BALTIMORE, Maryland -- Junior quarterback Seth Higgins (Edgewood) combined for 246 passing and rushing yards and two touchdowns, and junior middle linebacker Cody Acker returned an interception 19 yards for a score in Morgan State’s 34-21 win against Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Florida A&M on Saturday. But another factor (or two) in the team’s first victory of the year involved turnovers and penalties.
The Bears (1-5, 1-1 MEAC) did not turn the ball over against the Rattlers (1-4, 0-1), the first time this season the team did not give the ball away. The performance follwed a four-turnover showing in a 27-21 loss to Norfolk State on Sept. 28.
Asked Tuesday how Morgan State was able to protect the football, coach Donald Hill-Eley said: "Probably about 30 sprints on Sunday {after the lose to Norfolk State}. Sometimes you can talk to them, but every now and then, you've got to light the fire. We continue to tell them, "Protect the ball, protect the ball, protect the ball." Now you bring attention to it with instruction and practice. Then sometimes the rubber's got to meet the road on these kids. They have to be made important to them, and they had a great conditioning session that Sunday after turning the ball over."
The Bears also trimmed down their...
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