S.C. State coach says he made error in key play before halftime

Orangeburg, SC - A week ago, Buddy Pough was concerned about keeping his South Carolina State football team level-headed after a resounding victory over Delaware State.

Coming off a crucial Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference road loss at Norfolk State, the challenge for the Bulldog head football coach is keeping the team's morale and spirits up.

"We've got our work cut out for us," said Pough at Monday's press conference. "We've got to regroup. It's one of the tougher regroups we've had in a while. One of the toughest Sundays we've had in a while. A little bit unusual, but this team is a proud one. We've struggled a little bit with the understanding and the handling of this past Saturday's game, and we need to hurry up and get by this one so we can on to the next game."

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S.C. State tennis teams get ‘reward’ with Florida rematch

Orangeburg, S.C. - Visit Hardeep Judge's office at South Carolina State University and there's an impressive display of championship glory starting at his desk.

Lined up in order on each side are 13 of the 14 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title plaques won by both the men's and women's tennis teams during the head coach's tenure. Other numerous Most Outstanding Coach awards are also posted on the walls.

Given the program's championship resume, Judge was hoping Tuesday for a more favorable seeding for his teams when the NCAA released the tournament brackets. He was especially optimistic for the Lady Bulldogs, who earned key out-of-conference wins this season over West Virginia and North Carolina-Wilmington, won a seventh straight conference title and have a player, Daria Sekerina, listed in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 125 rankings.

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New offense improves, defense doesn’t in SCSU’s second scrimmage

South Carolina State Bulldogs Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough

Orangeburg, S.C. - Derrick Wiley dropped back in the pocket, scanned the field and took off.

Like a blur, the fleet-footed quarterback from North Carolina hit a seam in the defense, bounced to the outside and scooted up the sideline for a first down. Four plays into S.C. State's second scrimmage of the spring Saturday, the first apparent passing play called, Wiley was on the run.

All indications heading into the team's April 16 spring game are that such will become the norm in 2011. The Bulldogs passed the ball during Saturday's scrimmage, which lasted just under an hour and a half, but they ran it more. And, when they ran it, they did so with a spread-option, up-tempo style attack similar to the one employed by Oregon.

SC State Conducts Second Scrimmage

ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State's second scrimmage of the spring was cut short after approximately 90 minutes Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium. Coach Buddy Pough called the scrimmage after center Tristan Bellamy, who has taken virtually every snap in spring drills, developed cramps. Backup center Erskine Johnson was slowed by an allergy.

'We wanted to go longer,” Pough said “But we have so many linemen out and Tristan (Bellamy) came up with cramps and Erskine (Johnson) has a little bit of an allergy issue so we decided to cut it short.”

During the one hour and 30-minute workout, the Bulldog offense was very effective at times as both junior Derrick Wiley and redshirt sophomore Richard Cue combined to direct several scoring drives against the usually vaunted SC State defense. Pough was glad to see the offense sustain its momentum from earlier in the week; however, he was disappointed that the defense was not very effective.

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S.C. State: Cue looking to make his case in Bulldogs’ quarterback battle

Malcolm Long came to South Carolina State as the most heralded recruit of the Buddy Pough era.

Long delivered, setting multiple school passing records and leading the team to three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference titles. His playing days at the school over, the big gunner from Gaffney High stood on the field at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium Thursday night in windbreaker pants watching the Bulldogs run through practice.

"Good throw Cue!" Long said looking up from talking with a reporter. A few seconds later, the same, "Good throw Cue!"

It is becoming a theme - the "Good throw Cue" thing - it seems, at Bulldogs' practice. Richard Cue, a 6-1, 185 redshirt sophomore from Wilson High School, entered into the spring in a three-way battle to replace Long. His opponents in that battle - a pair of brothers, TeDarrius and Derrick Wiley.

Deep and deeper: Bulldogs have stable of runners ready to hit the ground running

Assistant coach Danny Lewis looks at his South Carolina State running backs and sees plenty of potential.

