ORANGEBURG, South Carolina -- Buddy Pough was subdued, candid and yet resilient Monday during his weekly press conference.In 11 seasons as South Carolina State head football coach, he’s never witnessed the low level of play exhibited by his team, particularly on offense and special teams.
Having experienced the worst Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference loss of his tenure at the hands of North Carolina Central, 40-10, Pough finds himself in a position of being a long shot for a postseason berth. Nevertheless, he’s vowed to use the second half of the season to get the program back on track.
“We’re going to try to win these five games at this point,” he said. “We’ve got more issues than I care to get involved with here this morning. But I can tell you that our main goal right now is to play the very best we can for the next five games.”
As to which quarterback will guide the Bulldogs over the final stretch is an open issue with Pough.
With starter Richard Cue coming off another subpar performance against the Eagles, backup Derrick Wiley having seen limited action and his younger brother TeDarius still hobbled by an arm injury, Pough described the position as having “hit about rock bottom” to the point where he joked about possibly suiting up again.
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