangeburg, S.C. | Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Tickets Purchase Tickets Here TV / Streaming ESPN+ Radio  Hot 91.1 FM (WNSB) | Sirius XM (Channel 385) Live Stats scsuathletics.com Norfolk State  Game Notes South Carolina State Game Notes All-Time Series SCSU Leads 21-5 First Meeting SCSU 26, Norfolk State 10 [1976] Last Meeting SCSU 44, Norfolk…

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South Carolina State clinches MEAC, punches ticket to Celebration Bowl

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title image via the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Courtesy of the MEAC The 2024 Cricket Celebration Bowl – to be played Saturday, Dec. 14, at noon ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta and broadcast live on ABC – has identified its first participant as Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) college football champion South Carolina State Bulldogs, (8-3, 4-0 MEAC) defeated rival Morgan State University 54-7 on Saturday to earn their second invitation to the bowl in program history. They will play the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). “Congratulations to the MEAC champion South Carolina State University for earning their second trip to the Cricket Celebration Bowl,” said Executive Director John Grant, who will present the…

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South Carolina State handily defeats Howard 38-14, remains unbeaten in MEAC

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title image SCSU Football Courtesy of South Carolina State Athletics 38 Winner SCS 14 HOW Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F SCS 7 14 7 10 38 HOW 7 0 7 0 14 The South Carolina State Bulldogs improved to 3-0 in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) play after knocking off the defending MEAC Champion Howard Bison in impressive fashion on the road, 38-14, inside Green Stadium. South Carolina State improved to 7-2 overall, 3-0 in the MEAC under first-year head coach Chennis Berry. Meanwhile Howard fell to 4-6 and 1-2 in conference…

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Chennis Berry says team has “accomplished nothing”

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It has been said that you never want to be the guy who replaces a legend. In that often unenviable position first-year South Carolina Coach Chennis Berry is as he replaces legendary Bulldogs head coach Oliver “ Buddy” Pough, who retired at the end of last season.  However, Coach Berry is anything but Tim Floyd following Phil Jackson in this equation. Berry has nearly 30 years of coaching experience, beginning his career at Morris Brown in 1996. He also spent time at Kentucky State, Fort Valley State, Savannah State, Howard,…

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SCSU quarterback Eric Phoenix named HBCU National Player of the Week

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title image of South Carolina State Athletics South Carolina State quarterback Eric Phoenix was named the BOXTOROW National HBCU Player of the Week. Against Delaware State, the graduate quarterback completed 18-of-21 passes for 341 yards and four touchdowns and added 30 yards rushing and another touchdown on four carries, as the Bulldogs decimated the Hornets 69-35. Phoenix’s 1,791 passing yards is the most prolific mark in the MEAC and good for 18th in FCS. His 14 passing touchdowns is 14th in the country and also the second most in the…

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Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Week 8 Major Division Top 7

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Dr. Kenyatta Cavil contributed to this report Week 8 of Dr. Cavil’s Inside the HBCU Sports Lab Major Division Poll was rife with movement. With the exception of the top spot, every position in the poll is occupied by a different team than from the previous week. 7.Florida A&M (3-3, 1-1)  After losing to Jackson State in their highly anticipated matchup, 35-21, FAMU tumbles down the standing from its previous no. 3 slot. Florida A&M, up 21-20, was snakebitten by two critical turnovers in the fourth quarter that led to…

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Jackson State layeth the smacketh down on South Carolina State 37-7

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Courtesy of Jackson State Athletics The T.C. Taylor era of Jackson State football debuted in impressive fashion on national television as the Tigers beat South Carolina State 37-7 in the Cricket MEAC-SWAC Challenge Kickoff. Following a three-and out by the defense, it took the offense only three plays to score. Irv Mulligan’s 46-yard touchdown run gave JSU a 7-0 lead just two-and-a-half minutes into the game. In the second quarter, Jason Brown threw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Jency Riley, completing a seven-play, 92-yard drive to give Jackson State a 14-0 lead. Late in the half, a 10-play, 74-yard drive…

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