MEAG gives post-season awards CHRONICLE STAFF RhH )K I South Carolina State run ning back Will Ford was selected as the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (ME AC) Offensive Player of the Year and Morgan State's Jarrell Guyton earned the Defensive Player of the Year honor, as voted by the MEAC head foot ball coaches and sports infor mation directors Willie Carter of Howard earned the Rookie of the Year award and South Carolina State's Raymond Harrison was selected as the Offensive Lineman of the Year Coach of the Year honors went to South Carolina State head coach Buddy Pough who led the Bulldogs to their first playoff berth in 26 years. Under Pough's guidance, the Bulldogs finished the season wiiri a iu-:? overall mark ana clinched the MEAC title with an unblemished 8-0 confer ence record The Bulldogs ranked in the top 10 of three FCS statistical categories including tackles for loss (4th), sacks allowed (6th), and scoring defense (9th). Ford led the MEAC in rushing with 1.499 yards and was tied for third in the con ference in scoring (78 points). He carried the ball 246 times for an average of 115 .3 yards and accounted for 13 touch downs. Ford, a junior from Travelers Rest, S.C.. is just 1 ,009 r yards away from becoming the MEAC's all SCSI' photo ME AC Offensive Player of the Year Will Ford runs for yards on Appalachian State during ; the first round of the DI-AA playoffs over the weekend. time leading rusher. The Preseason Player of the Year honoree, he received the Rookie of the Year award in 2(K)6 and was recently named a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Guyton earned the MEAC's Defensive Player of the Year honor after leading one of the most dominating defensive units in the FCS. For the second year in a row the Morgan State Bears led the FCS in total defense giving up less than 213.4 yards per game. Guyton collected 35 solo and 35 unassisted tackles for the Bears this season. He put up numbers in almost every defensive statistical cat egory including 70 total tack les, 13 tackles for a loss of 41 yards, four sacks for a 22 yard loss, one interception for a 22 yards return, three broken up passes, one hurry, and one forced and recovered fumble. Carter was a key offensive threat for the Howard Bison this season before being side line with an injury. In just six games of play, he earned two Rookie of the Week honors and caught 44 passes for 477 yards and six touchdowns. He averaged 10.8 yards per catch and was instrumental in Howard's pass offense that finished second in the MEAC averaging 218.5 yards. Harrison was a key per former in one of the most dominating offensive attacks in the MEAC this season. The Bulldogs' third consecutive Lineman of the Year. Harrison aided SCSU's offense to 4,972 yards of total offense includ ing 2,651 yar^s on the ground. 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