WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Winston-Salem State and N.C. A&T have one of the best college rivalries in the state. But in football, it’s on hold, possibly dead.
Administrators and coaches at WSSU have made no secret about their desire to play A&T in Greensboro, Charlotte or anywhere else. The same can’t be said for A&T.
As a Football Championship Subdivision program, A&T doesn’t benefit from scheduling a Division II program such as WSSU, despite the prospects for large crowds and big gates.
“Scheduling certainly requires a lot of attention,” Athletics Director Earl Hilton of A&T said.
Hilton said there have been no discussions about resuming the WSSU-A&T series.
Athletics Bill Hayes of WSSU, a former head football coach at both schools, says he would love to see the series revived. The last meeting was in 2010, a 21-14 Rams’ victory in Connell Maynor’s second game as a head coach.
“We would love to play A&T or (N.C.) Central any time or any place ...
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