GAME 22009009 MMorganorgan SStatetate FFootballootball 2 llet’set’s ggetet ddownown toto businessbusiness SPORTS INFORMATION • 1700 EAST COLD SPRING LANE • BALTIMORE, MD • OFFICE (443) 885-3831 • FAX (443) 885-8307 • MORGANSTATEBEARS.COM 198 MSU Schedule/Results WINSTON-SALEM STATE “RAMS” (0-2) MORGAN STATE “BEARS” (0-1, 0-0 MEAC) 9/12 @Akron 10/24 @Delaware St.* GAME #2 L, 0-41 1 p.m. Saturday, September 18, 2009 • 2:00 p.m. Giants Stadium (Capacity 80,242) • East Rutherford, N.J. 9/19 vs. WSSU 10/31 FLORIDA A&M* 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Setting the Scene The Morgan State football team continues its 112th season of football on 9/26 TOWSON 11/7 NORFOLK ST.* Saturday, Sept. 19 against Winston-Salem State at Giants Stadium in the 38th 4 p.m. 4 p.m. annual Whitney Young Classic in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The contest will be broadcast live on WEAA, 88.9FM and on Heritage Sports Radio Network 10/3 @BCU* 11/14 @SCSU* (HSRN) located on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. The Bears kicked off their 2009 campaign last Saturday with a disappointing 41-0 10/10 N.C. A&T* 11/21 @Hampton* loss against Akron at brand new InfoCision Stadium in the first ever meeting 1 p.m. 1 p.m. between the two teams. The loss against Akron dropped head coach Donald Hill- Eley’s all-time record to 36-44 one game into his eighth season at the helm. Hill’s 10/15 HOWARD* 36 wins since 2002, is good enough for third-best all-time record behind legendary 7:30 p.m. coaches Edward P. Hurt and Earl. C. Banks. Kick-off is slated for 2:00 p.m. (EST). The game will be streamed LIVE on the internet at MorganStateBears.com. Interviews: Contact Leonard Haynes at (443) 885-3831 to request player interviews. Quick Hits Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley and players will be available on the field • SR RB Devan James needs 920 yards to become the school’s all-time rushing after each practice. leader...he currently has 1,807 rushing yards on 403 carries. • James gained 1,337 yards in 12 games en route to earning 2008 All-MEAC First Practice: Team honors. Players and coaches are available for brief interviews after practice. • LBs Troy Leftwich and George Howard look to fill the void left by departed Contact Sports Information for practice times. The first 20 minutes will be 2008 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Jarrell Guyton. The duo combined for 134 tackles 23.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. available for video and still photography. Weekly Teleconferences Morgan State vs. Winston-Salem State: The Facts The MEAC Head Football Coaches will be featuredatured on Date/Time: Saturday, Sept. 18 at 2:00 p.m. EST a weekly teleconference each Tuesday from Location: E. Rutherford, N.J. (Giants Stadium - 80,242) 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., beginning August 29229.9. Radio: MSU Sports Radio Network - WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore; Media members wishing to participate on thtthehe Mark Gray (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color analyst) teleconference should contact the MEAC The Series: Tied, 1-1 media relations office for instructions. Internet: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.wssurams.com Live Stream: The game will be carried by WEAA 88.9FM and streamed LIVE at The schedule is listed below. www.morganstatebears.com; and HSRN.com - Click “Listen Live” Series Notes: MSU and Winston-Salem State meet for the third time ... The two Schedule: schools are 390 miles apart from each other... The two teams are tied in the series 1-1 ... The Bears were predicted to finish in 6th place in the MEAC preseason 10:00 MEAC Notes poll ... MSU ranked No. 1 in the FCS in total defense holding teams to 213.4 10:04 Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) ypg during the 2008 season ... RB Devan James enters the season as a Preseason 10:14 Alonzo Lee (N.C. A&T) All-MEAC First Team selection and led the Bears by averaging 111.4 ypg ... The 10:24 Carey Bailey (Howard) Rams were dropped at home by Florida A&M, 34-10 ... The Bears last win was at 10:34 Al Lavan (Delaware State) Florida A&M on Nov. 1, 2008 when they came away with a 13-10 victory during 10:44 Buddy Pough (S.C. State) the Rattlers’ Homecoming ... Winston-Salem State announced last week they will 10:54 Don Rose (Hampton) intend to remain a Division II institution for intercollegiate athletics, the process 11:04 Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) to remain in Division II will begin immediately, but the school will continue to 11:14 Alvin Wyatt (Bethune-Cookman) compete in the MEAC at the Division I level through the 2009-2010 season. 