PINE BLUFF, Arkansas -- There will be changes when Arkansas-Pine Bluff takes on Prairie View A&M on Saturday, but coach Monte Coleman said it’s not because his focus has shifted to 2016.With no chance at a Southwestern Athletic Conference championship, some would argue the Golden Lions should ring in the new year early with a 1-6 record and 0-4 mark in conference play.
Coleman is always mentioning the youth of the team, and he did so again during Tuesday’s weekly luncheon at R.J.’s Sports Bar and Grill, so why not give next year’s sophomores and juniors as many “SWAC hours” as possible.
Why not? Because as former NFL coach Herm Edwards famously said, “You play to win the game.”
“It’s not a balance,” Coleman said of trying to win this year versus building for next season. “The main focus is winning these next four football games. For the seniors to go out on a winning note and for us also to come back on a winning note next season. That’s the No. 1 objective still is to win football games.
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