The Baltimore Doubleheader: Mr. C's Official Game Thread

[Mr. C]

I have survived Baltimore and Philadelphia drivers, homecoming traffic and even some sort of marathon, but finally have arrived for the start of the North Carolina Central-Morgan State MEAC showdown. Later on, I'll drive a few minutes to Baltimore's eastern suburbs for the Maine-Towson CAA survival series tonight at 7 p.m.

We are about three minutes from game time and I look forward to comments and questions as this doubleheader day plays out.

It is a sun kissed day with blue skies and 65 degree temps and a little wind. Near perfect football weather.

[Mr. C]

Team captains are on the field. Morgan State won the toss and has deferred to the second half. NCCU will get the ball.

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Eagles ball on their own 19 after the kickoff

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No gain on the zone read play for Goforth, but a pass completion from Jordan Reid of 19 yards to Irvine on second down.

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Detwan Robinson uses his size at TE to bang out another 10 yards for a first down on a reception to the NCCU 49.

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Arthur Goforth goes for 10 more and another first down at the MSU 41.

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Reid keep a play alive after good coverage and finally goes deep, where the ball is broken up nicely at the goal line and the field judge trips over the pylon and falls down.

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Goforth with another run to the MSU 27 and then he catches a bubble screen and races down to the 13. Time Out Morgan State.

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MSU fills a gap to stop Andre Clark. Cody Aker and Elandon Roberts on the stop at the 13. 2nd and 10.

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Clark bangs ahead to the 8. 3rd and 5.

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Reid checks down for a pass to Marvin Poole. 4th down at the 5.

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Time Out for North Carolina Central on 4th and 2 from the 5. 9:39 left in the first period.

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Out of the pistol formation, Andre Clark on the zone read bursts through the line and scores. North Carolina Central 7, Morgan State 0.

11 plays, 81 yards on the opening drive. 5:19 burned off the clock.

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Near strip on the kickoff return, MSU ball on the 37.

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Overthrown pass on a quick pattern on 1st down could have been a quick pick six.

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Morgan State has to burn a time out to avoid a 12 men on the field penalty.

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MSU gets the penalty anyway for 12 men. 2nd and 15 from the 32. Fakes all over the place to about three guys and then a six-yard run by QB Josh Council on a scramble. And then a 1st down completion on the sideline to Tyrone Hendrix for 11 yards.

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Stephen Young sacks Council for a 2-yard loss and almost caused a fumble. 2nd and 12 from the MSU 47 and a rush for Travis Davidson to the NCCU 45 on the 8-yard gain.

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Council scrambles up the middle and Elroy Powell III saved a first down with a diving tackle at the NCCU 43. Punt gives the ball to the Eagles at the 9.

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Goforth for 8 on a 1st down run.

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Nice pick by Nathan Ayers and a return to the 18 for Morgan State.

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Travis Davidson for 3.

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Council is sacked by Ty Brown at the 22. Loss of 6, 3rd and 15.

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Deja Vu all over again as Brown comes off the edge for another sack.

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4th and 21 and a FGA for Irvin Gonzales from 47 is kicked strong and hooks through for 3. North Carolina Central 7, Morgan State 3.

4 plays, minus-11 yards on the drive.

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Nice return from Goforth to the 32, with a body slam at the end.

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Goforth to the 37, but a penalty on MSU makes it 1st and 5 at the 37 instead.

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Goforth gets free in the middle for a reception and a first down at the NCCU at the 43.

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Crossing route to Irvine for a 1st down at the MSU 46. Love the Eagles' offensive tempo.

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False start on Adrian Wilkins, who wasn't set on the plat. 1st and 15 at the NCCU 48. Goforth gets the 5 back on a draw.

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Two penalties on the play, both holds on each team offset with 10.4 seconds left in the quarter.

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Reid just gets the ball away to Irvine, who is immediately hit on the screen by Cody Acker.

