Bowie State's offense looking dominant once again to start 2018

COURTESY: BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS

BOWIE, Maryland -- The Bowie State Bulldogs football team returns several key players from the 2017 squad that rewrote many of the school’s record and produced the third berth into the NCAA Division II playoffs in school history.

The Bulldogs were 9-2 and averaged 54.5 points a game last year, thanks in large part to senior quarterback Amir Hall, whose season earned him a multitude of accolades, including All-CIAA First Team honors, HBCU Athlete of the Year and Black College Football Player of the Year.

The backfield will feature a fresh face in redshirt junior Brandon Abrams, who will get the nod to step in the shoes of graduated running back Robert Chesson. Chesson rushed for 1,350 yards and 21 touchdowns, in addition to three touchdowns and 262 yards receiving, last year.

“Offensively we had quite a few guys graduate on the offensive line, but for the most part our skills guys are back,” Wilson said. “We did lose Chesson and (wide receiver) Brandon Britton to graduation, but all in all, to date, we’re doing well offensively.”

Hall will look to build on his 41 touchdown passes to four interceptions last year with a receiving corps led by senior Lansana Sesay, who hauled in nine touchdowns on 792 yards in 2017.

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