Thursday, October 1, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY - BSU Bulldogs Football at Johnson C. Smith Moved Up to 12 p.m. Kickoff

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina  -- The Bowie State University football game scheduled for this Saturday (10/3) at Johnson S. Smith University has moved up kickoff time to 12 p.m. instead of 3 p.m. due to the pending hurricance moving up the east coast. You can still follow the game via audio stream by CLICKING HERE

CSU (1-3, 0-1 CIAA) comes off a 33-3 loss at Virginia Union last week.  The Golden Bulls were led by senior linebacker Austin Jacques (Springdale, Md.), as he finished with 18 total tackles, 4.0 for loss.  For his performance against the Panthers, Jacques was named CIAA Linebacker of the Week.  Defensive back Carlo Thomas (East Orange, N.J.) also continues his solid play, as he tallied 7.5 tackles, with six being solo stops.

Offensively, JCSU struggled against a stout Virginia Union defense, only gaining 58 yards of offense.  JCSU's score came from a career-long 46 yard field goal in the third quarter from junior kicker Erik Amaya (Kannapolis, N.C.).  

Bowie State (3-1, 1-0 CIAA) counters with quarterback Matthew Goggans, as he has earned CIAA quarterback of the week on three occasions thus far this fall.  Goggans has thrown for 1,383 yards and 13 touchdowns with only one interception in 2015.  Last week, Goggans torched the Livingstone defense, tossing for 345 yards and four touchdowns in a 45-17 home win over the Blue Bears.  Goggans' favorite target is receiver Nyme Manns, as Manns has collected 29 catches for 431 yards and four touchdowns on the season.

Defensively, Bowie State is led by linebacker Kevaugn Townsend.  Townsend has racked up 41 tackles on the season, including 19 solo stops.  He also has 2.5 sacks to his credit along with a fumble recovery.

This week's game will once again be broadcast on AM 1450 WGNC.  Dave Friedman and Josh Diggs will have the call with the pregame show kicking off at 2:30 p.m.  Fans can access the live video and audio stream at jcsn.wgnc.net.


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