BULLDOG GAME NOTES            UCF GAME NOTES
ORLANDO-FLA--The South Carolina State Bulldogs (0-0) will kick off the 2022 campaign on Thursday, Sept. 1^st at 7 p.m. against host UCF (0-0) at Bounce House Stadium.

GAME INFORMATION
Date: Thursday, Sept. 1
Time: 7 p.m.
TV: ESPN+
Radio: FM 96.9/AM 740 The Game
ESPN of Orangeburg 92.9fm, 1580 am, or logon to 
https://zeno.fm/radio/WPJKAM/
Live Stats: click here

ABOUT THE BULLDOGS
• South Carolina State is in its 21st season under head coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough, who has led the Bulldogs to eight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Championships and two HBCU National Championships in his tenure.
• Last season, Pough led the Bulldogs to a 7-5 overall headlined by winning the MEAC Championship with a perfect 5-0 mark against conference opponents and a 31-10 victory against Jackson State in the Cricket Wireless Celebration Bowl.
• Pough has coached South Carolina State in each of the previous three meetings against UCF (2008, 2016 and 2018).

PRESEASON HONOR ROLL
Sixteen Bulldogs earn All-MEAC Preseason Honors, while SC State was picked to finish first in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) race.
2022 MEAC Football Predicted Order of Finish/Preseason Players of the Year
(The predicted order of finish, preseason players of the year, and preseason All-MEAC teams were voted on by the league's head football coaches and sports information directors)
 
Predicted Order of Finish (ranked from first place to sixth, first-place votes in parentheses)

School (First-Place Votes)	Points
1. South Carolina State (8)	124
2. North Carolina Central (1)	92
3. Norfolk State	80
4. Delaware State (1)	58

5. Howard (1)	52
6. Morgan State (1)	26

 
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
J.J. Davis-Norfolk State

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Jeblonski Green, Jr.- South Carolina State

SENIOR BOWL WATCH LIST
Junior defensive end Jeblonski Green, Jr has been named to the watch list for the 2023 Reese's Senior Bowl all-star game (Feb. 4, 2023, in Mobile, Alabama).

LEADING THE CHARGE
Quarterback Corey Fields, Jr., wide receiver Shaquan Davis, offensive lineman Chris Simon, Nick Taiste, Cam Johnson, and Eric Brown, jr. Defensive lineman Jeblonksi Green, Jr., Patrick Godbolt, linebacker BJ Davis and defensive backs Jalen Barr, Kendell Moultrie and Duane Nichols.

STRONG RETURNERS
• Eighteen starters return (nine of offense, and nine on defense) Fifteen returning starters (eight on defense, seven on offense) plus a handful of key specialists are back for Pough who competed in the 2021 Cricket Celebration Bowl a year ago where the Bulldogs knocked off top-ranked Jackson State 31-10 in Atlanta, Ga.

COOL UNDER PRESSURE
• Jeblonski Green, Jr., led the nation in tackles for loss with 19.5 in just nine (9) games played for South Carolina State. Shaquan Davis set a Celebration Bowl record with three (3) receiving touchdowns in the win over Jackson State.
 
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