GAME TIME
South Carolina State (3-4, 1-0) will look to extend their winning streak to three straight with a win against the host Bears of Morgan State (2-5, 0-2 MEAC). The Bulldogs posted an 26-24 win over top-ranked North Carolina Central in their last outing, while the Bears look to snap a three-game losing skid after an 38-7 loss to #12 Delaware. Kickoff is slated for 12 p.m. and will be streamed live by ESPN+ .

GAME COVERAGE
ESPN+ will be broadcasting the game live ... will be streaming the game live Phil Schoener will call the play-by-play with color analyst Emory "Czar of the Playbook" 

RADIO: Bulldog Football Radio Network with play-by-play announcer Ernest Robinson and analyst William "Bill" Hamilton Over the Air: WPJK 1580 AM and 92.9 FM in Orangeburg (ESPN ORANGEBURG)
Internet: https://zeno.fm/WPJKAM/
Via phone: (641) 552-512.

THE SERIES

•  The matchup marks the 42nd meeting between the two schools. The Bulldogs lead the overall series 34-6-1 since 1971.
•  MSU's last win against the Bulldogs was in Nov. 15, 2014 when the Bears won 24-21 at Hughes Stadium.
•  SCSU has won 13 of the last 14 meetings (2003-2019) against the Bears.

THE COACHES

• Oliver 'Buddy' Pough is in his 20th season as head football coach at South Carolina State. His teams have also captured three MEAC titles (2008, 2009 & 2021) outright, shared four others (2004, 2010, 2013 and 2014), and made four trips to the prestigious FCS playoffs (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013).
• Damon Wilson was announced as the Bears' 23rd head football coach on June 10, 2022 and previously spent 13 seasons as the head coach at Bowie State University where he achieved three straight Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) conference championship 2010-12.

Bulldog Bites

•  South Carolina State finished the 2021 season with a 7-5 overall record and captured the MEAC championship with a 5-0 conference mark ... The Bulldogs also captured the Celebration Bowl with a 31-10 victory against Jackson State.
•  The Bulldogs were picked to finish No. 1 in the MEAC Preseason Coaches' Poll for the second straight year ... Sixteen Bulldogs were named to MEAC All-Preseason Team.
•  SCSU held on to upset N.C. Central 26-24 at Dawson "Bulldog" Stadium on Saturday. Graduate quarterback Corey Fields connected 21-of-31 for 264-yards and three touchdowns. 
•  WR Shaquan Davis is the No. 1 receiver in the conference (584 yards). He ranks No. 1 in reception TDs (8) and No. 2 in the league in receptions per game (4.3).
• RB Kendrell Flowers leads the Bulldogs ground attack and ranks No. 6 in the league with 87 carries for 366 yards (4.2 avg) and has three rushing TDs.
•  LB BJ Davis is currently No. 1 in passes defended (9) and No. 6 in the conference in tackles (50), while Patrick Godbolt ranks No. 3 in the tackles for loss (6.5) and has 1.5 sacks. 
•  South Carolina State leads the league in a number of statistical categories: No. 1 in interceptions (9); No. 1 in sacks allowed (11); No. 2 in sacks (18); No. 2 in pass defense (192.9); No. 3 in pass offense (199.4); No. 3 in total offense (305.6) and total defense (363.6).

A Look at the Bears

•  Carson Baker, a 6-3, 205-pound transfer from Western Kentucky, has completed 67 of 128 passes for 752 yards with 7 TDs and 3 picks thru seven games ... he also has 37 carries for 90 yards and scored his first rushing TD of the season in the Bears' nailbiter against Norfolk State. 
•  RB Alfonzo Graham (Baltimore, Md.) leads the league with 666 yards on 109 carries and has scored six TDs (5 rushing) ...  he finished with a career-high 203 yards (T-No. 10 highest total in FCS) on 23 carries against NSU.
•  LB Lawrence Richardson ranks among the league leading defenders with 54 tackles (37 solo) with 1.5 tackles for loss, 2 QB hurries, an interception and a forced fumble ... FCS-focused podcast/website The Bluebloods named Richardson to its 26-member preseason All-MEAC team ... he recorded a game-high 13 tackles with 2 TFL and a forced fumble in Week 2 at Towson.
•  Erick Hunter is excelling as a sophomore LB for the Bears .. he is currently the teams' second leading tackler with 49 stops (29 solo), two breakups, two QB hurries and a sack ... he posted a season-high 13 tackles at #12 Delaware.

PRESEASON Outlook
South Carolina State University has been picked to win the MEAC Football Championship as the Bulldogs topped the league's annual preseason poll for 2022.  Morgan State was picked to finish sixth (6th) in the MEAC standings, according to the poll of the conference head coaches and sports information directors.

PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS

• Sixteen (16) South Carolina State Bulldogs were named to the 2022 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Preseason Football All-Conference team, as voted on by MEAC head football coaches and sports information directors .
•  Junior defensive end Jeblonski Green, Jr along with redshirt senior Shaquan Davis was named to several All-American teams. Green., Jr was named to the Reese's Senior Bowl Watch List and MEAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year.

Bulldogs Back In the Hunt 
The 2022 South Carolina State Bulldogs return 18 starters -nine (9) on offense and nine (9) on defense.

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