Morgan State football hosts South Carolina State on ESPNU Thursday night

Morgan State returns home to Hughes Stadium in Baltimore on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET to face South Carolina State. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

The Bears are 5-3 overall and 0-1 in conference play. The Bulldogs arrive at 6-2 overall and 1-0 in conference play.

Bears look to rebound

Morgan State has lost its last two games. The Bears fell 25-16 at Tennessee State on Oct. 17, then lost 26-20 in overtime to Howard on Oct. 24 at home. Before that, they won three straight, beating Towson 41-26 on Sept. 19, Villanova 38-35 on Oct. 3 and Robert Morris 28-27 on Oct. 10.

Cameron Edge leads the Morgan State passing game, going 138 of 208 for 1,694 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions. Keith Jenkins Jr. has 399 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 68 carries. Justin Perry leads the receivers with 29 catches for 492 yards and three scores.

On defense, Donovan Moyer has a team-high six sacks and Darius Jones leads the Bears with 51 tackles.

Bulldogs come in off a win

South Carolina State beat Norfolk State 22-7 on Oct. 24 at home. The Bulldogs had won at Furman 20-17 on Sept. 19 and at Bethune-Cookman 31-21 on Sept. 26. They then lost 34-31 to The Citadel on Oct. 3 and 49-39 at Charleston Southern on Oct. 10.

Keely Watson has completed 112 of 178 passes for 1,368 yards, 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. Mason Pickett-Hicks leads the ground game with 793 yards and seven touchdowns on 108 carries. DJ Maultsby has 20 receptions for 417 yards and three touchdowns.

Ka Von Chisolm has seven sacks for the Bulldogs, and Marquis Lane-Owens leads the team with 30 tackles.