Miles College, second-year coach Reginald Ruffin out to defend SIAC crown

FAIRFIELD, Alabama -- After going 26 years without a conference championship, the Miles Golden Bears are embracing the challenge of defending their 2011 SIAC crown.

"We've got a big 'X' on our backs," sophomore safety Tyrrell Kinder said Saturday during Miles' media day at Albert J. Sloan-Alumni Stadium. "Everybody will be trying to come at us strong, but it's time for Miles to begin a winning tradition."

Senior running back Jordan Lewis from Fairfield also acknowledged that the Bears will be tested each week, but said they are not backing down.

"Every week is going to be a dogfight," Lewis said. "But to get to a certain level as a team, as a unit, we've got show we're not the Miles of old."

The SIAC Football Coaches Association likes the Bears' chances of making it back to the league championship game, picking Miles to finish first in the SIAC West.



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