At the start of the season, South Carolina State football coach Buddy Pough knew there would be a moment when his team would find out if it had the ability to win its first outright Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title in 14 years. This is it.
The Bulldogs (5-2 overall, 3-0 MEAC) play host Saturday to Hampton (5-1, 4-0) in a game that will go a long way in determining which of the two remaining conference unbeaten will wear the crown at season’s end and earn a berth in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.
Hampton's Jeremy Gilchrist has been unstoppable and looks to shred the Bulldogs defense.“It’s a do-or-die situation. If we win, we’ve got a chance to continue. If we lose, we’re done. I think Hampton will win out,” said Pough, whose team was the preseason pick to win the league. He believes his team is ready for the challenge after surviving games against a pair of Football Bowl Subdivision teams, Central Florida and Clemson — the team’s only two losses — as well as a stretch of four consecutive weeks, from mid-September to early October, away from Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
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