HU Bison Football Squares Off Against MEAC Leader Florida A&M

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After falling short against South Carolina State, coach Mike London and the Howard University football team focus their attention to the Florida A&M (FAMU) Rattlers in an anticipated Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. at Greene Stadium.
 
Fans can follow all the action via live stats and ESPN3.
 
Additionally, fans will have the ability to listen to the game live with play-by-play from Trevin A. Jones and his color analyst Tiffany Hoyd. Tune in to the WHBC96.3HD3; SiriusXM Channel 142; or Resident Network Channel 51 for all Bison football coverage. Pregame coverage starts at 12:45 p.m.
 
TV CARRIAGE
 
National platform (86 million HHs)
ESPN3 (Accessible on line at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. ESPN3 also airs on DirecTV with the ESPN app—available to 20 million DirecTV subscribers—and on Xfinity with Xfinity X1 Voice Remote and X1 App—available to 22.5 million Xfinity subscribers, including 5 million in Philadelphia and the Mid-Atlantic region.)
 
Washington D.C. DMA (2.5 million HHs)
WDCW 50 CW (50 over-the-air, Comcast 803, Verizon FiOS 503, DirecTV 50) Washington D.C.)
 
Tallahassee DMA (237,940 HHs)
ECTV Me TV (6.2 over-the-air, Comcast 14, Media Com 5, Century Link 5, CNS 5, Southeastern 41, DirecTV 57)
 
Harrisburg, Lancaster, York, Carlisle DMA (614,000 HHs)
WHP 21.2 My Network (21.1 over-the-air, Comcast 19, Armstrong 15, Blue Ridge 133, Nittany 99, Verizon 21, DirecTV 22)
 
Erie DMA (141,000 HHs)
Erie News Now ENN+ ( 35.3 over-the-air)
 
Delay & Replay Saturday November 3 7:30 p.m. & Sunday November 4 7 a.m.
Cleveland, Erie, Youngstown, Columbus, Buffalo, Akron, Toledo, Charleston DMAs (2.6 million HHs)

SPORTS TIME OHIO (Erie Time Warner 21-23/HD308-1308, Armstrong 47/HD177, Sharon Time Warner 76/HD 308-1308, DirecTV 662, Dish Network 431)
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
Saturday (Oct. 27), HU was unable to complete the comeback on homecoming as they fell to South Carolina State (SCSU), 27-21, at Greene Stadium in front of a sold out crowd.
 
Entering Saturday's showdown, the Bison were ranked No. 1 in total offense, averaging 506.8 yards per game, but the Bulldogs held HU to 320 yards offensively.
 
"They did a good job of doing what they needed to do to win the game," London stated after Saturday's loss. "It's a shame we started out so slow and then came on in the second half, but credit goes to Coach [Oliver] Pough and his team."
 
Despite a tough day finding rhythm, sophomore tailback Dedrick Parson (Philadelphia, Pa.) continued to shy with another outstanding performance. The Philly native finished with 93 yards on 14 carries, including a pair of rushing TDs.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
ALL-TIME SERIES
 
Saturday's clash will be the 39th meeting between Howard and Florida A&M with the Rattlers leading the all-time series, 28-10.
 
Last season, the Bison erased a 10-point deficit to knock off FAMU, 37-26, at Bragg Stadium. With the victory, HU secured its first winning season since 2012.
 
In that contest, quarterback Caylin Newton (Atlanta) led the balance attack, throwing for 294 yards while rushing for 141 yards on the ground. The Atlanta native accounted for four total touchdowns, three passing and one rushing in the victory.
 
Defensively, defensive back Aaron Walker (Washington) added eight solo tackles, including a tackle for loss.
 
HOWARD
 
HU (3-4, 3-2 MEAC) seeks to get back in the win column and stay in the MEAC title race with only three weeks remaining. Entering Saturday, the Bison square off against Florida A&M, who is undefeated in league play.
 
"For us, it's another home game opportunity," London expressed. "It's an opportunity to play a team that we know is good. In the conference race, it's a very important game for us."
 
Howard ranks among the nation's best in several offensive categories, including total offense (10th) and passing (14th).
 
Defensively, junior Marcellos Allison (Durham, N.C.) leads the squad with 47 total tackles while newcomer Zamon Robinson (Silver Spring, Md.) has a team-leading 5.5 sacks on the season.
 
FLORIDA A&M
 
For FAMU (6-2, 5-0 MEAC), they are looking to inch one step closer to a league championship. First-year head coach Willie Simmons has the Rattlers clicking on all cylinders, led by quarterback Ryan Stanley.
 
"They have a quarterback [Ryan Stanley] that's done a great job for them," said London. "They're explosive in a lot of categories. He does a great job distributing the ball to their playmakers. They've done a really good job exploiting matchups."
 
Although Florida A&M's offense is getting a lot of the attention, the defense ranks among the country's leaders in total defense (23rd) and scoring defense (8th).
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
On Nov. 10, Howard goes to Norfolk, Va. for their final road test at Norfolk State. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.

Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information
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