ORANGEBURG, SC—South Carolina State head coach Chennis Berry will start the 2024 campaign, beginning Monday (Aug. 26^th) with the annual Bulldog Football Press Conference.

The weekly press conference will be held at 12 noon, each Monday during the season in Staley Hall on the second floor in room 205 on the campus of SC State University.

Berry who is entering is 1^st season at the helm, took over the program after Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough, the winningest coach in Bulldog football history retired after 22 seasons at the helm.

While at Benedict in three seasons he amassed a 27–7 record, went undefeated in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) and earned postseason berths in the Division II playoffs each of the last two seasons.

 MEAC FOOTBALL HEAD COACHES MEDIA TELECONFERENCE STARTS MONDAY
 
The video conference, which features the league's six head coaches, will continue weekly through Monday, Nov. 25.
 
Each head coach will be available for a 10-minute period that includes a brief statement about the previous and upcoming games and opponents. Each session concludes with a question-and-answer session with members of the media.

 The 2024 football coaches call on Monday, August 19, will feature the head coaches from Delaware State and Norfolk State, both of whom are competing in Week 0. The remaining four coaches will join the call the following week, August 26, as teams prepare for Week 1.

Credible media outlets may access the video conference via the Zoom link provided below by the MEAC office. The entire video conference will be available online each Wednesday morning through the conference's YouTube channel.
 
For more information, please contact Alysse Scripter via e-mail (scriptera@themeac.com) or phone at (757) 951-2055. 
 
DATES FOR 2024 VIDEOCONFERENCES:
 August 19 • August 26 • September 2 • September 9 • September 16 • September 23 • September 30 • October 7 • October 14 • October 21 • October 28 • November 4 • November 11 • November 18 • November 25
 

Times
10:00 a.m.	MEAC Notes
10:03 a.m.	Larry Scott	Howard
10:13 a.m.	Trei Oliver	North Carolina Central
10:23 a.m.	Lee Hull	Delaware State
10:33 a.m.	Dawson Odums	Norfolk State
10:43 a.m.	Chennis Berry	South Carolina State
10:53 a.m.	Damon Wilson	Morgan State