The Bulldogs return three juniors in Asheton Jordan, Devin Wherry and Chris Merrill, who each displayed moments of superior play last season. Looking to enter the mix is last year's highly sought high school senior running back Charles Brown and looming in the future are the anticipated arrivals of newly signed running backs Dondre Lewis-Freeman, Jalen "Scoop" Simmons, both out of Charlotte, N.C., and Darlington's Dominique Cooper.

On paper, it looks like a very deep backfield for S.C. State. Yet Lewis is taking a cautious, coy approach toward the expectations he has for the group he coaches.

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SCSU’S Bellamy is hardest working man in ‘Bulldog Business’

South Carolina State center Tristan Bellamy took a moment to think about what to say next.

The Strom Thurmond alum couldn't find a feasible answer when asked what his toughest challenge was and that could be a good sign of things to come out of the young offensive lineman.

"He's probably been the hardest working man in Bulldog business," Bulldogs head coach Buddy Pough said. "He's taken pretty much every rep for the last eight practices. We actually have another guy that we were working as his backup, but he had a little bit of an injury situation. So, he was out for a few days. Then, we got some other guys banged up and we ended up moving him to guard. But it just kind of gets him to the point where he gets the work that he needs anyway."

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Five story lines to watch as S.C. State begins practice

The South Carolina State football team figures to have a much different look when it kicks off spring practice tonight at 8 p.m. at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

The Bulldogs' graduated 15 seniors from last season's team, a group that was part of three consecutive MEAC title teams. Eleven of the 15 seniors were starters. That kind of turnover means there are plenty of story lines to watch as the Bulldogs work through their 15 scheduled practices en route to April 16th's Garnet and Blue Spring Game.

Below are five of those story lines to keep an eye on:

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Feggins out as S.C. State offense moves in new direction

SCSU new offense will cater to QB Derrick Wiley's
strengths and running abilities

We are looking at having a spread offense, a high-tempo offense and we will run some of the Auburn, Oregon ... maybe even some of the style things Clemson is doing." - Coach Buddy Pough

Orangeburg, S.C. - South Carolina State's offense will have a different look when the Bulldogs open spring practice Tuesday night.

And, that look won't include the team's wide receivers coach of the past three seasons, Howard Feggins. Friday, The T&D confirmed that Feggins will not return to the S.C. State program.

"We are looking at (filling the position)," S.C. State head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough said Friday night. "We haven't quite gotten it done. We are just in the process of trying to decide exactly what we are going to do. It looks like he is not going to come back. It appears he may stay in the profession, but he may decide to move on as well."

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SC State Downs Delaware State 64-59 in MEAC Tourney Action

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – South Carolina State senior Darnell Porter scored 15 points, including a crucial 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down with 3:10 remaining to lead the ninth-seeded Bulldogs to a 64-59 win over eighth-seeded Delaware State in opening round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament at the Lawrence Joel Coliseum Tuesday.

Porter's basket put Coach Tim Carter's team ahead 56-51 and the Bulldogs held on to advance to Wednesday's quarterfinals against top-seeded Bethune-Cookman at 7 p.m.

Junior Joe Ikhinmwin came off the bench for 10 points and seniors Rio Pitt and Wesley Telfare added nine each in the win. Pitt also had a game-high nine rebounds, including a pivotal one off a Tyvon Williams miss of a one-and-one opportunity with 39.6 seconds remaining and SC State ahead 58-53.

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MEAC Women's Tournament Opening Round: S.C. State 62, Bethune-Cookman 52

Coach Doug Robertson

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Whitney Wiley scored 19 points, including 10-11 from the free-throw line, and Trinese Fox and Paris Alston each added 10 as the Lady Bulldogs advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's tournament for the second straight year.

