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MORGAN STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS 1700 East Cold Spring | , Md. | 21251 | 443-885-3831 (P) | www.MorganStateBears.com MORGAN STATE FOOTBALL RELEASE Bears Host Towson For 'Battle for Greater Baltimore' AUGUST 31, 2021 Morgan State vs. Towson GAMETIME Date: 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (0-0, 0-0) Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021, 4 p.m. (ET) Morgan State will face Towson in the season opener Hughes Stadium (10,000) | Baltimore, Md. on Saturday (Sept. 4) at Hughes Stadium. The Bears Date Opponent Time/Result TV GAME COVERAGE open the 2021 season under the leadership of head S4 TOWSON 4 p.m. coachTyrone Wheatley. Both teams did not have a S11 at Tulane 6 p.m. BROADCASTS: SportsFEVER 2020 fall season or spring campaign earlier this year. S18 at Sacred Heart 1 p.m. Television Network (STN) will be Towson completed the 2019 season with a 7-5 overall O2 SAINT FRANCIS 12 p.m. broadcasting the game mark and were 4-4 in Colonial Athletic Association play. O8 at Howard* 8 p.m. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be broadcast live ... Phil Schoener will handle the play-by- O16 at S.C. State* 1:30 p.m. play duties with color analyst Emory Hunt by SPORTSfever Television Network (STN) and WEAA, 88.9FM. The game will mark the third of the "Battle for O23 N.C. CENTRAL* (HC) 1 p.m. O30 at Norfolk State* 2 p.m. RADIO: Greater Baltimore" series between the teams. WEAA, 88.9 FM N4 DELAWARE STATE* 7:30 p.m. is the flagship station for THE SERIES N13 at Univ. of Albany 1 p.m. the ... • Saturday, Sept. 4th will mark the 26th meeting in N20 GEORGETOWN 12 p.m. Lamont Germany will call the series that began with a 34-7 Morgan Sate win at the play-by-play with Renard Towson on Sept. 1, 1979. *Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Game; Stubbs in the booth. The game will be broadcast • The Tigers hold an 19-6 advantage in the series vs. BOLD = Home Games played at Hughes Stadium live on 88.9 FM and streamed on WEAA.org. MSU. All times ET and subject to change Morgan State was a power as a LIVE STREAM: ESPN+ QUICK HITS • The 2021 Morgan State Bears will be under former member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association LIVE STATS: morganstatebears.com the leadership of . Wheatley enters his third season at the helm and (CIAA). The Bears posted 173 wins THE TEAMS the 2021 campaign will mark his second season between 1929 and 1959 when on the sideline due to the program not competing Edward P. Hurt was the head during the 2020-21 athletic season. coach and the Bears won 14 CIAA championships. Earl • Senior Neil Boudreau, a 6-3, 220-pound QB from Banks added to the championship collection by winning Irvine (Calif.) and junior Eastern transfer four titles during the 1960s and a MEAC title in 1971. Jairus Grissom have been the frontrunners in the Clarence Thomas led the Bears to a MEAC title in 1979. competition for the Bears starting QB job. • Veteran WR Wesley Wolfolk is expected to be a 2019 Record...... 3-9,2-6 2019 Record...... 7-5,4-4 favorite option in the Bears air attack. He totaled 22 Other MSU highlights: Rank...... -/- Rank...... -/- receptions for 385 yards and 2 TDs in 2019. • Four (4) Pro Football Hall of Famers (Len Ford, Pts/Gm...... 18.7 Pts/Gm...... 30.2 • There has been plenty of competition in the backfield Leroy Kelly, Roosevelt Brown & Willie Lanier) Yds/Gm...... 121.1 Rush Yds/Gm...... 154.6 throughout the preseason. RB situation appears to be • 19 CIAA championships Pass Yds/Gm...... 194.8 Pass Yds/Gm...... 241.5 in good shape. 5-9, 197-pound sophomore Jabriel • 3 MEAC championships Total Off/Gm...... 315.9 Total Off/Gm...... 396.1 Johnson (Baltimore, Md.) returns to the Bears along • 30 consecutive games won (8th in 1964 to the 5th Total Def/Gm...... 526.5 Total Def/Gm...... 385.4 with talented Virginia Tech transfer Terius Wheatley in 1968) (6-0, 200, Ann Arbor, Mich.) and junior Romello • 57 longest non-losing streak (4th in 1931 to the 6th Kimbrough (6-0, 225) to name a few. who both have in 1938) provided competition in the backfield throughout • 4 MEAC Coaches of the Year; 3 Offensive POTY; preseason. 4 Defensive POTY; 1 Offensive Lineman POTY; & 1 ROTY • LB Devan Hebron returns as a leader for the Bears D. He finished with with 39 stops, in addition to 5.5 • 86 All-MEAC First Team selections tackles for loss, two sacks and an INT in 2019. • 38 All-CIAA First Team selections • 2021 Preseason All-MEAC selection ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS Merinio Dendoe is expected to be a force on the Bears' defensive line. The 6-3, Director, Football SID...... Leonard Haynes IV (Howard, ‘92) 275-pounder from The Netherlands 443-885-3831 (w) finished with 28 taackles, 3.5 TFL, 2 Asst. Director...... Kevin Paige (Howard, ‘02) sacks and blocked a kick in '19. [email protected]; 443-885-3009 • Due to the COVID-19 Official Web Site...... Morgan StateBears.com pandemic, the NCAA granted an extra Facebook...... Facebook.com/MorganStateBears UP NEXT year of eligibility to all 2020 fall .@MorganStBears | @MSUBearsFootball MSU will hit the road for a non-conference matchup against athletes. Many seniors have decided Instagram...... @MorganStateBears Tulane on Saturday, Sept. 21. The game will be broadcast live to take advantage of this, and on ESPN+ and WEAA, 88.9FM. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. because they will return to the field in 2021 GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 2 THE COACHES A GLANCE AT THE TIGERS KNOW THY OPPONENT • Towson finished the 2019 season with an overall • Notable alumni: Johnny Unitas (NFL - Baltimore mark and finished T-5th in the Colonial Athletic Colts); Amy Schumer (Comedian, Actress); Stacy Association (CAA) with a 4-4 league mark. Keibler (Actress, Pro Wrestler); Rave East (Rapper); • The Tigers last victory was Nov. 16, 2019 when they Gary Neal (former NBA player); Jermon Bushrod (New went on the road and beat William & Mary 31-10. Orleans Saints). • Towson had a pair of one-score losses to Villanova and Elon that kept them from finishing higher in THE MSU vs. TOWSON SERIES the CAA. Towson leads 19-6 • Towson opted out of the 2020-21 academic year Date ...... Winner ..... Score ...... Place Tyrone Wheatley...... Coach...... Rob Ambrose because of the COVID-19 pandemic. 9/1/79...... MSU ...... 34-7 ...... Towson, Md. Michigan, 08...... Alma Mater...... Towson, 93 • Towson was picked to finish in seventh out of 9/6/80...... MSU...... 14-10...... Hughes Stadium 3-9...... Record at School...... 66-64 12 teams in the preseason CAA predicted order of 9/5/81...... MSU...... 17-3...... Towson, Md. 3-9...... Career Record...... 69-71 finish, while James Madison was selected to finish 10/9/82.....Towson...... 17-10...... Towson, Md. 0-1...... Record vs. Opponent...... 0-0 in 1st place. Towson's D'Ago Hunter (5-8, 160, 10/8/83.....Towson...... 48-0...... Towson, Md. * Tyrone Wheatley was announced as the Bears' 22nd head Culpeper, Va.) was named to Preseason All-CAA 11/10/84...Towson...... 38-7...... Hughes Stadium football coach on February 21, 2019 and previously spent two . He averaged 26.7 yards per return 10/19/85...Towson...... 52-8...... Towson, Md. seasons as the running backs coach for the NFL's Jacksonville and returned one kick for a TD in 2019. Christian 10/18/86...Towson...... 21-0...... Hughes Stadium Jaguars. Wheatley also worked at from Dixon (LB) and Shane McDonough (P) were 10/17/87...Towson...... 39-10...... Towson, Md. 2010-12, and then with the NFL's from 2013-14. named Preseason Honorable Mention. * Rob Ambrose enters his 13th season at the helm and 12th on 10/20/93...Towson...... 56-12...... Hughes Stadium the sideline of the Towson football program. In his first 11 years • Towson returns 11 starters returning and lost 11 11/19/94...Towson...... 42-7...... Towson, Md. as head coach, Ambrose led the Tigers to six winning seasons, starters. 9/3/98...... Towson...... 15-10...... Towson, Md. two CAA championships, three playoff appearances and a trip to • Caleb Smith is the Tiger's leading returning 10/9/99....MSU...... 22-8..Baltimore, Md. (Hopkins) the 2013 FCS National Championship game. receiver. He caught 35 passes for 570 yards two 9/16/00.....Towson...... 31-7...... Towson, Md. years ago, leading the team in both categories. 9/29/01.....Towson...... 20-17ot ...... Hughes Stadium • Redshirt senior LB Christian Dixon created his 9/5/02...... Towson...... 49-28...... Towson, Md. fair share of havoc in 2019. The Charlotte product 8/30/03....MSU...... 19-16...... Hughes Stadium compiled 77 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks 9/1/05...... Towson...... 29-26...... Towson, Md. and two forced . 9/2/06...... Towson...... 30-2...... Hughes Stadium 9/8/07...... Towson...... 28-21...... Hughes Stadium LAST TIME OUT VS. TOWSON 9/6/08...... Towson...... 21-16...... Towson, Md. 9/26/09....MSU...... 12-9...... Hughes Stadium A WIN WOULD ... Sept. 2, 2018 - Morgan State's football team would not get revenge in the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore' 9/3/11...... Towson...... 42-3...... Towson, Md. ...give Tyrone Wheatley his fourth win as MSU's head rematch against Towson, as they were defeated 36- 9/2/17...... Towson...... 10-0...... Towson, Md. coach. 10 on a muggy night before an announced crowd of 9/1/18...... Towson...... 36-10...... Hughes Stadium ... mark the Bears' first win against Towson since a 12-9 9,209 at Hughes Stadium. win on Sept. 26, 2009. • The Bears drew first blood in this contest taking ... mark MSU's first home non-conference win since a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter when Towson's defeating Bowie State 28-3 on Sept. 13, 2014. Coby Tippett mishandled a punt on their own 5-yard ... mark the Bears first home win against Towson since a line leaving freshman long-snapper Zach Castano to 12-9 win on Sept. 26, 2009. recover for the Bears first score. ... .mark MSU's first season-opener victory since recording • Towson took the lead mid-second quarter when a 30-27 OT win against Sacred Heart on Sept. 1, 2012. Tigers Tom Flacco, the younger brother A LOOK AHEAD of Ravens quarterback , tossed the ball to • Morgan State returns to the road to face Tulane Shane Simpson for a short TD pass. on Saturday, Sept. 11. Kickoff is slated for 6 p.m. on • Towson would score 17 unanswered points and ESPN+. carried a ten point lead into halftime. • The teams will meet for the first time. • The Bears defense gave up 401 yards to Towson • Tulane opens its season Sept. 4 vs. Oklahoma. The and Flacco threw for 245 yards, including a pair of game will kick-off at 11am and will be broadcast by . The Bears also had 12 penalties for ABC. 107 yards and two key turnovers.

THIS WEEK IN MORGAN STATE FOOTBALL (practice times tentative, check with Athletics Communications Office for update) AUG/SEPT Monday 30 Tuesday 31 Wednesday 1 Thursday 2 Friday 3 Saturday 4 Sunday 5 Practice MEAC Coaches Practice Practice .Walkthrough Game Day Weightroom 9 - 11:30 a.m. Teleconference 9 - 11:30 a.m. 9 - 11:30 a.m. Towson Day Off 10:00 a.m. 4 p.m. (ET) 'Battle for Greater Practice Baltimore' 9 - 11:30 a.m.

