It’s only the second week of the season, but there’s a big conference game in the MEAC on Saturday between South Carolina State and Bethune-Cookman.

Both teams posted impressive season-opening victories. The Bulldogs thrashed Georgia State 33-6 in its season opener in Atlanta’s Georgia Dome, while the Wildcats posted a huge come-from-behind 38-28 win over Alabama State in the MEAC/SWAC Challenge at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando.

SC State and B-CU, along with defending champ Norfolk State, are the top teams in the MEAC. This early-season conference matchup should be a good one.

It looks like Bulldogs coach Buddy Pough has a good field general in Richard Cue, the redshirt junior quarterback. Cue had a career-high 300 yards passing in the victory over Georgia State, completing 19 of 29 passes for three touchdowns and two interceptions.

Cue has a tremendous passing game with wide receivers Caleb Davis, Lennel Elmore and Tyler McDonald, who can really stretch the field. Davis led the team in receptions with 10 catches for 110 yards. Elmore had three receptions for 117 yards, including a 72-yard TD pass, while McDonald scored two touchdowns on three catches for 52 yards.

Bethune-Cookman is capable of lighting up the scoreboard, too. Wildcats head coach Brian Jenkins has a multi-talented signal caller in Broderick Waters, who connected on 6-of-9 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns in the opener. Waters also displayed great quickness with his feet, carrying 11 times for 100 yards and one TD. He was a part of a backfield trio, which produced three 100-yard rushers , as running backs Isidore Jackson (21 carries for 123 yards) and Raymond Scott (13 rushes for 103 yards) played key roles in the victory.

Waters has a big-play receiver in Eddie Poole who had three receptions for 102 yards, including a spectacular 47-yard TD catch. Thanks to his speed, he’s a tremendous player in the open field.

Notes

• The MEAC has won six of the eight MEAC/SWAC Challenge games. Bethune-Cookman linebacker Jarkevis Fields had 10 tackles, including two for loss, one sack and a pass breakup.
• Norfolk State linebacker Jamal Giddens was a major player in the Spartans’ 24-0 victory over Division II’s Virginia State. Giddens had seven tackles, 4.5 for loss, two sacks and two forced fumbles.
• Texas Southern K Robert Hersh booted a 47-yard field goal at the buzzer to give TSU a 44-41 win over Prairie View A&M in the Labor Day Classic at Houston’s Reliant Stadium.
• Delaware State wide receiver Justin Wilson has climbed to fourth on the Hornets’ all-time list with 130 career receptions. Wilson had eight catches for 71 yards in Delaware State’s 17-10 win over Virginia Military Institute.
• Travis Davidson rushed for 107 yards on 22 carries to help Morgan State defeat Sacred Heart 30-27 in four overtimes. Davidson had a 70-yard touchdown and a one-yard TD run.
• The bands are a big part of HBCU football. Here are the top five notable songs played by HBCU bands:

1. In the Stone -- Earth, Wind & Fire
2. Can You Feel It – The Jacksons
3. Rock Steady -- The Whispers
4. I Get Lifted -- KC & The Sunshine Band
5. We Fall Down -- Donnie McClurkin