Boulware says he's ready to take on new challenge

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina  -- At some point, Kienus Boulware had to take the plunge.

After a long and very successful career as an assistant football coach, he said he is ready for the challenge of being a head coach. He’ll get that chance at Winston-Salem State, where he was promoted Tuesday from defensive coordinator.

Boulware, 40, spent 14 seasons as an assistant at four CIAA schools, staying in the background while helping Livingstone, Shaw, N.C. Central and WSSU combine to win seven conference titles.

“As far as my time in coaching, I’ve worked for four head coaches, and the last three of them went onto other jobs for more money,” Boulware said. “I had a choice to either continue to be on that path as an assistant or try to test my theories as a head coach — and that’s what I decided to do.”

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