North Carolina Central is coming into the 2024 season seeking to take the Mid-Jap Athletic Convention championship again.
Throughout Tuesday’s Soccer Media Day occasion, the convention’s sports activities info administrators and coaches suppose the Eagles will just do that, naming them the preseason favourite to earn a visit to Atlanta and the Cricket Celebration Bowl.
Howard College, final season’s MEAC champions, had been picked the end second. Morgan State was chosen third, adopted by South Carolina State (fourth), Norfolk State (fifth) and Delaware State (sixth).
The Bison lead the convention’s all-preseason groups with working again Jarett Hunter and defensive again Kenny Gallop Jr. profitable offensive and defensive gamers of the yr respectively. South Carolina State led the variety of all-conferences picks with 7, whereas the Bison positioned 6 gamers.
The Eagles completed 2023 with a 9-3 report (4-1 MEAC) however completed second to the Bison as Howard had the head-to-head tiebreaking benefit. Central accepted an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, the place they misplaced to Richmond 49-27.
The Eagles positioned 4 gamers on the convention’s preseason first-team, led by offensive lineman Trevon Humphrey, defensive lineman Jaden Taylor, defensive again Kole Jones and punter Juan Velarde.
The Bison (6-6 total, 4-1 MEAC) gained their first MEAC crown since 1993 with a 50-20 win over NCCU final Nov. 11. Howard went on to lose a troublesome 30-26 choice to SWAC champion Florida A&M within the Celebration Bowl.
Becoming a member of Hunter and Gallop on the MEAC all-preseason first staff are working again Eden James, receiver Kasey Hawthorne, offensive lineman Darius Fox, defensive lineman Jamel Stewart and placekicker Dylan West.
Morgan State completed 4-6 in 2023, 3-2 total in convention play. The Bears began off 2023 with a win over Richmond and almost beat FBS opponent Akron however bumped into bother when homecoming was cancelled following a campus altercation and misplaced a couple of different video games by one possession.
The Bears positioned offensive lineman Treyvon Department, defensive lineman Elijah Williams, linebacker Erick Hunter and return specialist Keith Jenkins Jr. on the convention’s first staff.
South Carolina State, now led by former Benedict coach Chennis Berry, completed 5-6 total, 3-2 in convention 2023, Buddy Pough’s final season main the staff. 5 Bulldogs are on the MEAC first-team preseason offense, – receiver Justin Smith-Brown, tight finish Keishawn Toney and linemen Eric Brown Jr., Nick Taiste and Cam Johnson.
Norfolk State went 2-9 (1-4) in 2023, shedding a couple of shut selections alongside the way in which. Dawson Odums returns first-team all-preseason choose Otto Kuhns at quarterback, in addition to linebacker A.J. Richardson, defensive lineman Keshawn Lynch and defensive again Terron Mallory.
Delaware State completed 2023 1-10, 0-5 total in convention play and haven’t recorded a profitable season since 2012. The Hornets start the 2024 season with a Week 0 journey to Hawaii to play the Rainbow Warriors Sat. Aug. 24, in a sport that will likely be televised by CBS.
