Road Game: Morgan State Bears vs. UAlbany Great Danes

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GAME TIME
Morgan State (0-2) will face its second of three straight road tests when they take on UAlbany (0-2) in a non-conference matchup on Saturday (Sept. 15) at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium. The Bears open the 2018 season under the leadership of interim head coach Ernest T. Jones. UAlbany completed the 2017 season with a 7-7 overall mark and were 6-2 in CAA play. The Great Danes fell 45-26 at Rhode Island in the conference opener last Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be streamed live at UAlbanysports.com. 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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THE SERIES
• Saturday marks the 2nd meeting in the series that began with a 26-0 #24 UAlbany win on Sept. 9, 2017 at Hughes Stadium. 

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 (10-14, 2yrs); RECORD AT MSU (0-2, 1st yr).
•  UAlbany -Greg Gattuso (Penn State, '83) led the Great Danes to their first win over a Top 10 program -- a 19-10 overtime victory over No. 7 Villanova at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium.  CAREER RECORD (118-58, 17 yrs); RECORD AT UALBANY (21-26, 5th yr).
 
LAST TIME OUT vs. THE GREAT DANES
•  Sept. 9, 2009 --Morgan State opened its home schedule against UAlbany with hopes of lighting up its new scoreboard and breaking into the win column on a sunny Saturday at Hughes Stadium. But their hopes were ended with a 26-0 loss to the Great Danes, in the first meeting in school history between the teams.
•  The loss snapped Morgan State's string of 3-consecutive home opener victories since 2014.
•  UAlbany's (1-1) Karl Mofor, a native of Greenbelt, Md., rushed for 98 yards with two touchdowns to lead the Great Dane's offense.The freshman scored on runs of 4 and 29 yards.
•  Will Brunson passed for 143 yards and a score, completing 10 of 21 passes. Jordan Crockett, 55 yards receiving, caught the 34-yard TD pass to break open a scoreless game late in the first half. Ethan Stark added field goals of 32 and 41 yards for UAlbany.
•  Morgan State (0-2) got 170 yards passing from Elijah Staley, who completed 18 of 40 passes. The Bears marched as far as the UAlbany 20 just once.
•  Sophomore Manassah Bailey led the Bears receiving unit with four catches for 57 yards.
 
A WIN WOULD ... 
...give Ernest T. Jones his first win as MSU's head coach and his 11th career win.
... would mark the Bears' first  win against UAlbany in school history.
... mark MSU's first road non-conference win since defeating Bowie State (28-23) on Sept. 13, 2014.
... mark MSU's first non-conference road win since defeating Towson 12-9 on Sept. 26, 2009.
... mark the Bears  road win  since a 35-24  win on Nov. 19, 2016.
... .mark MSU's earliest season victory since recording a 28-24 home win against Howard on Sept. 24, 2016.
 
QUICK HITS
• Junior DeAndre Harris, a 6-4, 210-pound quarterback from Washington (Ga.) has opened the season by connecting on 19 of 35 passes for 174 yards, including a pair of INTs. He also has 28 yards on the ground and ran for a TD in Week 2 at Akron.
• The Bears recorded a season-high 114 yards on the ground against Akron. Freshman RB Jordan Riggins led the way with 16 carries for 55 yards.
• 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, three tackles for loss and two sacks in the Bears' season opener vs. Towson, and had 10 tackles in Week 2 at Akron.
• Senior LB Damare' Whitaker led the Bears defensive efforts at Akron where he recorded a game-high 11 tackles.
• MSU's defense forced three turnovers at Akron. Senior S Darius Johnson and r-junior CB DJ Trigg recorded interceptions and r-senior DL  AJ Agbelese had a fumble recovery.
• MSU ranks T-No. 12 in passes intercepted (3) and turnovers gained (5).
• TE Jack McCracken (6-4, 205) is a big target in the Bears passing game. The true freshman currently leads the team with 4 receptions for 58 yards (14.5 avg) and took over the long-snapping chores in Week 2 at Akron.
• Ernest T. Jones' Bears are predicted to finish 9th in the MEAC's 2018 Preseason Order of Finish. 
 
