SSU NOTEBOOK: Nothing is easy for Savannah State

SAVANNAH, Georgia - Savannah State coach Steve Davenport doesn’t want his team thinking it has a breather Saturday night against North Carolina Central. Of course, after playing Oklahoma State and Florida State during the first two weeks, any FCS school on the Tigers’ schedule would be a welcomed relief.

“I certainly hope our kids don’t think this game will be easy,” Davenport said. “We played a couple of good teams, but we didn’t play them well.”

SSU (0-2) lost to Oklahoma State and Florida State by a combined score of 139-0. And now the Tigers are meeting the only team they’ve beaten the last two seasons.

Months ago, Davenport targeted the North Carolina Central game as the real start of SSU’s season. But what if the Tigers lose?

“It’s huge for us as far as the confidence level,” Davenport said. “The realistic thought was we weren’t going to be very successful in those first two games, so there’s obviously a bulls-eye on game 3 for us. It would be really disappointing if you get beat in a game you’re putting a bulls-eye on.”



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