After an exodus that began three years ago, the MEAC can finally celebrate some good news. The Delaware State Hornets, rumored to be the next school likely to leave the MEAC, will not be leaving the conference according to university President Dr. Tony Allen. It has been a rough time for the MEAC in recent…
Former Mississippi linebacker Josh Clarke has transferred to Northwestern State. Clarke announced his decision via Twitter. Clarke was a member of the 2017 recruiting class at Mississippi. He was listed as the number 287 prospect on the ESPN 300 as a four-star recruit while 247Sports, Rivals, and Scout had him listed as a three-star recruit….
Nicholls has added one FBS and one FCS opponent to its future schedules according to FBSchedules. The first opponent is North Alabama for a contest on Saturday, September 25, 2021 with the Colonels hosting. The two teams met in four consecutive seasons from 1973 through 1976 with UNA taking three of the four contests. North…
Missouri State has made one addition and one change to its future schedules. The first news is that the Bears and Kansas Jayhawks are scheduled to meet on Saturday, September 4, 2027 in Lawrence, Kansas according to FBSchedules. Missouri State will receive a guarantee of $500,000 for the game. The Bears and Jayhawks met previously…
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels will host the Western Carolina Catamounts on Thursday, September 3 instead of Saturday, September 5 to avoid a conflict with the Kentucky Derby. The Colonels are versed in playing the season opener on Thursday. 2020 is the third straight season to have done so and the fifth time in the last…
The Dayton Flyers and Southeast Missouri State Redhawks will not play the season opener scheduled for Thursday, September 3 due to the ongoing pandemic. Both teams provided a press release on Monday morning to confirm the news. There is no indication that Dayton will reschedule a new opponent based on its announcement as they may…
The Northwestern State Demons and Alcorn State Braves have scheduled a two-game series according to FBSchedules. The first game will be hosted by Alcorn State on Saturday, September 11, 2021. The second game will see Northwestern State host the Braves on Saturday, August 30, 2025. The teams previously met in 1982 and 1983 with each…
The exodus from the MEAC continues. Bethune-Cookman will leave the MEAC and join the SWAC according to Collegiate Consulting. The SWAC and Bethune-Cookman confirmed the news on Thursday evening in separate press releases. Bethune-Cookman will join the SWAC starting with the 2021-22 season alongside Florida A&M. The news is hardly a surprise given the report…
The Jackson State Tigers and Florida A&M Rattlers have scheduled a matchup for the upcoming season after a spate of cancellations caused havoc to both teams’ schedules. The teams will meet on Saturday, September 12 with Jackson State hosting the contest. The Tigers were originally scheduled to face Tennessee State in the Southern Heritage Classic…
Editor’s note: This article was written hours before the news of Bethune-Cookman’s official departure from the MEAC. The hits keep on coming for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). After the news that Florida A&M was leaving for the SWAC three weeks ago, reports have surfaced that two remaining members – Bethune-Cookman and Delaware State –…