A GLANCE AT THE GREAT DANES
•  UAlbany finished 2017 with an overall mark of 4-7 and a 2-6 conference record, and snapped a 6-game losing streak when they posted a 15-0 home shutout of New Hampshire in the season finale.
•  UAlbany returned 14 starters (eight on offense and six on defense) from a team that ended the 2017 season.
•  Greg Gattuso (Penn State, '83) leads the UAlbany in his fifth season at the helm. This marks his 17th season as a head coach.
•  RB Elijah Ibitokun- Hanks finished the 2016 campaign with a CAA-best 1,401 yards (16 TDs) and was a STATS FCS Third-Team All-American, but missed almost all of 2017 while rehabbing an injury.
•  UAlbany also returns sophomore Karl Mofor, who ran for 555 yards and six TDs during Ibitokun-Harris' absence last year.
•  UAlbany was strong defensively a season ago, allowing just 17.7 points per game, fourth-best in the CAA. The Danes also were No. 2 in the league in total defense (282.5 ypg).
•  The Danes' will be led by QB Vince Testaverde -- the son of Heisman Trophy winner Vinny Testaverde. The fifth-year senior has been seeing game action for the first time since 2014 when he was a true freshman at Texas Tech. He also spent two years at Miami before transferring to UAlbany.  
• The Danes' special teams will be led by  junior wide receiver Donovan McDonald.  Last year, McDonald ranked third in the league with an average of 10.1 yards per punt return. He also led the Danes with 1,015 all-purpose yards and became UAlbany's second-leading receiver with 29 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns.
• Freshman WR Dev Holmes earned the CAA Rookie of the Week after collecting 148 yards receiving and a TD on nine catches in Week 1 vs. Pittsburgh.
• R-sophomore MLB Levi Metheny and junior CB Tyler Carswell lead the Danes' defense.  The duo have recorded 21 tackles apiece thru the first two games of the season.
• The Great Danes are last in the CAA with 39 points allowed per game and second-to-last with 403.5 yards permitted per contest; UAlbany ranked second in the CAA and ninth in the country in FCS in total defense a year ago.

MORGAN STATE/UALBANY CONNECTIONS
• UAlbany has a couple of players from the DMV area on its roster– junior CB Ty Tobias [Oxon Hill, Md. | Potomac HS], senior SMason Gray [Washington, DC | St. John's College Prep],  r-sophomore TE Murad Hussain [Baltimore, MD | Franklin HS], senior LBNeven Sussman [Sandy Spring, MD | Sherwood HS], sophomore RB Karl Mofor [Greenbelt, MD | Roosevelt HS], and r-senior OLJack Dudzinski [Fulton, MD | Reservoir HS].  Morgan State has two players from the state of New York– junior OL Tarik Johnson[Liberty, NY | Liberty HS] and freshman OL Jily Sylla [Harlem, NY | Harlem Village Academies].
• Edward Scott, MSU's Director of Intercollegiate Athletics, was an all-conference outfielder and an Academic All-American at UAlbany.

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 hit the road for a non-conference matchup against N.C. A&T  on Saturday, Sept. 22. The game  will be broadcast live on WEAA 88.9FM.
Kickoff is slated for 7 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.

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Kennesaw Owls Welcome Alabama State For Home Opener

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KENNESAW, Georgia -- The No. 7 Kennesaw State football team returns to Fifth Third Bank Stadium on Saturday for its home opener, welcoming Alabama State to town for a 5 p.m. kickoff.

The Rundown
Opponent: Alabama State (1-1)
Date: Saturday, Sept. 15
Site: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kickoff: 5 p.m.
TV: Peachtree TV / ESPN+
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Radio: Atlanta Sports X - 1230 AM; 106.3 FM
Game Notes: KSU | ASU



Top Storylines
• The Owls are coming off the best rushing performance seen across all of Division I (FBS or FCS) this season, taking 68 carries for a school-record 507 yards and seven touchdowns.

• Kennesaw State is looking to continue its home dominance on Saturday, not having lost a game at home since Oct. 15, 2016 vs. Liberty (21-36) -- 700 days.

