ROCKY MOUNT, North Carolina -- September 26 cannot arrive soon enough for Elizabeth City State and Winston Salem State.The two rivals will meet in the 18th annual Down East Viking Football Classic this fall, and Monday’s annual news conference at Rocky Mount City Hall to promote the event sounded more like a weigh-in for a championship title fight.
“(Winston Salem State Chancellor Elwood Robinson) sent me a message that our alumni should hurry up and get to the game if we want to get a seat,” ECSU Chancellor Stacey Jones said.
“I’m excited when we take WSSU on the road,” Robinson added a few moments later. “We call it the ‘We See Red Tour,’ so we will paint Rocky Mount red. ... We bring primarily six to eight thousand (supporters) so I guess we can’t bring everybody.”
“Winston Salem State, I’m looking forward to you painting the city red, but know that the ECSU Vikings will be there to paint the city blue as well,” ECSU athletics director Derrick Johnson retorted.
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