NORFOLK, Va. (July 31) - The North Carolina A&T Aggies were picked to win the 2015 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Football Championship according to a preseason poll of the league's head coaches and media relations directors announced on Friday.
The announcement of the 2015 predicted order of finish and the preseason all-conference team were made during the annual MEAC Football Press Luncheon at the Norfolk Marriott Waterside Hotel.
Following the Aggies in order in the preseason poll were South Carolina State, Bethune-Cookman, North Carolina Central and Morgan State, all five of whom shared the 2014 MEAC title after finishing with identical 6-2 league records.
After that first five, the poll forecast Hampton, Norfolk State, FAMU, Howard, Delaware State and Savannah State to round out the chase.
However, due to NCAA postseason bans due to APR penalties, FAMU, Howard and Savannah State are ineligible for the 2015 MEAC title.
Four Rattlers Named To Preseason All-Star Teams
A quartet of FAMU players were selected preseason all-league, led by first team senior defensive lineman Michael Lovejoy (Pensacola, Fla.).Joining Lovejoy from FAMU were senior linebacker Akil Blount (Pittsburgh, Pa.), who was a second team selection, along with junior offensive guard Keonte Cash (Miami, Fla.) and junior defensive back Jacques Bryant (Tallahassee, Fla.) who were third team honorees.Rattlers On The TubeFAMU will have two live games aired as part of the 2015 MEAC Television schedule announced Friday: Thursday, Sept. 17 at South Carolina State (ESPNU - 7:30 p.m.), and the Saturday, Nov. 21 Florida Blue Florida Classic against Bethune-Cookman (ESPN Classic/ESPN3 - 2:30 p.m. / ESPNU taped delay).FAMU's season opener at South Florida in Tampa on Saturday, Sept. 5 will be telecast on ESPN3 live at 7:00 p.m.