• Kennesaw State hasn't lost a regular-season game to an FCS opponent since August 31, 2017 when it fell to Samford, 28-23 (380 days).

• Chandler Burks exploded last week for three rushing touchdowns, ranking first in the Big South and fifth overall in the country. 

• The Owls have forced a turnover in 16-straight games dating back to last season when the team led the nation in turnover margin (+1.64).

• Kennesaw State is 3-1 when playing teams hailing from the state of Alabama and 1-0 against Alabama State.

• A win would send the Owls to their 14th victory in the last 16 contests and be the program's 10th consecutive home win.

Noting Alabama State
• The Alabama State Hornets enter this weekend 1-1 under newly promoted head coach Donald Hill-Eley, who served as the team's interim head last season.

• The Hornets finished second in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in 2017, working to a 5-6 record and 4-3 conference finish.

• Once Hill-Eley took over the team last season, ASU went 5-1 to finish out the year.

• The Hornets opened the season at home with a win over Tuskegee, 26-20, to end a six-year drought for Alabama State.

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Tennessee State Lady Tigers Release 2018-19 Schedule

Full 2018-19 Tennessee State Women’s Basketball Schedule

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- The 2018-19 Tennessee State University women’s basketball schedule has been finalized.

The 2018-19 schedule is slated for 32 regular season games including an exempt tournament that will see the Lady Tigers face three opponents in downtown Nashville at the Municipal Auditorium.

The 32-game schedule includes 14 non-conference match-ups against opponents from nine Division I conferences: ACC, Atlantic Sun, Big East, Big Ten, C-USA, Mid American, SWAC, Sunbelt, SEC.

For the second consecutive year the OVC will play an 18-game schedule.

Following a blue and white scrimmage on October 25, TSU will get its final tune-up with an exhibition against Cincinnati Christian on Nov. 5 before opening up the season across town at Lipscomb on Nov. 9.

The Lady Tigers will take on Arkansas, Wisconsin and Pittsburgh during the Challenge in Music City Thanksgiving Tournament at Municipal Auditorium (Nov.23-25).

TSU will continue non-conference action until opening league play against Tennessee Tech on January 3. The Lady Tigers will close out league play on March 2 versus UT Martin.

The OVC Tournament is set for March 6-9 in Evansville, Ind.

NON-CONFERENCE OPPONENTS11.09 | at Lipscomb | A-Sun
11.13 | at Alabama A&M – SWAC
11.16 | at Troy | Sunbelt
11.21 | at Vanderbilt | SEC
11.23 | vs Arkansas | SEC
11.24 | vs Wisconsin | Big Ten
11.25 | vs Pittsburgh | ACC
11.29 | South Alabama - Sunbelt
12.02 | at Louisville | ACC
12.12 | Cumberland | Mid-South
12.15 | at Marshall | C-USA
12.17 | DePaul | Big East
12.23 | Ball State | Mid-American
12.29 | Fisk | GCAC

NON-CONFERENCE BREAKDOWNAtlantic Sun (1) - Lipscomb
Atlantic Coast (2) - Louisville, Pittsburgh
Big East (1)- DePaul
Big Ten (1) - Wisconsin
Conference USA (1) - Marshall
Mid American – (1) - Ball State
Southwestern Athletic (1) - Alabama A&M
Sunbelt (2) - South Alabama, Troy
Southeastern Conference (2) - Arkansas, Vanderbilt
NAIA (2) - Cumberland (Mid-South), Fisk (Gulf Coast Atlantic)

BY THE NUMBERS32 Regular Season Games
1 Exhibition Game
14 Non-Conference Games
18 OVC Games
12 Home Games
17 Road Games
3 Neutral Site Games
1 Tournament

KEY DATESFinal Tune Up: Nov. 5 vs Cincinnati Christian (Exhibition)
Season Opener: Nov. 9 at Lipscomb
Home Opener: Dec. 11 vs Cumberland
OVC Opener: Jan. 3 vs Tennessee Tech
OVC Tournament: March. 6 – March 9 (Evansville, Ind.)

