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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2018 • 2 P.M. NORFOLK STATE vs NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL
GAME PREVIEW ABOUT THE GAME After a week off, the Spartans return to Dick Price Stadium for their Homecoming game today against North Carolina Central. With both teams 1-1 in MEAC play, the Spartans and Eagles are looking to remain in the MEAC title hunt entering the final month of the season. SCOUTING THE SPARTANS NSU (3-2, 1-1 MEAC) dropped its first conference game of the season in its last outing, a 17-0 defeat at first-place Florida A&M on Oct. 6. It marked the first time in two years that the Spartans had been shut out by a MEAC opponent. NSU had its chances. Trailing 3-0 in the third quarter, the Spartans missed a field goal on one drive, then had a first-and-goal at the FAMU 1-yard line on another possession that ended with no points. The Rattlers scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to pull away. Quarterback Juwan Carter passed for 212 yards, but was intercepted three times. Marcus Taylor caught six passes for 78 yards. Linebacker Quintreil Chung paced the defense with 10 total tackles. At the approximate midway point of the season, the Spartans lead the MEAC in total defense (270.0 yards per game allowed) and are second in scoring defense (16.4 points per game allowed). Offensively, Carter is second in the MEAC in passing yards per game (249) while both Taylor and Isaiah Winstead rank among the conference’s top five in receptions. SCOUTING THE EAGLES Like NSU, North Carolina Central has had a week off since its last game, a come-from-behind 40-35 win over Howard in Durham, North Carolina on Oct. 6. Eagle quarterback Chauncey Caldwell scored the winning touchdown on a 3-yard run with 24 seconds left in the game. It was the culmination of a huge day for Caldwell, who passed for 311 yards and three scores while also rushing for 153 yards and a TD. His performance earned him MEAC Offensive Player of the Week honors. As
a team, NCCU finished with 528 yards of total offense. The win snapped a two-game losing streak for the Eagles, who are now 2-3 overall, 1-1 in the MEAC. Caldwell, one of three quarterbacks to see playing time for NCCU this year, leads the team with 240 rushing yards and 689 passing yards. He has thrown seven touchdowns against just one interception. Caldwell ranks fifth in the MEAC in total offense, sixth in passing yards and seventh in rushing yards. The NCCU defense features defensive back Davanta Reynolds, the MEAC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He currently ranks second in the MEAC in tackles per game (9.0). LAST MEETING Juwan Carter threw a career-high four touchdown passes, including two long hookups with Marcus Taylor, in a 28-21 NSU win over No. 25 NCCU on Oct. 21, 2017 at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium in the teams’ last meeting. Carter threw three TD passes in the first half to stake the Spartans to a 21-0 halftime lead. NCCU rallied within 21-14 in the fourth quarter before Carter hit Taylor on a 58-yard TD pass. NSU linebackers Anthony Smith (18 tackles) and Kyle Archie (10) both had interceptions in the final two minutes to help seal the win.
Taylor finished with eight catches for a career-high 132 yards. Carter passed for 230 yards. The win was NSU’s first over a ranked team since beating No. 10/12 BethuneCookman in 2013. SERIES HISTORY NCCU leads the all-time series with the Spartans, 9-6. Last year’s Spartan victory broke NCCU’s four-game win streak in the series and was also the Spartans’ first win over the Eagles since the two teams moved to the Division I level. The last four meetings have all been decided by a touchdown or less. MOVIN’ ON UP Marcus Taylor is two catches shy of moving into third place on NSU’s alltime list for career receptions. He has 139, just one behind Howard Gilmore’s 140. With a strong finish to the season, Taylor could also challenge Darius Blount (162) for second in Spartan history behind all-time leader James Roe (239). Additionally, Juwan Carter needs just 177 passing yards to hit the 3,000 mark for his career, which would move him into 10th place on NSU’s all-time list. He has started just 13 games in the Green & Gold and could make a push for the top five by season’s end.
