Benedict aims to keep moving up
At this rate, Benedict College might get a Chick-Fil-A Bowl invitation before long. The Tigers in their breakthrough season of 2009 went 8-3, the best record since the school took up football again in 1995.
Led by versatile quarterback Pat Riley, head coach Stanley Conner's team won eight of its last nine games and finished 6-3 in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It was an exciting leap for a program that went 7-15 the previous two years. Riley returns for his senior season as the SIAC's 2009 leader in total offense. The 6-0, 180-pound native of Attapulgus, Ga., rushed for 1,088 yards and threw for 887 in Benedict's option style offense.
Jeffries gets key to city |
Fresh from induction ceremonies at the College Football Hall of Fame last month, Willie Jeffries found himself in the spotlight again on Monday at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
The legendary coach, who spent the majority of his 29-year career as South Carolina State, was the guest of honor at a reception hosted by the Palmetto Capital City Classic committee and the City of Columbia that kicked off a week of activities leading to Saturday’s game between Benedict College and Morehouse at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium.
Mayor Steve Benjamin presented Jeffries with a key to the city.
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