Author Archives: Ed Hill Jr.

Howard University Bison erupted for 35 unanswered points in the second half to come from behind and defeat the Delaware State Hornets, 41-34, in a thrilling Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Nov. 17 at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. With the win, the Bison (7-4 overall, 6-2 MEAC) captured second place in the conference. […]

Howard sophomore quarterback Greg McGhee had his coming out party against Georgia Southern Eagles, running for a career-high three touchdowns and passing for another, but it was not nearly enough to stop Georgia Southern and its vaunted triple option offense that rolled up record yards in a 69-26 win over Howard in a non-conference game […]

ORANGEBURG, S.C.–Howard got off to a slow start, falling behind 27-10 at halftime and then rallying to get within two scores, but in the end missed opportunities proved to be too much to overcome as the Bison fell, 41-23 to South Carolina State University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Oct. 27 at […]

Morgan State failed a game-tying extra point kick to allow Howard University to escape with a 21-20 win in an Oct. 21 homecoming matchup before an overflow crowd of 10,305 at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. Trailing 21-14, the Bears (3-4 overall, 2-2 MEAC) rallied and made things interesting when they drove 89 yards in […]

North Carolina A&T Aggies returned two interceptions for touchdowns and the Howard Bison committed a season-high 17 penalties as the Aggies defeated the Bison, 38-10 in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Oct. 13 at Aggies Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for Howard and put them in a […]

Howard University parlayed a rugged defense, some outstanding special teams play and the consistent running of senior running back Terrence Leffall into a 17-10 win over Florida A&M University (FAMU) in a key Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Oct. 6 at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. The stakes were high for both teams. The […]

Sophomore running back Aquanius Freeman rushed for a career-high 212 yards and two touchdowns to lead Howard to an easy 56-9 win over Savannah State University (SSU) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C. A 5-foot-10 sophomore from New Orleans, La., Freeman averaged a single-game school-record 16.3 yards per […]

All week long, Howard head coach Gary Harrell labeled the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener against Norfolk State as a championship game. In a contest that lasted almost four hours and had dramatic momentum swings, it all came down to a blocked extra-point attempt that helped the Bison escape with a big 37-36 win over […]

Following last week’s initial intra-squad scrimmage, the first week of football action for Howard University’s football team, head coach Gary Harrell expressed his displeasure with some of the mistakes and lack of discipline with the overall offense and especially with the offensive line. He said that the mission in practice this week would be “cleaning […]

Sophomore guard Casey Walker poured in a game-high 21 points while junior forward Marques Oliver and senior guard Jay Threatt added 16 and 10 points respectively to help Delaware State earn a 63-46 win over Howard University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s game Feb. 25 at Memorial Hall in Dover, Del. The game […]

Simuel Frazier scored all nine of his points in the second half, including seven of his team’s last 11 points as Howard University held off University of Maryland Eastern Shore, 53-51 in a Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference men’s game on Feb. 20 at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. The Hawks (6-20 overall, 3-10 MEAC) led […]

Calvin Thompson and Glenn Andrews came off the bench to score 17 points each to lead Howard University to a 70-66 win over Coppin State University (CSU) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s game on Feb. 18 at the Physical Education Complex in Baltimore, Md. A red-shirt junior guard, Thompson did most of his […]