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Morgan State (0-3) will face its third straight road test when they take on #4 North Carolina A&T in a non-conference matchup on Saturday (Sept. 22) at BB&T Stadium. The Bears open the 2018 season under the leadership of interim head coach Ernest T. Jones. N.C. A&T completed the 2017 season with a 12-0 overall mark and won the MEAC title with an 8-0 mark. The Aggies will enter the contest fresh off of a bye week. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN3. The game will also be broadcast on WEAA, 88.9 FM.
GAME COVERAGE
RADIO: WEAA, 88.9 FM is the flagship station for the Morgan State Bears ... Lamont Germany will call the play-by-play with Kelvin Bridgers in the booth. The game will be broadcast live on 88.9 FM and streamed on WEAA.org.
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TICKETS
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THE SERIES
• Saturday matchup marks the 79th meeting between the two schools.
• MSU leads the overall series 42-36-3 since 1930.
• #15 N.C. A&T posted a 49-17 victory in Greensboro last season.
• The Bears have won 7 of the last 10 against N.C. A&T since 2006.
THE COACHES
• Morgan State - Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State, '95) joined the Bears as the Defensive Coordinator in 2016 and was previously a JUCO head coach at ASA Miami (2015 - 8-2 record); he has also worked at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Univ. of Buffalo, Cincinnati, Alcorn State, Central Michigan, Oberlin, Kentucky State and Concordia. CAREER RECORD (10-15, 2yrs); RECORD AT MSU (0-3, 1st yr).
• N.C. A&T - Sam Washington became the 19th head football coach in N.C. A&T history on January 9, 2018. Prior to being promoted to head coach, Washington served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years. RECORD AT N.C. A&T (3-0, 1st yr).
• Saturday matchup marks the 79th meeting between the two schools.
• MSU leads the overall series 42-36-3 since 1930.
• #15 N.C. A&T posted a 49-17 victory in Greensboro last season.
• The Bears have won 7 of the last 10 against N.C. A&T since 2006.
THE COACHES
• Morgan State - Ernest T. Jones (Alcorn State, '95) joined the Bears as the Defensive Coordinator in 2016 and was previously a JUCO head coach at ASA Miami (2015 - 8-2 record); he has also worked at Connecticut, Notre Dame, Univ. of Buffalo, Cincinnati, Alcorn State, Central Michigan, Oberlin, Kentucky State and Concordia. CAREER RECORD (10-15, 2yrs); RECORD AT MSU (0-3, 1st yr).
• N.C. A&T - Sam Washington became the 19th head football coach in N.C. A&T history on January 9, 2018. Prior to being promoted to head coach, Washington served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years. RECORD AT N.C. A&T (3-0, 1st yr).
QUICK HITS
• Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has opened the season by connecting on 26 of 53 passes for 305 yards, including a pair of TDs. He also ran for a game-high 107 yards on the ground in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• The Bears recorded a season-high 229 yards on the ground against UAlbany. Junior RB Josh Chase finished with 20 carries for 68 yards, including his first TD of the season..
• LB Rico Kennedy, the team's leading tackler in 2017 with 70 stops, in addition to 19.5 tackles for loss (No. 3 in the FCS), posted eight tackles, two QB hurries and a tackle for loss in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• Senior LB Damare' Whitaker ranks No 2 in the MEAC with 27 total tackles.
• MSU's defense forced five turnovers at UAlbany. Sophomore CB Donte Small (3 INTs), and r-junior CB DJ Trigg (INT) and r-senior DL AJ Agbelese had a fumble recovery.
• The Bears defense held UAlbany to 3 of 15 in 3rd down conversions, while MSU finished just 1 of 14 on 3rd downs.
• Ernest T. Jones' Bears are predicted to finish 9th in the MEAC's 2018 Preseason Order of Finish.
LAST TIME vs. N.C. A&T - SEPT. 24, 2017
• BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State couldn't secure the win in their MEAC 2017 debut, falling 49-17 to #15 North Carolina A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Aggies got on the board 50 seconds into the game when Marquell Cartwright rumbled into the endzone from 72 yards out, giving them a 7-0 lead. Then on their next possession, N.C.A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard threw the first of his three touchdown passes to Elijah Bell from 15 yards out to help build the Aggies advantage to 14-0 with 9:27 left in the first quarter.
