Game 1 ONE to WATCH Tracking the Bears Junior Cornerback Darren Mckhan Has Been One of the Standouts on the Defensive Side of the Ball
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GAME 22009009 MMorganorgan SStatetate FFootballootball 1 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 AKRON “ZIPS” (0-0, 0-0 MAC) MORGAN STATE “BEARS” (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) 9/12 @Akron 10/24 @Delaware St.* GAME #1 2 p.m. 1 p.m. Saturday, September 12, 2009 • 2:00 p.m. InfoCision Stadium (Capacity 30,000) • Akron, Ohio 9/19 vs. WSSU 10/31 FLORIDA A&M* 2 p.m. 4 p.m. Setting the Scene 9/26 TOWSON 11/7 NORFOLK ST.* The Morgan State football team kicks off its 112th season of football on 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 against Akron University at the grand opening of InfoCision Stadium in Akron. Head coach Donald Hill-Eley has been a guiding 10/3 @BCU* 11/14 @SCSU* light to a program that had previously not had a winning season in three 4 p.m. 1:30 p.m. decades. The 40-year old coach enters\ the 2009 season with a 36-43 record in seven seasons at the helm, which is good enough for third-best all-time 10/10 N.C. A&T* 11/21 @Hampton* record behind legendary coaches Edward P. Hurt and Earl. C. Banks. Kick- 1 p.m. 1 p.m. off is slated for 2:00 p.m. (EST). The game will be streamed LIVE on the 10/15 HOWARD* internet at MorganStateBears.com. 7:30 p.m. Quick Hits Interviews: • SR RB Devan James needs 944 yards to become the school’s all-time rushing Contact Leonard Haynes at (443) 885-3831 to request player interviews. leader...he enters the season with 1,783 rushing yards on 393 carries. Head Coach Donald Hill-Eley and players will be available on the field • James gained 1,337 yards in 12 games en route to earning 2008 All-MEAC after each practice. First Team honors. • LBs Troy Leftwich and George Howard look to fill the void left by departed Practice: 2008 MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Jarrell Guyton. The duo combined Players and coaches are available for brief interviews after practice. for 134 tackles 23.5 tackles for loss and six sacks. Contact Sports Information for practice times. The first 20 minutes will be • There will be 21 playing in their last collegiate game when the Bears honor the available for video and still photography. seniors members of the squad during a pregame ceremony on Saturday. Weekly Teleconferences Morgan State vs. Akron: The Facts The MEAC Head Football Coaches will be featuredatured on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 2:00 p.m. EST a weekly teleconference each Tuesday from Date/Time: Location: Akron, Ohio (InfoCision Stadium - 30,000) 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 Coleman (play-by-play) & Kelvin Bridgers (color analyst) teleconference should contact the MEAC The Series: First Meeting media relations office for instructions. Internet: www.MorganStateBears.com; www.GoZips.com Live Stream: The game will be carried by WEAA 88.9FM and streamed LIVE at The schedule is listed below. www.morganstatebears.com Series Notes: MSU and Akron meet for the first time ... The two schools are 360 Schedule: miles apart from each other... The Bears hold a 1-1 overall series record against the 10:00 MEAC Notes MAC with a win and loss against Buffalo ... The Bears were predicted to finish in 10:04 Donald Hill-Eley (Morgan State) 6th place in the MEAC preseason poll ... MSU ranked No. 1 in the FCS in total defense holding teams to 213.4 ypg during the 2008 season ... RB Devan James 10:14 Alonzo Lee (N.C. A&T) enters the season as a Preseason All-MEAC First Team selection and led the Bears 10:24 Carey Bailey (Howard) by averaging 111.4 ypg ... MSU head coach Donald Hill-Eley owns a 3-4 mark in 10:34 Al Lavan (Delaware State) season-openers since 2002 ... The Zips were dropped at Temple, 27-6, in the 2008 10:44 Buddy Pough (S.C. State) season finale ... The longest win streak of the series is held by MSU who won 10 10:54 Don Rose (Hampton) straight against the Pirates from 1960 to 1969 ... The Bears last win was at Florida 11:04 Pete Adrian (Norfolk State) A&M on Nov. 1, 2008 when they came away with a 13-10 victory during the 11:14 Alvin Wyatt (Bethune-Cookman) Rattlers’ Homecoming. 