Sunday, March 30, 2014

New NCCU football coach Jerry Mack lays down the law

DURHAM, North Carolina  -- Spring ball at N.C. Central looked like fall ball.

Intense.

NCCU coach Jerry Mack, hired in December, set the tone at the beginning of Thursday’s practice at midfield of O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium by singling out two players at a time to knock the daylights out of each other.

“You can see the energy it generates,” Mack said. “That sets the tone to let guys know you have to show up and compete today.”

A year ago, Mack was coaching wide receivers at South Alabama. This is his debut as a head coach, putting him ultimately in charge of both sides of the ball and the special teams in between.


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