Sunday, April 21, 2013

New Fayetteville State football coach developed a love for the game early in life

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina  -- Football is like a childhood friend to Lawrence Kershaw.

The game has been there for him through times good and bad. It was there as Kershaw achieved two college degrees, and it eventually inspired a career path that brought him to Fayetteville State in January as the NCAA Division II school's 15th head football coach.

Kershaw, 41, has been working feverishly to once again make the Broncos a force in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Fayetteville State football experienced its most successful era from 2000-12 under Kershaw's predecessor, Kenny Phillips. Phillips won 75 games and three CIAA championships during that era, but was removed as head coach in November after consecutive finishes of 4-6 and 2-8.

Enter Kershaw, a former CIAA offensive lineman at Virginia State and veteran offensive coordinator from Florida A&M. In a hectic three months since his arrival ...

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