WSSU Running-back duo is double trouble

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  -- The tailback position for Winston-Salem State has turned into a two-headed monster of Maurice Lewis and Patrick Mputu that has left opponents plenty scared.

"It’s not a problem for me," Coach Connell Maynor of the Rams said about having two quality running backs. "It’s a problem for our opponents."

Lewis, a junior, and Mputu, a senior, were on full display in Saturday’s 44-17 win over Johnson C. Smith at Bowman Gray Stadium. With the Golden Bulls focusing on taking away the Rams’ vertical passing game, Lewis and Mputu took turns grinding out the yards in yet another lopsided CIAA victory.

"The running backs had a little rough start to the season but now that we are getting our rhythm back, we are starting to move the ball," said Lewis, who had 113 yards rushing on Saturday and needs just 37 yards to reach 2,000 for his career. "We are showing people that we can pass and run the ball."



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