WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- Johnson C. Smith has a thin history of football supremacy in the CIAA — one conference championship in 101 years, in 1969.Coach Steve Aycock is trying to change that.
The Golden Bulls — rarely consistent winners — showed a glimpse of what they could become last season with a second-place finish in the CIAA’s Southern Division. They recovered from a 63-7 flattening by Winston-Salem State to win their final four games, and they’re 4-1 this season (2-1 CIAA) and coming off a 49-10 victory against Lincoln (Pa.).
Aycock and his more experienced Bulls will get another crack against WSSU, ranked 16th in Division II and the two-time defending CIAA champion, at 1:30 Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium.
"We’re excited about the challenge,” said Aycock, who is in his fifth season. “You try and tell the kids that it’s a big game because it’s our next game, but this one is different for a lot of reasons.”
The Rams-Bulls rivalry is one of the best in the CIAA ...
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