S.C. State (12-16) rallied from an eight-point deficit with 9:27 left in the first half to take a 26-23 halftime lead. The Lady Bulldogs would maintain the advantage by holding the Lady Wildcats (13-17) to 2-11 shooting from three-point range and outrebounding them 38-29.

Sarah Bolden led all scorers with 16 points for Bethune-Cookman, followed by three players with 10 points each in defeat.

Reed, Holloman lift B-CU to win over S.C. State

DAYTONA BEACH, FL -- C.J. Reed scored 20 points and Garrius Holloman had 17 as Bethune-Cookman protected its spot atop the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with a 76-72 victory over South Carolina State in the Ocean Center on Saturday.

The Wildcats (18-11, 12-3), who led by 13 points with 4:51 to play, held off a late rally by the Bulldogs (8-20, 4-11) to notch their most wins in a season since becoming an NCAA Division I member in 1980.

By winning its fifth straight game and eighth in its last 10, B-CU now leads Morgan State -- a 69-63 loser at Norfolk State -- by 1 1/2 games. Morgan State has road games remaining at North Carolina A&T and Coppin State while the Wildcats have one league remaining next Thursday against Florida A&M. Monday's game with North Carolina Central doesn't count in conference standings.

Lady Bulldogs come from behind to down Bethune-Cookman

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - South Carolina State turned a four-point half-time deficit into a four-point victory as they defeated Bethune-Cookman, 64-60, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball contest at the Ocean Center. The victory is the first road win of the 2010-11 season for the Lady Bulldogs.

Bethune Cookman opened the game on a 16-2 run over the first six minutes. S.C. State then used a 14-0 run to tie the game at 16-16 with less than nine minutes remaining. The teams exchanged baskets over the next four minutes before a jumper by the Lady Wildcats' Amanda Hairston at the 4:10 mark began an 11-0 run which gave Bethune-Cookman the 34-23 lead with just over one minute remaining in the half. S.C. State closed the half with a 7-0 run to go into the locker room down by four, 34-30, at the half.

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S.C. State's Buddy Pough Talks Recruiting and 2011

Orangeburg, S.C.-- On National Signing Day, while all the buzz was about the eventual announcement of Jadeveon Clowney and Clemson's late rally, South Carolina State was putting together a class ranked first in the MEAC.

Head coach Buddy Pough, who is entering his 10th season at his alma mater, says the Bulldogs' streak of three straight years in the post-season made quite an impression on the prospects. Pough says the good news for his program is that he may not have to rely on those newcomers this season, a sign that recruiting has been going well even before this year.



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South Carolina State Signs 23 Football Prospects

ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State, on Wednesday, announced the signing of twenty-three (23) prospects to national letters, including ten from South Carolina, nine from neighboring North Carolina -- among them six from Charlotte -- two from Georgia and one each from Florida and Virginia.

The 2011 Bulldog class, which features four Shrine Bowl participants and three North-South All-Star Game players, is made up of six offensive linemen, five defensive linemen, four listed in the athlete category, three running backs and defensive backs each, and one linebacker and tight end each.

SC State's Buddy Pough, who is beginning his tenth season as Bulldog head coach, said the class addresses the team's need.

The Bulldogs finished the 2010 campaign at 9-3 overall and 7-1 in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference to earn a share of the title after winning outright league championships in 2008 and 2009. Pough lost 11 starters and 15 seniors overall from that squad.

The signees are:

Raheim Barr OL 6-3 270 Lamar Timmonsville, SC North-South All-Star,
HSSR All-State

Fadol Brown TE/DE 6-4 235 Burke Charleston, SC All-Low Country,
Region Def POTY

Andrew Carter DE 6-1 230 Richmond Sr. Hamlet, NC

Dominique Cooper RB 6-0 180 Darlington Florence, SC North-South All-Star, 247 Sports 3-Star recruit; received offers from East Carolina and South Carolina; Has 4.4 speed in 40 yard dash. Coach Justin Danner said, "When he breaks out, you might as well go ahead and warm up the band." Despite two nagging injuries, Cooper rushed for 1,200 yards and 11 TDs senior season.

