GAME CENTRAL

Savannah State Tigers (0-10, 0-7 MEAC)
Vs.
N.C. A&T Aggies (8-2, 5-1 MEAC)
Ted Wright Stadium (Savannah, Ga., 2 p.m.)

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Tiger Bites
- The Tigers and Aggies will meet for the 2nd time in the series. With a 5-1 MEAC record, N.C. A&T is currently tied for 1st place in the conference standings with S.C. State. SSU is still looking for its first conference win.

- SSU linebacker Marquis Smith suffered a leg injury in the game against S.C. State and is not expected to play for the remainder of the season.  Prior to his injury, Smith was fourth nationally and 2nd in the MEAC in tackles for loss averaging 2.1 per game; 12th nationally and 3rd in the MEAC in sacks averaging 1.00 per game; and he is 11th nationally and 2nd in the conference in forced fumbles, averaging .38 per game.

- SSU's "Air-Raid" offense has the Tigers currently ranked 6^th in the conference in passing offense averaging 167.5 yards per game.

 - SSU is tied for second in the MEAC with South Carolina State in interceptions with 12 and third in the conference in punt returns with a 15.1 yard average.
 
- This will be the last home game for 12 senior football players.
 
- In the game against Howard, Tino Smith ran for his first collegiate touchdown, a 57-yarder. He finished the night with 101 rushing yards, becoming the first SSU player to run for at least 100 yards since the 2011 season. He finished the game accounting for two touchdowns; one rushing and one passing.
 
-John Barron had a career-long 50 yard punt against Howard. His previous career-long punt was 47 yards.
 
- Last week the SSU offense had a season-high 22 first downs and ran for a season-high 161 yards against Howard. SSU also gained 362 offensive yards which matched the 362 yards they gained against Florida A&M.
 
- Michael Wallace was promoted to defensive coordinator prior to preseason camp. Wallace was the Tigers defensive coordinator from 1995-97.
 
The Game
Savannah State
Savannah State football head coach Earnest Wilson III has challenged his players to demonstrate the same intensity against North Carolina A&T on Saturday that they showed against Howard University last Saturday.
 
SSU (0-10 overall, 0-7 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) will play North Carolina A&T (8-2, 5-1 MEAC) at 2 p.m. at T.A. Wright Stadium. The game will be radio-broadcast on WHCJ 90.3 FM. It will be the final home game for SSU's seniors.
 
"I liked our intensity for once," Wilson said of SSU's performance in a 51-21 loss to Howard at T.A. Wright Stadium. "You could hear the crowd screaming "Ooh" and "Aah" from the hits that we were delivering. Nobody was backing down. I think our kids are finally making their minds up that you're not going to push us around anymore. … If you come into our area, we're going to fight. And pretty soon, that's going to lead to wins."
 
North Carolina A&T is coming off a 45-0 victory over Morgan State last Saturday in Greensboro, N.C. The Aggies are tied for first place in the MEAC with Bethune-Cookman and South Carolina State.
 
North Carolina A&T is 1-0 in the series against SSU. Last season, the Aggies beat the Tigers, 41-14, in Greensboro, N.C.
 
SSU's final game is Nov. 22 against Football Bowl Subdivision member Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah.

ON THE RECRUITING TRAIL
Wilson said SSU will continue to recruit high school players, including throughout the Coastal Empire, but he has been given permission by SSU athletics director Sterling Steward, Jr., to recruit junior-college players.
 
"They gave me the go-ahead to look at junior-colleges and I'm looking at some junior-college players," Wilson said. "I would love to continue to recruit kids from high schools but I think if we can get some junior-college kids who can come in we'll be pretty good."

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N.C. A&T State University
Quarterback Kwashaun Quick, a 6-foot, 188-pound junior from Laurinburg, N.C., on Monday was named MEAC Offensive Player of the Week after throwing for a career-high 249 yards and four touchdowns in the Aggies' victory over Morgan State last Saturday.
 
Quick is 103-of-174 passing (59.2 percent) for 1,206 yards, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions this season. He has run for 455 yards and six touchdowns on 88 carries.

Running back Marquell Cartwright, a 5-foot-9, 190-pound freshman from High Point, N.C., on Monday was named MEAC Rookie of the Week after compiling 109 all-purpose yards and two touchdowns against Morgan State. Cartwright ran for 62 yards and had 47 yards receiving. He has run for 373 yards and seven touchdowns on 94 carries this season.
 
Running back Tarik Cohen, a 5-foot-6, 172-pound sophomore from Bunn, N.C., has run for a team-high 1,022 yards and 10 touchdowns on 164 carries.
 
Wide receiver Desmond Lawrence,  a 5-foot-10, 181-pound senior from Durham, N.C., has made 38 catches for 364 yards and two touchdowns. Wide receiver Denzel Keyes, a 6-foot-4, 210-pound sophomore from Kinston, N.C., has made 22 receptions for 304 yards and six touchdowns.
 
Defensive back Landis Shoffner, a 6-foot, 172-pound junior from Greensboro, N.C., has registered a team-high 71 tackles.

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