No offense: J.C. Smith needs points

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina -- Football isn’t much fun at Johnson C. Smith.

Injuries and offensive ineffectiveness have contributed to the Golden Bulls’ 1-3 start, which they’ll try to improve at Bowie State on Saturday. JCSU has been outscored 138-39 and two losses have been shutouts. The latest drawback was a 27-26 loss to Virginia Union on Jussie York’s one-handed touchdown catch from 37 yards out on the final play. The Golden Bulls led 26-15 with 6 minutes, 30 seconds left, but couldn’t close.

“It won’t deflate us at all,” JCSU coach Steve Aycock said. “We’re still a team, we’re a family and we’re going to protect the nucleus of our program and that’s the circle we stand in. We will get closer and we will make plays a little different in the next few weeks.”

JCSU has struggled to find ...

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