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 3 NOTING THE BEARS MSU LEGEND 2021 AWARDS/HONORS Earl "Papa Bear" Banks was a legendary head coach at 2019 AWARDS/HONORS PRESEASON PICKED 5TH , MERINIO DENDOE • DL • GR Morgan State was picked to finish fifth (5th) in the MEAC • In 1960, Banks took over the head coaching position standings, according to the poll of the conference head - Preseason All-MEAC Second Team at Morgan State from 2011 Trailblazer Award winner, - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team coaches and sports information directors. Edward Hurt. - Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar • South Carolina State University has been picked to • In his 14 seasons as head coach, he would lead the DEVAN HEBRON • LB • RJR win the MEAC Football Championship as the Bulldogs Bears to six CIAA titles, one CIAA Northern Division - Preseason All-MEAC Second Team topped the league's annual preseason poll for 2021. championship and one Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team title. Banks had an overall record of 96-31-2 after - Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar PRESEASON ALL-MEAC PLAYERS he retired from coaching 1973 and produced three MARVIN ATUATASI • OL • SO • The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced the undefeated seasons from 1965 through 1967. - Preseason All-MEAC Second Team - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team selections for the 2021 Preseason All-MEAC team Friday, • He guided Morgan State to four bowl games, winning DEXTER CARR • OL • SO with three players representing Morgan State. Offensive the 1965 Orange Blossom Classic and the 1966 - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Third Team lineman Marvin Atuatasi, defensive lineman Merinio Tangerine Bowl. - Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar Dendoe and linebacker Devan Hebron were the three • He was named the Coaches WESLEY WOLFOLK • WR • SR Bears named to the list, which is voted on by the league's Association's recipient of the 2018 Trailblazer Award. The - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team coaches and sports information directors. award was presented, posthumously, at the 2019 AFCA JABRIEL JOHNSON • RB • SO • The three preseason All-MEAC performers are part of a Convention in San Antonio, Texas. - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Third Team group of 12 starters returning for the 2021 Morgan State KALEN JENNINGS • LB • SR football season. MSU SEASON TICKETS ON SALE - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Second Team Single game football tickets for all five (5) of Morgan NATHAN PERRY • DL • SR BEARS OPEN 122nd SEASON OF FOOTBALL State's home dates this season at Hughes Stadium are - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Third Team SINCE 1898 now on sale. NICHOLAS O'SHEA • K • JR MSU enters its 122nd season of football and will open • Variable pricing for single game tickets will be used - Phil Steele Preseason All-MEAC Third Team the 2021 campaign under head coach Tyrone Wheatley, this year with single game tickets starting at just $20 set to enter his third year at the helm and second year on per person. To purchase tickets, fans can visit www. the sideline. ticketmaster.com, or call (443) 885-1522 (weekdays from 9 a.m.-4 p.m.) RETURN MEN • Advance parking for each home game can be The 2021 Morgan State Bears return 12 starters - four (4) purchased as part of the August 9 ticket sale. Exclusive on offense and eight (8) on defense. garage parking can be purchased in advance at $15 per car, with additional non-garage parking starting at CAMPAIGNING FOR SUCCESS $5. Fans are encouraged to purchase parking passes The Bears enter the 2021 season looking to post their in advance to assist in smoother traffic and parking first winning season since going 6-5 in 2009. MSU's 7-6 operations by displaying the pass as they approach roads record in 2014 was vacated. to stadium parking. • For more information on advance single-game parking, NON-CONFERENCE PLAY visit: morganstatebears.com. WEEK 1 BREAKOUT PERFORMER The Bears will open the 2021 campaign against four -- non-conference opponents. MSU opens the season in FOLLOW US IN CYBERSPACE the 'Battle for Greater Baltimore' at home against Towson There are many ways to keep up with MSU athletics (Sept. 4), followed by a pair of road trips versus Tulane online and on the go: (Sept. 11), and Sacred Heart (Sept. 18). The Bears will • Visit www.morganstatebears.com, the official web site have a bye week before hosting Saint Francis (Oct. 16). of Bears athletics, for news, schedules, stats, bios and The Bears will cap the season with a road matchup with more. Univ. of Albany (Nov. 13) followed by a season finale • Follow us on social media: home game versus Georgetown (Nov. 20). Facebook: /MorganStateBears Twitter: @MorganStBears

BEARS OPEN 43rd SEASON IN MEAC Instagram: /MorganStateBears The Bears will open its 43rd season in the MEAC when ABOUT MORGAN they travel to D.C. to take on Howard for the conference Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is a Carn- opener on Oct. 8. egie-classified doctoral research institution offering • The Bears opened the 2019 MEAC schedule with a more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees 27-17 loss against North Carolina Central (Sept. 28) at from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As 's NOTE THE WHEATLEY QUOTE Hughes Stadium. Preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan • The Bears kicked off its first season in the MEAC in serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are HEAD COACH TYRONE WHEATLEY'S TAKE 1971. Morgan State withdrew from the conference at the ON VETERAN WIDEOUT WESLEY WOLFOLK: end of the 1979-80 fiscal year, before returning to the opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit MEAC in 1984. “His work ethic and commitment make him www.morgan.edu. special, and he truly gives me a guy that I can lean on. I ask him the hard questions and he gives me straight answers. He tells me what I need to hear.”

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 4 2021 MSU FOOTBALL SCHEDULE ACADEMICACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACHIEVEMENT Morgan State's 2021 football schedule has been MSU'S RECORD WHEN ... announced and it features five home games in Hughes overall...... 0-0 • Entering the 2021 season, nine (9) Stadium, including a home opener against Towson. playing at home...... 0-0 players on Morgan’s roster had already • Morgan State will open their 2021 campaign at home earned degrees: playing on the road...... 0-0 against the Towson Tigers on Sept. 4 in the Battle for playing at a neutral site...... 0-0 MERINIO DENDO (Gr.) | DT) Greater Baltimore at Hughes Stadium. It will mark the in ...... 0-0 - Applied Liberal Studies 26th meeting between the teams and their 11th time more than 7 days to prepare...... 0-0 facing each other in a season opener since 1979. WESLEY WOLFOLK (Gr.) | WR) in August...... 0-0 - Communications • Morgan's next two contests will be on the road in September...... 0-0 beginning with an FBS matchup in against in November...... 0-0 KALEN JENNINGS (Gr.) | LB) the Tulane Green Wave on Sept. 11. It will mark the first - Philosophy in December...... 0-0 meeting between the teams. Next, the Bears will face the outrushing the opponent...... 0-0 Sacred Heart Pioneers on Sept. 18 at Campus Field in TERIUS WHEATLEY (Gr.) | WR) when rushing for 200 yards...... 0-0 Fairfield, Conn - Human Development when rushing for 300 yards...... 0-0 • Following a bye, the Bears will host the Saint Francis outrushed by opponent...... 0-0 MAX THROWER (Gr. | WR) on Oct. 2 before returning to the road for a pair Red Flash outpassing opponent...... 0-0 - Advocacy and Public Communication of games. when passing for 300 yards...... 0-0 • Morgan will open Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MARCUS COLEMAN (Gr.) | WR) when passing for 400 yards...... 0-0 (MEAC) play against the Howard Bison on Oct. 8, followed - Communication Studies outpassed by opponent...... 0-0 by a trip to Orangeburg to square-off with the South when allowing 200 yards passing...... 0-0 CHRIS ANTHONY (Gr.) | WR) Carolina State Bulldogs on Oct. 16. - Broadcasting & Elect Media, Communication • The Bears will welcome North Carolina Central for when allowing 250 yards passing...... 0-0 Homecoming on Oct. 23. The Eagles last trip to Baltimore when allowing 300 yards passing...... 0-0 MALCOM ROBINSON (Gr.) | WR) more total offense than opponent...... 0-0 - Human Resource Development ended with a 27-17 victory by Morgan on Sept. 28, 2019. • Morgan will travel to the Tidewater on Oct. 30 to take on when having 400+ total offense...... 0-0 NEIL BOUDREAU (Gr.) | QB) the Norfolk State Spartans, followed by a home contest when having 500+ total offense ...... 0-0 - Business Aministration with the Delaware State Hornets on Nov. 4. when having 600+ total offense...... 0-0 • The Bears will conclude the 2021 regular season with same total offense as opponent...... 0-0 a non-conference road meeting against the Albany Great less total offense than opponent...... 0-0 Danes on Nov. 13, followed by a home finale matchup when allowing 400+ total offense...... 0-0 with the Georgetown Hoyas on Nov. 20. committing few turnovers...... 0-0 • All home games will be played at Earl C. Banks Field in committing more turnovers...... 0-0 Hughes Stadium. turnovers are even...... 0-0 30:00 of time of possession...... 0-0 TWO BEARS NAMED TO 2021 NFF HONOR SOCIETY 30:01 plus of time of possession...... 0-0 BY THE NUMBERS A pair of Morgan State football players were named to the scoring first...... 0-0 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of opponent scores first...... 0-0 players from all divisions who maintained leading after the 1st quarter...... 0-0 Head coach Tyrone a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better throughout their college trailing after the 1st quarter...... 0-0 Wheatley has added tied after the 1st quarter...... 0-0 3 three (3) new members careers. Merinio Dendoe and Devan Hebron are the to his 2021 coaching staff: Morgan State honorees on this year's list. leading after the 2nd quarter...... 0-0 Jacoby Jones (TE); Omarr Smith • A Business Management graduate in May, Dendoe trailing after the 2nd quarter...... 0-0 (DBs); and Darryl Bullock (OL). boasted a 3.48 GPA. The Amsterdam, Netherlands product tied after the 2nd quarter...... 0-0 played in 10 games during the 2019 season and finished leading after the 3rd quarter...... 0-0 with 28 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. He also trailing after the 3rd quarter...... 0-0 The Bears have 12 starters had five quarterback hurries and blocked a kick. tied after the 3rd quarter...... 0-0 12 returning for the 2021 season. • Hebron is a Health Education major with a 3.69 GPA scoring 0-10 points...... 0-0 and is scheduled to graduate in December. On the field, scoring 11-20 points...... 0-0 he finished the 2019 season at the team's sixth leading scoring 21-30 points...... 0-0 tackler with 39 tackles (28 solo). He also recorded 5.5 scoring 31-40 points...... 0-0 The Bears have 37 players on tackles for loss, two sacks and had an and a scoring 41 plus points...... 0-0 the roster from the state of forced . opponent scores 0-10 points...... 0-0 37 Maryland. opponent scores 11-20 points...... 0-0 opponent scores 21-30...... 0-0 opponent scores 31-40...... 0-0 MSU’s veteran wideout opponent scores 41 plus points...... 0-0 Wesley Wolfolk individual 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 385 finished385 reception opponent 100-yard rusher...... 0-0 yards on 22 catches opponent less than 100-yards rushing ...... 0-0 with three TDs in 2019. individual 1 100-yard receiver...... 0-0 individual 2 100-yard receivers...... 0-0 individual 3 100-yard receivers...... 0-0 opponent 100-yard receiver...... 0-0 individual 300-yard passer...... 0-0

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 5 2021 STATS FCS TOP-25 SPOTLIGHT: NEIL BROUDREAU Aug. 8, 2021

