ORANGEBURG, North Carolina -- The vibrant mood Monday morning at Rowe Hall around the South Carolina State coaches’ offices was in stark contrast to 12 months ago.
Coming off the program’s first losing season in 12 years, there was a quiet, somber atmosphere as head coach Buddy Pough looked to put the 2012 campaign to rest. The pending promised staff changes also made for an uncomfortable environment among the coaches.
“Last year at this time, I was in here meeting with coaches and trying to figure out how we got to where we were and what we need to do to fix some of our problems, that kind of stuff,” said Pough during Monday’s weekly press conference.
A year later, the only evaluations Pough was conducting were film study on the Co-Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference champion Bulldogs’ first-round opponent in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. With Southern Conference co-champion Furman (7-5) visiting Willie Jeffries Field at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium this Saturday at 1 p.m., it was football business-as-usual for 25th-ranked S.C. State.
CONTINUE READING
No comments:
Post a Comment