2018 NSU Football Game Day Program vs. Morgan State

Wes Jones

Aaron Chandler

Deshaywn Middleton

1ST RESPONDERS & MILITARY APPRECIATION DAY SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018 • 1 P.M. NORFOLK STATE vs MORGAN STATE

GAME PREVIEW ABOUT THE GAME The Spartans conclude their home schedule and honor area first responders and military personnel this week as they host Morgan State. The game is also Senior Day for the NSU football team.

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS NSU (4-5, 2-4 MEAC) emphatically snapped a four-game losing streak with a 29-17 win over Howard University at Dick Price Stadium last Saturday. Juwan Carter passed for 256 yards and three scores, while the Spartan defense held the Bison to their worst scoring (17 points) and total yardage (273) totals against a MEAC opponent this season.

Carter threw touchdown passes of 15 yards to Cameryn Brent, 16 to Isaiah Winstead and 37 to Marcus Taylor, the latter of which put NSU ahead by two scores with less than five minutes to play. Josh Nardone also kicked three field goals, and defensive backs J.T. Wahee and Bobby Price both notched an interception.

NSU held Howard quarterback Caylin Newton, the MEAC’s leader in passing, to just 10 completions in 24 attempts for 129 yards.

SCOUTING THE BEARS Morgan State (3-7, 2-4) snapped a three-game losing streak with a 9-0 win over Delaware State in the Bears’ home finale last Saturday in Baltimore. Joshua Chase ran for 145 yards, including a 75-yard TD in the second quarter, and Morgan State smothered the visiting Hornets.

MSU held DSU to just 182 yards of total offense, including just 65 yards on 37 rushing attempts. Linebacker Rico Kennedy led the charge defensively with five tackles, three for loss, and two sacks for MSU. Chase, a junior, leads MSU with 514 rushing yards this year. The Bears have played two quarterbacks, with D.J. Golatt Jr. earning the start last week.

The Bears average just 16.2 points per game, but their defense keeps them in most games, yielding just 25.5 points per contest.

LAST MEETING Norfolk State scored 15 unanswered points to earn a 45-32 win in a backand-forth affair to close the 2017 season at Morgan State on Nov. 18, 2017.

With NSU trailing 32-30, Aaron Savage scored on an 11-yard TD run, his second score of the day, with 9:55 left to play.

Juwan Carter hit fellow freshman Isaiah Winstead on a 24-yard TD pass with 2:02 remaining to put the game away.

The Spartans scored on offense, defense and special teams in the win.

Chuma Awanna recovered a fumbled MSU punt and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown in the first quarter. Aaron Chandler scored on a 30-yard INT return in the second, and J.T. Wahee returned an intercepted two-point conversion attempt for two more defensive points for NSU in the third.

The Spartans won although the Bears held a 438-276 edge in total yards.

SERIES HISTORY The Spartans have had more success against Morgan State than any other MEAC program. NSU is 18-11 all-time in the series with three other wins vacated.

On the field, the Spartans have won the last 11 meetings between the teams.

Morgan State last beat NSU on Nov. 4, 2006, a 29-20 victory at Dick Price Stadium.

SWAN SONG FOR THE SENIORS The Spartans’ senior class isn’t large, with just seven players in uniform today, but the group has made sizeable contributions to the program over the last four to five years. Here is more info on each: LB James Byers: A valuable special teams player and reserve linebacker, Byers has played in 33 career games and made 19 tackles.

DB Aaron Chandler: Chandler is a fifth-year Spartan who has worked his way up from walk-on to a starter at cornerback. He has started the last 20 games in the NSU secondary and has made a career-high eight pass breakups this year.

LB Quintreil Chung: A converted running back, Chung has excelled at linebacker in his last two years at NSU. Chung has started every game this season for the Spartans and leads the team with 60 tackles entering this week’s game.

OL Wes Jones: A preseason All-MEAC selection at center, Jones is a team captain and three-year starter on the offensive line. He has started 31 times in his career, including 26 games in a row, which is the longest streak on the team.

LB Michael Kwegyir-Attah: A second-year player and junior-college transfer, Kwegyir-Attah is a special teams regular and reserve linebacker.

Junior running back Cameryn Brent caught his first touchdown pass as a Spartan, a 15-yarder in the win over Howard last week. (Photo by Mark’s Digital Photography)

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GAME PREVIEW He has 16 tackles and one sack in 15 career games played for NSU. DL Deshaywn Middleton: A threeyear member of the Green & Gold after transferring from N.C. State, Middleton has played in 29 games and started 25 at nose guard for NSU. A preseason AllMEAC pick, Middleton has 71 tackles, 5.5 for loss in his Spartan career.

WR Marcus Taylor: Taylor enters this week’s game ranked third in NSU history in career receptions, with 158, and fifth in yards, with 1,714. He was All-MEAC at both receiver and kick returner as a junior and has scored 12 total touchdowns as a Spartan.

NO-FLY ZONE The Spartans continue to excel at defending the pass this year. After holding Howard to just 129 passing yards, NSU now leads the MEAC and ranks fifth in the nation in fewest passing yards allowed per game, 145.9. The Spartans have allowed 200 yards or more through the air just once this year (Delaware State-247), but have held three straight foes under 130 yards.

Individually, three Spartan defensive backs rank among the top 10 in the MEAC in passes defended: Bobby Price (tied for second), J.T. Wahee (fourth) and Aaron Chandler (tied for 10th).

CHAVIS ON THE PROWL No Spartan defensive player has made a bigger impact in recent games than junior linebacker Nigel Chavis.

