Expected starter Anthony Carrothers , who was 2-0 as a starter in the 2012 playoffs, has been sharing time with DeShean Townsend and E.J. Abrams-Ward . The Rams lost Kam Smith , who was 32-4 in three seasons as the starter.
Carrothers hasn’t been 100 percent and will need surgery on his left, non-throwing shoulder after spring practice. Townsend is in his third season with the Rams but hasn’t played much, and Abrams-Ward, 22, hasn’t played quarterback since he was at Thomasville High School.
“You have to let them three guys compete,” Coach Connell Maynor said. “So we’ll let them battle, and you have to throw them into the fire to get reps.”
Abrams-Ward (6-5, 230) signed with Tennessee but redshirted there in 2008 and will have four seasons of eligibility at WSSU.
“He just has to get in and work with us a lot more, but he’ll have the summer and the offseason to watch film and study and to shake that rust off,” Maynor said. “He may be a year away, but we’ll see.”
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Ram Ramblings: WSSU spring practice "Rome wasn't built in a day"
I certainly didn’t feel out of place at WSSU spring football practice on Wednesday with my bulky sling I was wearing after shoulder surgery last week.
At least six probable starters for the Rams will miss spring practice while recovering from surgeries or other injuries.
The first injured player I ran into was Nate Hartung, who was riding a stationary bike while watching fellow offensive lineman go through drills. Hartung, who is 380 pounds on a good day, had ankle surgery and is taking the spring off so he’ll be ready for practice in the fall.
The injuries aren’t limited to just the players. Assistant coach Daren Hart was on crutches and wearing a bulky knee brace but he continued to coach the defensive backs from the sidelines.
There is certainly a different feel at spring practice this year, mainly because the Rams lost 22 seniors from last season’s 14-1 team. Several of the leaders are no longer there so it’s up to the younger guys to increase their roles.
There will be plenty of reconstruction this spring as Coach Connell Maynor and his staff shuffles around personal trying to find the right players for the right positions.
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