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North Carolina Central 7, Morgan State 3 after one period.

[Mr. C]

Outtakes Quick Cuisine on the pre-game meal. Fried chicken, bread, collard greens, Mac and Cheese and apple pie.

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Punt gives the ball back to Morgan State at its 16.

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Davidson for 4 to the 20. 2nd and 6.

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Davidson hard-nosed and good balance to the 28 for 8 and a 1st down.

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26 yards more for another 1st down and Davidson hits the perimeter for 11 on the next play. Good drive to the NCCU 43.

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Council does it all on an 8-yard gain and then another run for 5 and another MSU 1st down at the NCCU 31.

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Brian Mann with a big hit to make a tackle at the line of scrimmage. 2nd and 10.

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Very good coverage and Council runs out of bounds. 3rd and 10.

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Well set up screen to Davidson on a blitz and a great block from Chris Flowers at WR to move it to a 1st and goal at the 7.

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2 yard run to the 5 and then a late throw to the end zone is knocked away. 3rd and goal from the 5.

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Counter to Davidson for the touchdown. Morgan State 10, North Carolina Central 7, 10:11 second period.

12 plays, 84 plays, 4:36 on the drive.

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Goforth bobble the kickoff near the goal line, but picked up a great block to return it to the 28 for NCCU.

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A couple of rushes to the NCCU 43 for 1st down.

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Elandon Roberts made a nice stop to hold Goforth to 1 on a counter.

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Acker makes a stop at the 46 on a draw to Clark. 3rd and 7.

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Drop by Clark on a pass from Reid after a hit. 4th down and punt time.

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Cornelius got great hang time on the punt, it is fumbled and Ty Brown jumps on it at the MSU 19. Two sacks and a fumble recovery already for Brown. Unsportsmanlike penalty on MSU moves the ball to the 9. 1st and goal.

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Clark goes against the grain to the 8. 2nd down.

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Goforth finds no room to run on 2nd down and is stopped with forward progress at the 9.

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Reid takes too long to get a play off and is hit with a delay of game penalty.

[Mr. C]

Reid waits too long as he steps up in the pocket and throws the ball into the turf. 30-yard FGA is wide. 5:32 left in the half.

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Davidson zero on a run, but a face mask penalty gives MSU the 1st down at the 35.

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Big Nate Ingram gets isolated on a LB and goes to the 47 for 12 on the pass play.

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Davidson breaks tackles and shows his balance before getting tackled by Ty Brown at the Eagle 39.

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Missed assignment on a swing pass to Davidson and he goes for 20 yards to the NCCU 18.

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Council keeper to the 16. 2nd and 8.

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Brian Mann rush to the 12.

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Good pass by Council while on the move, against the grain to Malcolm Church at the 8. Measurement for the 1st down is inches short. 4th down.

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Quick snap sneak by Council bounces off guard for the first down at the 7.

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Injury on the field by LT Taylor Pass. Leg injury it looks like, but doesn't appear serious as he walks off on his own. Davidson sheds a tackler on a sweep and scores. Morgan State 17, North Carolina Central 7. 2:05 left in first half.

9 plays, 80 yards, 3:27.

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Irvine return to the 26 for NCCU.

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Short pass to Poole for 4.

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Deep ball by Reid to the MSU 40 is intercepted by DeShaun Summers and then dropped. Summers lands hard and is hurt on the breakup. 3rd and 6 upcoming.

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Nice run after catch by Poole, who cuts back across the field to the NCCU 49. Another injury to MSU, who have already lost LT Taylor Pass for the game with a knee injury.

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Reid is sacked by Chris Robinson from behind. 4-yard loss to the NCCU 45. Completion to Lamar Shrubbs at the MSU 44. 3rd and 3.

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Comeback route again to Shrubbs at the MSU 34. Time out with 20.8 seconds left in the half. Second Time Out for the Eagles.

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Reid limps out of bounds to the 30 on a scramble. 13.3 seconds left.