Chavis has nine tackles for loss and four sacks in the last three contests. He notched two sacks and a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss at Savannah State, then followed that up with three more tackles behind the line at N.C. A&T. He had 2.5 hits for loss and a sack against Howard.

A preseason All-MEAC selection, Chavis is third in the MEAC in tackles for loss (12.5) and tied for fourth in sacks (five) this year.

LATE FINISH For the first time in years, the Spartans will play a football game in the month of December this season, due to the Sept. 15 game at Liberty being postponed by Hurricane Florence. The Spartans will visit Lynchburg on Saturday, Dec. 1 for a 2 p.m. game against the Flames, who are in their first season as a Division I FBS team.

The game will be streamed on ESPN3 via the Flames Sports Network and can also be heard on WNSB Hot 91.1 FM. The last December game on record for NSU was a matchup in the now-defunct Gold Bowl against South Carolina State on Dec. 1, 1979, in Richmond.

MEAC at a Glance 2018 Standings Florida A&M North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman South Carolina State Howard North Carolina Central Norfolk State Delaware State Savannah State ^ Morgan State

Conf. Overall W-L W-L 5-1 6-4 5-1 8-2 4-2 6-5 3-2 4-5 4-3 4-5 2-3 4-5 2-4 4-5 2-5 2-8 1-5 2-7 2-4 3-7

^ Ineligible for 2018 MEAC title

Last Week’s Results Norfolk State 29, Howard 17 S.C. State 44, Florida A&M 21* Morgan State 9, Delaware State 0 N.C. A&T 28, Savannah State 12 Bethune-Cookman 28, N.C. Central 25 (OT) * Game did not count in MEAC standings

This Week’s Games Morgan State at Norfolk State ..............1 p.m.

Bryant at Howard.......................................1 p.m.

Savannah State at S.C. State ..................1 p.m.

N.C. A&T at N.C. Central ...........................2 p.m.

Florida A&M vs. Bethune-Cookman ...2 p.m.

Va.-Lynchburg at Delaware State ........2 p.m.

Preseason MEAC Poll (First-place votes in parentheses) 1. North Carolina A&T (19) 2. Howard 3. N.C. Central 4. Bethune-Cookman 5. Florida A&M (1) 6. Norfolk State 7. S.C. State 8. Savannah State 9. Morgan State 10. Delaware State Preseason Offensive Player of the Year QB Lamar Raynard, N.C. A&T Preseason Defensive Player of the Year DB Davanta Reynolds, N.C. Central

The NSU pass defense has been stingy this year. Here, Aaron Chandler (left) and Bobby Price combine on an interception against Howard. (Photo by Mark’s Digital Photography)

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HEAD COACH LATRELL SCOTT ASSISTANT COACHES both the Browns and Jaguars in 2017.

Scott came to NSU following an outstanding two-year run as head coach at Virginia State University. Scott directed the Trojans to a 19-4 record and two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) Northern Division regularseason titles in his two seasons in Petersburg.

The Trojans never lost to a CIAA team under Scott’s direction, going a combined 15-0.

Latrell Scott Head Football Coach

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atrell Scott was named the 17th head football coach in Norfolk State history on Dec. 16, 2014.

Under Scott’s tutelage, the Spartans have posted .500 conference records in two of the last three seasons. In 2017, the Spartans notched their first win over a ranked Division I FCS team in four years when they took down No. 25 and defending MEAC champion North Carolina Central in Durham. The Spartans had seven players earn a total of eight spots on the postseason All-MEAC teams in 2017, bringing the total of all-conference selections under Scott to 19.

The Spartans ranked highly in a number of statistical categories nationally in 2017. NSU scored six defensive touchdowns during the season, tied for the most in the nation among FCS teams. They also ranked fourth in the nation in fewest turnovers (11), fifth in turnover margin (+15) and 10th in passes intercepted (17). In addition, NSU was the least-penalized team in the MEAC for the third straight year.

In 2016, the Spartans went 4-7 but finished the year on a high note, winning three of their final four games. Included in that span was a season-ending, come-from-behind win over rival Hampton University. Scott became the first Spartan coach since Bob Ledbetter in 1972-73 to win his first two games against HU. In his first year as NSU head coach (2015), Scott’s Spartans went 4-7 against a schedule including three Division I FBs teams. Linebacker Deon King became the first consensus firstteam FCS All-American in school history and won the Buck Buchanan Award as the nation’s top defender at the FCS level. King went on to sign as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys before appearing in games with both the Chargers and Colts in 2016. He then played for

Highlighting Scott’s two-year stint at VSU was an historic 2014 campaign. The Trojans went 10-3 overall and won their first outright CIAA championship since 1996 by defeating Winston-Salem State in the conference championship game. VSU recorded its first-ever NCAA football playoff appearance and victory by defeating Long Island University Post in the first round of the Division II Championship in Petersburg. The Trojans, seeded third in the sixteam NCAA Division II Super Region One, fell to No. 2 seed Bloomsburg in the second round, snapping a 10-game winning streak. For his efforts, Scott was named the 2014 CIAA Coach of the Year.

In 2013, Scott was voted the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division State Co-Coach of the Year and the Touchdown Club of Richmond’s state Division II/III Coach of the Year after guiding VSU to a 9-1 overall record and unblemished 7-0 mark in CIAA competition. The VSU football program also attained a top-25 ranking in the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) weekly poll in 2013, another program first.

NSU is the third head coaching position in Scott’s career. In addition to leading VSU for two years, Scott was head coach at the University of Richmond in 2010. At 34 years of age, Scott was the youngest head coach at the Division I level at the time of his appointment.

