Stokes to start at QB in NSU season opener

HEAD COACH PETE ADRIAN
NSU SPARTANS ATHLETICS

NORFOLK, Virginia  --  Junior quarterback Malik Stokes will start Norfolk State's season opener at Maine on Saturday, coach Pete Adrian said.

Stokes, who threw for 465 yards and two TDs in seven games, including three starts, last season, gets the nod with fellow junior Tyler Clark still nursing an injured hamstring.

"We don't want to play musical chairs, and (Stokes) has had a real good camp," Adrian said Saturday morning at NSU's inaugural Fan Fest.

Stokes' most memorable performance last season was in a 27-24 loss to Old Dominion when he came off the bench to complete 7 of 14 passes for 87 yards and a score. His most forgettable was an 0-for-10 outing in a 38-0 loss at Rutgers.

"I played in some big games," said Stokes, a 6-foot-2 transfer from Bowling Green. "I had a lot of mental errors and a lot of mistakes. I did some good things. All of that is just growth."

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