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Reid goes underneath to Daniels to the MSU 13. 5.6 seconds left.

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Field goal try from 30 yards out looks good, but false start makes the Eagles retry from 35.

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Oleg Parent on the 35-yard field goal is almost blocked, but booms through hard and low. Morgan State 17, North Carolina Central 10. Halftime.

9 plays, 56 yards on the drive.

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Had some Internet stuff going on early in the second half, but NCCU got a fumble recovery by Ryan Smith (Davidson on the fumble) on the second play of Morgan State's opening third-quarter drive. A face mask penalty moved the ball to a first and goal and Goforth scored on the next play from 10 yards out to make it North Carolina Central 17, Morgan State 17.

3 plays, 27 yards, 21 seconds on the drive.

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Davidson on a run from the 25 to the 30 on 1st down. Davidson to the 34 on 2nd down, 3rd and 1.

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Davidson powers to the 40 for the 1st down.

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MSU keeps it on the ground with Davidson getting zero on a tackle by Ty Brown.

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False start on Morgan State, 2nd and 15.

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Screen pass is hurried due to pressure and dropped by Davidson. 3rd and 15.

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Council does his best Steve McNair scrambling imitation, finally dumps the ball to Davidson, who drops the pass (better off he did) and it is punt time after a promising start to the drive for the Bears.

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NCCU starts at the 28, Goforth goes for 2 on first down and Irvine catches a pass from Reid to the Eagle 48 on an 18-yard connection.

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Goforth gets outside to the MSU 45, 2nd and 3.

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First down run and face-mask penalty to the MSU 26.

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Penetration on the zone read play by Acker and a loss of 3 for Goforth.

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Sack for Elandon Roberts and Calvin Fuller for minus-8. 3rd and 21.

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Screen to Goforth goes to the 31. Parent on for a 48-yard FGA. His long is 43 yards. It is short and the same guy jumped before the play for a false start will now force a punt.

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First touchback on a punt for Matthew Cornelius (24 straight inside the 20) in a year and a half and Cornelius is ticked.

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MSU starts at the 20. Pass to Flowers loses one.

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Pinball hits on Tyrone Hendrix on still another screen pass. 3rd and 5 from the 25.

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False start on the MSU line. 3rd and 10 from the 20. Both teams are shooting themselves in the foot right now.

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Holding as Council runs for his life and throws the ball away. Nose guard John Drew, who started at Duke as a freshman, has been a handful for poor Morgan State center Jerry Evans today. Punt time.

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Eagle ball at the 41 after the punt. No gain on 2nd down for Goforth after a five-yard loss. 3rd and 15.

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Completion Reid to Poole is short at the MSU 47. 4th and 3 punt.

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Nice high punt this time and its a fair catch at the MSU 15.

[Mr. C]

Mr. C got a chance to do a halftime radio show with the NCCU team, led by Chris Hooks. It is always fun to talk about FCS and the national scene with various radio play-by-play broadcasters around the country.

[Mr. C]

3rd and 6 at the Bears' 19 after a short run and a dropped pass. Mann is tackled by John Drew for 2 yards on the run and it is punt time again.

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NCCU ball at the 39 with 1:48 left in the third.

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Goforth with a nice run to the 46. 2nd and 3.

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Goforth for a yard. 3rd and 2.

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Hard run for Andre Clark to midfield for a 1st down.

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And on to the fourth quarter with the game tied at 17. This game is sailing along, with no TV timeouts today (even with homecoming at Morgan State).

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Clarke for two to the MSU 48.

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Another screen pass to Goforth and the MSU LBs get off block to stop it for zero. 3rd and 8.

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Hold on a big pass rush and then a sack. 4th down. Chris Robinson on the sack.

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Morgan State on the 21 after the punt.

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Davidson for nada.

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The play clock runs down and MSU has to burn another time out.

