CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- After finishing above .500 and second in the
CIAA South, Johnson C. Smith football has a definitive goal: Compete for the
division title in 2013.
The Golden Bulls (6-4, 5-2 CIAA) have enough
ingredients to at least improve on its 2012 record, which took a hit with upset
losses to West Virginia State and Lincoln. They rebounded from a 2-4 record to
win four straight to beat preseason expectations of the league’s coaches, who
predicted a fifth-place finish in the six-team CIAA South.
JCSU coach Steve Aycock is looking to
leverage the Golden Bulls’ consecutive winning seasons – which last happened in
1973 – as a selling point with recruits.
“We’ve had a few guys come in and visit
with us that’s excited about what we’re doing,” he said. “We just hope people
look at since we’ve taken over as head coach and brought the staff in that
Johnson C. Smith is a team on the rise.”
Although Winston-Salem State is the undisputed
king of the CIAA, JCSU returns enough personnel to perhaps contend for a spot in
the NCAA Division II playoffs or Pioneer Bowl.
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