MSU Bears To Hold Final Scrimmage of Fall Camp on 8/20

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BALTIMORE, Maryland  -- With just less than two weeks until the season opener, Bears' football fans are invited to a FREE event this week.

On Wednesday, August 20, fans may attend an open scrimmage, beginning at 3 p.m. at Hughes Stadium.

The Morgan State Bears, under the guidance of first-year head coach Lee Hull, are picked to finish ninth in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

The Bears open the 2014 season on the road at Eastern Michigan on Saturday, August 30. Morgan State's home-opener is on Saturday, September 13 when they welcome Bowie State to Hughes Stadium for Family, Friends & Faculty Day.

Game Tickets: Season tickets for all four contests at Hughes Stadium are on sale now. Tickets for the Whitney Young Classic at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sept. 20 will be on sale on campus soon. For Morgan State football ticket information click here 

THE BEARS 2014 SCHEDULE 
Aug. 30    at Eastern Michigan       6 p.m.
Sept. 6     at Holy Cross                 1 p.m.
Sept. 13   vs. BOWIE STATE       1 p.m.
Sept. 20    vs. HOWARD*%           4 p.m.
Sept. 27    at Norfolk State*           4 p.m.
Oct. 4        at Florida A&M*            5 p.m.
Oct. 11      BYE
Oct. 18      N.C. CENTRAL*@       1 p.m.
Oct. 25      at Villanova                   3:30 p.m.
Nov. 1        at Hampton*                 2 p.m.
Nov. 8        at N.C. A&T                  1 p.m.
Nov. 15     S. CAROLINA STATE*    1 p.m.
Nov. 22    DELAWARE STATE*      1 p.m.

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NC Central’s Quinn Billerman makes bid for QB job

DURHAM, North Carolina  -- If anyone in N.C. Central’s locker room fits the bill of a traditional quarterback, it’s No. 8.

Quinn Billerman doesn’t just have the experience and measurables of a Division I quarterback, though. Even his initials label him a QB.

The prolific passer’s ability to see plays before they develop may explain why he saw himself as a Division I talent back in high school.

“I’ve always thought I was a Division I talent, ever since I was in the 10th grade,” said Billerman, a 6-foot-3, 215-pound Raleigh native.

Billerman was named starting quarterback of the Ravenscroft Ravens his sophomore year of high school, eventually becoming the school’s all-time leading passer with 6,152 yards and 62 touchdowns and earning all-state honors his senior year.

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UAPB Offense Scores Four Touchdowns in First Scrimmage

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PINE BLUFF, Arkansas - The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Gridders held their first scrimmage of fall practice, here Wednesday afternoon at the Golden Lions Practice Field.

Preseason Southwestern Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, Benjamin Anderson looked to mid-season form as completed 19 passes in 10 attempts for 66 yards with a TD pass and one interception. On the ground Anderson recorded 44 yards on nine carries. On the third series Anderson connected with Willie Young from 21 yards out for a TD.

Running backs Aaron Lagrone and Michael Wilson both combined for 87 yards on the ground and three TDs. Lagrone scored two TDs from six yards and 10 yards outs as he finished the scrimmage with 45 yards on four carries. Wilson, a big bruising full back tallied 42 yards on nine carries as he grinded out eight yards for the score.

The UAPB quarterbacks were able to spread the wealth around as 12 Golden Lion Receivers recorded receptions. C.J. Branch led the UAPB receiving Corp as he tallied two receptions for 32 yards, followed by Young with two receptions for 25 yards and one TD.

Preseason First Team All-SWAC selection Antonio Jenkins led the Golden Lion defense as he recorded six total stops and one tackle for loss, followed by Jarel Wright, who tallied four tackles and one tackle for loss and Willie Duncan, who recorded three total takedowns in the scrimmage.

The Golden Lions will hold two-a-days practice on Thursday, August 14 with the morning practice slated to begin at 8:15 a.m. and will return for their afternoon practice at 2:15 p.m.

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PVAMU Talented Group Of Wideouts Ready to Make A Name For Themselves

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas  -- Wide receivers coach Harry Williams breaks down the candidates for his 2014 unit and prepares for life after the graduated Deandre Cooper.  A former NFL player and the holder of an engineering degree, Williams also discusses what it takes to become the ultimate student-athlete.



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St. Aug's looks over progress in intrasquad game

RALEIGH, North Carolina — Head Coach Michael Costa was pleased with the execution during the Saint Augustine’s University intrasquad football scrimmage at the George Williams Athletic Complex on campus Saturday, August 16, 2014.

“We still have things to install, but moving on we will continue to get better,” said Costa, a two-time CIAA Coach of the Year winner entering his 13th season as Falcons’ Head Coach.

The scrimmage, the first of three in the preseason, capped the Falcons’ first full week of training camp. Referees from the CIAA conference were on hand to call penalties and monitor play as needed. The Blue team was the defense and the White team was the offense. The ball was spotted on all parts of the field, including the red zone, during the situational scrimmage.

Quarterbacks A.J. Gilford (R-Soph./Savannah, GA) and Julius Murphy (R-Soph./Goldsboro, NC), showed great poise in the pocket. Gilford, last year’s starter as a freshman, connected with Claytin Lewis (Fr./Raleigh, NC) on a 97-yard scoring bomb and Murphy hooked up with Sam Felder (R-Fr./Orangeburg, SC) for two touchdown passes.

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Morgan Bears Offense Holds Off Defense in First Preseason Scrimmage, 19-12

Morgan State University choir tours Middle East including Doha, Qatar; Muscrat, Oman; and Dubai, UAE.  Video is from May 20, 2014 performance in Doha.

