Saturday, August 25, 2012

Tuskegee looks to bounce back with a young team -- again

TUSKEGEE, Alabama - As he enters his seventh season at the helm, head coach Willie Slater is not quite sure what to make of his 2012 Tuskegee team.

"We had a lot of young players who played last year and we've got a lot of them," Slater said. "We went 4-6, so I'm not sure if they can play or not."

Predictably, the newcomers took their lumps adjusting to college football. Tuskegee started 1-4 in 2011 before bouncing back to win three of its final five games.



This season the Golden Tigers return 67 lettermen, including six starters on offense and five on defense.

"We've got 18 seniors, but we have mostly sophomores and juniors," Slater said. "I think we've got a lot of young players who can play."

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