South Carolina State University head football coach Chennis Berry was named the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) 2024 FCS Region 2 Coach of the Year as announced by the organization Tuesday.
Quarterback Eric Phoenix threw for a game-high 341-yards and four touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an impressive, 69-35, win over Delaware State in their Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener Saturday.
QB Eric Phoenix threw a game-high 367-yards connecting 22-of-33 three touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to an impressive, 45-25, win over North Carolina A&T Saturday inside Oliver C. Dawson Stadium.
The University of South Carolina baseball team split a doubleheader with No. 2 Arkansas Saturday afternoon (April 20), winning the first game, 6-3, before falling in the nightcap, 9-6.
The Garnet squad scored on the first drive of the game and never looked back, blanking the Black team, 17-0, in front of an estimated crowd of 32,500.
South Carolina State head coach Chennis Berry has completed his coaching staff with the addition of four new members.
A First-Team Associated Press FCS All-American and the MEAC Defensive Player of the Year, Durant led the Bulldogs with three interceptions and 12 pass breakups while making 12 starts last season.
He led the league in passes defended with 14 and tied for second in interceptions with three. Two of his interceptions came against nationally-ranked Clemson on Sept. 11.
Other Bulldogs enshrined are Marion Motley (Cleveland, 1968), David “Deacon” Jones (LA Rams, 1980) and Harry Carson (NY Giants, 2006).
The Bulldog slate includes seven road games and four home contests at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium/Willie Jeffries Field.