BALTIMORE, Maryland --  The offense held on to defeat the defense, 19-12, in the first scrimmage of preseason camp Saturday at Hughes Stadium. The scrimmage was 89 plays long and lasted two hours under sunny skies and temperatures in the low 80s.
 
Redshirt freshman lineman Lacory Britton recorded five tackles, three tackles for loss and a pair of sacks.  Senior safety Paul Eatman finished with six tackles. Redshirt sophomore Andrew Mitchell returned a fumble 27-yards for a touchdown.
 
Senior quarterback Robert Council completed 9-of-22 passes for 145 yards and one interception against the first-team defense. Moses Skillon completed 5-of-10 passes for 65 yards and an interception, while senior Seth Higgins was 1-of-2 passes for 8 yards. Council notched the longest play of the scrimmage when he connected with Thomas Martin for a 49-yard pass play.
 
Redshirt sophomore Lamont Brown III paced the rushing attack with 53 yards on eight carries, including a 5-yard touchdown run. Senior Tracy Martin also looked solid by recording 77 yards on seven carries.
 
10 different receivers caught at least one pass, including Ricky Fisk (2 catches for 39 yards), Willie Gillus (2 for 29), Herb Walker (2 for 19) and Andrew King (2 for 16). 
 
On special teams, redshirt-sophomore Chris Moller was an impressive 4-for-6 on field goal attempts, including makes from 50-yards, 45, 30 and 23.
 
On the third series, Brown capped a 5-play drive with a 5-yard sweep during which he trucked a defender and dove into the endzone for the first score of the day.
 
The defense stepped up on the ensuing drive after Eric Alvis recorded an interception off Skillon, followed a series later when Andrew Mitchell scooped up a Skillon fumble and raced 27 yards to help the defense trim the lead to 7-6.
 
The offense responded with four drives that were capped with field goals by Moller.
 
Morgan State will return to practice Monday.
 
Lee Hull Post-Scrimmage Quotes:
"I think all three phases have been performing pretty well. They've been coming along and they've been grasping the offense, defense and special team's schemes and we've been having pretty good practices. I think we had two bad practices out of the 15 practices we've had, so I think they're coming along. It's different, it's a hard training camp, but they're working hard and I think they're getting used to it."
 
"On offense I think Andrew King is having a really good camp. He's made some big plays for us, and he's the first one in all the sprints – he's in great shape. And Lamont Brown has been running the ball really well and is another one that stands out on offense."
 
"On defense, Cody Acker has done a really good job for us. He's been getting everybody in the right position, along Nate Ayers. So those two guys on defense are kind of the leaders of our defense getting everybody in the right spots."
 
"We want to continue to work on our tempo. We want to play faster on offense. Today we had too many penalties – too many holding penalties, so we have to get our hands in the right position and move our feet on offense. And on defense, we just have to get lined up. We had some mistakes in the secondary and we actually missed a couple of – what I call, 'layups' that should've been touchdowns. The quarterback just kind of overthrew the receiver. We just have to cleanup some of our coverage mistakes that we had in the secondary."
 
"The position battles are mainly our quarterback and running back spots. I think 'Josh' Council has done a good job so far, Moses Skillon is improving, and Seth Higginsis coming back from injury – you could see he took some steps the last couple of practices. So that battle is going pretty well.  And at our running backs spot, I like all three. Lamont Brown has stood out just a little more the last couple of days, but Tracy Martin and Herb Walker have also been doing a great job. So those are really the two big position battles. "

Game Tickets: Season tickets for all four contests at Hughes Stadium plus the Whitney Young Classic at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sept. 20 are on sale now. For Morgan State football ticket information click here 
 
THE BEARS 2014 SCHEDULE 
Aug. 30    at Eastern Michigan       6 p.m.
Sept. 6     at Holy Cross                 1 p.m.
Sept. 13   vs. BOWIE STATE       1 p.m.
Sept. 20    vs. HOWARD*%           4 p.m.
Sept. 27    at Norfolk State*           4 p.m.
Oct. 4        at Florida A&M*            5 p.m.
Oct. 11      BYE
Oct. 18      N.C. CENTRAL*@       1 p.m.
Oct. 25      at Villanova                   3:30 p.m.
Nov. 1        at Hampton*                 2 p.m.
Nov. 8        at N.C. A&T                  1 p.m.
Nov. 15     S. CAROLINA STATE*    1 p.m.
Nov. 22    DELAWARE STATE*      1 p.m.

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Texas Southern Tigers football team set to close out second week of training camp

HOUSTON, Texas  -- The Texas Southern Tigers football team continued their preparation for the upcoming season with another productive training camp practice session today at Durley Field.

With just a few days of practice remaining before their highly anticipated Labor Day Classic meeting with Prairie View A&M the Tigers football team has begun to pay close attention to fine tuning their techniques and fundamentals.

"As a defense we're starting to come together real strong," said defensive back Le'Tevin Wilcox. "You can really start to see the difference having spring ball has made as far as where we are at this year compared to last year. Everybody is out here competing and getting better day by day."

Last season Texas Southern senior offensive lineman Marvin Hollie sat in dismay as he watched his team drop their season opener to PVAMU. This season Hollie and his teammates have each made a commitment to go the extra mile in order to try and make amends for the teams' overall performance last year.

"We have a really good senior group," said Hollie. "We all entered camp with the same mind set so we've been able to hit the ground running at the same pace. If we can come out and play well to open the season that would be great for us as well as the confidence of our younger players. This is the last season for a lot of us so we want to go out and represent our school with pride and a desire to reach all of the goals we've set."

Texas Southern will continue training camp tomorrow with another set of two-a-day practices with the first session starting at 9:00 am at Durley Field.



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