Full 2018-19 Tennessee State Women’s Basketball Schedule

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TSU Men's Basketball Announces 2018-19 Schedule

NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- Head Coach Brian “Penny” Collins announced the 2018-19 Tennessee State men’s basketball schedule on Friday. This year’s schedule includes non-conference tests at Kentucky, Memphis, Vanderbilt, Western Kentucky and Akron, among others.

The Collins Era at TSU kicks off with an Oct. 31 home exhibition game versus Tennessee Wesleyan before officially getting underway with the season opener on Nov. 10 at Lipscomb.

The 30-game regular season schedule includes 13 home games and 17 road games with stops in California, Maryland, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama and Tennessee.

The 2019 Ohio Valley Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament is scheduled for March 6-9 in Evansville, Indiana.

2018-19 SCHEDULE  |  TICKET OFFICE INFORMATION

• KEY DATES
  • Exhibition Game: Oct. 31, 2018 vs. Tennessee Wesleyan at the Gentry Center
  • Regular Season Opener: Nov. 10, 2018 at Lipscomb at Allen Arena in Nashville
  • Home Opener: Nov. 13, 2018 vs. Little Rock at the Gentry Center
  • Ohio Valley Conference Opener: Jan. 3, 2019 vs. Tennessee Tech at the Gentry Center
  • OVC Tournament: March 6-9 at the Ford Center in Evansville, Ind.

• BY THE NUMBERS
  • 30 Regular Season Games
  • 12 Non-Conference Games
  • 18 Ohio Valley Conference Games
  • 13 Home Games
  • 17 Road Games
  • 1 Exhibition Game
  • 3 NCAA Tournament Opponents (Kentucky, Lipscomb, Murray State)
  • 1 NIT Opponent (Western Kentucky)
  • 1 CBI Opponent (Jacksonville State)
  • 2 CIT Opponents (Austin Peay, North Carolina A&T)

• NON-CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
  • Atlantic Sun (1): Lipscomb
  • Sun Belt (1): Little Rock
  • Big West (1): Cal State Northridge
  • Conference USA (1): Western Kentucky
  • Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (2): Coppin State, North Carolina A&T
  • Mid-American Conference (1): Akron
  • American Athletic Conference (1): Memphis
  • Southeastern Conference (2): Kentucky, Vanderbilt
  • Non-Division I (2): Carver College, Fisk

HEAD COACH BRIAN “PENNY” COLLINS“We are extremely excited about this year’s schedule. We’ll open the season with an exhibition game against Tennessee Wesleyan, and then go on the road at Lipscomb - against a team that’s coming off an NCAA Tournament run. Then we have some really good home games in Little Rock and North Carolina A&T that’ll give our fan base an opportunity to see us play against some really well-coached teams.”
- On the schedule at the start of the season

“It’s going to be great for our alums to see us play non-conference games in Los Angeles, Kentucky, Maryland and Ohio. Those are places where we feel like our alumni base will be strong. Playing against Vanderbilt right here in Nashville, and Kentucky in Lexington, it’s great to play SEC opponents and not have to travel far for our fans and our team.”
- On fans getting the chance to see the team all over the country

“To play against Memphis, Penny Hardaway’s new team, will be a great experience for our guys. I believe he will make Memphis one of the best programs in the country. The energy and excitement they have in Memphis is the same we are trying to create here in Nashville."
- On playing at Memphis

“For OVC play, we open with four-consecutive games at home, so that’s something that’s pretty unique about our schedule. Hopefully it will give us a chance to get off to a good start.”
- On the Ohio Valley Conference schedule 

