NORFOLK, Virginia - After their freshman year at Norfolk State, DeMarta' Johnson was hanging out at teammate Keenan Lambert's house. They talked. They relaxed. Then a rookie safety with the NFL's Seattle Seahawks strolled into the room.
"He was just walking around the house," Johnson said. "I was kinda startled. I was like, 'Yo, that's Kam Chancellor.' I recognized him from Virginia Tech. He's like, 'Yeah that's my brother.' "
Johnson wasn't the only one surprised. Most people, including some teammates, still don't know Lambert and Chancellor are half-brothers who grew up sharing a bedroom.
The different last names are part of the reason. Lambert does the rest, downplaying the connection.
THE GAME
Norfolk State vs. Virginia State at Dick Price Stadium,6 p.m.
Radio 102.1 FM, 1490 AM
GAME WATCH
Virginia State at Norfolk State
Time 6 p.m.
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Radio 102.1 FM, 1490 AM
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Saturday, September 1, 2012
What to watch for in Sunday's MEAC/SWAC Challenge
MONTGOMERY,. Alabama - Watch what Alabama State coach Reggie Barlow and company had to say after their last practice in Montgomery before heading to Orlando for the big game. Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday and the game will be aired live on ESPN. Video is courtesy of http:www.bamastatesports.com.
Interviews with HC Reggie Barlow, CB Saeed Lee, FS Kejuan Riley and QB Greg Jenkins on this week's game vs. Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC-SWAC Chalenge Sunday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. CST in Orlando, Fla.
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Interviews with HC Reggie Barlow, CB Saeed Lee, FS Kejuan Riley and QB Greg Jenkins on this week's game vs. Bethune-Cookman in the MEAC-SWAC Chalenge Sunday, Sept. 2 at 11 a.m. CST in Orlando, Fla.
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FAMU seeking the right fit on special teams
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Some of the blame could be put on LeRoy Vann for the high standard that kickoff and punt returners for FAMU must now attain.
Vann made it a habit of scoring touchdowns on punt returns and he left with a school record three seasons ago. Since then, there hasn’t been a punt or kick returner who came close to the feat.
Coach Joe Taylor isn’t quite sure he’s found the man yet to match Vann but the ones he’s chosen as returners seem to be doing a pretty good job. Not of imitating Vann, mind you. At least they are getting the ball to a spot that would give FAMU good field position.
Cornerback Marvin Ross will take the lead on punt returns, with defensive back Terry Johnson and Lenworth Lennon as back-ups. James Owens will handle kick returns. He and Ross each had a return for a touchdown in the Rattlers’ final scrimmage last weekend.
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Vann made it a habit of scoring touchdowns on punt returns and he left with a school record three seasons ago. Since then, there hasn’t been a punt or kick returner who came close to the feat.
Coach Joe Taylor isn’t quite sure he’s found the man yet to match Vann but the ones he’s chosen as returners seem to be doing a pretty good job. Not of imitating Vann, mind you. At least they are getting the ball to a spot that would give FAMU good field position.
Cornerback Marvin Ross will take the lead on punt returns, with defensive back Terry Johnson and Lenworth Lennon as back-ups. James Owens will handle kick returns. He and Ross each had a return for a touchdown in the Rattlers’ final scrimmage last weekend.
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Fort Valley State has something to prove
FORT VALLEY, Georgia - There are doubters in the dorm rooms next to them, down the street and certainly on message boards. After a 2-8 season, Fort Valley State is in dire need of momentum from the season’s opening kickoff and on.But playing a top-25 team on the road is likely to make that quite tough. Defensive back Dajuan Williams wouldn’t have it any other way when the underdog Wildcats visit No. 14 Delta State on Saturday.
“I like to play them early,” he said. “Set the tone, let other teams know we’re really coming to play. Once we take care of them, earn our respect early and maintain it throughout the season.”
It won’t be easy.
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Mature Mississippi State team takes on Jackson State
STARKVILLE, Mississippi - Back in 2009, Mississippi State opened the Dan Mullen era with a 45-7 demolition of Jackson State in the first meeting between an SEC football program and a SWAC school. Mullen still remembers the Bulldogs' first offensive play of that game.
"We ran a double-reverse on the first play," he said this week. "I wanted to make sure we put a stamp on what the future was going to be like. That double-reverse play was planned out for like a year.
"Now we're four years in. We'll probably hand it off up the middle."
Now entering his fourth season in Starkville, Mullen has led the Bulldogs to two straight bowl wins and expectations are high for 2012. And again, the season will begin with Jackson State in a 6 p.m. kickoff today at Davis Wade Stadium.
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Jacarde Carter next in line at GSU
“Your whole playing career, you have to seize the moment, take it for what it is and build from that,” Carter said of Exama’s advice.
When Carter saw Bryan Nelson’s fumble on the ground in the fourth quarter of December’s Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship Game, he did exactly what his senior teammate told him. Carter seized the loose ball and scooted 66 yards for the decisive score in Grambling’s 16-15 victory. The victory capped a season-ending seven-game win streak while the play helped propel Carter into the discussion of who would replace Exama, the 2011 SWAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year.
Carter finished last season fourth on the team with ...
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