1..... Sam Houston (39) 10-0 1,228 1 Pos: QB Ht: 6-3 Wt: 220 Class: Graduate Student 2..... James Madison (8) 7-1 1,180 3 Previous School: San Diego State High School: University HS 3..... South Dakota State (3) 8-2 1,156 2 Hometown: Irvine, Calif. 4..... North Dakota State 7-3 1,116 5 5..... Delaware 7-1 1,017 4 Describe the Bears' culture: Detail oriented and tough. 6..... Weber State 5-1 927 9 7..... Southern Illinois 6-4 888 8 8..... North Dakota 5-2 886 6 Your playing sytle in three words: Consistent, Competitive and Finisher. 9..... Montana 2-0 778 NR 10... Jacksonville State 10-3 744 7 11... Eastern Washington 5-2 659 10 Who was your favorite pro team when you were growing up? 12... Montana State DNP 654 NR 13... Monmouth 3-1 618 11 14... Central Arkansas 5-4 561 NR What players do you model your game after? Tom Brady and Josh Brady 15... Southeastern Louisiana 4-3 559 20 16... Villanova 2-2 440 16 17... VMI 6-2 397 12 What is the football studying process like? The process is ongoing, there is always more to learn. 18... Chattanooga 3-2 295 NR 19... Kennesaw State 4-1 255 17 20... Austin Peay 4-5 227 23 What is the best concert you have ever been to? Chris Janson 21... Northern Iowa 3-4 219 NR 22... Nicholls 4-3 173 25 23... UC Davis 3-2 172 14 What is your favorite thing to do in your down time? I like to go to the beach. 24... Missouri State 5-5 168 13 25... North Carolina A&T 9-3 159 NR Others Receiving Votes (schools listed on two or more ballots): Murray State (5-2 Ohio Valley) 157, Richmond (3-1 CAA) 113, ETSU (4-2 Southern) 99, Sac- The thing I like most about Morgan State: ramento State (2019: 9-4, 7-1 Big Sky) 57, Alabama A&M (5-0, 4-0 SWAC) 49, Florida A&M (2019: 9-2, 7-1 MEAC) 47, New Hampshire (0-1 CAA) 42, Alcorn I like the sense of community. State (2019: 9-4, 6-1 SWAC) 35, Holy Cross (3-1, 3-0 Patriot) 22, Samford (4-3 Southern) 20, UIW (3-3 Southland) 19, Sacred Heart (3-2, 2-1 Northeast) 17, Albany (1-3 CAA) 14, Illinois State (1-3 Missouri Valley) 10, Rhode Island (2-1 LSU DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, MSU ALUM DARONTE JONES CAA) 10, South Carolina State (3-1) 10, Stephen F. Austin (6-4) 10, Duquesne (4-1, 4-0 Northeast) 4, Southeast Missouri (4-4, 4-3 Ohio Valley) 3 in and cares about the student is something I 2021 AFCA COACHES POLL wasn't used to from where I came from. ... Real Aug. 16, 2021 quick, you learn that if you miss three classes, you can fail. There's going to be class checks. There's 1..... Sam Houston (18) 10-0 682 1 going to be study hall. The institution is going to 2..... James Madison (9) 7-1 667 3 hold you accountable, but it is also going to guide 3..... North Dakota St. 7-3 633 5 you along the way until you become mature 4..... South Dakota St. (1) 8-2 620 2 enough to handle things on your own." 5..... Delaware 7-1 567 4 6..... Weber St. 5-1 552 8 So much still stands out. The coaches he got to 7..... North Dakota 5-2 475 6 Daronte Jones thought he was in for a similar know, who would become professional mentors in 8..... Jacksonville St. 10-3 437 7 college experience when he transferred from due time. The close friends he shared a secondary 9..... Montana 2-0 436 NR Temple to Morgan State in the late 1990s. with, who he remains in regular contact with and 10... Southern Illinois 6-4 418 9 whose children for whom he is a godfather. 11... Montana St. 0-0 383 NR Little did he know just how much things would 12... Monmouth 3-1 382 10 change for him during his time in Baltimore. Even the every-day experiences any player knows 13... Central Arkansas 0-0 363 NR all too well. 14... Eastern Washington 5-2 287 11 The former saw his career end 15... Villanova 2-2 284 18 prematurely because of a neck injury, only to "If you were strong enough to withstand the 16... Northern Iowa 3-4 268 NR segue into a coaching career while he was still a challenges of our practice field at that time. 17... Southeastern Louisiana 4-3 267 21 student. That journey has since led him to Canada, ...," Jones said, trailing off with a laugh. "It was 18... Chattanooga 3-2 204 NR Hawaii, multiple NFL stops and now the defensive different. it's not what they have now. We had 19... VMI 6-2 167 12 coordinator job at Louisiana State. nails and screws and rocks. We used to joke 20... Kennesaw St. 4-1 165 15 about how the field had a hump on it. The track 21... UC Davis 3-2 135 16 So much of it started during his time as a Bear. was cement. Those times, those experiences at 22... Richmond 3-1 104 14 Morgan, although a current player may look back 23... Nicholls 4-3 88 23 "Transferring to Morgan was definitely one of and say 'How did you even do that?', what we 24... North Carolina A&T 0-0 75 NR the best decisions I've made in my life," Jones had was better than those that were before us. 25... Austin Peay 4-5 65 NR Others receiving votes: Murray St. 62, Missouri St. 39, said recently. "My initial time there was rough, They helped build character. My time at Morgan Sacramento St. 39, New Hampshire 31, Alabama A&M 29, helped build my character and helped me to push Samford 18, Holy Cross 16, Southern 15, Alcorn St. 14, adjusting from a predominantly white college to a Florida A&M 13, Stephen F. Austin 11, East Tennessee St. 10, Historically Black College. The way Morgan homes and see things through." Jackson St. 10, Morehead St. 9, Princeton 9, South Carolina St. 9, Furman 7, Charleston Southern 6, Youngstown St. GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 6

Jacoby Jones and his family back to Baltimore," said Wheatley. 2021 BOXTOROW PRESEASON •"He is a person of high integrity, a great family man, FCS COACHES TOP 10 POLL a relentless recruiter and a proven winner who checked (Records through Aug. 31) all the boxes during this critical time for the Morgan State Football program." Rank .....School W-L Pts. Last • Prior to joining Morgan State, Jones was hired as 1...... Alabama A&M (10) 0-0 142 1 the wide receivers coach at Calvert Hall College High 2...... N. Carolina A&T (2) 0-0 135 2 School on Oct 6, 2020. 3...... Florida A&M 0-0 109 3 MILES AN OL WITH THE • Before Calvert Hall, he spent two seasons as an 4...... South Carolina State 0-0 87 T-4 Morgan State lineman Joshua Miles became the first assistant coach at his alma mater Lane College. Jones 5...... Ark-Pine Bluff (1) 0-0 74 6 Bear to be drafted in the 2019 NFL Draft, after being 6...... Southern (1) 0-0 67 7 7...... N. Carolina Central 1-0 55 NR taken in the 7th round (248th overall pick) by the Arizo- 8...... Jackson State 0-0 52 8 na Cardinals. He currently is entering his third season 9...... Alcorn State 0-1 37 T-4 as a member of the Cardinals offensive line. 10...... Prairie View A&M 0-0 25 9 • Miles is the first Bear to be selected in the draft since Visanthe Shiancoe was drafted by the New York Giants Others receiving votes: Norfolk State (0-0) 15, in 2003. Bethune-Cookman (0-0) 12, Alabama State (0-0) 10, • Miles, a 6-foot-5, 314-pound Baltimore product, Delaware State 0-0) 3, Howard (0-0) 2. played both and guard positions at Morgan (1st place votes in parentheses) State. He was an All-MEAC performer for the Bears, played in the East-West Shrine game, and was a coached the Dragons wide receivers from 2018-2019. SPRING 2021 BOXTOROW HBCU participant in the NFL Scouting Combine. • Jones arrived at Lane College in 2003 after MEDIA TOP 10 POLL • Miles represents one of only two offensive linemen transferring from Southeast Louisiana State. He played (Records through April. 31) selected by the Cardinals among their 11 draft picks. for the Dragons for three years before being drafted by • The Cardinals recently finalized their initial roster the in the third round of the 2007 NFL Rank .....School W-L Pts. Last and kept 10 of their 12 draft picks, including seventh- Draft. 1...... Alabama A&M (10) 0-0 144 1 round offensive tackle Josh Miles and seventh-round • Over his nine-year career, Jones had 203 receptions 2...... N. Carolina A&T (4) 0-0 127 2 defensive end Michael Dogbe. for 2,733 yards and 14 touchdowns. He also had five 3...... Florida A&M (1) 0-0 103 3 kickoff returns for touchdowns and four punt returns for 4...... Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0-0 78 4 touchdowns. 5...... Southern 0-0 73 5 • One of Jones' most notable plays came during 6...... South Carolina State 0-0 63 7 7...... Jackson State 0-0 52 8 XLVII. Jones returned a kickoff 108 yards 8...... Bowie State 0-0 41 9 for a as the defeated the 9...... N. Carolina Central 0-0 39 NR 34-31. He also caught a 56-yard 10...... Prairie View A&M 0-0 27 10 touchdown pass. Jones finished the contest with a Super Bowl record 290 total yards. Others receiving votes: Norfolk State (0-0) 15, Bethune-Cookman (0-0) 12, Alabama State (0-0) 10, Delaware State 0-0) 3, Howard (0-0) 2. (1st place votes in parentheses) TWO FORMER BALTIMORE RAVENS ON STAFF DERRICK ALEXANDER After more than a decade away from Baltimore, Derrick Alexander joined his former Michigan teammate DID YOU KNOW? Tyrone Wheatley's staff as wide receivers coach in 2019. • As a premier wideout for the Baltimore Ravens, • Veteran DL Merinio Dendoe was raised in Alexander posted back-to-back 1,000-yard receiving Amsterdam, The Netherlands. seasons. • Veteran WR Wesley Wolfolk is entering his • He hauled in the first receiving touchdown in the seventh year in college; he has a degree in liberal Ravens' team history and caught the go-ahead score BAILEY A WR WITH THE arts from Hampton University (where he played in the first "big win" in franchise history, the Ravens' Morgan State's former standout WR Manasseh Bailey from 2015-18) and is now in grad school in MSU for December 1996 victory against the enters his rookie season with the New York Jets. He was journalism. at Memorial Stadium. signed to a reserve/future contract in January. • Virginia Tech transfer RB Terius Wheatley is Coach • "I've got a lot of ties still in Baltimore," said • The 23-year old was undrafted out of Morgan State in Wheatley's second son to play for the Bears; Tyrone Alexander. "My wife's from Baltimore, her whole family 2020. He has never played in the NFL before in regular "TJ" Wheatley played two seasons at Michigan graduated from Morgan. This is pretty ironic. So our season or preseason action, but spent time with the and one season at Stony Brook and spent a season whole family is excited, her family is excited, everybody Eagles and Chargers last season. playing TE for Morgan State...he's currently an OL for there is really excited to be able to come back to • He had 996 receiving yards in the 2019 season at the Bears. Morgan games and watch some football." MSU. His 10 TDs ranked third in the MEAC and was No. • QB Neil Boudreau transferred from San Diego 4 with 54 catches. State where he played punter and saftety. JACOBY JONES • Bailey, who converted from LB to WR his sophomore • Sophomore OL Marvin Atuatasi and freshman OL enters his first season on Coach Jacoby Jones season in 2017, had 73 receptions, 1,369 yards and 14 Kobe Tuitele are cousins from Pago Pago, American Wheatley's staff, bringing name recognition as an All- TDs in 22 games for the Bears. Samoa; they played at Tafuna High School. Pro and selection, along with being a Super • He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds. • Morgan State University recently received two gifts Bowl champion. Jones will coach tight ends. from philanthropists MacKenzie Scott and Calvin and •"It's my honor to welcome our new tight ends coach Tina Tyler totaling $60 million. GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 7 CELEBRATION BOWL SET FOR DEC. 18 ON ABC The Celebration Bowl, in its sixth year, will be televised live on ABC for the fifth consecutive year, kicking off at noon ET, on Saturday, Dec. 18, from Mercedes-Benz Stadium in . • The Celebration Bowl, which showcases the heritage, legacy, pageantry and tradition of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), features the conference champions from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). • The MEAC leads the series 4-1 with all four wins coming from North Carolina A&T, who held off Alcorn State to win the 2019 Celebration Bowl 64-44. The Aggies posted a 24-22 win against Alcorn State in the 2018 edition, also captured their last minute 21-14 win over Grambling State in 2017 capping the first unbeaten season in MEAC history. The Aggies posted a 41-34 win against Alcorn State in the inaugural Celebration Bowl in 2015. • Grambling won the SWAC's first title in 2016 with a thrilling 10-9 victory over North Carolina Central. • Tickets for the game, a full ancillary event schedule and discounted rates at hotels will be available this summer. To stay up to date on Celebration Bowl announcements, sign up for updates on www.TheCelebrationBowl. com and follow the event on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. • ESPN Events, a division of ESPN, also manages the season-opening MEAC/ SWAC Challenge on Labor Day weekend, another game that showcases these two conferences. The 2021 Challenge will be played in Atlanta, featuring North Carolina Central from the MEAC and Alcorn State from the SWAC. • The game is set for Saturday, Aug. 28, at Center Parc Stadium, at 7 p.m.