• 2018-19 TSU MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 
• Oct. 31  - Tennessee Wesleyan (Exhibition)
• Nov. 10 - at Lipscomb
• Nov. 13 - Little Rock
• Nov. 15 - Carver College (Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase)            
• Nov. 17 - Fisk (Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase) 
• Nov. 20 - at Cal State Northridge
• Nov. 23 - at Kentucky (Ohio Valley Hardwood Showcase)
• Dec. 1 - at Western Kentucky
• Dec. 9 - at Coppin State
• Dec. 15 - North Carolina A&T
• Dec. 18 - at Akron
• Dec. 22 - at Memphis
• Dec. 29 - at Vanderbilt
• Jan. 3 - Tennessee Tech *
• Jan. 5 - Jacksonville State *
• Jan. 10 - Eastern Kentucky *
• Jan. 12 - Morehead State *
• Jan. 17 - at Tennessee Tech *
• Jan. 19 - at Belmont *
• Jan. 24 - at Austin Peay *
• Jan. 26 - at Murray State *
• Jan. 31 - UT Martin *
• Feb. 2 - Southeast Missouri State *
• Feb. 7 - at Morehead State *
• Feb. 9 - at Eastern Kentucky *
• Feb. 14 - Belmont *
• Feb. 16 - at Jacksonville State *
• Feb. 21 - SIUE *
• Feb. 23 - Eastern Illinois *
• Feb. 28 - at Southeast Missouri State *
• Mar. 2 - at UT Martin *
• Mar. 6-9 - OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.)


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Brevard vs. Allen Football Game Canceled Due to Hurricane Florence

BREVARD, North Carolina – Due to impending inclement weather from Hurricane Florence, the Brevard College vs. Allen University football game scheduled for 3 p.m. this Saturday at Brevard Memorial Stadium has been canceled.  The decision was made as a result of Allen University, located in Columbia, S.C., closing its operations in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

A possible make-up date for the contest between the two schools is being discussed.

The Brevard College Football team returns to action on Saturday, September 22 with a road game at Virginia-Lynchburg.  The next home game for the Tornados is set for Saturday, October 6 at 1 p.m. vs. Methodist in a USA South Conference match up.

For all the latest information, weather updates, and any additional schedule changes please like Brevard College Athletics on Facebook or follow @bctornados on Twitter and Instagram.

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Week 3: HBCU Football Schedule (Subject To Change Due to Hurricane Florence)

THURSDAY, Sept. 13, 2018
Newberry 27, Virginia University of Lynchburg 14

SATURDAY, Sept. 15, 2018

MEAC
Savannah State at Howard, 1 PM   Postponed
Jackson State at Florida A&M, 5 PM, ESPN3
Bethune-Cookman at Florida Atlantic, 6 PM
Norfolk State at Liberty, 6 PM, ESPN3   Postponed to Dec. 1, 2018 
North Carolina Central at South Carolina State, 6 PM, ESPN3  Postponed to Nov. 24, 2018
Morgan State at Albany (NY), 7 PM
Delaware State at Western Michigan, 7 PM, ESPN+

OVC
Tennessee State at Hampton, 6 PM, ESPN+  Cancelled

SWAC
Alabama State at Kennesaw State, 5 PM, ESPN+
Alabama A&M at Cincinnati, 7 PM, ESPN3
Arkansas Pine Bluff at South Dakota State, 7 PM, ESPN+
Langston at Southern, 7 PM
Texas Southern at Alcorn State, 7 PM
Prairie View A&M at UNLV, 10 PM

CIAA
Chowan at Shaw, 1 PM  Postponed
Lincoln (Pa.) at Clarion, 1 PM
Virginia State at Saint Augustine's, 1 PM  Cancelled
Bowie State at McKendree (IL), 2 PM
Livingstone at Lane, 3 PM  Cancelled
Benedict at Fayetteville State, 4 PM   Cancelled
Virginia Union at Johnson C. Smith, 4 PM  Cancelled
Elizabeth City State vs. Winston Salem State  Cancelled

SIAC
Kentucky State at Kentucky Wesleyan, 2 PM
Central State (OH) at Morehouse, 5 PM
Fort Valley State at Miles, 6 PM
Tuskegee at Clark Atlanta, 7 PM
West Georgia at Albany State (Ga.), 7 PM

OTHER HBCUs
West Virginia State at Notre Dame College, 12 Noon
UW-Oshkosh at Lincoln (Mo.), 2 PM
Allen University at Brevard College,  3 PM   Cancelled
Texas College at Texas Wesleyan, 7 PM



ALL GAME TIMES SHOWN IN EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME

Newberry overpowers Virginia University of Lynchburg

NEWBERRY. South Carolina  – A monster day by Jamarcus Henderson and a career-high two touchdown catches from Keinan Lewis keyed Newberry to a 27-14 win over visiting Virginia University of Lynchburg in a game moved up two days for safety concerns stemming from Hurricane Florence.