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Third quarter stats:

NCCU 255 yards
Morgan State 191 yards

[Mr. C]

Nice cut across the grain by Davidson for 16 yards on a screen pass again. 1st down at the 37.

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Stretch run by Davidson puts him over 100 yards as he gains 8 to the 45.

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Near TD by Mann on a burst inside, but Mark Lewis takes a good angle and make a tackle after 29 yards at the NCCU 26.

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Mann again to the 24. 2nd and 8.

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Mann inside to the 19, 3rd and 2. 9:51 remaining as a MSU player goes down with an injury.

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Tracy Martin run to the 18 is short. Decision time for Morgan State at the 17.

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On fourth down, a 34-yard FGA attempt for Gonzales. It is drilled perfectly through the center. Morgan State 20, North Carolina Central 17. 9:05 left.

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Nice pass play to a wide-open Poole on first down for 22 yards to the NCCU 47.

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Goforth takes a screen pass to the 48. 2nd and 9.

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Underthrown pass to an open Poole is broken up by Rankin inside the MSU 30. 3rd and 9.

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Good protection and a Reid pass to Nicely for a first down is wiped out by illegal formation. 3rd and 14 at the NCCU 44.

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Clarke in the flat takes a pass for 13 yards. 4th and 1.

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MSU jumps offsides and then is caught for pass interference on the pass. Pass interference spot foul gives the Eagles the ball at the MSU 30.

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Coverage throwaway on 1st down. Reid is suddenly gets tons of time to throw.

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Screen pass to the TE is stuffed for minus-5. Play by Acker.

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3rd and 15 from the MSU 35 for NCCU. Swing pass to Goforth goes to the 29.

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4th down 46 yard FGA into the wind is tipped at the line and is well short. Collin Bing on the block.

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MSU ball at the 29 with about five minutes left.

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Martin rush to the 34. 2nd and 5.

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Draw play by Martin to the 35. 3rd and 4. Huge play for NCCU's defense here.

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Stuff on the run and 4th down at the 34.

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Delay of game will cost MSU five more yards with 2:45 left.

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Well set-up punt return to the MSU 47. Short field for the Eagles to pull this one out. 2:32 left.

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Bakari Smith with a huge individual effort gets a sack on Reid for minus-8 and TE Detwan Robinson gets most of it back on a pass. Goforth find a gap in the middle for a first down at the 34.

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1 minute left as Goforth catches a pass and Reid then hits Robinson at the 26. 3rd down pass is thrown away.

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4th and 2 at the 26. Quick pass to Detwan Robinson. 3 missed tackles and he bulls his way in for the score.

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Parent's PAT makes it North Carolina Central 24, Morgan State 20 with 25.6 second left.

7 plays, 47 yards, 2:07 off the clock.

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Fumble on the kickoff is finally corraled and brought to the MSU 10. 18 seconds left. Long pass at the sideline by Council is triple covered and goes incomplete. 2nd down 12.5 seconds.

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Council is hit as he throws from the end zone and the ball goes out of bounds. Last play time.

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Or maybe not. Incomplete pass. 4th down with 2.2 seconds left. 90 yards or bust for Morgan State.

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Hail Mary to the MSU 45 bounces several times in the air and drops incomplete. NCCU 24, MSU 20. Final at Hughes Stadium.

[WileECoyote06]

3 - 0 IN THE MEAC!!!

About time we had some good news! With A&T beating Howard currently, this Eagle-Aggie game may be the fiercest we've seen since 2007.

[Mr. C]

Three broken tackles by Robinson on his game-winning touchdown.

Henry Frazier says the Eagles are taking things "one game at a time. Can he do for NCCU what he did for Prairie View?

[Mr. C]

And it is time for part two of my doubleheader as Towson hosts Maine at Johnny Unitas Stadium. Game time is 10 minutes away

[Mr. C]

Wild day around FCS. NDSU is going down to Indiana State, ODU got crushed by Nova. EWU beats Montana State and JMU survives in double OT on a bogus offensive pass interference call and a missed chippy field goal by William & Mary at the end of regulation.