• North Carolina A&T (4-0, 1-0 MEAC) continued to light up the scoreboard in the second quarter when Raynard found Jamari Smith with a nine yard touchdown pass with 7:39 left. The Aggies were able to convert on two key third & long plays during that drive. Then later in the quarter, Raynard found Elijah Bell again in the endzone. This time, it was with a 31 yard touchdown pass which found Bell at the two yard line and he waltzed on in from there. It further extended the lead to 28-0 with 1:29 left in the first half.
• Then the Bears were immersed in a drive to paydirt towards the end of the first half. However, the Aggies' Franklin McCain had other ideas. McCain intercepted Elijah Staley's pass to the endzone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown with no time on the clock. That helped boost the lead to 35-0, which was the halftime score.
A WIN WOULD ...
...give Ernest T. Jones his first win as MSU's head coach and his 11th career win.
... mark the Bears' first win against N.C. A&T since 2013.
... mark MSU's first road non-conference win since defeating Bowie State (28-23) on Sept. 13, 2014.
... mark the Bears road win since a 35-24 win against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016.
... improve the Bears' series record against N.C. A&T to 43-36-3 since 1930.
• Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has opened the season by connecting on 26 of 53 passes for 305 yards, including a pair of TDs. He also ran for a game-high 107 yards on the ground in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• The Bears recorded a season-high 229 yards on the ground against UAlbany. Junior RB Josh Chase finished with 20 carries for 68 yards, including his first TD of the season..
• LB Rico Kennedy, the team's leading tackler in 2017 with 70 stops, in addition to 19.5 tackles for loss (No. 3 in the FCS), posted eight tackles, two QB hurries and a tackle for loss in Week 3 at UAlbany.
• Senior LB Damare' Whitaker ranks No 2 in the MEAC with 27 total tackles.
• MSU's defense forced five turnovers at UAlbany. Sophomore CB Donte Small (3 INTs), and r-junior CB DJ Trigg (INT) and r-senior DL AJ Agbelese had a fumble recovery.
• The Bears defense held UAlbany to 3 of 15 in 3rd down conversions, while MSU finished just 1 of 14 on 3rd downs.
• Ernest T. Jones' Bears are predicted to finish 9th in the MEAC's 2018 Preseason Order of Finish.
LAST TIME vs. N.C. A&T - SEPT. 24, 2017
• BALTIMORE, Md. -- Morgan State couldn't secure the win in their MEAC 2017 debut, falling 49-17 to #15 North Carolina A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Aggies got on the board 50 seconds into the game when Marquell Cartwright rumbled into the endzone from 72 yards out, giving them a 7-0 lead. Then on their next possession, N.C.A&T quarterback Lamar Raynard threw the first of his three touchdown passes to Elijah Bell from 15 yards out to help build the Aggies advantage to 14-0 with 9:27 left in the first quarter.
• North Carolina A&T (4-0, 1-0 MEAC) continued to light up the scoreboard in the second quarter when Raynard found Jamari Smith with a nine yard touchdown pass with 7:39 left. The Aggies were able to convert on two key third & long plays during that drive. Then later in the quarter, Raynard found Elijah Bell again in the endzone. This time, it was with a 31 yard touchdown pass which found Bell at the two yard line and he waltzed on in from there. It further extended the lead to 28-0 with 1:29 left in the first half.
• Then the Bears were immersed in a drive to paydirt towards the end of the first half. However, the Aggies' Franklin McCain had other ideas. McCain intercepted Elijah Staley's pass to the endzone and ran it back 100 yards for a touchdown with no time on the clock. That helped boost the lead to 35-0, which was the halftime score.
A WIN WOULD ...
...give Ernest T. Jones his first win as MSU's head coach and his 11th career win.
... mark the Bears' first win against N.C. A&T since 2013.
... mark MSU's first road non-conference win since defeating Bowie State (28-23) on Sept. 13, 2014.
... mark the Bears road win since a 35-24 win against Savannah State on Nov. 19, 2016.
... improve the Bears' series record against N.C. A&T to 43-36-3 since 1930.
A GLANCE AT THE AGGIES
• N.C. A&T finished 2017 with an overall mark of 12-0 and an 8-0 conference record, and won the Celebration Bowl with a 21-14 win against Grambling State.