Mariel Cooper DB 5-11 170 Sumter H.S. Sumter, SC Shrine Bowl, HSSR All-State

Devin Flowers OL 6-3 300 Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC Shrine Bowl, AP All-State

Alex Glover DE 6-1 310 Mallard Creek Charlotte, NC All-Mecklenburg,
Meck Def POTY

Avery Grant OL 6-2 310 Mullins H.S. South Carolina,  Mullins North-South All-Star, HSSR All-State

Javon Hargrave DL 6-1 280 North Rowan Salisbury, NC All-State, Def POTY

Jairon Harrison OL 6-3 310 James Island H.S., Charleston Shrine Bowl, HSSR All-State

Temmarick Hemingway TE 6-4 210 N. Myrtle Beach Loris

Charles Henderson OL 6-3 265 Kennesaw Mtn. Kennesaw, GA Cobb County Senior Bowl

Justin Hughes LB 6-2 215 Fork Union Mil. Virginia Beach Dondre

Dondre Lewis-Freeman ATH 5-8 180 Hopewell Charlotte, NC Lake Norman News
POTY, All-Lake Norman

Chris Manns DL 6-2 250 Mount Tabor Winston-Salem AP All-State, All-County, All-Region; Received offer from N.C. State.

Dominique Mitchell DB 5-10 180 NC Tech Miramar, FL

Julius Pendergrass ATH 5-9 170 Chester Chester, SC Shrine Bowl, HSSR All-State

Tevin Richard ATH 6-0 180 Carvers Bay Hemingway

Gideon Scott OL 6-3 310 Louisburg College Jonesboro, GA

Jalen "Scoot" Simmons RB 5-8 200 West Charlotte Charlotte, NC All-Mecklenburg, All-Conference

Austin Smith ATH 6-1 190 Mount Zion Rex, GA All-Area, All-Region

Austin Stewart DB 6-1 200 Butler Charlotte, NC NC 4AA State Champs

Deion Walker RB 5-10 190 Butler Charlotte, NC NC 4AA State Champs

By S.C. State Sports Information 2/2/2011

Former S.C. State OL Lee sets sights on playoffs with Bucs

TAMPA, Fla. - James Lee will play the biggest game of his young career today in New Orleans.

In 2007, Lee was playing at South Carolina State as an offensive lineman honing his craft in hopes of one day being a integral part of an offensive line in the National Football League. Three years later, the former Bulldog will play against the defending Super Bowl champions and division rival Saints as he and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers try to make their way into the playoffs.

After giving everything he had at Pro Day and other workouts three years ago, Lee was intiailly signed by the Cleveland Browns in 2008 as an undrafted free agent. After a short stint with Cleveland, Lee...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers' James Lee, Jeremy Trueblood battle for right tackle spot

James Lee, who missed most of the last two games with an ankle sprain, took the first reps Thursday at right tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but still alternated with Jeremy Trueblood. Coach Raheem Morris did not name a starter for Sunday's game at New Orleans and said he plans to evaluate the practice tape.

"The first team reps are being split right now. I would have to say James Lee went out first. Trueblood went out second and they went out there and competed again today. I've got to go watch tape and evaluate it, obviously.''


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South Carolina State Releases 2011 Football Schedule

SCSU Bulldogs QB Derrick Wiley

ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State University released its 2011 football schedule on yesterday, a slate that includes five home games, six road contests and two meetings with Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents.

The Bulldogs open the campaign Thursday, Sept. 1, at Central Michigan, one of two FBS teams Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough's team will face during the season and the first of three consecutive road opponents for SC State. The CMU Chippewas finished the 2010 campaign with a 3-9, 2-6 MAC record, and a 33-0 season opening win over the Hampton Pirates (6-5, 5-3 MEAC).