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It is a crisp, but nice 53 degrees with clear skies at Unitas Stadium tonight.

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Captains are on the field at Unitas Stadium.

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Maine won the toss and wants the kickoff. The Black Bears will be headed towards the projection screen end of the field to start the first quarter.

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Maine starts on its own 27, first play Maurice McDonald is hit by Tye Smith on a reception fumbles and Barr recovers for Towson at the 34.

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West catches a pass for 7 on 1st down (a rarity) and then goes for no gain. 3rd and 3 and West goes off-tackle and is inches short. 4th down.

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False start as Enders sneaks and Towson now has 4th and 6 from the 30. Soven on for a 47-yard FGA that goes wide left and was also beneath the bad.

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Not the way either teams wants to start.

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David Hood moves the pile for 3 yards on first down from the Maine 30.

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Hood again to the 37 for 4.

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False start on Maine makes it 3rd and 8 from the 32.

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Pass underneath to Perillo at TE is short. 4th down and punt time.

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Fair catch by Kinnard at the Towson 23. 10:12 left in the first.

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Wrap-around sweep to Alex Blake goes to the TU 48. 25 yards on the play.

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Incomplete pass from Enders. 2nd and 10 and Booker goes for 3. 3rd and 7 from the Maine 49.

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Enders to Wilkins for 25 to the Maine 24.

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T West for 3 to the 21. 2nd and 7. West again runs for no gain.

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Swing pass from Enders to Booker and good blocking gets Booker to the 12 with a 1st down.

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West fights on that off-tackle, against the grain play to the Maine 8. 2nd and 6.

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Grant Enders runs the QB draw about as good as any signal-caller in FCS and goes to the one on this play. 1st and goal and its T West time. Eighth TD of the season and 37th of his career for West.

Towson 7, Maine 0. 5:11 left in the first period.

10 plays, 77 yards, 5:01 on the drive.

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Towson is laying the lumber on defense. Loss of 1 on a 1st down pass for Maine at the 28.

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Wasilewski scramble past contain for 12 yards and there is gray-area late hit call for 15 yrds against Towson. Ball to the TU 46.

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Arthur Williams makes a nice catch and run for 18 to the TU 28.

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Williams again with a tough catch at the TU 17.

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Rickey Stevens runs for 4 to the 13. 2nd and 6.

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Wasilewski is sacked. 3rd and 9.

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Williams drops a pass and it is 4th down. 33-yard FGA by Sean Decloux is good. Towson 7, Maine 3, 1:48 left in the first period.

8 plays 56 yards, 3:18 on the drive.

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Derrick Joseph returns the kickoff for Towson to the 36-yard line.

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Enders fakes to Pfifer, waits for him to clear the line and then throws to Pfifer for 9. 2nd and 1 deep ball to Kinnard is well covered at the Maine 15 and is incomplete.

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Pfifer is given a generous spot on a big hit from Dennis. 1st down at the TU 46.

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Pfifer breaks some tackles to the outside for 14. 1st down at the Maine 40 for Towson.

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West runs for a couple on the final play of the first period.

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Towson starts the second period at the Maine 38 with a 2nd and 8.

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Tom Ryan somehow gets lost in coverage and catch a pass nicely at the 13.

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Enders is intercepted on pass inside and Troy Eastman gets a convoy back to the end zone for the touchdown. For now, it is called a 94-yard interception return. No replay was shown up here, however. It is now corrected to a 92-yard TD return.

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Maine 10, Towson 7. 14:05 left.

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Towson has a 134-60 edge in total offense and twice as many plays run, but is losing.

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Joseph with the return for 25 yards to the Towson 31.

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False start on Towson as the o-line was trying to get out to pull on a sweep.

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Big catch and run to the Maine 48 by Wilkins is wiped out by a chop block on center Doug Shaw.

