CCU notebook: Looking back at N.C. A.&T Aggies

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GREENSBORO, N.C. The Coastal defense was scheduled to face yet another talented runner in A&T's Michael Ferguson, who rushed for 1,169 yards last season and entered averaging 102 rushing yards per game this season. Ferguson was scratched Saturday with a high ankle sprain. He was listed as questionable on the Aggies' injury report. Dione McNair replaced Ferguson in the lineup.

Welcome to the machine. The North Carolina A&T marching band, "The Marching Machine," is a sight to behold. The band began play in 1918 with 50 members and now contains over 200 pieces, easily out-numbering both football rosters on Saturday. The Marching Machine typically plays throughout the game, offering the Aggies a distinct home-field advantage.

CCU's party. With the win, Coastal improves to 6-1 all time against MEAC schools. Coastal's lone loss to a MEAC opponent came last season when the Chants lost their opener to eventual MEAC champion Delaware State.

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Attendance: Coastal Carolina defeat the Aggies 20-7 in the rain. A&T had only 2,062 (9.4%) fans at Aggie Stadium, Greensboro, N.C. (Capacity: 22,000).

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Rutgers gets much-needed victory; Morgan State gets $300,000

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Consider the $300,000 that the Rutgers football team paid Morgan State for Saturday's 38-0 drubbing a bargain.

Entering the day as one of only two schools from the BCS conferences without a win, the Scarlet Knights needed a victory in the worst way. They got one, scoring touchdowns on their first three possessions and cruising by their Football Championship Subdivision foe at Rutgers Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

If the win doesn't salve all their wounds from the 0-3 start, it builds confidence for a Rutgers team that begins Big East play at West Virginia next Saturday. Nothing cures a losing streak more than a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference school. Counting Saturday's win, Rutgers has now outscored its MEAC competition, 153-7, over the past three seasons (Howard, Norfolk State and Morgan State).

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Norfolk State didn't learn the lesson the first time, being on the losing end of a 0-59 score. The Spartans loved the exposure so much that they are scheduled for another beat down on Sept. 10, 2010. I guess its raising the profile, when Rutgers can talk about MEAC teams like this.

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Prairie View A & M defeats Morehouse College, 28-17

ANGEL CITY CLASSIC

Somewhere between the band clinic, the youth game, the step show and the concert, there was a football game Saturday at the Coliseum. Not exactly USC versus Ohio State. However, for organizers of Saturday's Angel City Classic -- pitting Morehouse College against Prairie View A&M -- it was bigger than that.The game, won by Prairie View A&M, 28-17, was the centerpiece of the annual showcase for historically black colleges across the country. This was the third year for the game, originally named the Silver Dollar Classic, and the first time it was televised nationally.

At least it was until a power outrage knocked Fox Sports off the air with 5 minutes 22 seconds left in the game. There was no lack of power in the legs of Donald Babers, a 5-foot-9, 170-pound Prairie View A&M junior who rushed for 180 yards and a touchdown to lead the Panthers. "Reggie Bush was my hero," Babers said. "I'm just glad I could play on the same field he did."

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Attendance: 52,487 (57%) at Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA (Capacity: 92,000).

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BCU 'Cats get mad and get even

You know what they say about payback. And if you're a Norfolk State fan or a Spartan, you know how it feels after Saturday's 33-17 loss at the hands of a fired-up Bethune-Cookman football team. The Wildcats came into the game with vengeance on their minds. During pregame warm-ups, the 'Cats had an extra bounce in their steps on Municipal Stadium's Kelly Field and every now and then one of them would shout, "Payback!"

It had been a year since B-CU's 38-31 road loss to Norfolk State in a series that has heightened interest because the Spartans are coached by former Wildcats defensive coordinator Pete Adrian. Some of the Wildcats, including head coach Alvin Wyatt, had not forgotten how that game played out. The 'Cats left Dick Price Stadium feeling as if they were robbed. Wyatt said his team was forced to alter its blocking scheme to avoid inaccurate penalties for blocking below the waist.

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Attendance: 5,228 (52.3%) at Municipal Stadium, Daytona Beach, FL (Capacity: 10,000).

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Howard wins first Miami Classic 49-21 over Savannah St.

The first annual Miami Classic football game between Howard University and Savannah State at Traz Powell Stadium in North Miami was a memorable one for several former South Florida prep players. The Miami Classic -- which essentially replaces the defunct Orange Blossom Classic and moves to FIU Stadium next year -- featured 15 former local high school standouts. The Bison's roster had 12 former Miami-Dade and Broward prep players. The Tigers had three local players.

And four Bison players with local ties were instrumental in Howard's 49-21 rout of Savannah State. Howard freshman receiver Brandon Drayton, a Northwestern standout in the Bulls' run to the Class 6A state title last year, helped set up the Bison's second score of the game. With his team ahead 6-0, Drayton returned a punt 36 yards to the Tigers 30. After Drayton was tackled, the Tigers (2-3) incurred a late hit penalty that placed the ball at the Savannah State 15.

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Attendance: 3,926 (52.3%) at Traz Powell Stadium, Miami, FL (Capacity: 7,500).