Wednesday, August 22, 2012

WSSU Rams hearing early wake-up call

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - It didn't take long for Kyle Brown, a freshman wide receiver at Winston-Salem State, to realize he's not in high school anymore.

"I got up around 4 a.m., and that came pretty early," Brown said Tuesday, just after WSSU finished its first 5 a.m. practice of the season.

The session was spirited and lively, and by the end of the 2½-hour practice, some players were actually smiling.



"This is how we roll here at SU," senior center Markus Lawrence said. "This is where we start building for another championship season."

Coach Connell Maynor didn't invent anything new last season when he decided to start practice at 5 a.m. He made the move to avoid having players miss afternoon practices because they had classes. With classes starting this week, the Rams will go ...

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