Whats going on at Delaware State?
Thu 28th, May 2009 Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) – Delaware may be among the smallest states in the union, but The First State has been a major player in terms of FCS offseason news. Both Delaware and Delaware State have hired new athletic directors in recent weeks, and the two schools have also signed an agreement to play each other in the regular season for the first time on Sept. 19. Additionally, UD and DSU have been drawn into a controversy involving the state government’s approval of legalized sports gambling, one that could cost them the chance to host home playoff games. But no story has received more attention than Delaware State’s scheduling of a non-conference game with Michigan on Oct. 17. Columnists throughout the country have excoriated the Hornets for the decision to forfeit a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game with North Carolina A&T in order to take a $500,000 check from the Wolverines. Sports Illustrated even labeled the story as last week’s Sign of the Apocalyp