Lewis opened and closed the scoring for Newberry (1-2), tiptoeing the back of the end zone a 25-yard first-quarter pass from Nick Jones on a fade route after an apparent offsides penalty against the Dragons (1-2) gave the Newberry offense a "free play." The score capped a 9-play, 85-yard drive that marked Newberry's second scoring drive of 85-plus yards in as many games.

With time winding down in the fourth, Lewis again found the end zone to turn a one-possession game into a much more comfortable margin. Newberry appeared content to chew up clock with handoffs to Austin Barnes, with the bruising running back breaking off a 23-yard gain and then forcing the Dragons to use timeouts on two consecutive runs up the middle.

As Newberry faced a third and 8 with 1:31 on the clock, quarterback Greg Ruff found Lewis in the end zone for his second scoring play of the day. He finished with four catches for 64 yards and was targeted a team-high six times.

Henderson, meanwhile, made a living in the backfield Thursday afternoon with one of the best performances by a Newberry defensive lineman in recent memory. He was credited with three sacks, second-most in a single game in school history, and tied for third with five total tackles for loss. One of his sacks included a forced fumble.

Those five stops behind the line of scrimmage, four solo and two assisted, accounted for 24 yards lost and gave him 247 tackle for loss yards in his career. That total leads all active Division II players and is the second-most among active players at any level of NCAA football.

Henderson was a key contributor to another impressive day by the Wolves' defense, which limited the Dragons to 2.9 yards per play and allowed just 30 rushing yards on 42 carries. Over Newberry's last two games, Florida Tech and Virginia University of Lynchburg have combined for 71 rushing attempts and just 38 yards, an astounding 0.54 yards per carry.

BOX SCORE

Newberry finished with eight sacks and 14 total tackles for loss on Thursday afternoon in addition to breaking up six passes and being credited with 11 quarterback hurries.

The Dragons entered the game sporting a 1-1 record. Despite coming off a 79-16 thumping at the hands of Division I Bethune-Cookman last week, VUL was riding high after an excellent start to the season. The Dragons broke a 44-game losing streak with a 30-28 win over junior college powerhouse Louisburg, forcing five turnovers to hand the Hurricanes their first loss since 2015.

VUL moved the ball well in spurts and finished with 213 yards of total offense. The Dragons took advantage of a short field to even the score at seven points apiece nearly four minutes before halftime. Attempting to rally from a 20-7 fourth-quarter deficit, the Dragons put together their most impressive drive of the day, covering 76 yards in seven plays and cutting the deficit to six points on a 3-yard scoring jaunt by To'mas Newman.

The drive was helped by a 46-yard completion, representing the second-longest play from scrimmage against the Wolves this season.

But the Newberry defense still reigned supreme, forcing punts on each of the Dragons' six possessions and 10 overall, forcing two turnovers on downs, and the first interception of Javhanee Neal's career on a ball that caromed off the receiver's hands in the third quarter.

Darryl Foster matched his career high with nine tackles to lead the Wolves, while Troy Cunningham established a new career high with eight total tackles, broke up two passes, and contributed half a sack.

Darius Clark finished with three receptions for 42 yards and also adding a four-yard touchdown rush in the second quarter. Greg Ruff led the Wolves with 90 yards passing on seven completions, while Nick Jones completed five passes for 66 yards. Both tossed one touchdown.

Newberry offered free admission to those displaced by Hurricane Florence, with 28 fans from across the state taking advantage of the offer. A sun-drenched crowd of 2,107 enjoyed the game at Setzler Field, an impressive gathering with less than 48 hours' notice of the shift in game time.

Newberry opens South Atlantic Conference play next Saturday with a home game against preseason favorites and 21-time conference champions Carson-Newman. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m.