11:24 Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) MSU AKRON 11:34 Kermit Blount (Winston-Salem State) Record 0-0 (0-0 MEAC) Record 0-0 (0-0 MAAC) 2008 Record 6-6 (4-4 MEAC) 2007 Record 5-7 (3-5 MAAC) Last Game Nov. 22 in Baltimore, Md. Last Game Sept. 5, State College, Pa. Patricia Porter loss vs. Hampton, 13-17 at Penn State (L, 7-31) Director of Media Relations (MEAC) Coach Donald Hill-Eley (8th yr) Coach J.D. Brookhart (6th yr) 222 Central Park Avenue, Suite 1150 Career Record 36-43/8th year Career Record 27-34/6th year Virginia Beach, VA 23462 MSU Record Same Akron Record same (757) 416-7116 Hill vs. Akron 0-0 Brookhart vs. MSU 0-0 Morgan State Football • Game 1 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 AKRON ZIPS and 2008 All-MEAC First team selection Football MEAC Pct Overall Pct 0-0, 0-0 MEAC 0-1, 0-0 MAAC helped lead a secondaryecondary that Florida A&M 1-0 1.000 1-0 1.000 IN THE POLLS IN THE POLLS ranked No. 2 inn tthehe FCS in *South Carolina St. 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Sports Network - N/A Sports Network - N/A pass defense inn ’08 and Hampton 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 SBN - N/A SBN - N/A he will continueue ttoo Norfolk St. 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 LEADERS (2008) LEADERS (2008) be one of the Rushing North Carolina A&T 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 Rushing top secondary James, 292/1337/8 TD (#2 MEAC) Kennedy, 239/1321/17 TD units in the Morgan St. 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Lee, 78/300/3 TD Johnson, 56/278/2 TDs nation. Howard 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 Passing Passing McKhan Bethune-Cookman 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Jackson, 58-112-6 Jacqueman, 231-399-14 fi nished the ’08 Delaware St. 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 742 yds/5 TD 2748 yds/20 TD season with * 2008 MEAC Champs Receiving Receiving 17 tackles, 11 Surratt, 32/365/2 TD Bowser, 64/785/4 TD pass breakups Baptiste, 22/322/2 TD Jones, 47/678/7 TD and a team- Defense Defense high four Guyton, 70 TT, 4 SK, 13 TFL, INT TD Grant, 85 TT, 8.5 TFL, 4 SKS interceptions. Howard, 64 TT, 10.5 TFL, 2.5 SKS Thomas, 81 TT, 8.5 TFL, 2.5 SKS ● AKRON’S LAST GAME OUT - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - The eighth-rankedhth-ranked Penn State NNittanyittany Sports Network Top 25 Lions took control early the first half en route to a 31-7 victory over AkAkron SSaturday d afternoon f at Beaver Stadium in the teams’ 2009 season opener. The Lions held a 344-8 advantage in total offensive Team (First-place votes) Rec Points Pre yards in the first half and led 31-7. The Zips made some adjustments at halftime and put up nearly 200 1. Richmond (103) 1-0 3,042 2 yard of offense in the second half, scored once and kept PSU off the scoreboard. Chris Jacquemain 2. Appalachian State (10) 0-1 2,740 1 finished by completing 13-of-22 passes for 158 yard with a TD and an INT. Jeremy LaFrance led the 3. Villanova (3) 1-0 2,705 5 Zips with five receptions (53 yards), while Deryn Bowser had three receptions for 63 yards, including 4. Northern Iowa (3) 0-1 2,651 4 the score. 5. Montana 1-0 2,615 3 6. James Madison 0-0 2,235 6 ● J.D. Brookhart enters his sixth season as Akron’s head football coach. Over his first five years, 7. William & Mary (3) 1-0 2,204 14 Brookhart has led the Zips through numerous firsts. Notably, in 2005, Akron won its first Mid-American 8. Southern Illinois 0-1 1,980 7 Conference championship and the programs’ first postseason berth in the Division I era (1980), playing 9. New Hampshire 1-0 1,952 8 in the 2005 Motor City Bowl. In 2006, then again in 2008, Akron claimed a win over a BCS program, defeating North Carolina State and Syracuse, respectively. While it was not a first, Brookhart led the 10. Elon 1-0 1,846 11 Zips through the final season at the Rubber Bowl in 2008. Brookhart will now have the pleasure of 11. Weber State 0-1 1,826 9 leading the Zips through perhaps their most exciting season as a veteran team will open Akron’s new 12. Cal Poly 0-0 1,453 12 on-campus facility InfoCision Stadium—Summa Field. 13. Central Arkansas 0-1 1,350 13 14.