Saturday, September 1, 2012

ECSU Vikings do extra prep for opener

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - Waverly Tillar wanted to be sure his Elizabeth City State football team would be on firm footing when the Vikings make their season debut at Newberry College today.

The Wolves play on artificial turf and Tillar was concerned that the ECSU players, who practice and play on natural grass, might get distracted by the different surface, so he took the team to East Carolina last Sunday to work out on a similar field.

“We’ve got a bunch of new guys and I wanted to get those turf jitters out of them so they would feel more comfortable,” Tillar said. “The game is much faster on turf. You have to give them a chance to get accustomed to it.

“Playing faster than normal, guys can ...

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