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Delaware State Seeks to Avoid Historic Season

November 3, 2015 Posted by Matt Pencek Delaware State, Featured Sports, Regional Sports

Delaware State is on its toward making the type of history that no college football program likes to promote. The Hornets are 0-8 in 2015.   Three games are all that remain this season. Three opportunities to snap a 13-game losing streak that was a carry over from last season. That skid was a factor in the decision by the university not to renew Kermit Blount’s contract after four years as head coach.

The change of head coach to Kenny Carter, with an assistant coach pedigree at BCS schools, has not made a difference. The Hornets face the realistic prospect of going winless for this season. Sadly for Delaware State, it won’t be the first time. The Hornets have three games to avoid joining John McKenzie’s 1998 squad in the dubious O For The Season club. In addition to that team, Delaware State posted a 0-1 record in 1938, 0-2 in 1939, and 0-3 in 1941.

By all measures, it is bad for the Hornets. The two most glaring discrepancies on offense are the average margin of defeat, 26.1 points and the opposition average of 156.4 more rushing yards per game.

The numbers are not much better on the other side of the ball. Hornets’ quarterbacks get sacked with regularity, 34 times for the season.   Conversely, Delaware State has only gotten to opposing quarterbacks 12 times.

For a better 2016, Carter needs to rely on experience. Only one starter on the offensive line, Dimitri Hill, completes his eligibility this season. Freshman running back Brycen Alleyne scored two touchdowns last week against Bethune-Cookman in his most productive action of the season. Both quarterbacks, Gil Rivera and Kobie Lain, on the depth chart have one and three seasons respectively of eligibility. On defense, eight starters could return.

In state product Brycen Alleyne scored two touchdowns last week against Bethune-Cookman (courtesy dsuhornets.com)

In-state product Brycen Alleyne scored two touchdowns last week against Bethune-Cookman (Photo credit: dsuhornets.com)

Carter just did not have pit stops at BCS schools; he made an impact. In his second season as wide receiver coach at Penn State, Carter contributed to turning the 2002 Nittany Lions into an explosive offense. Penn State had the second best offense in the Big Ten that season compared to being the second worst the preceding year. Prior to coaching the running backs at Louisville, the Cardinals had the worst offense during the 2009 Big East season. They jumped to third in 2010 and were second in 2012.

Will Delaware State have the patience to ride out one of the worst seasons in school history?   McKenzie only lasted one additional season after his winless campaign. Three other coaches have followed with only Al Lavin able to generate any consistent success. Going winless for an entire season is not how any coach would like to begin his tenure. The first of three chances to avert history takes this Saturday at North Carolina Central.

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.

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