Livingstone likely to have loss nullified

SALISBURY, North Carolina -- They don’t play doubleheaders in football, but two Livingstone contests will be decided in the next few days.  Livingstone is scheduled to play at 1 p.m. today against winless St. Augustine’s at the George Williams Athletic Complex in Raleigh.

The Blue Bears also expect to have a loss to Bowie State wiped from the books. Bowie State’s standout quarterback, Matt Goggans, has been declared ineligible for the rest of the season. Goggans had thrown for 1,560 yards and 16 touchdowns, with only two interceptions. “He’s the real deal,” Livingstone coach Daryl Williams said.

Goggans played the 2010 and 2011 seasons at Fullerton College, played in eight games in 2012 for North Carolina Central, and then played in seven games at Bowie State in 2014. This is his fifth season of competition. That’s one over the limit, so Bowie State is certain to forfeit all four of its victories, including a 45-17 home romp against Livingstone.

While Bowie State’s wins will become losses, the schools beaten by Bowie State are unlikely to be awarded wins. Based on previous CIAA rulings, they instead will have their losses “nullified.” As far as Livingstone’s record, it will be like the Bowie State game never happened.

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