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18-yard completion brings it back to the Towson 31. 2nd and 10 after all of that.

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Enders with a tough run to the outside and gets to the TU 47 for a first down. 18 yards on the play.

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Enders dumps the ball off to TE James Oboh for 20 yards to the Maine 27.

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Enders play-fake and pass into tight coverage is caught by Banks. Better watch for those linebackers and safeties, or Enders will get picked again. 2nd and 1 at the Maine 19.

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Enders though Maine jumped offsides and kneels down for a 6-yard loss. No flags. Rob Ambrose is going off on the referees.

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Just like last week, the CAA officials missed another offsides penalty. Very bad no call.

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Banks with a catch at the 19 on 3rd down. 4th and 2. Enders is not sustaining his play-fakes enough and the Maine LBs are dropping quickly into coverage.

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Soven missed wide right on a 36-yard field goal attempt. 9:40 left in the half.

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Short pass for Maine to the 23.

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Williams catch to the 33 for a Maine 1st down.

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7 yards on 1st down for Maine and Stevens goes again to the TU 42 for 18 more.

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Shaky pass for Wasilewski is incomplete. 2nd and 10 from the TU 42 for Maine.

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Screen pass to the 32 for Hood is coming back on a block in the back at the point of attack on Maine. WR Damarr Aultman on the penalty.

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2nd and 20 from Maine's 48. Hood takes a dump-off pass to the TU 44 after an 8-yard gain to the TU 44. 3rd and 12.

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Check off at the line is thrown underneath and Barr makes a stop at the 37 to force a punter from Ondish.

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Time out Towson. 2nd time out of the half for the Tigers.

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Ondish's punt takes a bounce past a Maine player into the end zone for a touchback. Towson ball at the 20.

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West is tackled for zero. Maine is bottling him up tonight. 7 carries, 12 yards.

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Enders weaves through the defense on a QB draw for 8 to the 28. 3rd and 2.

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West is stacked up again, but gets a nice spot from the zebras for a first down, with the nose of the ball at the 30-yard stripe.

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West finally breaks one to the Maine 37 on a 33-yard burst. 2nd longest run on the year for West. He had a 37-yarder in an earlier game.

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Comeback route from Ryan for 11 yards and a 1st down to the Maine 26.

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Phifer for 9 to the 17. 2nd and 1. Bart Starr play-action time.

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Instead, Enders fakes a pass and hands to West near a first down. Here comes the measurement.

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Pfifer takes a tumble at the 18. 2nd and 12.

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Enders threads the needle through traffic and hits Banks for an 18-yard TD strike on a skinny post. Towson 14, Maine 10. 1:22 left in the second period.

9 plays, 80 yards, 4:48 on the drive.

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Touchback from Soven on the kickoff. Maine 1st and 10 from the 25 with 1:22 on the first-half clock.

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McDonald crossed the field after a catch for 10 yards and gets out of bounds. 1:14 left at the 35.

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Williams catch for 9 to the 44.

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Wasilewski goes to Aultman on a seem route and Christian Carpenter almost picks it off, but breaks it up.

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Pass to McDonald is incomplete and Ondish is on to punt on 4th and 1 with 37 seconds left.

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James of Maine is called for kick-catch interference on Kinnard of Towson. Tiger ball at the 23 after the penalty with 29 seconds left in the half.

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Square-in from Ryan goes for a completion to the Maine 46. Enders spikes the ball with 17 seconds left in the half.

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Enders ramps it up on a pass and misses a wide-open Blake inside the 20. 12 seconds left.

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Enders to Shepperd goes for 23 to the Maine 23. Third time out for Towson and Soven should be on for a 40-yard field goal attempt. Soven has missed two already tonight. Maine is icing the kicker with a late time out.

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Maine calls another time out. 2nd time out of the half for Maine.

