Ram Ramblings: WSSU's next task is CIAA title game

Connell Maynor

Pembroke, North Carolina -- I talked to coach Connell Maynor earlier today while driving back and I was wondering if his team gets a reward for finishing 10-0 in the regular season. Maynor didn’t hesitate and said no in so many words, echoing what he said after Saturday’s 34-7 win over UNC Pembroke. “We haven’t done anything yet,” Maynor said this morning.

Even though the Rams had just their third unbeaten season in school history they were back practicing on Sunday afternoon. Maynor and the coaches keep the practice short on Sundays and it’s more about working out the soreness from the game on Saturday night.

And if you think that Maynor will relax his 5 a.m. practice routine you don’t know him very well. “We’ll be going at 5 a.m. three days this week just like always,” Maynor said. One of the benefits of those 5 a.m. practices was how the players felt in the chilly conditions on Saturday.

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