The Bulldogs will take on 2010 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Co-Champion Bethune-Cookman (10-2, 7-1 MEAC) at Daytona Beach on Sept. 10 before traveling to Bloomington, Indiana, Sept. 17 to meet Big 10 member Indiana (5-7), the second FBS opponent on the 2011 schedule.

SC State opens its home schedule Sept. 24 against Delaware State (3-8, 2-6 MEAC) . Other home games include North Carolina Central (3-8), Oct. 8, in the 2011 Homecoming contest, first-time opponent Georgia State (6-5) Oct. 15, 2010 MEAC Co-Champion Florida A&M (8-3, 7-1 MEAC)Oct. 22 and North Carolina A&T (1-10, 1-7 MEAC) Nov. 12.

NCCU is one of two new MEAC members on this year's slate, while Georgia State and the Bulldogs will be meeting for the first time.

Additional road games include Norfolk State (6-5, 4-4 MEAC) Oct. 1, Howard (1-10, 0-8 MEAC) Oct. 29 and Savannah State (1-10), the second new league foe on the schedule, Nov. 19.

South Carolina State Bulldogs Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough 

Absent from this year's schedule, which includes an open date Nov. 5, are traditional MEAC rivals Hampton and Morgan State. The two have been replaced by NCCU and Savannah State.

Starting times for all games on the 2011 schedule, which is listed below, will be announced later.

The MEAC is expected to have a new look in 2011 with new a coaching staff at North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T, Delaware State and Howard University.

SEPTEMBER
01 Central Michigan University at Mount Pleasant, MI
10 Bethune-Cookman University at Daytona Beach, FL
17 Indiana University at Bloomington, IN
24 Delaware State University, Orangeburg, SC (Youth/ROTC Day)

OCTOBER
01 Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA
08 North Carolina Central University, Orangeburg, SC  (Homecoming)
15 Georgia State, Orangeburg, SC
22 Florida A&M University, Orangeburg, S.C. (Community Day/Paint the Town Red)
29 Howard University, Washington, DC

NOVEMBER
05 Open
12 North Carolina A&T University, Orangeburg, SC (Senior Day)
19 Savannah State University, Savannah, GA TBA

NOTE: Dates, times and locations are subject to change.

From: Press Release 12/21/10

S.C. State football schedule close to completion

With the date confirmed of a second game next season against a Division I opponent, the 2011 football schedule for South Carolina State is close to completion.

Visit Indiana University’s athletics website and it lists the Hoosiers playing host to the Bulldogs Sept. 17. Earlier this year, it was revealed the school was finalizing talks with Central Michigan for a tentative Sept. 3 season-opening game.

TENTATIVE 2011 S.C. STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
SEPT. 3 - at Central Michigan
SEPT. 10 - TBA
SEPT. 17 - at Indiana University
SEPT. 24 - TBA
OCT. 1 - FLORIDA A&M
OCT. 8 - at Norfolk State
OCT. 15 - at Bethune-Cookman
Oct. 22 - at Savannah State
Oct. 29 - DELAWARE STATE
Nov. 5 - at Howard
Nov. 12 - NORTH CAROLINA-CENTRAL
Nov. 19 - NORTH CAROLINA A&T

Report: CMU to open 2011 season against South Carolina State

The Central Michigan football team will open the 2011 season against Football Championship Subdivision opponent South Carolina State on Sept. 3, 2011, according to a report Wednesday by The (Orangeburg, S.C.) Times and Democrat.

The game marks the third consecutive time CMU will play its home opener at Kelly/Shorts Stadium against an FCS team. The Chippewas beat Hampton 33-0 on Sept. 2 in their first game of the season.

South Carolina State, an all-black school in Orangeburg, S.C., plays in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Bulldogs finished the 2010 season 9-3 and 7-1 in the MEAC, clinching an FCS playoff berth for the third consecutive season. This will be the...

