

This is Pough’s second straight MEAC Coach of the Year, as he won the award in 2019. The Bulldogs won their 18th championship overall and the eighth of Pough’s tenure. Pough led the Bulldogs to a perfect 5-0 mark in conference play this season to claim the MEAC championship outright and clinch the league’s bid to the Cricket Celebration Bowl (Saturday, Dec. The five-time MEAC Rookie of the Week had four 100-yard rushing performances during the season, including a season-best 217 yards against North Carolina Central. Rendered by PID 23668 on reddit-service-r2-bing-canary-68dd9cffc9-lzh9v at 23:03:47.843805+00:00 running 05230ae country code: US. His 10 touchdowns were tied for the most among conference running backs, and Davis also ranked seventh in total offense. Redd was part of an offensive line that only gave up 17 sacks on the season, tied for the lowest amount in the MEAC.ĭavis is the MEAC’s leading rusher, having averaged 80.6 yards per carry for the Spartans. Norfolk State also had the conference’s top rushing offense, averaging 212.2 yards per game, and their passing offense (228.3 yards per game) ranked second in the league. Redd anchored a Spartans offensive line that helped Norfolk State lead the MEAC in total offense (440.5 yards per game) and scoring offense (33.2 points per game) this season. This season marks the first time Norfolk State has claimed either the Rookie or Offensive Lineman of the Year award.Īlso read: MEAC champion South Carolina State heads to Celebration Bowl unblemished South Carolina State head coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough was named MEAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career. Davis earning those awards, respectively.

Norfolk State claimed the Offensive Lineman of the Year and Rookie of the Year honors, with Justin Redd and J.J.