He led the Spiders to a 6-5 mark that season.

His overall record as a head coach is 37-30.

Scott has 18 years of coaching experience.

In addition to his previous stints as a head coach, Scott has also served as an assistant coach at James Madison University (2012), the University of Virginia (2009), the University of Tennessee (2008), Richmond (2005-07), VMI (2002-04), Western Carolina (2001) and Fork Union Military Academy (1999-2000).

At Virginia in 2009, Scott coached the wide receivers. One of his pupils, Kris Burd, signed as a free agent with the New York Jets. The year before, Scott was receivers coach at Tennessee, where he mentored another future NFL player in Denarius Moore, who was a fifth-round draft choice of the Oakland Raiders.

His stints at FBS U.Va. and Tennessee came on the heels of a stellar three-year run as an assistant at Richmond from 2005-07. Scott held the title of receivers coach and recruiting coordinator all three years and was also

assistant head coach for the 2007 campaign.

Richmond went 26-12, made two NCAA Division I FCS playoff appearances and beat an FBS team (Duke) in Scott’s three years as an assistant. The Spiders broke several school records in 2007, which ended with what was then a school record of 11 wins and a berth in the FCS national semifinals.

Of the 10 UR records eclipsed in 2007, Scott’s wide receivers helped the Spiders set new standards for scoring average (34.9), touchdowns (63) and total offense (5,675).

Scott helped develop two more pro receivers at UR in Kevin Grayson and Arman Shields.

Grayson was a three-time All-CAA performer who played professionally in Europe, while Shields was picked by Oakland in the fourth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Scott arrived in Richmond after spending three seasons as wide receivers coach at VMI. During his tenure, the Keydets led the Big South Conference in passing in 2003. His star pupil, Zohn Burden, went on to become the leading receiver in Big South history.

Scott’s first coaching assignment was at Fork Union Military Academy, where he spent two seasons before being named receivers coach at Western Carolina in 2001.

A three-year starter at tight end during his playing days at Hampton University, Scott played on one CIAA championship team and two MEAC championship and NCAA FCS playoff teams for the Pirates. He also competed in the Gridiron All-Star Classic in Orlando, Florida, following his senior season.

A native of Richmond, Scott graduated from Hampton with a bachelor’s degree in sports management in 1999. He attended Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville and Fork Union during his prep years.

Scott is married to the former Brandi Bradby of New Kent, Virginia. The couple has one son, Chase Latrell.

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NSU ROSTER

4

NO. NAME

POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

NO. NAME

2

Aaron Chandler Jr.

DB

5-9 175 R-Sr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

52

Michael Kwegyir-Attah LB

POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 6-1 240 R-Sr. Haverhill, Mass./Monroe College (N.Y.)

3

Quintreil Chung

LB

6-1 220 Sr.

Midlothian, Va./James River HS

53

D’Montre’ Smith

OL

6-5 320 Fr.

Columbia, S.C./Keenan HS

4

J.T. Wahee

DB

5-11 180 Jr.

Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

54

D.J. Djonkam

DL

6-3 260 Fr.

Springfield, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

5

Marcus Taylor

WR

5-8 160 Sr.

Highland Springs, Va./Highland Springs HS

55

Josh Fisher

LB

6-1 225 Fr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Stafford HS

6

Tyre Givers-Wilson

LB

6-3 200 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Indian River HS

56

Marquis Hall

LB

6-2 215 R-Fr. Woodbridge, Va./Potomac Senior HS

7

Bobby Price

DB

6-4 205 Jr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic

57

Camile Halliday

OL

6-5 275 Fr.

8

Juwan Carter

QB

6-0 175 So.

Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

58

Craig Rodwell

OL

6-4 290 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

9

Nigel Chavis

LB

6-2 230 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Armstrong HS

60

Wes Jones

OL

6-1 305 Sr.

10

Isaiah Wilson V

QB

6-1 170 Fr.

Smyrna, Del./Smyrna HS

62

Dominic Jordan

11

Isaiah Winstead

WR

6-3 205 So.

Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

65

Jalen Powell

OL

6-3 305 So.

12

Kyron Speller

DL

6-2 250 R-Jr. Virginia Beach, Va./Kempsville HS

66

Taro Lipscomb

OL

6-3 290 R-So. Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate HS

13

Ricky Thomas Jr.

DL

6-2 245 R-Jr. Reno, Nev./University of Nevada

67

Colby Byrd

OL

6-3 290 R-Fr. Virginia Beach, Va./Virginia Union

15

Chuma Awanna

WR

6-3 210 R-Jr. Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

68

Marquise Mincey

OL

6-1 290 R-Sr. Chesapeake, Va./Louisburg College

17

Stuart Anderson Jr.

WR

6-3 200 R-Fr. Mathews, Va./Mathews HS

70

Deshaywn Middleton DL

6-2 305 R-Sr. Winston-Salem, N.C./N.C. State

18

Brent Stukes

LB

5-11 195 Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Landstown HS

71

Ian Williams

OL

6-2 290 R-So. Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep

19

D’Andre Thomas

QB

6-4 210 Fr.

Washington, D.C./Fork Union Military Acad.

73

Kyree Jones

OL

6-5 325 So.

20

Malik Butts

RB

5-9 200 R-So. Virginia Beach, Va./Salem HS

74

Justin Redd

OL

6-5 320 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS

21

J.J. Givens

WR

6-1 175 R-So. Richmond, Va./N.C. State

77

Kenneth Kirby

OL

6-5 280 Jr.

