NORFOLK, Virginia — Connell Maynor knows his players better, and they have a firmer grasp on his goals and schemes as Maynor enters his second year as Hampton University’s football coach. There aren’t any more unknown feelings — Maynor knows what to expect out of the Pirates this season.“The biggest adjustment has just been showing patience,” Maynor said at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s annual media day Friday. “I had to understand that I didn’t have all of my players. I have to have a couple recruiting classes to get my players in there and get them to understand our system and to learn what championships are all about. That’s a process.
“Hopefully, we’ll get a little bit better next year. This was our first full year of recruiting. That’s going to help us out tremendously. We got the guys from last year to understand what we’re looking for, and hopefully that makes us a lot better.”
HU (3-9 in 2014) returns seven starters on offense and eight on defense. The defense, which ranked 10th in the MEAC in scoring defense and ninth in total defense, went through some changes with new coordinator Mike Ketchum, formerly of Delaware State.
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