Tuesday, March 27, 2012

As spring drills open, ECSU has holes to fill on offense

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - Elizabeth City State’s football team opened spring practice on Monday with as many questions as it has had in many years.

Coming off an eight-win season, a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship game appearance and an NCAA Division II playoff berth, the Vikings should be flying high. But Tillar is having to fill many holes left by graduation, particularly on the offensive side of the ball.

Tillar’s biggest task is finding a starting quarterback for the first time since 2009 after the graduation of three-year starter Creven Powell. For now, Tillar says that senior Namon Jones is the starter.

“Going into this spring, Namon Jones, it’s his job to lose,” Tillar said.

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