22

Nhyre’ Quinerly

DB

6-0 195 R-Jr. Norfolk, Va./East Carolina

78

Josh Culberson

OL

6-3 295 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

23

Gerald Hulett Jr.

RB

6-0 190 R-Jr. Springfield, Va./Fullerton College

80

Quentin Greene

WR

5-7 160 Fr.

24

Dale Craig

LB

6-0 225 Jr.

Lawrenceville, Ga./Middle Tennessee

81

Anthony Williams

TE

6-3 235 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Maury HS

26

Rashard Russell Jr.

DB

6-0 175 So.

Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor HS

82

Kavoss Mobley

WR

6-1 200 R-Fr. Prince George, Va./Prince George HS

27

Shaviaea Williams

DB

5-11 190 Fr.

Norfolk, Va./Granby HS

83

Justin Smith

WR

6-2 165 R-So. Richmond, Va./Benedictine Prep

28

R.J. Coles

DB

5-10 180 Fr.

Richmond, Va./Varina HS

84

Kareem Burgess

TE

6-4 235 Fr.

Fredericksburg, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

29

C.J. Jones

RB

5-11 180 So.

Richmond, Va./Varina HS

85

Vincent Jarvis

WR

6-0 180 Fr.

Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes HS

30

Aaron Savage

RB

5-9 210 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Dunbar HS

87

Malachi Smithen

WR

5-8 175 Fr.

Woodbridge, Va./Gar-Field HS

31

Brandon Savage

DB

5-10 170 Fr.

Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy

88

Marcque Ellington

WR

6-5 195 R-So. Neptune, N.J./St. John Vianney HS

32

Dario Waters

LB

5-10 195 So.

Portsmouth, Va./Portsmouth Christian HS

89

Zane Killgo

WR

5-10 170 R-Fr. Arlington, Va./Millersville University (Pa.)

33

Taylor Goettie

P

6-0 220 So.

Lexington, Ga./Oglethorpe County HS

90

Walter Brantley

DL

6-2 345 R-Jr. Hampton, Va./Fork Union Military Academy

34

Josh Nardone

K/P

5-11 200 So.

Virginia Beach, Va./First Colonial HS

91

James Byers

LB

6-3 215 R-Sr. Petersburg, Va./Petersburg HS

35

Shaikh Carmichael

DB

5-9 175 So.

Waldorf, Md./Milford Academy (N.Y.)

92

De’Shaan Dixon

DL

6-5 235 So.

36

Demetrius Harp

DB

5-8 160 R-So. Wahiawa, Hawaii/Navarro College

93

Malcolm Windom

DL

5-11 270 R-So. Virginia Beach, Va./Frostburg State

37

Johnathan Gregory

DB

6-2 185 R-Fr. Hampton, Va./Phoebus HS

94

Josh Bryant

DL

6-4 270 Jr.

Ellicott City, Md./Fork Union Military Acad.

38

TreVaughn Sneed

DB

5-10 185 R-So. Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

95

Sean Rettzo

TE

6-2 235 Fr.

Chester, Va./Thomas Dale HS

39

Carleton Thomas

RB

5-10 190 Fr.

Silver Spring, Md./Blake HS

99

Tavien Blackwell

DL

6-1 305 So.

Richmond, Va./Highland Springs HS

40

Allen Boykins

LB

6-1 200 Fr.

Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

41

Naki James

RB

5-8 170 R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y./American Int’l College (Mass.)

Head Coach: Latrell Scott

43

Cameryn Brent

RB

5-8 200 Jr.

Atlanta, Ga./Holms (Miss.) CC

Assistant Coaches: Andrew Faison (Associate Head Coach/Tight Ends), B.T. Sherman (Assistant

44

Treashawn Smith

LB

6-0 205 Fr.

Chester, Va./Thomas Dale HS

Head Coach/Running Backs), Matt Dawson (Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers),

45

D.J. Cook

DB

6-1 195 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./John Marshall HS

Dyrell Roberts (Wide Receivers/Special Teams), Cordell Taylor (Defensive Backs), Zach Tenuta

45

Owen Malik

K

5-11 180 Fr.

Williamsburg, Va./Bruton HS

(Outside Linebackers), Kris Sweet (Offensive Line), Justin Williamson (Defensive Line)

46

Zac Denton

LS

5-10 185 So.

Fishersville, Va./Georgia Prep Sports Acad.

Director of Operations: Shawn Hunt

47

Mark Brown

DB

5-10 190 So.

Reston, Va./Centreville HS

Strength & Conditioning: Chris Neff

49

Justin Toler

DB

5-8 160 Fr.

Falmouth, Va./Stafford HS

50

Matt Hodges

LB

6-0 215 So.

Richmond, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic HS

OL/LS 6-2 290 Jr.

Bakersfield, Calif./West HS

Wilmington, Del./Fork Union Military Acad.

Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith HS Temple Hills, Md./Hampton HS

Atlanta, Ga./McEachern HS

Newport News, Va./Fork Union Military Acad.

Portsmouth, Va./Norcom HS

Chesapeake, Va./Western Branch HS

MORGAN STATE ROSTER ASSISTANT COACHES NO. NAME

POS. HT.

WT. YR.

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

NO. NAME

POS. HT.

WT. YR.

1

Donte Small

DB

6-0

195 So.

Union, N.J./Paramus Catholic HS

50 John Honeycutt

LB

6-1

245 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall HS

2

Carl Garnes

DB

6-1

200 R-Jr. Columbus, N.J./Camden Catholic HS

51 Lamont Hill

LB

5-11 225 So.

