JACKSON, Tennessee - Media Day 2012 at Lane College said a lot about the growth the Dragons made in 2011. After a winless 2010 campaign, Lane went 4-6 last year.
At this year’s Media Day, there was no talk about simply hoping to compete or trying to win a couple games.
Entering his third year in charge, coach Derrick Burroughs expects Lane to climb up from near the bottom of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, where it sat for too long.
Burroughs, who played defensive back in college and the NFL, said it’s hard not to take it personally when a defensive back on his own team gets beat.
In much the same way, seeing Lane’s name down low on the list of SIAC teams gets old quickly.
“If I told you that didn’t bother me, I’d be lying,” Burroughs said.
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Lane football has learned how to win
JACKSON, Tennessee - Lane senior running back Evan Yabu remembers the bad days. In 2010, Lane football failed to win a game. “When you lose over and over, you get used to riding the bus home sad,” Yabu said.
Last year, the Dragons got to celebrate four times as they left the field. They won two non-league games early in the season. They also beat conference foes Albany State at home and Benedict College on the road. Conference wins were signs of major progress.
“Albany State was probably the best feeling I ever had in football, period,” said Lane coach Derrick Burroughs, who played football at the University of Memphis and for the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.
Still, Lane’s offense was not always effective last year. The passing game was unreliable. As of the team’s media day August 11, Burroughs and his staff were hoping to decide soon who will start at quarterback.
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