WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- It won’t have the feel of the CIAA championship, but the game between No. 19 Winston-Salem State and Bowie State will have a familiar feel.
Thanks to a gap in both programs’ schedule, the two play at 4 p.m. Saturday at Bowman Gray Stadium in a designated nonconference game. It won’t count in the CIAA standings, but it will still be an important game.
“It feels like we just got done playing them,” said center Josh Wormley of the Rams.
The Rams (1-0) have beaten the Bulldogs (1-0) in the last two CIAA championship games. In 2015, WSSU upset Bowie State 17-14 in Durham and then last year the Rams won in Salem, Va., for back-to-back titles.
The two programs agreed to play in the nonconference game this season because both were looking for a game. Athletics director Tonia Walker said it will be great for both programs because of the recent history.
“We are excited because we have our Hall of Fame induction this weekend, and we think this will be a very competitive game,” Walker said. “We’re thankful that Bowie State agreed to the game because next year we’ll play them in the (CIAA) regular season.”
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