Waldorf, Md./Westlake HS

3

Corey Holmes

WR

6-1

185 5th

Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Aquinas HS

52 Detrick Washington

LB

5-11 220 Fr.

Largo, Md./DeMatha Catholic HS

4

Darian Pollion

WR

6-0

215 Jr.

Belleville, Ill./Belleville West HS

53 Joshua Holley

LB

6-1

250 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./Mergenthaler Vocational

5

Ian McBorrough

LB

6-2

225 Jr.

Essex, Md./Eastern Tech HS

55 Chris Fatogoma

LB

6-1

270 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./New Town HS

6

DeAndre Harris

QB

6-4

210 Jr.

Washington, Ga./Washington-Wilkes HS

56 Justin Taylor

DE

6-2

250 R-Fr. Ellicott City, Md./Calvert Hall HS

7A Tyler Holley

QB

6-4

205 Fr.

Nottingham, Md./Perry Hall HS

59 Adrien Allen

OL

6-3

290 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy

7

Damare’ Whitaker

LB

6-1

230 Sr.

Washington, D.C /Friendship Collegiate Ac.

61 Dallas Caporeletti

OL

6-4

285 Fr.

Catlett, Va./C.D. Hylton HS

8

Brandon Griffin

LB

5-11 230 R-Sr. Baltimore, Md./Centennial HS (Tenn.)

62 Kevin Colls

OL

6-0

300 Fr.

Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus HS

9

Ayodeji Agbelese

DL

6-3

265 R-Sr. Lanham, Md./DuVal HS

63 Stefan Touani

OL

6-4

310 So.

Temple Hills, Md./Oxon Hill HS

10 Malachi Washington

DE

6-2

230 Sr.

Waldorf, Md./Westlake HS

64 Kojo Dingle

OL

6-2

280 R-So. Perry Hall, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel

11 Brian Gentry

WR

6-3

205 Sr.

Winston-Salem, N.C./East Forsyth HS

65 Zario Dorismond

OL

6-3

270 R-Fr. Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah HS

12 Alex Raya

K

5-11 200 Sr.

Beaumont, Calif./Beaumont HS

66 Joshua Miles

OL

6-6

310 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./Western Tech

13 Manasseh Bailey

WR

6-1

190 Jr.

Capitol Heights, Md./Suitland HS

67 Devin Parker

OL

6-4

270 Fr.

Ft. Washington, Md./Friendly HS

14 Haraan Ransom

DB

6-0

200 R-Fr. Ramsey, N.J./Don Bosco Prep

68 Daniel Perera

OL

5-10 300 Fr.

Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep HS

15 Anthony Butler

QB

6-4

225 R-Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic HS

69 Darryl Wills

QB

6-5

185 Fr.

Kensington, Md./Einstein HS

16 Dion Golatt Jr.

QB

6-3

230 R-Fr. Largo, Md./Riverdale Baptist HS

70 Tarik Johnson

OL

6-3

320 Jr.

Liberty, N.Y./Liberty HS

17 Brendan Easley

WR

6-4

185 Fr.

73 Jily Sylla

OL

6-4

300 Fr.

Harlem, N.Y./Harlem Village Academies

18 Ahmari Benjamin

DB

6-2

180 R-Fr. Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise HS

74 Matthew Thompson

OL

6-4

335 Sr.

Perry Hall, Md./Perry Hall HS

19 Dominick Trigg

DB

6-1

195 R-Jr. Tampa, Fla./Strawberry Crest HS

75 Carrington Smith

DB

6-0

190 Fr.

Hershey, Pa./Milton Hershey HS

20 Malachi Jenkins

DB

6-1

185 Rf.

Lithonia, Ga./Lithonia HS

77 Bruce Trigg

OL

6-4

300 Jr.

Loganville, Ga./South Gwinnett HS

21 Jared Duncan

CB

6-1

205 Fr.

Wilmington, Del./The Tatnall School

78 Alvin West

DL

6-0

250 R-Fr. Bayonne, N.J./Marist HS

22 William King

WR

5-8

175 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./Perry Hall HS

80 Xavier Gravette

WR

6-4

190 Fr.

Nottingham, Md./Calvert Hall HS

23 Malcolm Harley

DB

6-0

175 Jr.

Mitchellville, Md./Bishop McNamara HS

81 Idahota Akojie

TE

6-3

235 So.

Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise HS

24 Corvon’Tra Revell

DB

6-1

195 Sr.

Suffolk, Va./Lakeland HS

82 Markell Mayhew

WR

6-2

180 Rf.

Brandywine, Md./Glynn Park HS

25 Darius Johnson

DB

6-1

175 Sr.

Baltimore, Md./St. Paul’s HS

83 Derek Thompson

WR

5-11 185 Fr.

Waldorf, Md./North Point HS

Orlando, Fla./East River HS

HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL

26 Marquise Thorns

DB

5-9

165 R-Fr. Southfield, Mich./Southfield HS for Arts & Tech

84 Michael Horsford

WR

6-2

190 Fr.

Richmond, Va./Douglass S. Freeman HS

27 Colby Warrior

DL

6-2

225 R-Fr. Tyrghe, Ga./Sandy Creek HS

85 Daylen Baldwin

WR

6-3

210 So.

Southfield, Mich./Waterford HS

28 Rico Kennedy

LB

6-3

215 R-Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Dillard HS

86 Mujahid Fricke

TE

6-3

225 Sr.

North Brookside, N.J./Blue Ridge HS

29 Demerius Goodwin

RB

5-6

175 R-Fr. Cleveland, Ohio /Glenville/Ginn Academy

87 Juane Robinson

WR

6-0

180 R¬Sr. Baltimore, Md./Dunbar HS

RS/WR

5-8

145 Fr.

Owings Mill, Md./New Town HS

88 Charles Kelly

WR

6-1

190 Rf.

Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara HS

31 Maurice Lewis Jr.

DB

6-1

210 Sr.

Hyattsville, Md./Archbishop Carroll HS

89 Jack McCracken

TE

6-4

205 Fr.

Cincinnati, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller

32 Joshua Chase

RB

5-11 215 Jr.

