WOFFORD, South Carolina - Wofford head coach Mike Ayers has been asked the question since the football schedule was released in February. Who is Lincoln?And while Ayers is perhaps tempted to sarcastically answer “16th president of the United States,” he has to explain that Lincoln University is an NCAA Division II school near Philadelphia. The Lions play in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association and will be Wofford's opponent at 7 p.m. Saturday in the home opener at Gibbs Stadium.
“People said, ‘What do you know about them?' ” Ayers said. “I told them, ‘Nothing right now because we haven't played Gardner-Webb yet.' ”
Wofford, No. 10 in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, took care of Gardner-Webb, 34-7, in last week's season opener. Lincoln, picked sixth in a preseason CIAA poll, lost to rival Cheyney (Pa.) 34-21, despite 363 passing yards and nearly doubling the opposition in total yards. Eight turnovers, including five lost fumbles, were the Lions' undoing.
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