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GAME TIME
• Morgan State will head to Washington, D.C. to face its Beltway rival the Howard Bison. The match-up will kick off in Greene Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 21st at 1 p.m. and will be televised by SPORTSFever Television. The game will mark Howard's Homecoming.  

• The Bears enter the 2017 season under the leadership of Fred T. Farrier who had the interim tag removed and assumed the full-time position as MSU's head football coach.

• MSU improved to 1-5 with a 48-28 homecoming win last weekend against Savannah State. Howard routed Delaware State 52-23 last Saturday in Dover (Del.) and improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

TELEVISION
SPORTSfever will be broadcasting the game live ...  Phil Schoener will handle play-by-play duties with color analyst Emory Hunt and Danielle Podlaski will be the sideline reporter.
 

SPORTSfever TV CARRIAGE 
• ESPN 3 (Accessible on line to more than 88 million households at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One)

• ESPN College Extra (Live TV available to AT&T Uverse, DirecTV, Bright House Networks, Cox, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS and select NCTC  subscribers)

• WNUV CW 54  (54 over-the-air, Comcast 804, Verizon 514, Dish & DirecTV 54) Baltimore/Annapolis

• WLVT 39.4 (39.3 over-the-air, Comcast 266, Comcast Princeton 136, Service Electric 112, RCN 8, Blue Ridge 153, Verizon 472,) Philadelphia/Lehigh Valley

• WPNT 22 (22 over-the-air, Comcast SD 10/HD 812, Comcast Clarion SD 12/HD 812, Armstrong SD 22/HD 105, Atlantic Broadband SD 8/HD 707, Citizens SD 12/HD 812, Time Warner SD 22/HD 1022, Verizon SD 10/ HD 510, Consolidated SD 10/HD 710, DirecTV 22, Dish Network 22) Pittsburgh

• DELAY/REPLAY Sunday October 15 7 a.m. & Tuesday October 17 8 a.m.

• SPORTS TIME OHIO (Erie Time Warner 21-23/HD308-1308, Armstrong 47/HD177, Sharon Time Warner 76/HD 308-1308, DirecTV 662, Dish Network 431) Erie, Meadville, Sharon, Cleveland, Columbus, Akron, Toledo, Huntington, Charleston, Youngstown & Buffalo

LIVE STATS
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TICKETS
Season ticket plans—which include a ticket to all five home games, including homecoming start at only $95. Premium seats are now available for purchase by calling 443.885.1522 or visiting MSU Student Center Athletics Ticket Office during business hours (Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.), or visit  morganstatebears.com/tickets.
  
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Fans can keep up-to-date with all MSU Athletics via twitter at Twitter.com/MorganStBears and @MorganStateFootball. You can also become a fan of the Bears on Facebook at Facebook.com/MorganStateBears.

RADIO
WEAA, 88.9 FM is the flagship station for the Morgan State Bears ... Lamont Germany will call the play-by-play with Kelvin Bridgers in the booth. The game will be broadcast live on 88.9 FM and streamed on WEAA.org. 

QUICK HITS
• Against Savannah State (Oct. 14), senior tailback Eric Harrell rushed for a season-high 114 yards on 16 carries and scored on a 1-yard TD run… Harrell is the first Bear to rush for over 100 yards since Lamont Brown III gained 113 yards vs. Savannah State in 2016.
• R-junior QB Elijah Staley's (6-7, 240) three touchdown passes last Saturday against Savannah State was the most by a Bear quarterback since Chris Andrews tossed three TDs against Howard on Sept. 24, 2016.
• Morgan State's season-high 48 points vs. Savannah State was the most points scored by the Bears since defeating Delaware State at Hughes Stadium by a score of 69-7 on Nov. 22, 2014.
• MSU's offense posted a season-high 462 yards of offense against Savannah State (Oct. 14).
• NT Jai Franklin was named to the 2016 All-MEAC Second Team as a junior. Franklin was a force on the Bears' defensive line where he finished the 2016 season with 50 stops, 13.0 TFL and four sacks.
• SS Carl Garnes was a standout for the Bears secondary a season ago. The Columbus, N.J. native was named to the 2016 All-MEAC Third Team and garnered 35 tackles and a pair of INTs in 10 games played.
• Fred T. Farrier's Bears are predicted to finish 8th in the MEAC's 2017 Preseason Order of Finish. 

