Morgan State football edges Delaware State, 31-26, behind ground game

DOVER, Delaware  -- Running back Lamont Brown III and quarterback Seth Higgins' big games on the ground propelled Morgan State to a 31-26 victory over Delaware State on Saturday in the 57th meeting between the rivals.

Brown carried the ball 18 times for 134 yards on his way to two scores that put the Bears in the lead each time, while Higgins also eclipsed the century mark for the second time this season (23 attempts for 137 yards).

"He gives us another weapon," Morgan State coach Donald Hill-Eley said of Higgins. "As you can see, we didn't have a 200 pound back this year. To have a quarterback at 230 pounds that runs the ball way he does, it gives us a big back. He has to have labrum surgery on Monday and to be able to have a kid to go out there and gut it up for your team, it says a lot."

After a wild fourth quarter that featured four lead changes, Higgins carried the ball across the goal line for the winning score with 46 seconds remaining to seal the victory for the Bears.

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