• N.C. A&T truly put their double-digit winning streak on the line to open the season by playing an FCS power in Jacksonville State and an FBS institution with 22 more scholarships in East Carolina. The Aggies won both games and now have the longest winning streak in Division I-FCS play at 14.
• Sam Washington (MVSU, '82) leads the Aggies in his first season at the helm. He served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years.
• Four of the Aggies All-Americans — Marquell Cartwright, Mac McCain, Elijah Bell and Darryl Johnson — are back for the 2018 season.
• RB Marquell Cartwright, a BoxToRow First Team selection, leads the league in rushing with 245 yards on 58 carries.
• A&T also returns r-senior QB Lamar Raynard, who already broke several single-season A&T records in 2017 on his way to winning MEAC Offensive Players of the Year. Raynard has completed 36-of-78 passes for 330 yards with four TDs and two INTs.
• N.C. A&T led the MEAC defensively a season ago, allowing just 12.4 points per game and limited teams to just 258 yards of offense. The Aggies currently ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring defense (15.3) and total defense (330.3 ypg).
• Raynard Bell is one of Lamar Raynard's favorite targets. Bell, a member of the preseason Black College Player of the Year Watch List, has 11 receptions for 110 yards, including two touchdowns.
• Mac McCain III established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the nation last season as a freshman. He recorded 3 INTs vs. MSU -- two of which he returned for TDs. He currently ranks No. 6 in the MEAC in passes defended (4).
• Known as Aggie Stadium for 37 seasons, the Aggies home facility underwent a name change in June and will now be referred to as BB&T Stadium.
• N.C. A&T finished 2017 with an overall mark of 12-0 and an 8-0 conference record, and won the Celebration Bowl with a 21-14 win against Grambling State.
• N.C. A&T truly put their double-digit winning streak on the line to open the season by playing an FCS power in Jacksonville State and an FBS institution with 22 more scholarships in East Carolina. The Aggies won both games and now have the longest winning streak in Division I-FCS play at 14.
• Sam Washington (MVSU, '82) leads the Aggies in his first season at the helm. He served as the Aggies defensive coordinator and secondary coach for seven years.
• Four of the Aggies All-Americans — Marquell Cartwright, Mac McCain, Elijah Bell and Darryl Johnson — are back for the 2018 season.
• RB Marquell Cartwright, a BoxToRow First Team selection, leads the league in rushing with 245 yards on 58 carries.
• A&T also returns r-senior QB Lamar Raynard, who already broke several single-season A&T records in 2017 on his way to winning MEAC Offensive Players of the Year. Raynard has completed 36-of-78 passes for 330 yards with four TDs and two INTs.
• N.C. A&T led the MEAC defensively a season ago, allowing just 12.4 points per game and limited teams to just 258 yards of offense. The Aggies currently ranks No. 2 in the league in scoring defense (15.3) and total defense (330.3 ypg).
• Raynard Bell is one of Lamar Raynard's favorite targets. Bell, a member of the preseason Black College Player of the Year Watch List, has 11 receptions for 110 yards, including two touchdowns.
• Mac McCain III established himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the nation last season as a freshman. He recorded 3 INTs vs. MSU -- two of which he returned for TDs. He currently ranks No. 6 in the MEAC in passes defended (4).
• Known as Aggie Stadium for 37 seasons, the Aggies home facility underwent a name change in June and will now be referred to as BB&T Stadium.
MORGAN STATE/N.C. A&T CONNECTIONS
• N.C. A&T only has one player from the DMV area on its roster– r-junior LS Ernest Bush [Richmond, Va. | L.C. Bird HS]. Morgan State has two players from the state of North Carolina– senior WR Brian Gentry [Winston-Salem, N.C. | East Forsythe HS] and freshman OL Marcus Parker, Fr. [Wilson, N.C. | Beddingfield HS]. Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr. spent two seasons as head coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
PRESEASON PICKED 9TH
Morgan State was picked to finish ninth (9th) to MEAC defending champion and Preseason #1 North Carolina A&T and #2 Howard.
PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS
Seven (7) Morgan State football players were named to the 2018 MEAC preseason team, which was voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. Senior defensive lineman Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy were first-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Joshua Miles and Matthew Thompson were third-team picks, along with junior wideout Manasseh Bailey, junior linebacker Ian McBorrough, and senior defensive back Carl Garnes. The seven preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 37 lettermen and 16 starters returning for the 2018 Morgan State football season.
BEARS OPEN 120th SEASON OF FOOTBALL SINCE 1898
MSU enters its 120th season of football and will open the 2018 campaign under interim head coach Ernest T. Jones, set to enter his first year at the helm and his third year at Morgan State.
RETURN MEN
The 2018 Morgan State Bears return 37 letterwinners, including 16 starters - 7 on offense, 8 on defense and 1 on special teams.
CAMPAIGNING FOR SUCCESS
The Bears enter the 2018 season looking to post their first winning season since going 6-5 in 2009. MSU's 7-6 record in 2014 was vacated.
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
The Bears will open the 2018 campaign against four non-conference opponents. MSU opens the season against Towson (Sept. 1) in the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore', followed by road trips versus Akron (Sept. 9), Univ. at Albany (Sept. 15) and the N.C. A&T (Sept. 22) game will also be recorded as a non-conference contest.
BEARS OPEN 41st SEASON IN MEAC
The Bears will open its 41st season in the MEAC when they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Oct. 6.
• The Bears opened the 2017 MEAC schedule with a 49-17 loss against #15 N.C. A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Bears kicked off its first season in the MEAC in 1971. Morgan State withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year, before returning to the MEAC in 1984.
EDWARD SCOTT NAMED TO FCS ADA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Division I Football Subdivision Athletics Directors Association announced that Morgan State's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott will serve on its Executive Committee. Scott represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM
The Morgan State football team has had great success in the classroom.
• Most recently, the Bears produced a 3.24 GPA during Summer 2018.
• The 2017-18 school year saw the Bears achieve their highest single-year GPA in program history.
• The program had 31 Athletic Director Honor Roll Members in the Fall of 2017, a 41% increase from the previous Fall.
MSU LEGEND EDDIE P. HURT NAMED TO 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT
76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks make-up the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Morgan State head coach Eddie P. Hurt is among the list of nominees.
• Hurt led Morgan's football teams to six Black College National Championships and won 14 CIAA titles.
• Eleven of his squads executed undefeated seasons, including a non-losing string of games from 1932 to 1938.
• His 1943 team did not allow a score from a single opponent.
• N.C. A&T only has one player from the DMV area on its roster– r-junior LS Ernest Bush [Richmond, Va. | L.C. Bird HS]. Morgan State has two players from the state of North Carolina– senior WR Brian Gentry [Winston-Salem, N.C. | East Forsythe HS] and freshman OL Marcus Parker, Fr. [Wilson, N.C. | Beddingfield HS]. Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers Coach Ron Dickerson, Jr. spent two seasons as head coach at Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C.
PRESEASON PICKED 9TH
Morgan State was picked to finish ninth (9th) to MEAC defending champion and Preseason #1 North Carolina A&T and #2 Howard.
PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS
Seven (7) Morgan State football players were named to the 2018 MEAC preseason team, which was voted on by the conference head coaches and sports information directors. Senior defensive lineman Malachi Washington and junior linebacker Rico Kennedy were first-team selections. Senior offensive linemen Joshua Miles and Matthew Thompson were third-team picks, along with junior wideout Manasseh Bailey, junior linebacker Ian McBorrough, and senior defensive back Carl Garnes. The seven preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a group of 37 lettermen and 16 starters returning for the 2018 Morgan State football season.
BEARS OPEN 120th SEASON OF FOOTBALL SINCE 1898
MSU enters its 120th season of football and will open the 2018 campaign under interim head coach Ernest T. Jones, set to enter his first year at the helm and his third year at Morgan State.
RETURN MEN
The 2018 Morgan State Bears return 37 letterwinners, including 16 starters - 7 on offense, 8 on defense and 1 on special teams.
CAMPAIGNING FOR SUCCESS
The Bears enter the 2018 season looking to post their first winning season since going 6-5 in 2009. MSU's 7-6 record in 2014 was vacated.