Upper Marlboro, Md./Arch. Spaulding HS

90 Isaac Darko

TE

6-4

235 Fr.

Silver Spring, Md./Hammond HS

33 Jordan Riggins

RB

6-0

200 Fr.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS

91 Julian Jacobs

DE

6-3

250 So.

Bowie, Md./Bowie HS

34 Jalen Jackson

RB

5-9

210 Fr.

Detroit, Mich./Detroit MLK HS

92 Adeola Sulaiman

TE

6-5

210 Fr.

Upper Marlboro, Md./Frederick Douglass HS

35 Marcus Parker Jr.

DB

5-10 180 Fr.

Wilson, N.C./Beddingfield HS

93 Ridge Pierre

DL

6-2

310 Fr.

Hamilton, N.J./Nottingham HS

36 Darren Parker

DB

5-10 185 Fr.

Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson HS

94 Saleem Lockett

DL

6-3

295 Fr.

Chester, Pa./The Hill School/

37 Deontaye White

WR

5-8

180 R-Jr. Baltimore, Md./Milford Mill Academy

95 Cameron Chesley

LB

6-4

225 So.

Fort Washington, Md./Friendly HS

38 Tariq Irving

DB

6-1

190 Jr.

New Carrollton, Md./West Hill Coll. Coalinga

96 Robert Clark

WR

6-1

190 Fr.

Irondequoit, N.Y./Clark HS

39 Jordan Presley

DB

6-3

200 Fr.

St. Petersburg, Fla./Clearwater Central Cath.

97 Michael Zeleznik

DE

6-5

265 Fr.

Columbia, Md./Long Reach HS

40 Eric Roy

DB

5-11 180 Fr.

Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton HS

98 Marvin Francois

DT

6-2

290 Fr.

North Miami, Fla./N. Miami Beach Sr. HS

41 William White

LB

6-0

Detroit, Mich./Cass Tech HS

99 Antione McCray

DL

6-3

345 Sr.

Forestville, Md./Forestville Military Ac.

42 Jimir Seagraves

DB

5-10 175 Fr.

Philadelphia, Pa./Paul Robeson HS

43 David Adeleke

RB

5-9

Silver Spring, Md./Wheaton HS

Interim Head Coach: Ernest T. Jones

44 Jelani Dula

RB

5-10 200 Rf.

Columbia, Md./Atholton HS

Assistant Coaches: Ron Dickerson Jr. (Asst. Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator/Receivers),

45 Devan Hebron

LB

6-3

220 Fr.

Lanham, Md./Duval HS

Travis Manger (Co-Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks), Antonio James (Co-Def. Coordinator/Outside

46 Nicholas O’Shea

K/P

5-8

165 Fr.

Detroit, Mich./West Bloomfield HS

Linebackers), Aaron Kelton (Co-Def. Coordinator/Cornerbacks), Nate Ayers (Safeties), Marcus

47 Zach Castano

LS

6-0

205 Fr.

Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus HS

Spearman (Inside Linebackers), Logan Williams (Defensive Line), Isaac Williams (Offensive Line),

49 Bryce Wilson

LB

5-10 190 Rf.

Union, N.J./Union HS

Jordan Hopgood (Running Backs), Josh Firm (Tight Ends)

30 Jordan Cofield

220 Sr.

200 So.

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PROJECTED LINEUPS When Norfolk State Has the Ball

NSU OFFENSE POS. NO. NAME

HT.

XWR LT LG C RG RT TE ZWR SWR QB RB

6-3 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-4 6-3 5-8 6-3 6-0 5-9

11 66 65 60 74 58 81 5 15 8 30

Isaiah Winstead Taro Lipscomb Jalen Powell Wes Jones Justin Redd Craig Rodwell Anthony Williams Marcus Taylor Chuma Awanna Juwan Carter Aaron Savage

WT. YR.

MSU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME

HT.

WT. YR.

205 290 305 305 320 290 235 160 210 175 210

DE NT DT DE WLB MLB SLB CB SS FS CB

6-3 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-1 5-11 6-1

265 345 270 225 225 230 215 195 200 190 205

HT.

WT. YR.

So. R-So. So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. Sr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr.

When Morgan State Has the Ball

AJ Agbelese Antoine McCray Chris Fatogoma Colby Warrior Ian McBorrough Damare’ Whitaker Rico Kennedy Donte Small Dominick Trigg Jr. Haraan Ransom Corvon’Tra Revell

MSU OFFENSE POS. NO. NAME

HT.

WT. YR.

NSU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME

WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR QB RB

6-3 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-0

210 315 310 290 320 335 235 185 190 230 220

So. R-Sr. So. Sr. Jr. R-Sr. Fr. Gr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr.

DE NG DT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB

HT. 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-8

WT. 200 220 185 290 200 160 160

YR. So. So. R-So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.

