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HBCU football: WSSU looks to dominate in season opener
By Steven J. Gaither,
5 hours ago
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — HBCU Winston-Salem State (WSSU) football may be coming off a 4-6 season, but it doesn’t lack for confidence heading into the season opener against Bluefield State.
“30 to 0. Domination,” Kyle said, repeating the score last season’s game with a stoic face. When asked if he expected a repeat performance, he didn’t back down.
“60 to nothing,” he said, with his quarterback Daylin Lee cracking a smile and nodding.
WSSU head coach Robert Massey was a little more deliberate with his commentary on the opener.
“They got new staff up there. Coach (Davon) Morgan has done a real good job. They’re excited,” Massey said of Bluefield State. “But again, I really feel like this team has been committed all summer. Definitely during the camp. And we are committed. We have a mission.”
WSSU running back Asa Barnes runs over a Bluefield State defender in last seasons’s game. (Steven J. Gaither/HBCU Gameday)
The mission will be to start the season with a win. But unlike last season’s blowout victory of the CIAA’s newest school, the Rams will have to hit the road this weekend. It’s a roughly two hour trip to the remote HBCU, but playing outside the confines of Bowman Gray hasn’t been kind to them recently. They have gone just 3-14 on the road since 2021.
“When you’re a good team, you have to be able to win on the road. So we want to go on the road and win in an impressive manner. We’re going to get out of that game obviously healthy as well, but we definitely going to play for keeps,” Massey said. “So if there rent is due — we plan to keep it.
One of the key additions for WSSU has been former Bluefield State defensive lineman Jaylen Norris. Norris recorded six sacks last season for BSU, and now he will be facing his old squad on Saturday.
Kyle says his new teammate is ‘a character, and that he’s excited about playing his former team in the opener.
“They’re not going to want you to make plays. And everybody out of the 11, they’re not going to want you to make the play,” Kyle said. “So you just gotta fight through it. Make a play for your new team.”
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