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Cincinnati Football Returns To Nippert Stadium Saturday Against Alabama A&M

CINCINNATI VS. ALABAMA A&M
Date	Saturday, Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. ET
Venue	Cincinnati, Ohio | Nippert Stadium (40,000)
Preview Info	Game Notes | Press Conference Video
Records	Cincinnati (2-0) | Alabama A&M (1-1)
Head Coaches	Luke Fickell (Second Year) | Connell Maynor (First Year)
Series Record	Cincinnati lead 1-0
Last Meeting	Sept. 5, 2015 - Cincinnati won 52-10
Live Stats	Live Stats
Watch	ESPN3 | ESPN App
Listen	102.7 WEBN FM | 700 WLW AM (After Reds Game) | TuneIn Radio
Twitter	@GoBearcatsFB | @GoBEARCATS
Tickets	Buy Tickets
Gameday Information	2018 Gameday Page

CINCINNATI, Ohio – The University of Cincinnati football team opens up the home schedule in week three, facing Alabama A&M at 7 p.m. inside Nippert Stadium after playing the first two weeks of the season on the road. The game will air exclusively on ESPN3 and the ESPN app and via radio on 102.7 WEBN, 700 WLW AM following the ending of the Reds game and TuneIn.com.

THE SERIES
Saturday marks the second all-time meeting between the two schools with both contests taking place in Cincinnati at NIppert Stadium. The Bearcats won the Sept. 5, 2015 matchup 52-10, the first home game following the Nippert Stadium renovation.

THE COACHES
Luke Fickell was named the 42nd Football Head Coach at the University of Cincinnati in December 2016. He took the reins of UC's program after spending 15 years at his alma mater, Ohio State. A veteran of nearly 20 years coaching at the FBS level, Fickell was a part of nine Big Ten Conference titles (seven as a coach, two as a player) and two national championship squads with 15 postseason games and 12 NFL Draft selections under his belt.

Connell Maynor is in his first season leading the Alabama A&M program. Maynor has more than two decades of experience, both as a coach and as a player in the intercollegiate and professional ranks. He has been part of 10 championship teams, six as a player and four as a coach with previous head coach stints at Hampton and Winston-Salem State.

STREAKS, STORYLINES, SIDEBARS ...

• The University of Cincinnati football team plays its 131st season in 2018. The program dates to 1885 and is one of the 10 oldest in major college football. UC has won a league title five times in the last 11 years and played in nine bowl games in the last 12 seasons.
• Entering 2018, UC is one of 36 NCAA FBS teams with 100 wins since 2005. The Bearcats' .638 winning percentage since 2007 ranks among the Top-30 teams in the NCAA FBS, winning at least nine games seven times in the last 12 years.
• The Bearcats returned to Nippert Stadium in 2015 after a 20 month, $86-million renovation and drew 222,578 fans in the first year back at Nippert Stadium, a single-season record average of 37, 096.
• UC won back-to-back-to-back American Athletic Conference FB Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2015, 2016 & 2017.
• UC was picked fourth in the American Athletic Conference Preseason poll and is the only team in the conference to return its leading rusher (Gerrid Doaks), passer (Hayden Moore) and receiver (Kahlil Lewis) from the 2017 season.
• Almost sixty-nine percent of UC's roster (77 of 112) is made of up freshmen, RS freshmen and sophomores.
• UC is one of the five youngest teams in college football, featuring 81 underclassmen (29 sophomores, 17 redshirt freshmen, 35 true freshmen) on its 112-person roster.
• The 2018 roster is composed of student-athletes from 16 states and five countries. Sixty-four Bearcats hail from Ohio, with 24 from Cincinnati, followed in order by Florida (10), Georgia (9), Indiana (6), Illinois (4), Kentucky (4), Virginia (4), Alabama (3), Michigan (2) with single players from California, Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.
• UC started the season with two straight road games for the 12th time, winning both games for only the second time in program history and the first time since 1898. UC hadn't started a season with two-straight road games since 1991 when the Bearcats opened with three-straight away from home against Penn State, North Carolina and Bowling Green.
• UC is the only team in The American that did not play a home game in the first two weeks of the season.
• The Bearcats have held opponents scoreless in five straight quarters, beginning with the fourth period against UCLA in Week 1.
• UC's defense is tied for 7th in the country in fewest points allowed per game.
• UC's shutout over Miami (OH) was the Bearcats' first since a 14-0 win against Temple in the 2014 season and the 13th-straight win in the Battle for the Victory Bell.
• After two games, RB Michael Warren is tied for the national lead with five rushing touchdowns.

