For 13 straight games, reigning HBCU champ South Carolina State found a way to win.On Saturday, that streak came to a heartbreaking end.The Bulldogs fell 34-31 to The Citadel on a last-second 31-yard field goal, suffering their first loss of the season after building one of the hottest streaks in HBCU football.
For head coach Chennis Berry, however, the loss is not the end of the road. It is a lesson.“Didn’t get it done. Didn’t accomplish the mission,” Berry said after the game. “The mission is to go 1-0.”
South Carolina State trailed by 14 points in the second half but refused to fold. The Bulldogs scored three touchdowns after halftime, including a 21-yard touchdown pass from Keely Watson to Mason Pickett-Hicks and a six-yard touchdown run by Josh Shaw that tied the game at 31 with 8:16 remaining…