WSSU's Sabb was ready when his time came

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  --  During his three seasons at Winston-Salem State, Coach Connell Maynor has quietly built a deep football team that can withstand injuries.

That depth came in handy in the CIAA championship game earlier this month, when offensive lineman Michael Page went down with a broken leg. As redshirt sophomore Michael Sabb trotted onto the field to take Page’s place, he wasn’t nervous.
“I was more concerned with how Michael was doing because I knew it wasn’t good when he went out,” said Sabb, who missed all of last season because of hip surgery. “I hate to see anybody go down — especially with him because he’s a senior and now his career is over.”

But the Rams’ season is not over. Sabb, who is from Raleigh, will be counted on to help a productive offensive line continue to be consistent. WSSU is averaging 44 points a game this season.

The Rams (11-0) had a cohesive five-man offensive line that knew the system very well. Other than Winston Hill, who went down early with a season-ending injury, the line was healthy — the same five players started the last 10 games. That will change Saturday when the Rams take on Shippensburg at noon at Bowman Gray Stadium in a second-round Division II playoff game.

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