2021 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

Offense LT LG C RG RT WR QB RB WR/TE/FB WR TOWSON at Tulane at Sacred Heart SAINT FRANCIS at Howard at S.C. State N.C. CENTRAL at Norfolk State DELAWARE STATE at Univ. of Albany GEORGETOWN

Defense DE NT DT SLB MLB WLB GRIZ CB SS FS CB TOWSON at Tulane at Sacred Heart SAINT FRANICS at Howard at. S.C. State N.C. CENTRAL at Norfolk State DELAWARE STATE at Univ. of Albany GEORGETOWN

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 8 THE LAST TIME... SCORING RUSHING Scored 60 or more points:...... vs. Delaware State, 1967 (69) Had 400 or more yards: ...... vs. Virginia Union, 1996 (447) Scored 50 or more points:...... at N.C. Central, 2011 (52) Had 300 or more yards: ...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (333) Scored 40 or more points:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (44) Had 200 or more yards:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 (253) Scored 30 or more points:...... at Delaware State, 2017 (30) Had FEWER than 50 yards:...... at Towson, 2017 (49) Was held scoreless:...... at Rutgers, 2017 (65-0) Had 60 or more rush attempts:...... at NCCU, 2013 (64) Was held scoreless in the 1st half: ...... at Florida A&M, 2018 (31-0) Had 50 or more rush attempts: ...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 (52) Was held scoreless in the 2nd half:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (16-0) Had three TDs:...... vs. Savannah State, 2015 Was held scoreless in Hughes Stadium:...... vs. UAlbany, 2017 (26-0) Had four or more rush TDs:...... Hampton, 2014 (4) Was held scoreless on the road:...... at Rutgers, 2017 (65-0) Had two or more players with 150 rush yards in a game...... Held opponent scoreless in the 1st half:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 (6-0) ...... vs. Morris Brown, 2002; T.J. Stallings (195), L. Washington (169) Held opponent scoreless in the 2nd half: ...... vs. Delaware State,2018 (3-0) Had a player rush for 2 TDs:...... Eric Harrell at Bethune-Cookman, 2017 Held opponent scoreless:...... at Delaware State, 2018 (9-0) Had a player rush for 3 TDs:...... at Hampton, 2014, Herb Walker Jr. (3) Held opponent scoreless at Hughes Stadium:...... vs. Howard, 2005 (7-0) Had a player rush for 5 or more TDs:...... at Howard, 2002, T.J. Stallings (5) Held two opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1979, vs. UMES (41-0), Rushed for 200 yards or more:...... vs. Norfolk State, DJ Golatt (156), 2018 ...... vs. Delaware State (22-0) Rushed for 100 yards or more:...... vs. Delaware State, Josh Chase (145) Held three opponents scoreless in one season:...... Not since 1934 Had a run of 70 or more yards:...... Joshua Chase, vs. Delaware State, 2018 (75) Held four opponents scoreless in one season:...... Not since 1934 Had a run of 60 or more yards:...... Travis Davidson, at BGSU, 2011 (61) Held five opponents scoreless in one season:...... 1934, (8) Had a run of 50 or more yards: ...... Jalen Jackson vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (50) Held a MEAC opponent scoreless:...... Delaware State (9-0), 2018 Held two MEAC opponents scoreless:...... vs. MD-Eastern Shore (41-0), PASSING ...... 1979, vs. Delaware State (22-0), 1979 Had 400 or more yards passing: ...... vs. N.C. A&T, 2001 (551) Held three MEAC opponents scoreless: ...... vs. NC College (23-0), 1967 Had 300 or more yards passing: ...... vs. #15 N.C. A&T, 2017 (303) ...... vs. Delaware State (27-0), vs. Norfolk State (63-0) Had 200 or more yards passing ...... at Howard, 2019 (245) Attempted a two-point conversion:...... vs. Norfolk State (pass failed), 2018 Had LESS than 125 yards passing: ...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 (113) Had LESS than 75 yards passing:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (24) TURNOVERS Had 50 or more pass attempts:...... at S.C. State, 2004 (59) Committed five or more turnovers:...... at Howard, 2017, 5 (2 INTs, 3 fumbles) Had 40 or more pass attempts:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (41) Committed four turnovers:...... vs. Howard, 2018 (INT, 3 fumbles) Had 30 or more pass attempts:...... at Florida A&M, 2018 (34) Had four or more fumbles:...... at N.C. Central, 2015 (4) Attempted 20 or fewer passes:...... at Bowling Green (9) Had three fumbles:...... vs. Howard, 2018 Had 25 or more pass completions:...... vs. S.C. State, 2014 (25) Did not commit a turnover:...... vs. Savannah State, 2017 Had 20 or more pass completions: ...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (20) Recorded five or more takeaways:...... at UAlbany, 2018 (5) Had FEWER than 15 pass completions:...... at Howard, 2019 (14) Recorded three or more fumble recoveries:...... at Delaware State, 2017 (3) Had five passing TDs:...... vs. Delaware State, 2014 Recorded two fumble recoveries:...... vs. Savannah State, 2017 Had four passing TDs:...... vs. Savannah State, 2011 Returned two or more INTs for TDs...... vs. N.C. Central, (2008) Had three passing TDs:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 Returned an interception:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (Maurice Lewis, 7 yds) Had two passing TDs:...... at UAlbany, 2018 Recorded two :...... vs. Howard, 2018 (A. McCray, I. McBorrough) Had zero passing TDs:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 Recorded four interceptions:...... at UAlbany, 2018 (Donte Small - 3, DJ Trigg) Had four or more passes intercepted:...... vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2010 (4) Recorded three interceptions:...... at UAlbany, 2018 (Donte Small) Had three passes intercepted:...... at S.C. State, 2017 Returned INT for a TD:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (DJ Trigg, 57 yds) Had two passes intercepted:...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 Returned a fumble for a TD: ...... vs. Savannah State (Maurice Lewis, 9 yds) Had one pass intercepted:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 Retd a blocked PAT for 2-pts:...... at Delaware State, 2017 (Rico Kennedy, 100yds) Did not throw an interception:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 DEFENSE RECEIVING Held opponent to 0 or fewer rushing yards:...... vs. Savannah State, 2017 (-8) Caught six or more passes:...... Xavier Gravette, vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (6) Held opponent to 50 or fewer rushing yards:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (46) Had 8 or more receivers with a catch: ...... at Florida A&M, 2018 (8) Held opponent to 100 or fewer rushing yards:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (46) Had one player with 100 yards receiving in a game:...... at Howard, 2019, Held opponent to 100 or fewer passing yards:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (26) ...... Wes Wolfolk (116) Held oppt to 300 or fewer total offense:...... at S.C. State, 2017 (274) Had one one 300-yard passer and one 100-yard rushing in a game: ...... Held oppt to 200 or fewer total offense:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 (182) ...... at S.C. State, 2004, (B. Littlejohn 392-pass, J. Jackson 145-run) Intercepted five or more passes:...... vs. N.C. Central, 2008 (6) Had one 100-yard receiver and one 100-yard rusher in a game:...... at UAlbany, Intercepted four passes:...... at UAlbany, 2018 ...... 2018, (D. Harris 107-run, M. Bailey 109 yds-receiving) Intercepted three passes:...... at Towson, 2017 Intercepted two passes:...... vs. Howard, 2018 TOTAL OFFENSE Scored a saftey:...... 2x at S.C. State, 2017 Had 20 or more first downs:...... at Bethune-Cookman, 2017 (23) Recorded six or more sacks:...... vs. Howard, 2018 (6) Had 600 or more yards total offense:...... vs. S.C. State, 2004 (625) Recorded five sacks:...... at Florida A&M, 2015 Had 500 or more yards total offense:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (504) Had 10 or more tackles: ...... Ian McBorrough at Howard, 2019 (16) Had 400 or more yards total offense:...... vs. Florida A&M, 2017 (448) Recorded two sacks:...... Malachi Washington, at Howard ,2019 LESS than 200 yards of total offense:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (70) Had 85 or more plays total offense:...... vs. S.C. State, 2014 (86) Had 75 or more plays total offense:...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 (75)

