Morgan State University NCAA News

LAKE FOREST – At 6-foot-3-inches tall and 233 pounds, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler has proved this season that he can bounce back to his feet after absorbing a crushing hit.

For a neat freak, George Howard sure enjoys making a mess on the football field.

Dennis Brown threw for 215 yards and two touchdowns as Norfolk State held off Morgan State 31-23 on Saturday.

OUTLOOK: From start to finish last season the Morgan State Bears were the top team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, reeling off 13 league wins, while also claiming the MEAC Tournament title and earning a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

At 6-foot-2 and 295 pounds, FAMU defensive tackle Demetris Lane is getting rave reviews from football coaches for his speed off the line – a skill he's been working on for some time.

The American Basketball Association's Maryland Marvels defeated the Washington Madness, 119-114, on Sunday at Severn in an exhibition game to support local breast cancer survivors.

Morgan State University took the early lead last year against FAMU and held on for a three-point victory that should be a psychological edge for the Bears going into Saturday's rematch.

Time: Today at 4 p.m. n Site: Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md. n Online: Live-game blog on RattlerNews.com. n TV: None.

CINCINNATI ? It was hard to say if the Bears were more embarrassed or disgusted by their most lopsided defeat in more than six years, but there was plenty of both in the aftermath of Sunday's 45-10 loss to the Bengals .

When the Bears traded their 2010 second round pick for Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Gaines Adams , there was a minor uproar.

OK, how about assisted suicide? The Bears forced the Bengals into only two third downs on the first drive.

Anthony Glaud threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as Delaware State snapped Morgan State 's five-game winning streak with a 35-22 victory Saturday.

When Todd Bozeman got to Morgan State , the Bears had never been to the NCAA Tournament, won a conference championship or even played in the title game of the MEAC tourney.

Joe Davis could make an immediate impact. The 6-0 junior averaged 8.4 points per game in 2007-08 for the Vikings and has a wide skill set with the ball in his hands.

He trudges across campus without fanfare, another Morgan State student with a bulging backpack, a blue-and-orange sweat shirt and a shy, winsome smile for the world at large.

UAlbany will have its hands full when the Great Danes make their SEFCU Arena debut against Morgan State on Nov.

MACOMB, Ill - Matt Hottelman's 37-yard field goal with 36 seconds remaining gave Missouri State a 17-16 victory over Western Illinois in Missouri Valley Conference football today.

Here are the top 25 games and other selected matchups for week eight. THURSDAY'S GAME Howard at Morgan State , 7:30 p.m. Morgan State has won four in a row with its defense and looks to gain more momentum, hosting a Howard squad that hasn't beaten the Bears since 2004, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference matchup nationally televised on ESPNU.

Elon 43, The Citadel 7: Scott Riddle threw two touchdown passes and Elon buried visiting The Citadel yesterday.

Playing from behind most of the way, the Bears took mostly to the air --not that they could successfully run it any way.