DAYTONA BEACH, Florida -- Bethune-Cookman
got what it wanted Sunday when the NCAA
Football Championship Series selection committee awarded the 9-2 MEAC
champs with a first-round home game to open the playoffs.
B-CU will host
Coastal Carolina (7-4) next Saturday at Daytona Beach Memorial Stadium at 2 p.m.
All first-round games will be streamed live on ESPN3.
"We're happy and
excited to be lining up against a team like Coastal Carolina," said B-CU head
coach Brian Jenkins of the Chanticleers, who are the 15th-highest scoring team
in the FCS at 35.16 points per game. B-CU averages 30.15 and ranks 34th of the
121 FCS schools.
"We need to be consistent, operate our scheme and continue to play good, sound defense like we have all season."
"We need to be consistent, operate our scheme and continue to play good, sound defense like we have all season."
This is the second
time in three seasons that B-CU is hosting a playoff game.
"It speaks volumes
for the direction we are headed in," Jenkins said.
"Coastal Carolina is
a well-coached team, and I'm sure they will be prepared for this game," said
Jenkins. "They play at a high level and are very talented. It's going to be a
tough and exciting game."
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