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SPECIAL TEAMS Intercepted two passes:...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 Had a of 40 or more yards:...... vs #15 N.C. A&T, 2017 Returned two INTs for a TD:...... vs. #15 N.C. A&T, 2017 (Franklin McCain, 100 & 78 yds) Had a field goal of 50 or more yards:...... at #4 N.C. A&T, 2018 Returned an INT for a TD:...... vs. Howard, 2018 (Bryan Cook, 41 yds) ...... (Alex Raya, 51 yds) Returned a fumble for a TD:...... at Marshall, 2016 (Tony Pittman, 95 yds); Had a field goal of 40-49 yards:...... vs #15 N.C. A&T, 2017 ...... (Ty Tyler, 20 yds) ...... (Luke Ursanel, 40 yds) Had a punt of 50 or more yards:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 DEFENSE ...... (Nick O’Shea, 59 yds) Held MSU to 15 or fewer first downs...... vs. Howard, 2018 (15) Returned a punt for a TD:...... vs. Hampton, 2015 Scored a saftey...... at BGSU, 2019 (Intentional grounding in endzone, Doc Bonner) ...... (Andrew King, 66 yds) Held MSU to 50 or fewer yards rushing:...... at Bowling Green, 2018 (24) Punted 8 or more times:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (Nick O’Shea, 9) Held MSU to 300 or fewer yards passing:...... at Howard, 2019 (245) Returned a blocked punt for a TD:...... Savannah St., 2017 (Deontaye White, 6 yds) Held MSU to 200 or fewer yards passing:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (171) Returned a kickoff for a TD:...... vs. Hampton, 2013 (Tubotein Taylor, 93 yds) Held MSU to 100 or fewer yards passing:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (24) Returned a kickoff and a punt for a TD:...... -/- Held MSU to 300 or fewer yards total offense...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (70) Kickoff Ret. of 50 yds or more:...... William King, at Savannah State, 2016 (63) Returned a punt for a TD:...... Garrett Brown, Air Force, 2015 (83 yds) Punt Ret. of 40 yds or more:...... Carl Garnes, vs. Savannah State, 2017 (48) Returned a blocked punt for a TD:...... Dylan Mulder, at Eastern Michigan, 2014 (1 yd) Blocked one punt...... vs. Savannah State, 2017 (Manassah Bailey) Returned a kickoff for a TD:...... S.C. State, 2014, Antonio Hamilton (98 yds) Blocked a field goal:...... vs. Howard, 2016 (Deadrick Jones) Punted 8 or more times:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 (10, R. R-Martinez) Blocked an extra point conversion:...... vs. Howard, 2018 (2x,Colby Warrior) Punted Once:...... at Hampton, 2014 Missed a kicking PAT:...... vs. Howard, 2018 (Alex Raya) Did not Punt:...... at Norfolk State, 2010 Missed a field goal:...... at Howard, 2019 (N.O'Shea, 21 yds blocked) Missed a kicking PAT:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (Nate Needham) Coverted a PAT:...... at Howard, 2019 (R. Kennedy pass from D. Harris) Blocked a PAT:...... vs. Savannah State, 2017 Returned a missed FG for TD...... vs. Savannah State, 2015 (Peterson Janvier, 100 yds) Blocked a Field Goal:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (Tydarius Peters) Blocked two Field Goals:...... vs. B-Cookman, 2012 (Dawud Lane, Lavon McCoy) MISCELLANEOUS Returned a blocked FG for a TD:...... Jonathan Dowling, WKU, 2013 (70 yds) Had FEWER than 10 first downs:...... at utgers,R 2017 (6) Blocked a Punt...... at Delaware State, 2018 (A. Lozano) Had 10 or more penalties:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (10) Made 3 or more FGs:...... at UAlbany, 2018 (4; E. Stark) Had fewer than 10 penalties:...... at Howard, 2019 (3) Missed a FG:...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 (Dillon Bredson, 33) Had 100 or more yards in penalties:...... at Florida A&M, 2018 (123) Missed 2 or more FGs:...... vs. N.C. Central, 2014 (E. Fenton, 41, 34) Had 35 minutes or more of possession time:...... vs. S.C. State, 2018 (35:48) MISCELLANEOUS THE LAST TIME AN OPPOSING PLAYER... Had 20 or more first downs:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (37) PASSING Had FEWER than 10 first downs:...... at Delaware State, 2018 (10) Had 400 or more yards passing:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (476) Had 10 or more penalties:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (12) Had 300 or more yards passing:...... at UAlbany, 2018 (322) Had zero penalties:...... at #4 Villanova, (2014) Had 200 or more yards passing...... at Howard, 2019 (202) Had 100 or more yards in penalties:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (127) Had LESS than 100 yards passing:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (26) Had 35 minutes or more of possession time:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (38:07) Had 40 or more pass attempts:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (47) Had one 100-yard rushing and one 100-yard receiver:...... at Buffalo, Had 30 or more pass attempts:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (38) ...... 2012 (Branden Oliver 238-rush, Alex Neutz 154-receiving) Had five or more passing TDs:...... at Bethune-Cookman, 2017 (5) Had four passing TDs:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (4) RUSHING Had three passing TDs:...... at Florida A&M, 2018 Rushed 50 or more times:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (63) Had one player with 100 yds receiving in a game:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 Rushed 40 or more times:...... vs. B-CU, 2017 (45) ...... Isaiah Winstead, (156) Rushed 30 or more times:...... Tarik Cohen, N.C. A&T, 2013 (31) Had eight or more players catch a pass:...... at Howard, 2019 (13) Rushed 25 or more times:...... Dedrick Parson, at Howard, 2019 (26) Rushed for 200 yards or more:...... B-CU, Jimmie Robinson, 2018 (208) SCORING Rushed for 150 yards or more:...... Dedrick Parson, at Howard, 2019 (170) Scored 60 or more points:...... at Rutgers, 2017 (65) Rushed for 100 yards or more:...... Deshawn Smith vs. Howard, 2018 (116) Scored 50 or more points:...... vs. Holy Cross, 2016 (51) Rushed for three or more TDs:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (4) Scored 40 or more points:...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (46) Had 2 or more rush for 100 yards or more: ...... Andy Davidson (111), Scored 30 or more points:...... vs. B-CU, 2018 (30) ...... Cole Macek (108), D. Woolfork (104), at Army St., 2016 Scored a two-point conversion:...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (pass) Player rushed for three or more TDs: ...... Jimmie Robinson, at B-CU, 2018 (3) Rushed for two TDs:...... Dedrick Parson vs. Howard, 2018 TURNOVERS Had a run of 70 or more yards:...... Dedrick Parson, at Howard, 2019 (71) Had four or more fumbles:...... vs. Savannah State, 2015 (4) Had a run of 60 or more yards:...... Jimmie Robinson, B-CU, 2018 (65) Had three or more fumbles LOST:...... at Delaware State, 2017 (3) Had a run of 50 or more yards:...... Cole Macek, at Army, 2014 (56) Threw three or more Interceptions...... at Towson, 2017 (3) Had 8 or more players with a run: ...... at Bowling Green, 2019 (8) Did not commit a turnover:...... vs. Delaware State, 2018 Intercepted five or more passes:...... vs. N.C. Central, 2008 (6) Intercepted four passes:...... vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2010 (4) Intercepted three passes:...... at S.C. State, 2017

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PASSING DEFENSE Passed for 500 or more yards:...... Bobby Townsend, Howard, 1999 (522) Intercepted three or more passes:...... Michael Williams, B-Cookman, 2010 (3) Passed for 400 or more yards:...... Juwan Carter, Norfolk State, 2018 (467) Intercepted two passes:...... Bryan Cook, at Howard, 2017 Passed for 300 or more yards:...... Vincent Testaverde, at UAlbany, 2018 (310) Recorded three or more sacks:...... Joey Drayton, Hampton, 2003 (3) Passed for 200 or more yards:...... Quinton Williams, at Howard, 2019, (202) Recorded two sacks:...... Marques Ford, vs. B-CU, 2018 Attempted 50 or more passes:...... Tim Little, Sacred Heart, 2012 (50) Returned a fumble for a TD:...... at Howard, 2017 (Aaron Walker, 26 yds) Attempted 40 or more passes:...... Juwan Carter, vs. Norfolk State, 2018, (44) Completed 30 or more passes:...... Nick Elko, Delaware State, 2012 (33) SPECIAL TEAMS Completed 20 or more passes:...... Darius Wade, at Bowling Green, 2019, (22) Scored 10 or more points kicking:...... Ethan Stark, at UAlbany, 2018 (13) Threw five or more TD passes:...... Larry Brihm, at Bethune-Cookman, 2017 (5) Kicked four field goals:...... N. O’Shea, vs. Towson, 2018 Threw 5 or more interceptions:...... Stadford Brown, NC Central, 2008 (5) Kicked three field goals:...... Ethan Stark, at UAlbany, 2018 Threw 4 interceptions:...... Vincent Testaverde, at UAlbany, 2018 Kicked two field goals:...... Uriel Hernandez, vs. Bethune-Cookman, 2016 Threw four TD passes:...... K. Black, Delaware State, 2017 (4) Kicked a 50-yard field goal:...... Ethan Stark, at UAlbany, 2018 (51) Threw three TD passes:...... Darius Wade, at Bowling Green, 2019 Kicked a 60-yard punt:...... Jauvaunie Francis, at Bethune-Cookman, 2017 (74) Completed a pass of 75 or more yds: .V. Testaverde to D. Holmes, at UAlbany, 2018 (88) Kickoff Ret. of 50 yds or more:...... Ryan Smith, at N.C. Central, 2014 (75) Completed a pass of 50 or more yards:...... Juwan Carter to Marcus Taylor Punt Ret. of 50 yds or more:...... Isaiah Moore, vs. Howard, 2018 (53) ...... vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (71)

RECEIVING Caught 10 or more passes:...... Travis Tarpley, Delaware State, 2012 (12) Caught six or more passes:...... Isaiah Winstead, vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (8) Had 150 or more yds receiving:...... Isaiah Winstead, vs. Norfolk State 2018 (156) Had 100 or more yards receiving:...... Marcus Taylor, vs. Norfolk State, 2018 (141) Caught two TD passes:...... Quintin Morris, at Bowling Green, 2019 Caught three TD passes:...... Anthony Warrum, #4 Illinois State , 2015 Caught four TD passes:...... Alex Neutz, at Buffalo, 2012

SCORING Scored four or more TDs:...... Johnathan Lewis, at Rutgers, 2017 (4 runs) Scored three TDs:...... Jimmie Robinson vs. B-CU, 2018 (3 runs) Scored two TDs:...... Quintin Morris at Bethune-Cookman, 2019 ...... (2 receptions)

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 11 BEARS OFFENSE BEARS DEFENSE WR 1 THOMAS MARCUS...... 6-2,203,Jr. DE . 97 . MALCOMB ROBINSON...... 6-3,305,Jr. .3 Devon Mondy...... 6-3,195,Jr. .91 .Merinio Dendoe...... 6-3,275,Sr. LT .76 CHRIS ANTHONY...... 6-4,300,Jr. NT .99 .NATHAN PERRY...... 6-4,340,Sr. 78 Eric McKeown...... 6-5,275,Fr. .93 Kamren Lark...... 6-1,275,Fr. LG .72 TREYVON BRANCH...... 6-3,290,Fr. DT .90 .MARCUS COLEMAN...... 6-3,265,Jr. .79 Keevan Lawrence...... 6-0,280,Fr. .92 Christian Teague...... 6-4,240,So. C .75 DEXTER CARR JR...... 6-3,285,So. SLB 45 .DEVAN HEBRON...... 6-3,220,RJr. .73 Ahmeen Reese...... 6-0,370,Jr. .40 Erick Hunter...... 6-4,190,Fr. RG .58 MARVIN ATUATASI...... 6-1,310,So. MLB .9 .KALEN JENNINGS...... 6-3,230,Gr. .53 Wesley Vailahi...... 6-3,270,Fr. .33 Aree Booker...... 5-11,205,So. RT .66 .CHASE CARTER...... 6-4,315,Fr. WLB .54 .LAWRENCE RICHARDSON...... 6-1,210,So. .60 Jaleel Rhett...... 6-4,270,Fr. .52 Jayelin Davis...... 6-0,217,Fr. Y 89 ISAIAH GERENA ...... 6-4,240,Fr. GRIZ 51 .ELIJAH WILLIAMS ...... 6-1,230,Fr. .80 Max Thrower...... 6-3,232,Sr. .52 Adeola Sulaiman...... 6-5,210,So. F . 37 .ANDRE CRAWLEY...... 5-7,160,Fr. BC .22 JAE'VEYON MORTON...... 5-9,180,Jr. .82 Ahjani Johnson...... 5-7,170,Sr. .26 .Ahmari Benjamin...... 6-2,180,Jr. QB .4 .NEIL BOUDREAU ...... 6-3,220,Gr. SS .29 BRUCE MATTOX III...... 6-0,180,So. .2 Jairus Grissom...... 6-2,210,Jr. 4 Kaleb Coleman...... 6-0. 185,Fr. H .5 .JABRIEL JOHNSON...... 5-9,197,So. FS .12 JAYDEN WOODEN...... 6-1,180,Jr. 15 Daymond Hamler...... 5-10,170,Fr. .34 .Jeremiah Bryant...... 6-0,180,Jr. F 8 .ROMELLO KIMBROUGH...... 6-0,225,Jr. FC .7 .CARLVAINSKY DECIUS...... 6-0,175,Fr. 6 .Krysten Riley-Richardson...... 6-1,225,Fr. .23 Jordan Johnson...... 6-3,190,So. Z .83 WESLEY WOLFOLK...... 6-2,215,Gr. .88 .Tyler Wilkins...... 6-3,180,Fr.

