FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY1. The wait is over: After blowing a 17-point lead, Tuskegee’s loss 26-23 loss to Miles kept it out of the SIAC Championship Game and wondering what its playoff fate would be.
“Last week was a miserable week for me,” coach Willie Slater said. “That was a tough one to get over.”
The Golden Tigers finally got an answer on Sunday, when they were the last team revealed for the Division II playoffs. Tuskegee will travel to Catawba College in North Carolina, seeking its first playoff win in school history.
“Man, probably the longest week ever in my life. For you just to sit out for a week and play the waiting game, it was the longest week,” linebacker Jewell Ratliff said. “But we’re back in business, so it’s time to roll now. When we got our name called, I just felt like the Lord gave us another shot to reach a goal that’s bigger. Things happen, and we have another chance at another ring. So we’re able to take another chance at it.”
2. Common ground: Tuskegee and Catawba have faced a common opponent this season, UNC Pembroke. Pembroke snapped the Golden Tigers’ four-game win streak to start the season with a 29-17 victory. Catawba defeated Pembroke 39-21.
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