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Even with its problems, S.C. State football has improved under Pough

Quarterback Malcolm Long ends successful S.C. State career with dark clouds of not winning any FCS playoff games in three attempts.

STATESBORO, Ga. - Shared between offensive lineman Johnny Culbreath, linebacker Julius Wilkerson and quarterback Malcolm Long are 35 victories, 11 school career records, three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and a black college football national championship.

Defending the legacy they and 11 fellow South Carolina State seniors established in four years would seem unnecessary. Yet Saturday's 41-16 loss at Georgia Southern in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs found head football coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough trying to explain why the lack of postseason success and 0-9 record against non-FCS HBCUs is not a major blemis.

NCAA Women’s Volleyball Tournament: A Look at the Top Eight Seeds

#1 Florida (27-1, First Round Opponent – South Carolina State 17-22 MEAC Champions) Top-ranked Florida earned the school’s first top seed in the NCAA tournament by making history. The Gators completed the SEC’s first ever undefeated season. Who to Watch: Junior outside hitter Kelly Murphy was among the conference leaders in all offensive categories. Freshmen setter Chanel Brown averages over five assists per set.

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Mistakes send S.C. State Bulldogs packing, 41-16

Coach Buddy Pough is 0-3 in playoffs in past three seasons.

STATESBORO, Ga. - The eyes of South Carolina State quarterback Malcolm Long were blood red from heavy tears shed Saturday at Allen Paulson Stadium.

His head football coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough was equally inconsolable and near-speechless in what was supposed to be a different showing for the Bulldogs in the opening round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

S.C. State was instead sent home...

Eagles roll past 'Dogs in playoffs

STATESBORO, Ga. --- Georgia Southern looked to its defense and reserves Saturday to overcome a key loss to starting quarterback Jaybo Shaw in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Shaw was injured after a hit midway through the first quarter, but the Eagles found ample volunteers to step up during a 41-16 victory at Paulson Stadium.

"This team is very special," Georgia Southern backup quarterback Jerick McKinnon said. "There's a brotherhood here. We all believe in each other, and we'll fight for each other, and that's going to take you a long way."

Georgia Southern Eliminates SC State In FCS Playoffs

STATESBORO, Ga. - Georgia Southern used a relentless ground game to control the ball for nearly 42 minutes and beat South Carolina State 41-16 Saturday in the first round of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Twelve players totaled 323 yards on 77 carries for the Eagles (8-4), who will play at No. 2 seed William & Mary on Dec. 4. J.J. Wilcox rushed for two touchdowns and Russell DeMasi one for Georgia Southern, but special teams and defense also played a key role.



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ATTENDANCE: 10,214

SC State Bulldogs happy to get a chance

ORANGEBURG, S.C. — Preparing for another FCS playoff appearance was something South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough did not envision six weeks ago.

He acknowledged that a 14-0 loss to Bethune-Cookman on Oct. 16 more than snapped the Bulldogs’ MEAC-record 21-game winning streak. Pough referred to it as one of the lowest points in his tenure, and how S.C. State rebounded to win an at-large berth to face Georgia Southern in today’s opening round as one of the highest.

“I had no idea we had a shot,” Pough said. “The fact that we hadn’t had very good luck in getting an at-large berth up until now, and I was so down in the dumps. I felt like I had done a poor job of creating a sense of urgency in preparation for Bethune. They came in and had outplayed us and shut us out.

No secrets for GSU, South Carolina State

STATESBORO - Football Championship Subdivision first-round playoff opponents Georgia Southern and South Carolina State are neighbors without many secrets.

Video technicians for both schools split the 98-mile trek down Route 301 from Statesboro to Orangeburg, S.C., on Sunday to exchange tapes of the teams' four most recent games. Usually, teams download their tapes and send them over the Internet, but it proved easier and faster just to drive the DVDs to a designated spot.

