With Coach Jenkins ejected, B-CU rallies to defeat Morgan State, 24-13

BALTIMORE, Maryland  --  With its head coach ejected from the game and its starting quarterback hobbling on the sideline, a resilient Bethune-Cookman football team overcame adversity Saturday to remain undefeated in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Isidore Jackson scored the game-clinching touchdown with 1:40 left on a 24-yard run to give the Wildcats a 24-13 victory over Morgan State at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore.

B-CU (7-2, 6-0) can clinch at least a tie for the MEAC title with a win next week at Savannah State. Morgan State fell to 3-6, 2-4.

The Wildcats were penalized 14 times for 164 yards with 60 of those yards coming on consecutive plays early in the second quarter with B-CU leading 10-7. On a Morgan State third-and-13 from the Bears' 25, cornerback Dion Hanks was called for a personal foul and ejected for throwing a punch.

Jenkins argued the decision with the officials and was handed two consecutive unsportsmanlike penalties and was also ejected from the game.

“The ref threw a flag and I questioned it,'' Jenkins said after the game. “I guess he didn't like the way I questioned it and he threw a second flag.

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Morgan State falls, 24-13, to Bethune-Cookman; Wildcats coach, player ejected

BALTIMORE, Maryland  --  Morgan State watched Bethune-Cookman start to unravel early in the second quarter of Saturday's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup even though the Wildcats had a three-point lead at the time.

After defensive back Dion Hanks was ejected for striking a Morgan State player, Wildcats coach Brian Jenkins was also kicked out of the game seconds later for berating the officials. The NCAA does not officially track ejections, but at least three NCAA representatives said Jenkins could be the first head football coach ever ejected from a game.

The Bears, however, missed three field-goal attempts, had two others blocked, and eventually fell to first-place Bethune-Cookman, 24-13, in front of an announced 2,187 at Hughes Stadium. Morgan State lost its fourth consecutive game and fell to 2-3 in the MEAC and 3-6 overall. Bethune-Cookman improved to 6-0 in the league and 7-2 overall.

"We just didn't take advantage of our opportunities," Morgan State coach Donald Hill-Eley said. "The way to close teams out is to minimize mistakes. Our defense came out against a team that has been at the top of the nation with yardage and scoring and we were able to shut them down. Our defense played well."

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