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Gulf Coast Challenge Football Tickets on Sale

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Tickets for the inaugural Gulf Coast Challenge football game between the Alabama A&M Bulldogs and Southern Jaguars at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Ala. on Sept. 22 are on sale now.

Bulldog fans can be purchase tickets by stopping at the ticket office located at Louis Crews Stadium or by calling the ticket office at 256-372-4700. Tickets cannot be mailed.

Ticket prices:

 Gulf Coast Classic

·         40 yard line- $35

·         30 yard line - $25

·         General admission (end zone)- $15

No refunds and no exchanges on all ticket purchases.

For more information on the Gulf Coast Challenge, please visit the official website, www.thegulfcoastchallenge.com

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North Carolina A&T Mourns The Passing of Coach Don Corbett

EAST GREENSBORO (September 13, 2018) – Don Corbett, the legendary North Carolina A&T men’s basketball coach who led the Aggies to seven Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament championships over 14 seasons, has died at the age of 75 from cancer.

Corbett’s seven tournament conference titles occurred consecutively from 1982-88. The mark is still tied with the University of Kentucky for the longest such streak in NCAA Division I history (1944-50). Corbett became the Aggies head coach in 1979 as the successor to Gene Littles.

He went 9-19 his first season and then proceeded to run off eight straight winning seasons and 11 altogether from 1979-93. Also in that span, Corbett put together six 20-win seasons, won the MEAC regular-season seven times and won the MEAC tournament and regular-season titles in the same year five times. Corbett led his Aggies to seven NCAA appearances and one NIT showing.

The most memorable season under Corbett was the 1987-88 campaign where marks were set that may never be broken. The Aggies won a school-record 26 games by going 26-3 overall with a 16-0 mark in the MEAC. They advanced to the NCAA tournament where they nearly pulled off an upset at the Greensboro Coliseum against a talented Syracuse team that included NBA standouts Ronny Seikaly and Derrick Coleman.

Corbett won MEAC coach of the year six times and an Aggie won MEAC player of the year six times during his tenure including Joe Binion winning the award three consecutive seasons (1982-84). Eric Boyd (1985), George Cale (1987) and Claude Williams (1988) also won the honor under Corbett. The Aggies all-time leader in scoring (Binion), rebounding (Binion), assists (Thomas Griffis), steals (Griffis) and field goal percentage (Williams) all played for Corbett.

Corbett was born in Thomasville, Ga., where he was a two-sport high school standout in football and basketball. After receiving a bachelor’s degree from Lincoln (Mo.) University and a masters degree from the University of Illinois, he began his coaching career at Carver High School in Columbus, Georgia, where he compiled a 33-13 record.

After two assistant coaching stints at South Carolina State University and Tennessee State University, Corbett got his first collegiate head coaching job at Lincoln, his alma mater, in 1971.

He coached at Lincoln for eight years finishing with a 159-59 record. His teams finished either first or second in the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) every year and his 1977-78 team made the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. He compiled a 159-59 record. He is still the school’s all-time winningest basketball coach.

Corbett finished his career at N.C. A&T 254-145. He had 415 overall coaching victories. In 2006, N.C. A&T named the basketball court for him and another legendary Aggies basketball coach, Cal Irvin. He is a member of the MEAC Hall of Fame, the Guilford County Sports Hall of Fame, the MIAA Hall of Fame, and the Lincoln University Hall of Fame.

Corbett met and married his beloved wife Freda while they were undergraduate students at Lincoln. They were married for 44 years before her passing in 2009. He is survived by four children: Don Corbett of Raleigh, Derrick Corbett of Philadelphia, Pa., Darren Corbett of Greensboro, and Denise Corbett of Durham; his sister, Gail Garfield of Manhattan, N.Y., two daughter-in-laws, Wendy Gates Corbett of Raleigh and Ana Matore Corbett of Greensboro; and two grandchildren, Jalen Michael Corbett and Cameron Matthew Corbett, both of Greensboro.

Woodard Funeral Home is handling the service arrangements for the family.

COURTESY: NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY SPORTS INFORMATION