'Mighty Mouse' leading SCSU

David Erby could see it coming. Sitting in his stance, pre-play, the diminutive linebacker (he claims 5-10, 225) sniffed the play out, and on the snap, sprinted toward a Norfolk State receiver. He got there when the ball did, dropping the Spartan with a whack that drew an audible reaction from the home stands at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium not once, but twice, the second time coming when the play was shown on the stadium's video board.  "I love it," Erby said. "You have to give the fans something to watch."

Erby, the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, has given Bulldogs fans plenty to watch this season, recording 92 tackles and 5.5 sacks. A former safety and tailback at Rock Hill High School, Erby doesn't exactly match up physically next to fellow Bulldogs linebackers Marshall McFadden (6-2, 235) and Julius Wilkerson (6-4, 225). But Erby makes up for his non-prototypical size with a "Mighty Mouse" style of play, taking on whatever comes his way.

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SCSU Bulldogs get Long on success

ORANGEBURG — Senior quarterback Malcolm Long threw for 275 yards and two touchdowns to become South Carolina State’s career passing leader (6,363 yards) as the Bulldogs cruised to a 54-14 victory against Howard on Saturday at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.

The Bulldogs (7-2, 5-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic) jumped to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter off a 40-yard inception return for a touchdown by senior linebacker Marshall McFadden. Senior running back Chris Merrill scored the first of two touchdowns with a 4-yard run and Long connected with Thomas Williams on a 31-yard touchdown pass to make the score 20-0 in the first quarter.

Howard Bison Drops Fourth-Straight, 54-14 to South Carolina State

The season is coming to a close but the losses continue to pile up for the Howard Bison, who suffered their fourth-straight defeat Nov. 6 in a 54-14 shellacking by the South Carolina State Bulldogs in Orangeburg, S.C.



S.C. quarterback Malcolm Long threw for 275 yards and two scores, powering S.C. State to a 37-7 halftime lead. When Long wasn’t torching Howard through the air, running back Chris Merrill was gashing them on the ground, accounting for three scores on just 42 yards rushing.

Ex-Lamar Star Leads SC State Past Howard

ORANGEBURG, S.C. -- Former WPDE All-Zoner Marshall McFadden, a product of Lamar, returned an interception 40 yards for a touchdown to help South Carolina State to a 54-14 win over Howard on Saturday. QB Malcolm Long passed for 275 yards and two touchdowns. Long became the school's all-time leader in total yards with 6,363 eclipsing the old record held by Cleve McCoy.

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ATTENDANCE: 8,007

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DSU fizzles after fast start against S.C. State

QB Malcolm Long

DOVER — Delaware State’s football team got off to a strong start Saturday afternoon, but things went south quickly. Two-time reigning Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion South Carolina State put up 24 unanswered points between the second and third quarters and went on to defeat the Hornets 38-21 before a crowd of 2,130 at Alumni Stadium.

Antwanne Kerr pulled down a 50-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Malcolm Long for South Carolina State (6-2 overall, 4-1 MEAC) to tie the game at 7-7 with 5:09 remaining in the second quarter.

DSU quick hits

A quick look at Delaware State's loss to South Carolina State on Saturday at Alumni Stadium in Dover:

Mr. Jones and me
outh Carolina State's defense limited DSU running back Jaashawn Jones to 19 yards on nine carries on Saturday. As a team, DSU only mustered 43 rushing yards against the Bulldogs. DSU entered Saturday's game ranked last in the MEAC in rushing offense at 105.3 yards per game. Jones had topped 100 yards rushing in each of the team's last two games.

S.C. STATE 38, DELAWARE STATE 21

At Dover, Del., Chris Merrill scored two touchdowns and ran for 160 yards to help S.C. State.
The Bulldogs (6-2, 4-1 MEAC) trailed 7-0 before scoring 24 straight. Malcolm Long started the spurt on a 50-yard pass to Antwanne Kerr with 5:09 left in the second quarter for the only offensive touchdown during the Bulldogs’ streak.

Attendance: 2,130

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