THE SERIES
• Saturday's matchup marks the 71st meeting between the two schools.  
• The Bears lead the overall series 43-26-1 since 1931.
• Morgan State posted a 28-24 victory in the last meeting in Baltimore in 2016.
• The Bears fell 28-14 in their last visit to Greene Stadium on Oct. 26, 2013 in Washington, D.C.

A GLANCE AT THE BISON
•  Howard finished 2016 with an overall mark of 2-9 and finished 2-6 in MEAC play in Gary "Flea" Harrell's last season as the Bison's head coach.
• HU scored 35 points in the second half to dominate Delaware State, 52-23, last Saturday at Alumni Stadium during the Hornet Homecoming celebration. The Bison improved to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play.
•  Head coach Mike London's (Richmond, '82) offense is averaging 449.5 yards of total offense (217.7 rushing; 231.8 passing). They have scored 16 rushing TDs and seven passing. The Bison average 4.9 yards per rush and 9.3 per pass, including 17.4 per catch.
•  HU's offense is led by freshman and league sensation QB Caylin Newton. The 5-11, 195-pound Atlanta (Ga.) product has completed 76-of-141 passes (53.9%)  for 1,319 yards, with 7 TDs and 8 INTs. He also leads the Bison ground attack with 89 carries for 479 yards and 7 TDs.  He ranks No. 1 in the MEAC in total offense at 299.7 yards per game.
•  RB Anthony Philyaw is averaging 73 rushing yards with four TDs. The 6-1, 205 pound senior has 438 yards on 83 carries (5.63avg) and has eight receptions for 100 yards and a TD.
• Kyle Anthony (6-3, 185), Jequez Ezzard (5-9, 185) and Guy Lemonier Jr. (6-0, 195) lead the Bison air attack. Anthony has 18 catches for 323 yards (17.9 avg) and 3 TDS, and Ezzard has 10 ctaches for 319 yards and a TD. Lemonier has 236 yards on 15 receptions, including a TD.
• HU is allowing 469.2 yards of total offense (rushing 249.2; passing 220.0). The Bison have also forced 8 turnovers (INT; 7 FR). Opponents are averaging 6.6 yards per play. The Bison have recorded 32 TFL.
• HU's D is led by r-senior linebacker Devon Rollins and senior safety LeLand Lassiter. Rollins, (5-11, 240) ranks No. 12 in the league with 41 tackles (6.8 pg), while Lassiter (5-9, 190) ranks T-No. 13 with 40 stops. 
• HU has one of the best kick return specialists in the league in Guy Lemonier. The Miami, Fla. native is ranked No. 3 in the league by averaging 22.2 yards on 12 returns.
• HU's Tye Freeland (5-11, 175) leads the league with three forced fumbles from his free safety position.

NOTABLE NATIONAL NOTES
Here are a few 2017 FCS national statistics of note on offense, defense and special teams that pertained to the Bears:
• Malachi Washington currently ranks in the T-No. 9 in the FCS in tackles for loss (10.5), and T-24 in sacks (5.0). Tra' Revell is tied for No. 1 in the nation with 3 blocks.
• The Bears rank T-No. 1 in tackles for loss (59).
• The Bears rank T-No. 3 in blocked kicks (4).
• The Bears rank No. 14 in passing yards allowed (168.3).
• The Bears rank No. 40 in pass efficiency defense (120.60).
• The Bears rank T-No. 31 in sacks allowed (6).
• The Bears rank No. 36 in total defense (335.2)
• The Bears rank No. 40 in first down defense (112).
 

RAYMOND CHESTER NAMED BLACK COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME FINALIST
The Black College Football Hall of Fame announced that former Morgan State University tight end Raymond Chester is among 22 finalists on the ballot for induction as part of its eighth annual enshrinement ceremony, on February 10, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. For more click here.

ABOUT MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, is celebrating its 150th year of excellence in higher education. A Carnegie-classified doctoral research institution, Morgan offers more than 100 academic programs leading to degrees from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. As Maryland's preeminent Public Urban Research University, Morgan serves a multiethnic and multiracial student body and seeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide as possible to as many as possible. For more information about Morgan State University, visit www.morgan.edu.