BEARS SPECIAL TEAMS PK 10 .KLUIVERT "KC" AKUBUO-ONWUEMEKA...... 6-2,190,Jr. As of September 3, 2021 -- ...... H 4 NEIL BOUDREAU ...... 6-3,220,Gr. -- ...... P 10 .KLUIVERT "KC" AKUBUO-ONWUEMEKA...... 6-2,190,Jr. -- ...... LS 49 RAY GALLAGHER...... 6-2,215,Fr. KR 83 WESLEY WOLFOLK...... 6-2,215,Gr. 22 Jae’Veyon Morton...... 5-9,180,Jr. PR 83 WESLEY WOLFOLK...... 6-2,215,Gr. 22 Jae’Veyon Morton...... 5-9,180,Jr. BEARS MISCELLANEOUS GAME INFORMATION Opponent Date Uni Toss Kick/Receive Weather TOWSON 9/4 at Tulane 9/11 at Sacred Heart 9/18 SAINT FRANCIS 9/18 at Howard 102 at S.C. State 10/8 N.C. CENTRAL 10/16 at Norfolk State 10/23 DELAWARE STATE 10/30 at Univ. of Albany 11/4 GEORGETOWN 11/13

Merinio Dendo...... Moe Den-Do MORGAN STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Carlvainsky Decius…...... …Carl-Vain-skee SPELL IT...... SAY IT Jae’Veyon Morton……...... Jay-Vee-Yon Joseph Owumi……………...... Oh-wu-Me Coaches Jordan Pulou...... Pew-LOW

Players E’Munn Parker...... E’Mon Marvin Atuatasi...... A-Tua-TAH-see Camauri Barney...... Cah-maree Adeola Sulaiman...... Sew-La-Man GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 12 NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 0/2 Jairus Grissom QB 6-2 210 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge HS NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 Thomas Marcus WR 6-2 203 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Horizon HS 2 Terius Wheatley RB 6-0 200 Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer HS NO TEAM POS 3 Devon Mondy WR 6-3 195 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Edward H. White HS 0/2 Jairus Grissom QB 4 Neil Boudreau QB 6-3 220 Gr. Irvine, Calif. / University HS 4d Kaleb Coleman S 6-0 185 Fr. Southfield, Mich. / Groves HS 1 Thomas Marcus WR 5 Jabriel Johnson RB 5-9 197 So. Baltimore, Md. / McDonough HS 6 Krysten Riley-Richardson RB 6-1 225 Fr. Streetsboro, Ohio / Streetsboro HS 2 Terius Wheatley RB 7 Carlvainsky Decius DB 6-0 175 Fr. New Carrollton, Md. / Parkdale HS 3 Devon Mondy WR 8 Romello Kimbrough RB 6-0 225 Jr. Columbus, Ga. / Butler C.C. 9 Malcolm Brown QB 6-4 225 Fr. Fulton, Md. / Reservoir HS 4 Neil Boudreau QB 9d Kalen Jennings LB 6-3 230 Gr. Des Moines, Iowa / Southeast Polk HS 10 Kluivert (KC) Akubuo-Onwuemeka K 6-2 190 Jr. Hercules, Calif. / Hercules HS 4 Kaleb Coleman S 11 Duce Taylor QB 6-1 180 Fr. Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown HS 5 Jabriel Johnson RB 12 Jayden Wooden S 6-1 180 Jr. Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS 14 Brandon Williams S 6-0 180 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Howard D. Woodson HS 6 Krysten Riley-Richardson RB 15 Daymond Hamler RB 5-10 170 Fr. Pontiac, Mich. / Waterford Kettering HS 16 Carlos Porter-Lumpkin CB 6-0 165 Fr. Inkster, Mich. / River Rouge HS 7 Carlvainsky Decius DB 18 Ahmari Benjamin CB 6-2 180 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise HS 8 Romello Kimbrough RB 19 Demier Shipley WR 6-3 160 So. Tuskegee, Ala. / Booker T. Washington HS 20 Cameron Brown RB 5-8 185 So. Bristow, Va. / Unity Reed HS 9 Malcolm Brown QB 20d Johnny Fenwick CB 5-11 175 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers HS 21 Andrew Howell RB 5-7 190 So. Staten Island, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall HS 9 Kalen Jennings LB 22 Quri Hickman RB 6-0 250 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley HS 10 KC Akubuo-Onwuemeka K 22d Jae'Veyon Morton DB 5-9 180 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King HS 23 Jordan Johnson DB 6-3 190 So. Lanham, Md. / Belair Baptist HS 11 Duce Taylor QB 24 London Drummond RB 5-11 185 Fr. Berlin, Md. / John Carroll HS 25 Richard Monroe IV DB 6-2 195 So. Greensboro, N.C. / Dudley HS 12 Jayden Wooden S 25d Bryan Stukes CB 6-1 190 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith HS 14 Brandon Williams S 27 Jumar Hines CB 6-0 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Dulaney HS 29d Bruce Mattox III S 6-0 180 So. Decatur, Ga. / Tucker HS 15 Daymond Hamler RB 29 James Tarver III RB 5-9 190 Fr. Meriden, Conn. / F.T. Maloney HS 30 Kenneth Miller Jr. WR 5-7 175 Jr. Austin, Texas / NW Oklahoma State 16 Jaleel Porter-Lumpkin CB 31 Josh Graham S 5-9 180 Fr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 18 Ahmari Benjamin DB 32 Xavier Shell LB 6-1 230 Fr. Baltimore Md. / Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HS 33 Aree Booker LB 5-11 205 So. Orange, N.J. / DePaul Catholic HS 19 Demier Shipley WR 34d Jeremiah Bryant S 6-0 180 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Overlea HS 34 Kobe Evans RB 5-11 170 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Patterson HS 20 Cameron Brown RB 35 Hosea Robinson DB 5-10 185 So. Waldorf, Md. / Westlake HS 20 Johnny Fenwick CB 36 Alfonzo Graham RB 5-9 195 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar HS 36d Taron Riddick CB 6-0 170 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Friendship HS 21 Andrew Howell RB 37 Andre Crawley WR 5-7 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Mount St. Joseph 38 Kenneth Fowlkes LB 6-0 225 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Loch Raven HS 22 Quri Hickman RB 39 Cameron Kelly CB 5-11 175 Jr. Stamford, Conn. / The Brunswick School 22 Jae’Veyon Morton DB 40d Erick Hunter LB 6-4 190 Fr. Capitol Heights, Md. / Westlake HS 40 Ajahni Terry RB 5-8 205 So. Germantown, Md. / Northwest HS 23 Jordan Johnson DB 41 Dorien Parris RB 5-10 200 Fr. Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy 42 Elijah Peyton FB 5-11 280 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers HS 24 London Drummond RB 43 David Adeleke RB 5-9 195 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. / Wheaton HS 25 Richard Monroe IV DB 44d Daylin Gooden CB 5-10 180 Fr. Norristown, Pa. / Pope John Paul II 44 Tyreek Sykes WR 5-10 175 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Paul Dunbar HS 25 Bryan Stukes CB 45 Devan Hebron GRIZ 6-3 220 R-Jr. Lanham, Md. / Duval HS 46 Victor Wilson FB 5-10 204 Fr. Highland Springs, Va. / Highland Springs HS 27 Jumar Hines CB 46d Bruce Howard DB 5-10 170 Fr. Germantown, Md. / Northwest HS 29 Bruce Mattox III S 47 Rahim Mersier Jr. WR 5-9 150 Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King HS 48 Deshauwn Alleyne LB 6-1 220 Fr. Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Saint Lucie West Centennial HS 29 James Tarver III RB 49 Ray Gallagher LS 6-0 240 Fr. West Deptford, N.J. / 50 Jayelin Davis LB 6-0 217 Fr. North Augusta, S.C. / Fox Creek HS 30 Kenneth Miller Jr. WR 51 Elijah Williams DL 6-1 230 Fr. Jersey City, N.J. / Lincoln HS 31 Josh Graham S 52 Adeola Sulaiman LB 6-5 210 So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Frederick Douglass HS 53d Ahmari Santana LB 6-0 235 Fr. Lancaster, Pa. / North County HS 32 Xavier Shell LB 53 Wesley Vailahi OL 6-3 270 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah / East HS 54 Lawrence Richardson LB 6-1 210 So. , Pa. / Bishop McDevitt 33 Aree Booker LB 56 Kobe Tuitele OL 6-0 290 Fr. Pago Pago, American Samoa / Tafuna HS 34 Jeremiah Bryant S 58 Marvin Atuatasi OL 6-1 310 So. Leone, American Samoa / Tafuna hS 59 Danny Chaudhry DE 6-4 235 Fr. Macomb, Mich. / Macomb Dakota HS 34 Kobe Evans RB 60 Jaleel Rhett OL 6-4 270 Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell HS 61 Mehki Ellis DT 6-2 250 Fr. Hamden, Conn. / Hamden Country Day 35 Hosea Robinson DB 62 Torrance Williams OL 6-2 275 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy 36 Alfonzo Graham RB 65 Keshawn Dixon OL 6-3 275 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. / Palm Bay, Fla. 66 Chase Carter OL 6-4 315 Fr. Lakewood, Calif. / Lakewood HS 36 Taron Riddick CB 67 Ja'Noy Sumner OL 6-0 320 Fr. Waycross, Ga. / Ware County HS 70 Keivon Anderson DL 6-1 275 So. Windsor Mill, Md. / Loyola Blakefield HS 37 Andre Crawley WR 72 Treyvon Branch OL 6-3 290 Fr. White Plains, Md. / St. John's College HS 39 Cameron Kelly CB 73 Ahmeen Reese OL 6-0 370 Jr. Yonkers, N.Y. / Norcross HS 74 Camauri Barney OL 6-4 315 Fr. Rosedale, Md. / Lake Clifton HS 40 Eric Hunter LB 75 Dexter Carr Jr. OL 6-3 285 So. Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge HS 76 Chris Anthony OL 6-4 300 Jr. Massillon, Ohio / Washington HS 40 Ajahni Terry RB 78 Eric McKeown OL 6-5 275 Fr. Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge HS 41 Dorien Parris RB 79 Keevan Lawrence OL 6-0 280 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 80 Max Thrower TE 6-3 232 Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Shrine Catholic HS 42 Elijah Peyton FB 82 Ajani Johnson WR 5-7 170 Sr. , Calif. / Salesian HS 81 Joseph Owumi WR 6-3 195 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers 43 David Adeleke RB 83 Wesley Wolfolk WR 6-2 215 Gr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Suitland HS 44 Daylin Gooden CB 85 Kearon Smith WR 6-0 180 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Paul Dunbar HS 86 Isaiah Scott WR 5-8 170 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / 44 Tyreek Sykes WR 87 James Reddick III TE 6-4 235 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 88 Tyler Wilkins WR 6-3 180 Fr. Columbia, Md. / Mount St. Joseph HS 45 Devan Hebron LB 89 Isaiah Gerena TE 6-4 240 Fr. Barnegat, N.J. / Barnegat HS 46 Victor Wilson FB 90 Marcus Coleman DL 6-3 265 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Ohio Univ. 91 Merinio Dendoe DL 6-3 275 Sr. Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Bijmer HS 46 Bruce Howard DB 92 Christian Teague DL 6-4 240 So. Hagerstown, Md. / N. Hagerstown HS 93 Kamren Lark DT 6-1 275 Fr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 47 Rahim Mersier Jr. WR 96 Darrius Outlaw DL 6-5 245 So. Owings Mill, Md. / Jireh Prep HS 48 Deshauwn Alleyne LB 97 Malcolm Robinson DT 6-3 305 Jr. Massillon, Ohio / Washington HS 98 Nana Asante LB 6-7 230 Fr. Burtonsville, Md. / Fork Union Military Academy 49 Ray Gallagher LS 99 Nathan Perry DL 6-4 340 Sr. Madison, Miss. / Germantown HS GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 13 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL NUMERICAL ROSTER..cont 43 David Adeleke RB 5-9 195 Sr. Silver Spring, Md. / Wheaton HS 10 Kluivert (KC) Akubuo-Onwuemeka K 6-2 190 Jr. Hercules, Calif. / Hercules HS NO TEAM POS 48 Deshauwn Alleyne LB 6-1 220 Fr. Port Saint Lucie, Fla. / Saint Lucie West Centennial HS 50 Jayelin Davis LB 70 Keivon Anderson DL 6-1 275 So. Windsor Mill, Md. / Loyola Blakefield HS 76 Chris Anthony OL 6-4 300 Jr. Massillon, Ohio / Washington HS 51 Elijah Williams DL 98 Nana Asante LB 6-7 230 Fr. Burtonsville, Md. / Fork Union Military Academy 58 Marvin Atuatasi OL 6-1 310 So. Leone, American Samoa / Tafuna hS 52 Adeola Sulaiman LB 74 Camauri Barney OL 6-4 315 Fr. Rosedale, Md. / Lake Clifton HS 53 Ahmari Santana LB 18 Ahmari Benjamin CB 6-2 180 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Wise HS 33 Aree Booker LB 5-11 205 So. Orange, N.J. / DePaul Catholic HS 53 Wesley Vailahi OL 4 Neil Boudreau QB 6-3 220 Gr. Irvine, Calif. / University HS 72 Treyvon Branch OL 6-3 290 Fr. White Plains, Md. / St. John's College HS 54 Lawrence Richardson LB 20 Cameron Brown RB 5-8 185 So. Bristow, Va. / Unity Reed HS 56 Kobe Tuitele OL 9 Malcolm Brown QB 6-4 225 Fr. Fulton, Md. / Reservoir HS 34d Jeremiah Bryant S 6-0 180 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Overlea HS 58 Marvin Atuatasi OL 75 Dexter Carr Jr. OL 6-3 285 So. Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge HS 66 Chase Carter OL 6-4 315 Fr. Lakewood, Calif. / Lakewood HS 59 Danny Chaudry DE 59 Danny Chaudhry DE 6-4 235 Fr. Macomb, Mich. / Macomb Dakota HS 60 Jaleel Rhett OL 4d Kaleb Coleman S 6-0 185 Fr. Southfield, Mich. / Groves HS 90 Marcus Coleman DL 6-3 265 Jr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Ohio Univ. 61 Mehki Ellis OL 37 Andre Crawley WR 5-7 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Mount St. Joseph 50 Jayelin Davis LB 6-0 217 Fr. North Augusta, S.C. / Fox Creek HS 62 Torrance Williams OL 7 Carlvainsky Decius DB 6-0 175 Fr. New Carrollton, Md. / Parkdale HS 65 Keshawn Dixon OL 91 Merinio Dendoe DL 6-3 275 Sr. Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Bijmer HS 65 Keshawn Dixon OL 6-3 275 Fr. Palm Bay, Fla. / Palm Bay, Fla. 66 Chase Carter OL 24 London Drummond RB 5-11 185 Fr. Berlin, Md. / John Carroll HS 61 Mehki Ellis DT 6-2 250 Fr. Hamden, Conn. / Hamden Country Day 67 Ja’Noy Sumner OL 34 Kobe Evans RB 5-11 170 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Patterson HS 70 Keivon Anderson DL 20d Johnny Fenwick CB 5-11 175 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers HS 38 Kenneth Fowlkes LB 6-0 225 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Loch Raven HS 72 Treyvon Branch OL 49 Ray Gallagher LS 6-0 240 Fr. West Deptford, N.J. / Santa Barbara City College 89 Isaiah Gerena TE 6-4 240 Fr. Barnegat, N.J. / Barnegat HS 73 Ahmeen Reese OL 44d Daylin Gooden CB 5-10 180 Fr. Norristown, Pa. / Pope John Paul II 74 Camauri Barney OL 36 Alfonzo Graham RB 5-9 195 Jr. Baltimore, Md. / Dunbar HS 31 Josh Graham S 5-9 180 Fr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 75 Dexter Carr Jr. OL 0/2 Jairus Grissom QB 6-2 210 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / River Rouge HS 15 Daymond Hamler RB 5-10 170 Fr. Pontiac, Mich. / Waterford Kettering HS 76 Chris Anthony OL 45 Devan Hebron GRIZ 6-3 220 R-Jr. Lanham, Md. / Duval HS 78 Eric McKeown OL 22 Quri Hickman RB 6-0 250 Jr. Columbus, Ohio / Bishop Hartley HS 27 Jumar Hines CB 6-0 160 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Dulaney HS 79 Keevan Lawrence OL 46d Bruce Howard DB 5-10 170 Fr. Germantown, Md. / Northwest HS 21 Andrew Howell RB 5-7 190 So. Staten Island, N.Y. / Erasmus Hall HS 80 Max Thrower TE 40d Erick Hunter LB 6-4 190 Fr. Capitol Heights, Md. / Westlake HS 81 Joseph Owumi WR 9d Kalen Jennings LB 6-3 230 Gr. Des Moines, Iowa / Southeast Polk HS 82 Ajani Johnson WR 5-7 170 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. / Salesian HS 82 Ajani Johnson WR 5 Jabriel Johnson RB 5-9 197 So. Baltimore, Md. / McDonough HS 23 Jordan Johnson DB 6-3 190 So. Lanham, Md. / Belair Baptist HS 83 Wesley Wolfolk WR 39 Cameron Kelly CB 5-11 175 Jr. Stamford, Conn. / The Brunswick School 85 Kearon Smith WR 8 Romello Kimbrough RB 6-0 225 Jr. Columbus, Ga. / Butler C.C. 93 Kamren Lark DT 6-1 275 Fr. Norcross, Ga. / Norcross HS 86 Isaiah Scott WR 79 Keevan Lawrence OL 6-0 280 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy 1 Thomas Marcus WR 6-2 203 Jr. San Diego, Calif. / Horizon HS 87 James Reddick III TE 29d Bruce Mattox III S 6-0 180 So. Decatur, Ga. / Tucker HS 88 Tyler Wilkins WR 78 Eric McKeown OL 6-5 275 Fr. Ashburn, Va. / Stone Bridge HS 47 Rahim Mersier Jr. WR 5-9 150 Fr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King HS 89 Isaiah Gerena TE 30 Kenneth Miller Jr. WR 5-7 175 Jr. Austin, Texas / NW Oklahoma State 3 Devon Mondy WR 6-3 195 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Edward H. White HS 91 Merinio Dendoe DL 25 Richard Monroe IV DB 6-2 195 So. Greensboro, N.C. / Dudley HS 92 Christian Teague DL 22d Jae'Veyon Morton DB 5-9 180 Jr. Detroit, Mich. / Martin Luther King HS 96 Darrius Outlaw DL 6-5 245 So. Owings Mill, Md. / Jireh Prep HS 93 Kamren Lark DT 81 Joseph Owumi WR 6-3 195 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers 41 Dorien Parris RB 5-10 200 Fr. Bradenton, Fla. / IMG Academy 96 Darrius Outlaw DL 99 Nathan Perry DL 6-4 340 Sr. Madison, Miss. / Germantown HS 97 Malcolm Robinson DL 42 Elijah Peyton FB 5-11 280 Fr. Springdale, Md. / CH Flowers HS 16 Carlos Porter-Lumpkin CB 6-0 165 Fr. Inkster, Mich. / River Rouge HS 98 Nana Asante LB 87 James Reddick III TE 6-4 235 Fr. Marietta, Ga. / Hillgrove HS 73 Ahmeen Reese OL 6-0 370 Jr. Yonkers, N.Y. / Norcross HS 99 Nathan Perry DL 60 Jaleel Rhett OL 6-4 270 Fr. Staten Island, N.Y. / Monsignor Farrell HS 54 Lawrence Richardson LB 6-1 210 So. Philadelphia, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt 36d Taron Riddick CB 6-0 170 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Friendship HS 6 Krysten Riley-Richardson RB 6-1 225 Fr. Streetsboro, Ohio / Streetsboro HS 35 Hosea Robinson DB 5-10 185 So. Waldorf, Md. / Westlake HS COACHING STAFF 97 Malcolm Robinson DT 6-3 305 Jr. Massillon, Ohio / Washington HS Tyrone Wheatley, Head Coach 53d Ahmari Santana LB 6-0 235 Fr. Lancaster, Pa. / North County HS 86 Isaiah Scott WR 5-8 170 Jr. Kansas City, Kan. / William Carr, Assoc. HC/Def. Run Game Coord./DL 32 Xavier Shell LB 6-1 230 Fr. Baltimore Md. / Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical HS Antonio James, DC/Co-STC/OLBs 19 Demier Shipley WR 6-3 160 So. Tuskegee, Ala. / Booker T. Washington HS Josh Firm, OC/QBs 85 Kearon Smith WR 6-0 180 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Paul Dunbar HS 25d Bryan Stukes CB 6-1 190 Fr. Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith HS Derrick Alexander, Pass Game Coord./WRs 52 Adeola Sulaiman LB 6-5 210 So. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Frederick Douglass HS Jacoby Jones, TEs/Recruiting Coord. 67 Ja'Noy Sumner OL 6-0 320 Fr. Waycross, Ga. / Ware County HS Darryl Bullock, OL 44 Tyreek Sykes WR 5-10 175 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / Paul Dunbar HS 29 James Tarver III RB 5-9 190 Fr. Meriden, Conn. / F.T. Maloney HS Jerome Smith, Asst. STC/RBs 11 Duce Tayor QB 6-1 180 Fr. Hagerstown, Md. / North Hagerstown HS Anthony Binker, STC/Recruiting 92 Christian Teague DL 6-4 240 So. Hagerstown, Md. / N. Hagerstown HS Jordan Pulou, Safeties 40 Ajahni Terry Rb 5-8 205 So. Germantown, Md. / Northwest HS 80 Max Thrower TE 6-3 232 Sr. Detroit, Mich. / Shrine Catholic HS Omarr Smith, DBs 56 Kobe Tuitele OL 6-0 290 Fr. Pago Pago, American Samoa / Tafuna HS Ethan Stokes, Dir. of Football Ops/Video Coord. 53 Wesley Vailahi OL 6-3 270 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah / East HS 2 Terius Wheatley RB 6-0 200 Jr. Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer HS 88 Tyler Wilkins WR 6-3 180 Fr. Columbia, Md. / Mount St. Joseph HS 14 Brandon Williams S 6-0 180 Fr. Washington, D.C. / Howard D. Woodson HS 51 Elijah Williams DL 6-1 230 Fr. Jersey City, N.J. / Lincoln HS 62 Torrance Williams OL 6-2 275 Fr. Baltimore, Md. / St. Frances Academy 46 Victor Wilson FB 5-10 204 Fr. Highland Springs, Va. / Highland Springs HS 83 Wesley Wolfolk WR 6-2 215 Gr. Upper Marlboro, Md. / Suitland HS 12 Jayden Wooden S 6-1 180 Jr. Peoria, Ariz. / Centennial HS GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 14 2021 FOOTBALL geographical roster

