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Before we get to the Blue Ribbon team-by-team previews for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, here is Eamonn Brennan's quick wind sprint through the league:



Blue Ribbon breakdowns of all 13 teams in the MEAC:

Bethune-Cookman
Coppin State
Delaware State
Florida A&M
Hampton
Howard
Maryland Eastern Shore
Morgan State
Norfolk State
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
Savannah State
South Carolina State

1. Florida State coach Leonard Hamilton said late Saturday night after the Seminoles crushed North Carolina that he wanted to wait to see how his team responded this week before fully judging its potential. Well, the Seminoles beat Maryland by 14 at home Tuesday night. Not bad. Duke is next in Cameron on Saturday.

2. Morgan State coach Todd Bozeman is still idle as he waits and waits for the administration to see if he’ll be reinstated after South Carolina State president George Cooper alleged that Bozeman struck Bears player Larry Bastfield. The Bears are 1-2 with Bozeman off the bench (he can’t conduct practice, either). The Bears host North Carolina A&T on Saturday.

3. Marshall coach Tom Herrion said Central Florida’s Isaiah Sykes did hit him in the sternum and that is what forced him to fall back on the bench and then stumble to the floor before he regained composure during the Herd’s win over UCF on Saturday. The bizarre video shows Sykes appearing to come into contact with Herrion as Sykes is running down the sideline in front of the Herd bench. Sykes received a flagrant 1 foul. Conference USA spokesperson Courtney Morrison-Archer said the league reviewed the incident and the officials made the correct call and no additional penalties are forthcoming.

Before we get to the Blue Ribbon team-by-team previews for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, here is Eamonn Brennan's one-minute wind sprint through the league:



Blue Ribbon breakdowns of all 13 teams in the MEAC:

Bethune-Cookman
Coppin State
Delaware State
Florida A&M
Hampton
Howard
Maryland Eastern Shore
Morgan State
Norfolk State
North Carolina A&T
North Carolina Central
Savannah State
South Carolina State

More MEAC content:

• Diamond Leung on Morgan State's Anthony Hubbard, a 26-year-old with quite a backstory.
• Dave Telep gives the scoop on the recruiting picture in the MEAC.