BULLDOG GAME NOTES
NORMAL, Ala.—The South Carolina State Bulldogs will open the 2021 season on the road in a non-conference showdown with SWAC foe Alabama A&M at Louis Crews Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6:00 PM (CST)/7:00 PM (EST).

THE SERIES: Both teams are tied 1-1 against each other with Alabama A&M winning the last meeting in a 31-7 win over South Carolina State in Orangeburg on March 6^th,2021.

MEDIA COVERAGE: TV: NONE          
RADIO: SC State Bulldog Football Radio Network with play-by-play announcer Ernest Robinson and analyst William "Bill" Hamilton
Orangeburg: 92.9 FM / 1580 AM (ESPN Orangeburg)
Columbia: 105.1 FM
Camden: 99.5 FM / 1130 AM
Florence: 98.7 FM
Florence/Sumter/Myrtle Beach: 1080 AM
Internet: https://zeno.fm/WPJKAM/
Phone: 641-552-5120

BULLDOG BITES:

• South Carolina State finished the spring season with a 3-1 overall, 2-0 MEAC record.
• Head coach Buddy Pough the Winningest Coach in School History is entering his 20^th season at the helm with an 136-75 overall record. He has coached the Bulldogs to seven (7) MEAC Championships during his tenure.
• SC State was picked to finish 1^st in the Preseason MEAC Race; Nine Bulldogs were named to the Preseason All-MEAC Team.
• Three Bulldogs Named to the BCFHOF Player of the Year Watch list in seniors Chad Gilchrist (LB), Decobie Durant (DB) and Shaquan Davis (WR).
• Graduate defensive back Decobie Durant named to the FCS Stats Preseason All-American Team as well as being name Preseason MEAC Defensive Player of the Year.
• Former SC State standout and All-Pro defensive back Donnie Shell was inducted in the National Football League (NFL) Hall of Fame. He is the fourth(4^th) Bulldog to earn the prestigious honor.
• Former Bulldog standout and All-Pro Robert Porcher was among five honorees inducted into the South Carolina Football Hall of Fame.

A LOOK AT ALABAMA A&M

• The Bulldogs finished the spring season at 5-0 to capture the SWAC Championship
• All SWAC performer Aqeel Glass leads the charge for A&M on offense throwing 91-of-158-4 for 1, 355-yards and 16 touchdowns.
• Running back Gary Quarles is the leader rushing with 76 rushes for 318-yards and four (4) touchdowns.
• Three receivers are key targets to Glass in Zabrian Moore (13-363-yards and 5 TD's), Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim (24-338-yards and 3 TD's), and Odieu Hilaire (17-233-yards and 4 TD's).

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