In accordance with a publish on X.com from Virginia Pilot reporter Michael Sauls, Norfolk State beginning quarterback Otto Kuhns has been suspended for the primary 4 video games of the 12 months as a consequence of an NCAA ruling, this consists of the Week Zero HBCU soccer season opener, the MEAC/SWAC Problem, which is about to kickoff reside on ABC on Aug 24 at 7:30 pm.
Norfolk State has not launched its depth chart for the 2024 season however Otto Kuhns was the presumed starter after being the person below heart for 19 video games in two years at Norfolk State. The Senior from Columbus, OH went 96-192 with 1,244 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions in 2023 after a 2022 Sophomore marketing campaign the place he threw for 1,418 yards and 11 touchdowns with 9 interceptions.
Kuhns made his technique to HBCU soccer after a Freshman season at Jap Illinois the place he began 7 video games throwing for 1,134 yards and 6 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, together with opening the season with 253 passing yards in opposition to Indiana State.
The information of the doable suspension comes lower than per week earlier than Norfolk State is scheduled to kick off the 2024 HBCU soccer season within the MEAC/SWAC Problem in opposition to reigning HBCU Nationwide Champions, the FAMU Rattlers.
Sauls’ publish signifies that Spartan head coach Dawson Odums has already introduced that Backyard Metropolis Group Faculty switch Jalen Daniels will begin rather than Kuhns for the foreseeable future.
Jalen Daniels, a 6 foot 5 220 pound Mesa Arizona native performed in eight video games in 2023 for Backyard Metropolis CC, finishing 120 of 210 passes for 1,282 yards with 9 touchdowns with a 57.1 completion proportion.
Whereas the character of the NCAA ruling has not been launched, Michael Sauls’ publish indicated that extra data on the story could be coming within the Virginia Pilot newspaper. We may also proceed to watch this story and publish updates to hbcugameday.com.
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