Key word for Livingstone after spring game: Maybe

SALISBURY, North Carolina — Maybe. That’s the only word you can use four-and-a-half months before the season-opener — and the one Livingstone football coach Elvin James used Saturday afternoon at Alumni Stadium.

“We still don’t know,” he said after the Blue Bears wrapped up three weeks of spring practice with their annual Blue-Black game. “But compared to where we were and what we’ve been through, I can sleep better. Maybe everything will be will be better.”

Now in his third year, James ran his team through an accelerated 60-minute scrimmage and offered a mixed review.

“We’re still inconsistent,” he said. “Still making too many mental mistakes. But the offense has definitely improved. We’re excited to watch the pieces of the puzzle come together. The foundation has been laid.”

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