Defense was a strength for Winston-Salem State last season, and it should be even stronger next season. To get it there, however, coordinator Mike Ketchum has become a mad scientist and is experimenting during spring practice. One experiment involves correcting a flaw with his base defense against opponents that use tight ends. The Rams' base last year was a 3-3, but Ketchum has converted it to a 3-4.Juan Corders, a talented 6-2, 250-pound senior, is a linebacker by definition but also quick enough to cover tight ends. He has been shifted around in the new alignment. "We're experimenting to try and become a little stronger against tight-end sets," Ketchum said. "It gives you a little better look with Juan on the tight end, and it gives you a bigger body. And if they spread it, we'll jump back into the 3-3 some." The tight end who hurt the Rams most last season might have been Octavius Darby of S.C. State. He had three catches for 108 yards in a 43-17 win. On one of those catches, a 79-yard touchdown play, he was unguarded and untouched.
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