Marcus Taylor caught a team-high six passes for 78 yards at FAMU and continues to climb NSU’s career receptions list. (Photo by Nick Sutton/Kinetic Stills)
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GAME PREVIEW CHANGE SUITS THEM WELL The Spartan defense has been stingy this year, and two of the team’s standouts are converted offensive players in linebackers Quintreil Chung and Tyre Givers-Wilson. Chung played running back his first two seasons and Givers-Wilson played quarterback until last season, when both made the transition to defense. The transition has been a smooth one. Chung is tied for the team-lead with 28 tackles through five games this season. Givers-Wilson has made 17 stops, with a team-best four tackles for loss to this point. SCHEDULE NOTE With Hampton leaving the MEAC this year for the Big South, all MEAC football teams are playing only seven conference games in 2018, instead of eight. NSU’s game at S.C. State did not count in the standings, as the teams were not scheduled to play this year until Hampton’s departure from the league left a hole on both teams’ schedules. STREAMING SPARTANS NSU does not have any scheduled television appearances this season, but will have all 11 games on ESPN’s family of streaming networks. • All six of NSU’s home games and four road games against MEAC opponents
will be carried on ESPN3 or ESPN+, the network’s new subscription-based streaming service. The home games will include the audio feed from the NSU Sports Network (91.1 FM). The cost for ESPN+ is $5 per month. • NSU’s game at Liberty on Dec. 1 will also be broadcast on ESPN3. Fans with a current cable network subscription, such as on Cox or Verizon Fios in Hampton Roads, can view ESPN3 games for free. • In addition, the MEAC has two weeks (Nov. 3 and 17) where a game that impacts the league standings will be televised on ESPNU. ALL GAMES ON HOT 91.1 FM Campus radio station WNSB Hot 91.1 FM will serve as the lone carrier of all 11 Spartan football games this fall, plus any potential postseason games. This marks the first time since 2009 that 91.1 FM will serve as the sole carrier of NSU football games. The station simulcast the games the last eight seasons. Fans can also listen to the games online at www.nsu.edu/wnsb, or through TuneIn.com and the TuneIn Radio app by searching for WNSB 91.1 FM.
MEAC at a Glance 2018 Standings Florida A&M North Carolina A&T Bethune-Cookman Howard Norfolk State North Carolina Central South Carolina State Savannah State Delaware State ^ Morgan State
Conf. Overall W-L W-L 4-0 5-2 2-1 5-2 2-1 4-3 2-1 2-3 1-1 3-2 1-1 2-3 1-2 1-5 0-3 1-5 0-3 0-6 1-1 2-4
^ Ineligible for 2018 MEAC title
Last Week’s Results Morgan State 18, Savannah State 11 Bethune-Cookman 28, S.C. State 26 Florida A&M 22, N.C. A&T 21 Howard 55, Delaware State 13 This Week’s Games Delaware State at S.C. State .............1:30 p.m. N.C. Central at Norfolk State ..................2 p.m. N.C. A&T at Bethune-Cookman ............4 p.m. Howard at Morgan State.........................7 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
Linebacker Quintreil Chung posted a team-best 10 tackles at Florida A&M and is tied for the team-lead with 28 stops this year. (Photo by Impact 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
DSU ROSTER ASSISTANT NCCU COACHES NO. NAME
POS. HT.
WT. YR.
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
NO. NAME
POS. HT.
WT. YR.
