Monday, November 10, 2014

WSSU, Virginia State will finally meet on field


FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina  — We’ve been here before.

That was the general feeling among Winston-Salem State players, coaches and fans after Saturday’s hard-fought 17-7 win at Fayetteville State. The victory gave the Rams the Southern Division title and a berth in the CIAA championship game against — no surprise here — Virginia State.

Quarterback Rudy Johnson of the Rams was the center of attention last year in the week before the scheduled CIAA title game, when he was injured during an altercation in a restroom at an awards luncheon at WSSU’

s Anderson Center. The fallout from that incident led the CIAA to cancel last season’s title game between the Rams and the Trojans, and Virginia State player Lamont Britt later pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge in the case.

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