85 66 63 59 70 74 83 3 13 16 32

Daylen Baldwin Josh Miles Stefan Touani Adrien Allen Tarik Johnson Matthew Thompson Idahota Akojie Corey Holmes Manasseh Bailey Dion Golatt Jr. Joshua Chase

NSU Special Teams

POS. NO. K 34 P 33 LS 38 SS 62 HOLD 33 KR 5 PR 5

NAME Josh Nardone Taylor Goettie TreVaughn Sneed Dominic Jordan Taylor Goettie Marcus Taylor Marcus Taylor

Subject to change

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9 99 55 27 5 7 28 1 19 14 24

13 70 12 9 3 24 6 2 22 7 4

Ricky Thomas Jr. 6-2 Deshaywn Middleton 6-2 Kyron Speller 6-2 Nigel Chavis 6-2 Quintreil Chung 6-1 Dale Craig 6-0 Tyre Givers-Wilson 6-3 Aaron Chandler Jr. 5-9 Nhyre’ Quinerly 6-0 Bobby Price 6-4 J.T. Wahee 5-11

MSU Special Teams POS. NO. K 12 P 46 LS 3 HOLD 16 KR 30 PR 30

NAME Alex Raya Nicholas O’Shea Corey Holmes Dion Golatt Jr. Jordan Cofield Jordan Cofield

HT. 5-11 5-8 6-1 6-3 5-7 5-7

R-Sr. Sr. Sr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr. So. R-Jr. R-Fr. Sr.

245 305 250 230 220 225 200 175 195 205 170

R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Jr. Jr. Jr.

WT. 200 165 185 230 160 160

YR. Sr. Fr. Gr. R-Fr. Fr. Fr.

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ASSISTANT COACHES education at Norfolk State University in 1968 (B.S., sociology), and his MBA and Ph.D. in marketing from the Whitman School in 1973 and 1978. His research interest is on the impact of value systems on consumer behavior and key influences on Black and White consumption patterns. He has shared his research and professional expertise with corporations, academic institutions and government agencies.

Melvin T. Stith BS, MBA, Ph.D. Interim President, Norfolk State University

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n November 2017, Stith was appointed Interim President of his undergraduate alma mater, Norfolk State University.

In January 2005, he became the sixteenth dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University. He served in that capacity until June 2013. Upon leaving the deanship, he was a professor of marketing in the Whitman School of Management. He retired in January 2015. From 1991 to 2004, he was dean and the Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration in the College of Business at The Florida State University and previously was associate professor and chair of the department of marketing. From 1982 to 1985, he was a visiting professor in the School of Business and Industry at Florida A&M University. He served as associate dean and assistant professor in the College of Business at the University of South Florida from 1977 to 1982.

Stith currently serves as a member of the board of directors of the following public corporations: Synovus Financial Corp., Aflac, and Flowers Food Corporation.

He also serves as Chair of the board of directors for AARP Services. He served as the Vice Rector, Board of Visitors, Norfolk State University until his appointment as interim President of Norfolk State University. He was also a member of the board of directors for the Accounting Pathways Commission. In Syracuse, he is a member of the Crouse Hospital board of directors. He served as president of the Crouse Hospital Foundation from 2012-2015. He is a member of the advisory board of Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families and the local professional theatre, Syracuse Stage. He is a founding member of the board of directors, Jim Moran Foundation.

Stith is a founding member and remains active in the PhD Project, which aims to significantly increase the pool of highly qualified African-Americans, HispanicAmericans and Native Americans for positions in the academy. In 2011, he was named to the project’s inaugural Hall of Fame. He and his wife Patricia were presented the Syracuse Orange Circle Award in 2013 by Syracuse University because of their philanthropy to SU. He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

His previous corporate board experiences include serving as a director for Tallahassee State Bank, PHTS, Correctional Services Corporation, Keebler Foods Company, Sprint/United Telephone Florida and Rexall Sundown, Inc. Stith is married to Dr. Patricia Lynch Stith, a Norfolk State University alumna, who recently retired as assistant provost for equity and inclusion at Syracuse University and associate dean of the graduate school. They are the proud parents of three children, Melvin Jr., Lori and William Stith, and one grandson.

A Vietnam veteran, Stith served in the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Command from 1968 to 1972, achieving the rank of captain. A native of Jarratt, Va., he received his undergraduate

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARTY MILLER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS • 6x Hall of Famer • 15x CIAA Coach of the Year • 1x MEAC Coach of the Year • 1x NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year • 5x Louisville Slugger Award Winner • NCAA College Division All-American • 2x All-CIAA 1st Team • Nation’s Leading Doubles Hitter

Marty L. Miller Director of Athletics

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arty Miller has been called many things during his tenure at Norfolk State University. Some have called him a rock. Others have referred to him as one of Norfolk State’s greatest ambassadors. Regardless of the label, what’s clear is that Miller has served his alma mater in various capacities for more than 40 years, providing NSU with stability in times of need.

His professional career at Norfolk State has included stints in the areas of financial aid, career services, student affairs and athletics.

After winning more than 700 games as the school’s baseball coach, Miller was named NSU’s acting athletics director on December 16, 2004. He was appointed to the permanent athletics director post on March 18, 2005.

The NSU athletics department has also made a number of major facilities improvements in the last decade or more. In the summer of 2018, with the assistance of the University administration, NSU installed a new synthetic turf surface to William “Dick” Price Stadium. The $1.38 million renovation will provide the NSU football team and other campus groups the ability to practice and perform on a modern outdoor surface and will enable the University to attract more outside events to the campus With help from alumni, administration, fans, friends and the Department of Facilities Management, the athletics department was able to raise funds to renovate and purchase new equipment for the weight room in 2017. In 2007, the school completed a major renovation of the NSU Softball Field, which included the installation of new team dugouts and a press box. A new state-of-the-art track surface was completed in the summer of 2010. Seat renovations to Joseph Echols Hall were completed prior to the 2013-14 athletics season. A new floor and platform lift were installed in Echols Hall and a new ventilation system and new carpeting were added to the football locker room in Gill Gymnasium during

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the summer of 2014. Other recent renovations include a complete overhaul of the playing surface, seating and fencing for the NSU Tennis Complex.