1
Sonnie Richardson
WR
5-9
180 Jr.
Raleigh, N.C./Mesa CC
47 Khalid Blount
DL
6-1
270 R-So. Washington, Pa./Duquesne
2
Chauncey Caldwell
QB
6-3
230 So.
Durham, N.C./Mallard Creek HS
48 Arthur Randall
DL
6-3
255 Sr.
3
Chance Kennedy
WR
5-7
165 R-So. Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg HS
49 King Kiaku
LB
5-11 245 R-Sr. Apex, N.C./Middle Creek HS
4
Randy Anyanwu
DL
6-3
250 R-Sr. Clayton County, Ga./University of Buffalo
50 Andrew Dale
OL
6-2
280 R-So. Morehead City, N.C./West Carteret HS
5
Xavier McKoy
WR
6-3
195 Jr.
51 Nick Leverett
OL
6-4
310 R-Jr. Concord, N.C./Concord HS
6
Daeshawn Stephens
WR
6-2
215 R-So. Durham, N.C./N.C. State
52 Carl Isaac
DL
6-2
270 R-Fr. Rockingham, N.C./Richmond Sr. HS
7
Kawuan Cox
DL
6-2
245 Jr.
54 Dantae King
OL
6-2
315 R-Fr. Lumberton, N.C./Purnell Swett HS
8
De’Mario Evans
DB
6-0
175 R-Sr. Columbia, S.C./Eastern Arizona College
56 Somadina Okezie-Okeke OL
6-2
315 R-Fr. Woodstock, Ga./River Ridge HS
9
Jordan McRae
DB
6-2
210 R-So. Fayetteville, N.C./Coastal Carolina
57 Travon Wallace
DB
6-0
185 Fr.
10 Deonta Fair
DB
6-1
205 R-Jr. Miami, Fla./Monmouth
58 Eugene Shields
OL
6-0
310 R-So. Gibsonville, N.C./Eastern Guilford HS
11 Aaron Duncan
DB
6-1
190 So.
60 Stewart Boyd
OL
6-1
260 R-Jr. Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS
12 Marvin Zanders
WR
6-2
200 R-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla./Missouri
71 Malik Riddick-Reynolds OL
6-5
360 So.
13 Nique Martin
WR
6-1
195 So.
72 Jaylin Barrington
OL
6-2
290 R-Jr. Riverdale, Ga./Riverdale HS
14 Dominique Shoffner
QB
6-0
210 R-Fr. Apex, N.C./Middle Creek HS
73 Ricky Lee
OL
6-5
280 Fr.
Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee HS
15 Micah Zanders
QB
6-2
200 Jr.
77 Qorticha Glenn
OL
6-2
330 So.
Winston-Salem, N.C./Palmetto Prep
16 Naiil Ramadan
QB
6-0
190 R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Rocky River HS
78 Josh Varona
OL
6-5
330 R-So. Pompano Beach, Fla./Coconut Creek HS
17 Mike Robinson
DB
6-0
180 R-Sr. Spencer, N.C./North Rowan HS
79 Deing Kug
OL
6-5
340 Jr.
18 Marcus Martin
DB
5-11 185 So.
80 E.J. Hicks
WR
5-11 160 So.
Rolesville, N.C./Rolesville HS
19 Adam Lippy
PK
6-0
81 Tyler Barnes
WR
6-4
210 Fr.
Charlotte, N.C./West Mecklenburg HS
20 Jamarcus Johnson
DB
5-10 185 R-Sr. Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith HS
82 Josh McCoy
TE
6-3
230 Sr.
Sharon, S.C./ASA College
21 Daryl Smith
DB
5-11 200 Sr.
83 Eric Saintil
WR
6-2
195 R-Jr. Homestead, Fla./Shasta College
22 Davanta Reynolds
DB
5-10 210 R-Sr. Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS
84 Zach Kellum
TE
6-3
245 R-Fr. Winston-Salem, N.C./East Forsyth HS
23 Jamal Currie-Elliott
RB
5-10 185 Fr.
Durham, N.C./Oregon
85 Ryan McDaniel
WR
6-2
215 So.
24 Tyquan Watson
RB
6-0
190 Jr.
Tallahassee, Fla./Eastern Arizona College
86 Ericc Cunningham
RB
5-9
165 R-Jr. High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford HS
25 Isaiah Totten
RB
5-9
195 R-So. Apex, N.C./Apex HS
87 Sherman McLeod
TE
6-2
225 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS
26 Alejandro Hall
DB
6-1
185 Fr.
Duluth, Ga./Alpharetta HS
88 Xavier Crandall
TE
6-2
230 R-Jr. Landover, Md./Lackawanna College
27 Jaquell Taylor
DB
6-1
200 Sr.
Raleigh, N.C./Southeast Raleigh HS
89 Barry Campbell
WR
6-3
180 R-Fr. Laurinburg, N.C./Scotland HS
28 Marquise Nelson
DB
6-1
170 Fr.
Charlotte, N.C./Harding University HS
90 Marcel Bell
DL
6-3
230 Fr.
Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS
29 Erik Schlecker
LS
6-0
240 Sr.
Sunrise, Fla./ASA College
92 Stephon Hart
DL
6-2
200 Fr.
Greensboro, N.C./Ben L. Smith HS
30 Romeo Stancil
DB
6-0
165 Fr.
Clayton, N.C./Clayton HS
93 Cam’Ron Perkins
DL
6-0
280 So.
Eden, N.C./Morehead HS
31 Jarrett McCarter
LB
6-0
240 R-Jr. Durham, N.C./Hillside HS
95 Wilhelm Heinsen
DL
6-0
235 R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS
32 Jonathan De Lucca
PK
5-11 175 Fr.
Orlando, Fla./Boone HS
97 Easton Senior
DT
6-2
270 Fr.
Durham, N.C./Southern Durham HS
33 Branden Bailey
LB
6-0
235 So.
Deerfield Beach, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS
98 Miles Turmon
DL
6-0
280 So.
Easley, S.C./Daniel HS
34 Matt Stevens
LB
6-0
225 R-So. Charlotte, N.C./N.C. State
99 Chuck Manning
DL
6-2
255 Fr.
Durham, N.C./Riverside HS
35 Zach Simmons
LB
6-0
215 Fr.
Broward County, Fla./Deerfield Beach HS
36 Manny Smith
DB
6-0
180 Fr.
Laurel Hill, N.C./Scotland HS
Interim Head Coach: Granville Eastman
37 Stephen Stokes
DB
5-11 170 Jr.