11:24 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) MSU WINSTON-SALEM STATE 11:34 Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State) Record 0-1 (0-0 MEAC) Record 0-2 2008 Record 6-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2008 Record 3-8 Last Game Sept. 12 in Akron, Ohio Last Game Sept. 10, W-Salem, N.C. Patricia Porter loss vs. Akron, 0-41 vs. Florida A&M (L, 10-34) Director of Media Relations (MEAC) Coach Donald Hill-Eley (8th yr) Coach Kermit Blount (17th yr) 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 Career Record 36-44/8th year Career Record 90-79-3/17th year Virginia Beach, VA 23462 MSU Record Same WSSU Record same (757) 416-7116 Hill vs. WSSU 1-1 Blount vs. MSU 1-1 Morgan State Football • Game 2 ONE TO WATCH Tracking the Bears Junior cornerback Darren McKhan has been one of the standouts on the defensive side of the ball . The 6-0, 190-pound Miami native 2009 FINAL STANDINGS MORGAN STATE BEARS WINSTON-SALEM STATE and 2008 All-MEAC First team selection Football MEAC Pct Overall Pct 0-0, 0-0 MEAC 0-2 MEAC helped lead a secondaryecondary that *South Carolina St. 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS ranked No. 2 inn tthehe FCS in Florida A&M 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 Sports Network - N/A Sports Network - N/A pass defense inn ’08 and North Carolina A&T 1-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 SBN - N/A SBN - N/A he will continueue ttoo Hampton 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 LEADERS (2009) LEADERS (2009) be one of the Rushing Norfolk St. 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 Rushing top secondary James, 10/24 Hickman, 22/79 units in the Delaware St. 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 Singletary, 5/18 Mcrae, 10/42 nation. Howard 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Passing Passing McKhan Bethune-Cookman 0-1 .000 0-2 .000 Jackson, 10-19-2 Williams, 18-34-171 yds/1TD fi nished the ’08 Morgan St. 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 87 yds/2 INTs Receiving season with *2008 MEAC Champs Receiving Fitzgerald, 5/65/1 TD 17 tackles, 11 Diggs, 6/47 Ahola, 4/0 pass breakups Charles, 1/26 Defense and a team- Defense Ward, 17 TT, 2.0 TFL, 0.5 SKS high four Lawrence, 8 TT, 1 PBU Newkirk, 10 TT, 0.5 TFL interceptions. Howard, 8 TT, 1.0 TFL Dawson, 10 TT, 1.0 TFL ● WSSU’S LAST GAME OUT - Winston-State, N.C. - Florida A&MM used a papairir of LeRoy Vann Sports Network Top 25 punt returns for touchdowns as the Rattlers were the beneficiary of stellar specialil teams play l en route to handing the Rams of Winston-Salem State University a 34-10 defeat in front of 6,313 fans at Bowman Team (First-place votes) Rec Points Pre Gray Stadium in a nationally televised MEAC football grudge match. 1. Richmond (122) 2-0 3,607 1 2. Villanova (13) 2-0 3,369 3 ● Kermit Blount enters his 17th season as Winston-Salem State’s head football coach. Blount has 3. Northern Iowa (6) 1-1 3,271 4 established himself as one of the premiere coaches not only in Division II, but in all of college football. 4. Montana 2-0 3,075 5 He has led the Rams to back-to-back CIAA Championships in 1999 and 2000, and has been honored 5. William & Mary (2) 2-0 2,865 7 as the 1999 and 2000 CIAA Coach of the Year, DC Pigskin Coach of the Year and 100% Wrong Club 6. New Hampshire (1) 2-0 2,701 9 Coach of the Year. Coach Blount began his coaching career at Armstrong Kennedy High School in 7. James Madison 0-1 2,618 6 Richmond, Virginia as a quarterback coach and assistant offensive coordinator. 8. McNeese State (1) 2-0 2,358 16 9. Southern Illinois 0-1 2,296 8 ● MSU’s defense will attempt to slow down a very balanced Rams offense currently averaging 154 total yards in its first two outings. WSSU is averaging 96 passing yards and 58 yards on the ground. 10. Appalachian State 0-2 2,241 2 11. Elon 2-0 2,219 10 ● MSU’s offense will need to account for sophomore defensive lineman Akeem Ward. Ward (6-4, 260) 12. Cal Poly 1-0 1,885 12 has led the Rams with 17 tackles (12 solo) with two tackles for loss and a sack thru two games. Last 13. Weber State 0-2 1,719 11 Thursday night against Florida A&M, the Holly Springs (NC) product finished with a game-high nine 14.