Both the football stadium and Joseph Echols Hall have had new Daktronics LED video display boards installed in the last six years, at a combined cost of more than $3.5 million. The Echols project included a state-of-the-art, foursided high-definition video board display, nine new HD scorer’s tables, four single-sided LED scoreboard displays, and brand new speakers and amplifiers throughout the arena.

Another highlight of his tenure as athletics director includes NSU capturing nine straight Talmadge Layman Hill awards from (2005-13).

NSU took home the award again in 2017 for the 10th time, tying South Carolina State for the most in MEAC history. NSU received a total of $225,000 for winning the awards, given annually to the top men’s sports program in the conference. Miller was also presented in March 2006 with the Tom Fergusson Memorial Award, given annually to the area’s top sportsman by the Norfolk Sports Club.

Miller also presided over one of the more historic years in NSU lore in 2011-12. An NSUrecord five Spartan teams won MEAC titles, which included the first-ever championships for the men’s basketball and women’s bowling teams during their Division I tenure. The men’s basketball team made its mark in NCAA Tournament history by scoring an upset of No. 2 seed Missouri in the second round of the NCAA West Region in March of 2012.

Miller is no stranger to winning. His career record as baseball coach was 718-543-3. Miller first started making a name for himself as a player at NSU from 1965-68. He hit .380 as a sophomore; .438 with eight doubles, two triples, three homers and 27 RBI as a junior; and .406 as a senior, when he became the first Spartan player to be named an NCAA College Division All-American. Miller was an All-CIAA baseball selection in 1967 and 1968, and led the nation in doubles in 1968.

Miller graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1969. An ROTC member in

college, Miller was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after he graduated.

While on active duty, Miller was signed by the Minnesota Twins. Miller returned to his alma mater in 1972 as an assistant to baseball coach Bob Andrews. The next season, Miller inherited the head-coaching job, which he held until early in 2005.

Miller is the winningest baseball coach in CIAA history, having led the Spartans to a 584-3743 record in their years in the league. Miller’s ledger in the CIAA includes 17 conference championships, including seven in a row from 1987-93; 12 post-season appearances; 15 CIAA Coach of the Year awards; six All-Americans and 22 players signed to pro contracts. He also won the 1980 NAIA District 19 Coach of the Year award after his team won the District 19 title. Between 1993-97, Miller won five consecutive Louisville Slugger Awards, given to championship coaches. He was one of a select few baseball coaches to receive the award for five consecutive years.

In 1997, NSU honored Miller by building the Marty L. Miller Baseball Field. One year later, Miller led NSU to the MEAC Tournament championship round in the Spartans’ first year in the league. He was named the MEAC Coach of the Year in 2000, and NSU reached the championship round again in 2001.

The year 2003 was also a special one for Miller.

In February, Miller was inducted into the CIAA’s John B. McLendon Hall of Fame. In May, Miller earned his 700th career win with the Spartans when sixth-seeded NSU upset No. 2 Delaware State in the MEAC tournament. In August, Miller the player was honored as one of eight inductees into the Norfolk State University Athletics Foundation Sports Hall of Fame.

Miller was also inducted into the Hampton Roads African American Sports Hall of Fame in 2010. He was also chosen to serve in March 2011 on the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame Committee and is also a past member of the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Honors Court. Miller was inducted into the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame in 2012, the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2014 and the Virginia Interscholastic Association Heritage Association (VIAHA) Hall of Fame in 2017.

Considered one of the highlights of his career, Miller was honored at the Virginia State Capitol on Jan. 16, 2014 and received resolutions from the Senate and House of Delegates for his induction into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and career accomplishments.

Miller, a native of Danville, Va., is a current member and past president of the Norfolk Sports Club. He also serves on the executive committee for the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame.

He and his wife Liz have one son, Marty Eric, a former NSU outfielder; a daughter-in-law, Zoe; and a granddaughter, Madison.

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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY 2018 Football Schedule DATE

OPPONENT

SITE

TIME

Sept. 1

Virginia State (Union Bank & Trust Labor Day Classic)

Norfolk, Va.

6 p.m.

Sept. 8

James Madison (Youth Day)

Norfolk, Va.

6 p.m.

Sept. 22

at South Carolina State

Orangeburg, S.C.

6 p.m.

Sept. 29

Delaware State* (CHKD Health Awareness Day)

Norfolk, Va.

4 p.m.

Oct. 6

at Florida A&M *

Tallahassee, Fla.

4 p.m

Oct. 20

North Carolina Central* (Homecoming Presented by The Virginia Lottery)

Norfolk, Va.

2 p.m.

Oct. 27

at Savannah State *

Savannah, Ga.

3 p.m.

Nov. 3

at North Carolina A&T *

Greensboro, N.C.

1 p.m.

Nov. 10

Howard* (NSU Day of Service)

Norfolk, Va.

1 p.m.

Nov. 17

Morgan State* (1st Responders & Military Appreciation/Senior Day)

Norfolk, Va.

1 p.m.

Dec. 1

at Liberty

Lynchburg, Va.

2 p.m.

Home games in bold | * Denotes MEAC game | All games broadcast on WNSB Hot 91.1 FM