GEORGIA (6) DavidMARYLAND Adeleke (36) Silver Spring (Wheaton HS) Josh Graham Norcross (Norcross HS) Keivon Anderson Windsor Mill (Loyola Blakefield HS) Romello Kimbrough Columbus (Butler C.C.) Nana Asante Burtonsville (Fork Union Military Academy) Kamren Lark Norcross (Norcross HS) Camauri Barney Rosedale (Lake Clifton HS) Bruce Mattox III Decatur (Tucker HS) Ahmari Benjamin Upper Marlboro (Wise HS) James Reddick III Marietta (Hillgrove HS) Treyvon Branch White Plains (St. John’s College HS) Ja’Noy Sumner Waycross (Ware County HS) Malcolm Brown Fulton (Reservoir HS) Jeremiah Bryant Baltimore (Overlea HS) ILLINOIS (1) Marcus Coleman Upper Marlboro (Ohio Univ.) Keagen Trost Kankakee (Kankakee HS) Andre Crawley Baltimore (Mount St. Joseph) Carlvainsky Decius New Carrollton (Parkdale HS) London Drummond Berlin (John Carroll HS) IOWA (1) Kobe Evans Baltimore (Patterson HS) Kalen Jennings Des Moines (Southeast Polk HS) Johnny Fenwick Springdale (CH Flowers HS) Kenneth Fowlkes Baltimore (Loch Raven HS) Alfonzo Graham Baltimore (Dunbar HS) KANSAS (1) Devan Hebron Lanham (Duval HS) Isaiah Scott Kansas City (-) Jumar Hines Baltimore (Dulaney HS) Bruce Howard Germantown (Northwest HS) Eric Hunter Capitol Heights (Westlake HS) MICHIGAN (9) Jabriel Johnson Baltimore (McDonough HS) Danny Chaudry Macomb (Macomb Dakota HS) Jordan Johnson Lanham (Belair Baptist HS) Kaleb Coleman Southfield (Groves HS) Darrius Outlaw Owings Mill (Jireh Prep HS) Jairus Grissom Detroit (River Rouge HS) Joseph Owumi Springdale (CH Flowers HS) Daymond Hunter Pontiac (Waterford Kettering HS) Elijah Peyton Springdale (CH Flowers HS) Rahim Mersier Jr. Detroit (Martin Luther King HS) Hosea Robinson Waldorf (Westlake HS) Jay’Veyon Morton Detroit (Martin Luther King HS) Xavier Shell Baltimore (Mergenthaler Vocational Technical HS) Carlos Porter-Lumpkin Inkster (River Rouge HS) Kearon Smith Baltimore (Dunbar HS) Max Thrower Detroit (Shrine Catholic HS) Adeola Sulaiman Upper Marlboro (Frederick Douglass HS) Terius Wheatley Ann Arbor (Pioneer HS) Tyreek Sykes Baltimore (Dunbar HS) Christian Teague Hagerstown (N. Hagerstown HS) Ajahni Terry Germantown (Northwest HS) MISSISSIPPI (1) Duce Taylor Hagerstown (North Hagerstown HS) Nathan Perry Madison (Germantown HS) Tyler Wilkins Columbia (Mount St. Joseph’s HS) Torrance Williams Baltimore (St. Frances Academy) Wesley Wolfolk Upper Marlboro (Suitland HS) (4) Aree Booker Orange (DePaul Catholic HS) Elijah Williams Jersey City (Lincoln HS) VIRGINIA (5) Ray Gallagher West Deptford (Mainland Regional HS) Cameron Brown Bristow (Unity Reed HS) Isaiah Gerena Barnegat (Barnegat HS) Dexter Carr Jr. Stafford (Colonial Forge HS) Eric McKeown Ashburn (Stone Bridge HS) Bryan Stukes Chesapeake (Oscar Smith HS) NEW YORK (3) Victor Wilson Highland Springs (Highland Springs HS) Andrew Howell Staten Island (Erasmus Hall HS) Ahmeen Reese Yonkers (Norcross HS) Jaleel Rhett Staten Island (Monsignor Farrell HS) WASHINGTON D.C. (3) Keevan Lawrence (Friendship Collegiate Academy) Taron Riddick (Friendship Collegiate Academy) NORTH CAROLINA (1) Brandon Williams (Howard D. Woodson HS) Richard Monroe IV Greensboro (Dudley HS) ALABAMA (1) OHIO (4) Demier Shipley Tuskegee (Booker T. Washington HS) Chris Anthony Massillon (Washington HS) Quri Hickman Columbus (Bishop Hartley HS) Krysten Riley-Richardson Streesboro (Streetsboro HS) ARIZONA (1) Malcolm Robinson Massillon (Washington HS) Jayden Wooden Peoria (Centennial HS) PENNSYLVANIA (3) CALIFORNIA (6) Daylin Gooden Norritown (Pope John Paul HS) Merinio Dendoe Weed (Bijlmer HS - Amsterdam) Lawrence Richardson Philadelphia (Bishop McDevitt HS) Kluivert Akubuo-Onwuemeka Hercules (Hercules HS) Ahmari Santana Lancaster (North County HS) Neil Boudreau Irvine (University HS) Chase Carter Lakewood (Lakewood HS) Ajani Johnson Los Angeles (Salesian HS( SOUTH CAROLINA (1) Thomas Marcus San Diego (Horizon HS) Jayelin Davis North Augusta (Fox Creek HS) CONNECTICUT (3) TEXAS (1) Mehki Ellis Hamden (Hamden Country HS) Kenny Miller Austin (NW Oklahoma State) Cameron Kelly Stamford (The Bruswick School) James Tarver III Meriden (F.T. Maloney HS) UTAH (1) FLORIDA (4) Wesley Vailahi Salt Lake City (East HS) Deshauwn Alleyne Port Saint Lucie (Sint Lucie Centennial HS) Keshawn Dixon Palm Bay (Palm Bay HS) Devon Mondy Jacksonville (Edward H. White HS) MarvinAMERICAN Atuatasi SAMOA (2)Pago (Tatuna HS) Dorien Parris Bradnenton (IMG Academy) Kobe Tuitele Pago Pago (Tafuna HS)

GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 15 2021 FOOTBALL TYRONE WHEATLEY HEAD COACH Tyrone Wheatley enters his third season as the head coach of the Morgan State football program, but second on the sideline. The The Wheatley File Bears did not play during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, however Coaching Experience Wheatley is looking to build on the foundation he set in year one with the Bears. » Morgan State 2019-Present: Head Coach Introduced as the 22nd head coach in Morgan football history on February 21, 2019, » Wheatley took the helm of the Bears after 2018.: Running Backs Coach establishing an extensive coaching résumé and tremendous success, both as a player and » Buffalo Bills as a coach, at the professional and collegiate 2013-14: Running Backs Coach levels. » Syracuse Wheatley’s first season at Morgan was highlighted by a Homecoming rout of 2010-12: Running Backs Coach Delaware State and an upset victory against nationally-ranked North Carolina A&T. Additionally, five Bears collected All-MEAC honors (Ian McBorrough, Rico » Eastern Michigan Kennedy, Malachi Washington, Carl Garnes a-nd Manasseh Bailey,) including 2009: Running Backs Coach/ two All-Americans (McBorrough and Kennedy) and one NFL undrafted free agent Recruiting Coordinator selection (Bailey). » Ohio Northern Morgan’s total offense averaged 315.9 yards per game, 194.8 passing yards, while 2008: Running Backs Coach converting 37.4 percent on third downs. The Bears were also the second least penalized team in the conference (75-56.3). » Robichaud High 2007: Head Coach Additionally, Wheatley stressed academic success in his first season on Cold Spring Lane, and several Bears were standouts in the classroom. Since Wheatley arrived » Michigan on campus: 2005-06: Voluntary Assistant Track & Coach * Merinio Dendoe and Devan Hebron were named to 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society * McBorrough was named to FCS ADA Academic All-Star Team Playing Experience * McBorrough and Deontaye White were named to 2020 NFF Hampshire Honor Society » Oakland Raiders * McBorrough was named a finalist for 2019 STATS FCS Doris Robinson 1999-2004: Running back Scholar-Athlete Award * Seventeen Bears were selected to the 2019 MEAC All-Academic Team » New York Giants 1995-98: Running back Wheatley joined the Bears after serving the last two seasons under head coach , as the running backs coach for the ’s (NFL) » Michigan Jacksonville Jaguars. Wheatley also worked with Marrone at Syracuse University 1991-94: Running back/ from 2010-12, and then with the Buffalo Bills from 2013-14. 1993-95: Track & Field As a college assistant coach, Wheatley was one of Michigan’s best recruiters and ranked No. 6 nationally on 247Sports “recruiter rankings.”

Wheatley finished his Michigan football playing career as the program’s second- leading rusher (now fifth). He was the Big Ten’s “Offensive Player of the Year” in 1992, and also earned All-America honors in the 110-meter hurdles as a track athlete in 1995. He enjoyed a 10-year career in the NFL before starting his coaching career.

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Wheatley guided the running backs for the Buffalo Bills from 2013- 14 under head coach Doug Marrone. During his time with the Bills, he mentored pros like Fred Jackson and C.J. Spiller. The Bills averaged 3.7 yards per rush in 2014, and 4.2 yards per rush in 2013.

Prior to coaching in the NFL, Wheatley spent five seasons in the collegiate ranks. From 2010-2012, he coached running backs at Syracuse University. While with the Orange, he coached Delone Carter to a 1,000-yard season in 2010 and a second-team All-Big East selection. He also helped Syracuse win two Pinstripe Bowls during his tenure (2010, 2012).

Wheatley spent one year each at Eastern Michigan University (2009) and Ohio Northern University (2008) as the running backs coach. At EMU he also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator.

Wheatley got his start in coaching at his high school alma mater, Robichaud located in Dearborn Heights, Mich. in 2007. He took a team that had gone 0-9 before his arrival and led them to a 9-2 record and appearance in the state . He also coached .

Shortly after retiring from the NFL, Wheatley held two appointments as a Minority Coaching Fellow in the league, first with the (2006) and then with the Pittsburgh Steelers (2008). While completing his degree at U-M in kinesiology, Wheatley served as a volunteer assistant with the Michigan track and field program (2005- 06).

Wheatley played 10 seasons in the NFL after being selected 17th overall by the New York Giants in the 1995 draft. He played in New York through the 1998 season, and then joined the Oakland Raiders. Wheatley played with the Raiders from 1999-2004 and appeared in the 2003 Super Bowl. During his playing career he amassed 6,562 all-purpose yards as a running back and kick returner, and he scored 47 touchdowns.

Wheatley had a distinguished career in the Michigan backfield from 1991-94, including three straight All-Big Ten selections (1992-94). As a sophomore in 1992 he won the Big Ten’s Offensive Player of the Year award and capped that season with a 235-yard game in the Rose Bowl, earning him the game’s MVP award. He rushed for 1,357 yards and 13 touchdowns while adding three receiving TDs and one on a kickoff.

He would break the 1,000-barrier in both his junior and senior seasons as well, totaling 1,129 and 1,144, respectively. Wheatley finished his Michigan career with 4,187 rushing yards, 510 receiving yards and 53 total touchdowns.

He also had a standout track and field career in the Maize and Blue winning three letters (1993-95). He earned an All-America citation for his eighth-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the 1995 NCAA Championships. He won the Big Ten’s Outdoor title in the 110-meter hurdles in 1994. Wheatley still owns top-five times in Michigan history in the 100-meter dash (5th) and 110-meter hurdles (4th).

A native of Inkster, Michigan, Wheatley earned his bachelor’s degree in 2008 from the . He and his wife Kimberly have five children: Tyrone, Jr., Terius, Tyrique, Tiana and Tamari.

He was inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. GAME 1: MORGAN STATE vs. TOWSON | SEPTEMBER 4, 2021 | 4 p.m. ET GAME 1 • September 4, 2021 MORGAN STATE BEARS FOOTBALL • GAME NOTES • 17 2021 FOOTBALL ASSISTANT COACHES

WILLIAM JOSH CARR FIRM

Associate Head Coach Def. Run Game Coordinator Defensive Line

Hometown: Dallas, Texas Hometown: Palmdale, Calif Alma Mater: Univ. of Michigan, '15 Alma Mater: Missouri University S&T ‘13 Years at MSU: 3rd season Years at MSU: 4th season

ANTONIO JACOBY JAMES JONES

Defensive Coordinator Tight Ends Co-Special Teams Outside Linebackers

Hometown: Massillon, Ohio Hometown: New Orleans,La. Alma Mater: Univ of Illinois ‘09 Alma Mater: Lane College, '07 Years at MSU: 5th season Years at MSU: 1st season

DERRICK ANTHONY JEROME ALEXANDER BINKER SMITH Pass Game Coordinator SpecialTeams Asst. Special Teams Wide Receivers Coordinator Running Backs

Hometown: Detroit, Mich. Hometown: Falls Church, Va. Hometown: Chester, Pa. Alma Mater: Univ. of Michigan ‘94 Alma Mater: Univ. of Miami ‘11 Alma Mater: Syracuse ‘14 Years at MSU: 3rd season Years at MSU: 3rd season Years at MSU: 3rd season

DARRYL JORDAN OMAR BULLOCK PULOU SMITH Offensive Line Safeties Defensive Backs

Hometown: Harrisburg, Pa. Hometown: Magna, Utah Hometown: Torrance, Calif. Alma Mater: Penn State ‘89 Alma Mater: Missouri University of Alma Mater: San Jose State '99 Years at MSU: 2nd season Science and Technology '13 Years at MSU: 2nd season Years at MSU: 3rd season

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