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Soven's kick hits the right upright and bounces away. Towson 14, Maine 10 despite a 339-132 edge in total offense and 16-7 in first downs for the Tigers. Soven was 12-of-14 for his CAREER on field goals before tonight and had NEVER missed two kicks in the same game.

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The second half is underway and Towson returns the kickoff to the 21. West for 14 on 1st down and nearly broke it.

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Towson has made some adjustments to Maine's stop West at all costs defense. West goes for 7.

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West for nada. 3rd and 3.

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Enders makes another poor play fake and gets pressure off the left edge. He throws the ball away and it is punt time for Towson.

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Peppers punt rolls dead at the Maine 16. 12:29 left in the third period.

[Mr. C]

Wasilewski's pass is pressured and goes out of bounds on 1st down.

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Williams is wrapped up immediatelt by Tye Smith after a 2-yard gain. 3rd and 8 from the 18.

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Wasilewski was very tentative on a scramble and took a shot after a 3-yard gain. Punt time.

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False start on Maine. Five yards back to the 16.

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The punt was almost blocked off the edge, but Ondish sails it high and deep. Illegal block wipes out a good return and moves the ball to the TU 19. 10:36 left in the third period.

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Nice bootleg pass from Enders to Kirby at TE for a 1st down at the TU 45.

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Booker runs to the TU 49. 2nd and 6.

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West gets a direct Wildcat snap and gains one yard. 3rd and 5 at midfield.

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West gets a lateral pass from Enders and bursts to the Maine 35. 15 yards. Towson is getting creative with new ways to get the ball to West.

[Mr. C]

West back to a conventional carry for 5 to the 30. Towson is over 400 yards of total offense.

[Mr. C]

Blake on the reverse and Maine's speedy defense is all over it for a loss of 8. 3rd and 13 from the 38. Enders scrambles for a first down. 14 yards to the Maine 24.

[Mr. C]

Enders bootleg is well covered by a Maine spy and he has to throw it away.

[Mr. C]

Enders to Banks is well covered and knocked away. 3rd and 10 from the 24.

[Mr. C]

Enders QB draw to spied out by Bates for 4 yards. 4th down from the 20 and Soven is on for a 38-yard attempt. Barely through on the left side of the uprights and it is Towson 17, Maine 10. 4:27 left in the third period.

12 plays, 61 yards, 6:09 on the the drive.

[Mr. C]

Towson has 184 yards on the ground, 237 through the air for 421 yards of total offense. Maine is hanging in there with 48 yards rushing, 89 passing and a total of 137. It is Towson 20, Maine 7 in first downs and 28 minutes to 12 1/2 in time of possession. Yet the Black Bears are only down by one score, thanks to three field goal misses and that interception return for a touchdown.

[Mr. C]

Maine takes the kickoff to the 16. Wasilewski fumbles the ball on his rush, but the ball bounces right back to him for a sack and zero yards lost.

[Mr. C]

Pass to Hood for 5 to the 21. 3rd and 5.

[Mr. C]

Wasilewski goes up the middle with a scramble for 8 and a first down.

[Mr. C]

Hood to the 36, but it is called back for holding. Maine is moved back to the 19. 1st and 20.

[Mr. C]

Zone read play up the center by Stevens to the 30. 11 yards. 2nd and 9.

[Mr. C]

Jordan Dangerfield reads a bubble screen to Williams and almost intercepts it. 3rd and 9.

[Mr. C]

Turn-in to McDonald goes for 8 to the 38. On 4th and 1, the Black Bears ran a play similar to the game-winner against JMU only hiking it to an outside guy for the first down.

[Mr. C]

Stevens runs for 7 to the TU 46. 3rd and 1 gets 3 for a 1st down at the TU 43.

[Mr. C]

Third quarter ends.

Towson 17, Maine 10.

[Mr. C]

Hood counter off-tackle to the 40 for 3. 2nd and 7.

[Mr. C]

Nice play by Gaddis to stop a run to the outside for a one-yard loss. 3rd and 8 from the TU 42.