Sports
NSU Picked 7th, Hampton 6th in MEAC Football Preseason Poll
By Randy Singleton
Community Affairs Correspondent
New Journal and Guide
NORFOLK The MEAC kicked off its 2015 football season Friday (July 31) with a press luncheon at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott Hotel. MEAC Commissioner Dr. Dennis Thomas and the 11 coaches of the member schools interviewed with the media and discussed the upcoming season with fans and alumni. The New Journal and Guide interviewed new NSU coach Latrell Scott, whose Spartans are picked to finish 7th and Hampton head coach Connell Maynor, whose Pirates are slated to finish 6th.
The 2015 Predicted Order of Finish in the MEAC Football Title Race: 1. North Carolina A&T 2. South Carolina State 3. Bethune Cookman 4. North Carolina Central 5. Morgan State 6. Hampton 7. Norfolk State 8. Florida A&M 9. Howard 10. Delaware State 11. Savannah State
2015 Preseason Players of the Year: Offensive Player of the Year: Tarik Cohen, A&T Defensive Player of the Year: Javon Hargrave, SCSU
2015 All-Conference Preseason Players from local HBCU’s: Offense WR Isaac White, Sr., NSU, Portsmouth, VA WR Twarn Mixon, r-Jr., Hampton, Charlotte, NC Defense DL Miles Grooms, Sr., Hampton, Richmond, VA LB Deon King, Sr., NSU, Reston, VA LB Joshua Thorne, Sr., Hampton, Oxon Hill, MD P Christian Faber-Kinney, Jr., Hampton, Williamsburg, VA