Baltimore, Md./Parkville HS
Assistant Coaches: T.C. Taylor (Off. Coordinator), Jason Onyebuagu (Co-Off. Coordinator/
38 Daejon Weeks
DB
5-10 185 Sr.
Rahway, N.J./Monroe College
Offensive Line), Chris Schultz (Special Teams Coordinator), Kenyatta McCoy (Secondary), Jason
39 John Pecaro
P
5-11 175 Jr.
Boynton Beach, Fla./LA Pierce College
Blalock (Linebackers), Jordan Reid (Running Backs), Graham Hobbs (Quarterbacks),
40 Patrick Connor
LB
6-0
240 R-Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Dudley HS
Marcus Windham (Wide Receivers), Bobby Turner (Tight Ends), Darius Dobson (Offensive As-
41 Justin Nicholson
DB
6-0
185 R-Fr. Concord, N.C./Concord HS
sistant), Jalen Reedus (Defensive Assistant)
42 Anthony Sherrill
DB
5-11 180 R-Jr. Cornelius, N.C./Hough HS
43 Darius Royster
DL
6-2
215 Sr.
44 Jerome Foster
LB
6-0
220 R-Fr. Greenville, S.C./Greenville HS
45 Mashion Powell
RB
5-11 180 Fr.
Winston-Salem, N.C./Reagan HS
46 Tavon Lofties
DL
6-5
Baltimore, Md./Fork Union MA
Charlotte, N.C./West Charlotte HS
Summerville, S.C./Summerville HS
Miami, Fla./Norland HS
Winston-Salem, N.C./Palmetto Prep
Jacksonville, Fla./Hinds CC
Miami, Fla./Atlanta Sports Academy
200 R-Fr. Tucker, Ga./Tucker HS
275 Jr.
Durham, N.C./Southern HS
HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL
Oriental, N.C./Glendale CC
Jacksonville, Fla./Atlantic Coast HS
Sanford, N.C./North Moore HS
Lexington, Neb./Dakota Coll. at Bottineau
Sugar Land, Texas/Tulsa
Chesapeake, Va./Deep Creek HS
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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.
NCCU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME
HT.
WT. YR.
205 290 305 305 320 290 235 160 210 175 210
DE DT DT DE LB LB CB SS FS WS CB
6-2 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-10 5-11
215 270 250 245 245 235 175 180 200 210 185
HT.
WT. YR.
So. R-So. So. Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. Sr. R-Jr. So. R-Jr.
When N.C. Central Has the Ball
NCCU OFFENSE POS. NO. NAME WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
5 80 51 50 56 77 73 87 6 2 25
Xavier McKoy E.J. Hicks Nick Leverett Andrew Dale
6-3 5-11 6-4 6-2 Somadina Okezie-Okeke 6-2 Qorticha Glenn 6-2 Ricky Lee 6-5 Sherman McLeod 6-2 Daeshawn Stephens 6-2 Chauncey Caldwell 6-3 Isaiah Totten 5-9
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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HT.
HT. 5-11 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 5-8 5-8
43 47 4 7 49 33 8 42 27 22 18
Darius Royster Khalid Blount Randy Anyanwu Kawuan Cox King Kiaku Branden Bailey De’Mario Evans Anthony Sherrill Jaquell Taylor Davanta Reynolds Marcus Martin
WT. YR.
NSU DEFENSE POS. NO. NAME
195 160 310 280 315 330 280 225 215 230 195
Jr. So. R-Jr. R-So. R-Fr. So. Fr. R-Fr. R-So. So. R-So.
DE NG DT OLB ILB ILB OLB CB FS SS CB
WT. 200 220 185 290 200 160 160
YR. So. So. R-So. Jr. So. Sr. Sr.
92 70 12 9 3 24 6 2 22 7 4
De’Shaan Dixon 6-5 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
NCCU Special Teams POS. NO. KO 32 PK 19 P 39 LS 29 HOLD 39 KR 3 PR 80
NAME Jonathan De Lucca Adam Lippy John Pecaro Erik Schlecker John Pecaro Chance Kennedy E.J. Hicks
HT. 5-11 6-0 5-11 6-0 5-11 5-7 5-11
Sr. R-So. R-Sr. Jr. R-Sr. So. R-Sr. R-Jr. Sr. R-Sr. So.
235 305 250 230 220 225 200 175 195 205 170
So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. R-Sr. R-Jr. Jr. Jr.
WT. 175 200 175 240 175 165 160
YR. Fr. R-Fr. Jr. Sr. Jr. R-So. So.
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
M
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