SALISBURY, North Carolina -- Coach Connell Maynor of Winston-Salem State tried to promote today’s opponent, Livingstone, but it wasn’t easy."They are improved,” he said of the Blue Bears, longtime doormats in the CIAA’s Southern Division.
Maybe so, but are they improved enough to stay with the No. 15-ranked team in NCAA Division II? The answer will come today, when the teams meet at 1 p.m. (WTOB 1380) at Alumni Memorial Stadium in Salisbury.
Based on last season’s numbers, the Blue Bears (2-5, 1-4 CIAA) are slightly improved. However, they’re still last in the Southern Division, and they’ve lost three straight to the Rams (6-1, 4-0 CIAA) by scores of 58-0, 63-7 and 58-0. Also, WSSU is 41-5 since 2010; Livingstone is 5-33.
Interim coach Daryl Williams, Livingstone’s offensive coordinator last season, says it will take time for the Blue Bears to be CIAA contenders. He has more than 30 new players this season, and there have been growing pains, he said.
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