Sunday, August 19, 2012

South Carolina State back working hard

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - South Carolina State linebacker Joe Thomas sees the 2011 season missing among the championship years of honor displayed at the Bulldogs stadium. He's used most moments since the team fell short of a fourth straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference crown to make sure the Bulldogs can put 2012 on the list after this fall.

The Bulldogs went 7-4 overall and 6-2 in the league, but defeats to Norfolk State and Florida A&M cost them a championship. Thomas said that didn't sit well with the players, who were accustomed to finishing on top in the MEAC.

"It's been a long time coming," Thomas said of the upcoming season. "We're ready to get our respect back and put that 2012 up on the board."

Thomas thought the players worked harder this offseason to correct went wrong last year. "We were doing it nonstop," he said.

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