GAME CENTRAL

SSU Tigers (0-4, 0-1 MEAC)
vs.
Norfolk State Spartans (1-4, 1-0 MEAC)
Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Ga., 2 p.m.)
"Homecoming 2014"

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Tiger Bites
· The Tigers and Spartans will meet for the 10^th time with Norfolk State leading the series, 8-1. SSU's sole victory over NSU was a 41-34 overtime win in 2004.

- SSU quarterback Leon Prunty is expected to start for the first time this season after serving a 3 ½ game suspension for violating team rules. Prunty, Stockbridge, Ga. native, orchestrated the 13-play, 54-yard drive that ended with the Tigers' only touchdown against Delaware State. Playing in only two quarters, he had 14 completions for 116 yards and a team high eight carries for 28 yards.

· After four games, the Tigers are ranked nationally in several categories: SSU is 6^th nationally and leads the MEAC in fumble recovered with 6; 11^th nationally and 2^nd in the MEAC in punt returns, averaging 17.8 yards; and is 15^th nationally and 2^nd in the MEAC in time of possession, averaging 32:32 per game.

· The Tigers are 4-8 in their Homecoming games, since entering Division I in 2002. SSU has Homecoming wins over Allen University (2004), Concordia (2008) and Edwards Waters (2009 and 2010). SSU has yet to defeat a Division I or Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponent in a Homecoming game.

· Junior wide out Cantrell Frazier has accounted for three of the six offensive touchdowns for the Tigers this season. The Fulton County, Ga. native caught two touchdowns and ran for one. In his first two seasons, Frazier played on the offensive side of the ball. He began this season on defense as a defensive back, but after one game, returned to offense as a wide receiver.

· Sophomore John Barron is handling the kicking duties for the Tigers for the second consecutive season. The Marietta, Ga. native has hit 2-of-4 field goals (39 and 31 yards) and is 6-of-7 point after attempts. Barron is second on the team in scoring accounting for 12 points. Last season, we hit 6-of -11 field goals including a career-high 40 yarder. 

· The Tigers have yet to lead in any games this season. After its first four games, the closest SSU has come to leading is a 21-21 halftime score against Fort Valley.

· SSU is one of two MEAC teams without a win so far this season. SSU (0-4) and Florida A&M (0-3) are the only two conference teams still looking for their first win of 2014.
 
The Game
Savannah State
With Savannah State University's Homecoming on the horizon, football head coach Earnest Wilson III said the time has come for his players to grow and show they can adapt to the game at the college level.

SSU (0-4 overall, 0-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will play Norfolk State (1-4 overall, 1-0 MEAC) at 2 p.m. Saturday at T.A. Wright Stadium. The game will be radio-broadcast by WHCJ 90.3 FM.

The Tigers are 1-8 in the series against the Spartans. Last season, Norfolk State beat SSU, 26-24, in Norfolk, Va. SSU's lone victory in the series was a 41-34 in double-overtime decision in 2004 in Norfolk, Va.

SSU is coming off a 35-10 loss to Delaware State last Saturday in Dover, Del. The Tigers committed five turnovers, losing four fumbles and throwing an interception. Three of the fumbles occurred in the first quarter.

Norfolk State is coming off a 15-14 victory over Morgan State in the Fish Bowl Classic last Saturday in Norfolk, Va.

"We have to pick it up, No. 1, because we haven't done more in the last four games," Wilson said. "We've been watching what we're doing wrong and now we're ready to go."
 
PRUNTY TO START AT QB
 Leon Prunty will make his first start at quarterback this season against Norfolk State, Wilson said. Prunty, a 6-foot-4, 220-pound sophomore from Stockbridge, Ga., served a 3 ½-game suspension because of an undisclosed violation of team and university rules. He played in the second half against Delaware State and finished 14-of-20 passing (70 percent) for 116 yards.

Prunty's performance convinced Wilson to start him against Norfolk State, which means Tino Smith's streak of consecutive starts at quarterback will end. Smith, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound freshman transfer from Fork Union Military Academy, is 28-of-52 passing (53.8 percent) for 202 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. He finished 6-of-15 passing for 28 yards and an interception against Delaware State.

KER-SEAN WILSON MOVES TO WR
Ker-Sean Wilson, who started SSU's season opener at quarterback, has moved to wide receiver.

"Ker-Sean has moved to receiver," Earnest Wilson said. "He's still our No. 3 quarterback but he wants to get more reps at receiver and I told him he can."

Ker-Sean Wilson is 36-of-82 passing (43.9 percent) for 263 yards, two touchdowns and five interceptions. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound junior transferred from Eastern Arizona Community College.

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Norfolk State
Norfolk State's team strength is its defense, which leads the MEAC and is ranked ninth in the nation in total defense, allowing 274.8 yards per game.
Linebacker Marcell Coke, a 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior from Orlando, Fla., leads Norfolk State in tackles with 43. Linebacker Lynden Trail, a 6-foot-7, 260-pound redshirt senior from Miami, Fla., is second on the team in tackles with 36. Linebacker Lamar Neal, a 6-foot, 250-pound junior from Virginia Beach, Va., is third with 33 tackles.

The Spartans beat Morgan State when backup quarterback Tyler Clark ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 29 seconds to play. Norfolk State ran for a season-high 238 yards, led by freshman Eric Pittman's career-high 81 yards and Brendon Riddick's 64 yards.

Running back Aaron Daniels, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound redshirt sophomore from St. Louis, has run 50 times for a team-high 213 yards and a touchdown. Riddick, a 5-foot-11, 210-pound redshirt junior from Richmond, Va., has run 46 times for 156 yards without a touchdown.

Quarterback Terrance Ervin, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound freshman from Richmond, Va., is 39-of-75 passing (52 percent) for 399 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions. His favorite target is wide receiver Isaac White, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound junior from Portsmouth, Va., who has made 21 catches for a team-high 242 yards and a touchdown.

On special teams, kicker Cameron Marouf on Monday was named the MEAC Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance against Morgan State. Marouf, a 5-foot-9, 160-pound sophomore from Woodbridge, Va., made a career-best three field goals against the Bears. He connected from 26, 43 and 44 yards.


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