ORANGEBURG, SC – South Carolina State athletics will be on prominent display Saturday (Feb.21) at the 202 All State HBCU Legacy Bowl at Tulane's Yalman Stadium in New Orleans. The contest is set for 3:00 p.m. (CT)/ 4 p.m. EDT and will be televised live by the NFL Network.

Five coaches including head coach Chennis Berry and seven (7) Bulldogs from the 2025 HBCU National Championship and  MEAC Championship squad (10-3 overall, 5-0 MEAC) will be among almost 26 from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) participating in the contest, which will give players from Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) an opportunity to showcase their talent in front of scouts and other team personnel from National Football League (NFL) teams.

Bulldog head coach Chennis Berry will coach of Team Gaither along with assistant coaches Jonathan Williams (OC), Rashard Alston (RB), Gary Howard (DL), Kevin King (Special Teams) and Micheal Styles, Jr. (DB's). Johnson C. Smith head coach Maurice Flowers is the other Co-head coach.
 
Team Gaither, honoring late Florida A&M head coach Jake Gaither, will battle Team Robinson, which honors late Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson. Team Robinson will be made up of players from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC). Team Robinson will be guided by Tremaine Jackson of Prairie View A&M and former Albany State coach Quinn Gray Sr., now the head coach at Florida A&M. 

South Carolina State
Chennis Berry (HC) | 2^nd Straight MEAC COY, AFCA COY, 4^th  Straight Appearance on HBCU Legacy Bowl Coaching Staff.

• Jordan Smith (WR)-All-MEAC
• Roger Smith (OL)-All-MEAC| MEAC Offensive Lineman of the Year
• Michael Lunz I I(DE)-All-MEAC|HBCU All-American Team
• Jarod Washington (DB)-All-MEAC| FCS All-American|Aeneas Williams Award Winner
• Brenyen Scott (DB)- Celebration Bowl MVP| All-MEAC
• William Atkins IV (QB)- All-MEAC
• Elliot Janish (Punter)- All-MEAC
  
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