Post by Aggie One on Jul 27, 2015 18:37:35 GMT -5
2015 MEAC Power Rankings
Kendrick Marshall
July 27, 2015
The 2014 season was defined by five teams earning a share of the MEAC regular season championship. Morgan State (7-5 in 2014) received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs are winning a tiebreaker.
The upcoming season figures to be carbon copy of the chaos that ended with one of the closest races in conference history.
North Carolina A&T: Winning nine games was not enough to reach the FCS playoffs last season. With junior running back Tarik Cohen, the MEAC co-Offensive Player of the Year coming back, and a host of other starters on offense and defense returning, there is a good chance the Aggie could represent the MEAC in the first-ever Celebration Bowl come December.
Bethune-Cookman: The Wildcats lost head coach Brian Jenkins to Alabama State in the offseason. In comes longtime BCU assistant Terry Sims, who will have the luxury of having quarterback Quentin Williams and running back Larry Brihm. Sims biggest challenge will be attempting to mold a defense that lost several starters from a season ago.
North Carolina Central: The Eagles return eight players who were named to the all-conference team in 2014 to go along with a recruiting class that was regarded as among the best in HBCU football. The key to winning the league will be how much its maligned defense improves after giving up an average of 24.8 points per game.
South Carolina State: As many as 21 players return from a team that won eight games last season, including defensive studs Javon Hargrave and Darius Leonard. The Bulldogs always seem to be in the running for the MEAC championship, and 2015 will be no different.
For the rest of the story:
hbcusports.com/2015/07/27/2015-meac-power-rankings/
Kendrick Marshall
July 27, 2015
The 2014 season was defined by five teams earning a share of the MEAC regular season championship. Morgan State (7-5 in 2014) received the automatic bid to the FCS playoffs are winning a tiebreaker.
The upcoming season figures to be carbon copy of the chaos that ended with one of the closest races in conference history.
North Carolina A&T: Winning nine games was not enough to reach the FCS playoffs last season. With junior running back Tarik Cohen, the MEAC co-Offensive Player of the Year coming back, and a host of other starters on offense and defense returning, there is a good chance the Aggie could represent the MEAC in the first-ever Celebration Bowl come December.
Bethune-Cookman: The Wildcats lost head coach Brian Jenkins to Alabama State in the offseason. In comes longtime BCU assistant Terry Sims, who will have the luxury of having quarterback Quentin Williams and running back Larry Brihm. Sims biggest challenge will be attempting to mold a defense that lost several starters from a season ago.
North Carolina Central: The Eagles return eight players who were named to the all-conference team in 2014 to go along with a recruiting class that was regarded as among the best in HBCU football. The key to winning the league will be how much its maligned defense improves after giving up an average of 24.8 points per game.
South Carolina State: As many as 21 players return from a team that won eight games last season, including defensive studs Javon Hargrave and Darius Leonard. The Bulldogs always seem to be in the running for the MEAC championship, and 2015 will be no different.
For the rest of the story:
hbcusports.com/2015/07/27/2015-meac-power-rankings/