NON-CONFERENCE PLAY
The Bears will open the 2018 campaign against four non-conference opponents. MSU opens the season against Towson (Sept. 1) in the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore', followed by road trips versus Akron (Sept. 9), Univ. at Albany (Sept. 15) and the N.C. A&T (Sept. 22) game will also be recorded as a non-conference contest.
BEARS OPEN 41st SEASON IN MEAC
The Bears will open its 41st season in the MEAC when they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Oct. 6.
• The Bears opened the 2017 MEAC schedule with a 49-17 loss against #15 N.C. A&T at Hughes Stadium.
• The Bears kicked off its first season in the MEAC in 1971. Morgan State withdrew from the conference at the end of the 1979-80 fiscal year, before returning to the MEAC in 1984.
EDWARD SCOTT NAMED TO FCS ADA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The Division I Football Subdivision Athletics Directors Association announced that Morgan State's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Edward Scott will serve on its Executive Committee. Scott represents the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE CLASSROOM
The Morgan State football team has had great success in the classroom.
• Most recently, the Bears produced a 3.24 GPA during Summer 2018.
• The 2017-18 school year saw the Bears achieve their highest single-year GPA in program history.
• The program had 31 Athletic Director Honor Roll Members in the Fall of 2017, a 41% increase from the previous Fall.
MSU LEGEND EDDIE P. HURT NAMED TO 2019 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME BALLOT
76 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 100 players and 32 coaches from the divisional ranks make-up the 2019 ballot for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame. Morgan State head coach Eddie P. Hurt is among the list of nominees.
• Hurt led Morgan's football teams to six Black College National Championships and won 14 CIAA titles.
• Eleven of his squads executed undefeated seasons, including a non-losing string of games from 1932 to 1938.
• His 1943 team did not allow a score from a single opponent.
WBAL-TV TO TELEVISE MORGAN STATE HOME FOOTBALL GAMES ON MeTV BALTIMORE
WBAL-TV has announced that it is partnering with Morgan State University (MSU) to televise the school's 2018 regular season home football games on MeTV Baltimore, WBAL-TV's digital channel. The announcement was made by Dan Joerres, President and General Manager of WBAL-TV.
• All five home games at Morgan State's Hughes Memorial Stadium can be seen on MeTV Baltimore beginning on Saturday, September 1, 2018. The season opener will feature Morgan against Towson University at 7:00 PM, billed as "The Battle of Greater Baltimore."
• "Morgan State is a wonderful institution with a rich history that is a part of the fabric of Baltimore City. We could not be more excited to air Morgan State Football on MeTV Baltimore this fall," said Joerres.
• "Morgan Athletics is proud to be a part of the WBAL and MeTV family. Morgan has a special place in the Baltimore community and we believe partnering with WBAL is only going to strengthen that relationship with Greater Baltimore.
NEXT UP
Morgan State will have a bye week before they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. The game will be broadcast live on WEAA 88.9FM.
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
WBAL-TV has announced that it is partnering with Morgan State University (MSU) to televise the school's 2018 regular season home football games on MeTV Baltimore, WBAL-TV's digital channel. The announcement was made by Dan Joerres, President and General Manager of WBAL-TV.
• All five home games at Morgan State's Hughes Memorial Stadium can be seen on MeTV Baltimore beginning on Saturday, September 1, 2018. The season opener will feature Morgan against Towson University at 7:00 PM, billed as "The Battle of Greater Baltimore."
• "Morgan State is a wonderful institution with a rich history that is a part of the fabric of Baltimore City. We could not be more excited to air Morgan State Football on MeTV Baltimore this fall," said Joerres.
• "Morgan Athletics is proud to be a part of the WBAL and MeTV family. Morgan has a special place in the Baltimore community and we believe partnering with WBAL is only going to strengthen that relationship with Greater Baltimore.
NEXT UP
Morgan State will have a bye week before they host South Carolina State for Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. The game will be broadcast live on WEAA 88.9FM.
Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m.
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ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
There are many ways to keep up with MSU athletics online and on the go:
• Visit www.morganstatebears.com, the official web site of Bears athletics, for news, schedules, stats, bios and more.
• Follow us on social media:
Facebook: /MorganStateBears
Twitter: @MorganStBears
Instagram: /MorganStateBears
ABOUT MORGAN
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution offering more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.
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