Newspapers / Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / Sept. 19, 1985, edition 2 / Page 18
Part of Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
? Black College Sports Review BBS ^ X HT ^Bl ^^L. m H ^L W M V ^m W i|L -H W JSi ^HQPF Left, Southern quarterback Herman opening loss to Mississippi Valle By LONZA HARDY Review Staff Writer EQUILIBRIUM RUNS more rampantly in the SWAC in 1985 than it has in nearly a decade, prompting Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson to call this season pcrnaps "ine swap's finest hour." "Any team could win the championship," Robinson says, exaggerating only a little bit. Marino Casern, coach of defending SWAC champion Alcorn State, agrees. 4I think it's going to be a very close race," Casern says. 44All teams in our dPage -18-S*ptemberT .1985 mSSSmiiS JL La> v ' r Pitt Y^m* 3 [ ~ ^,i I wflfl I I ^1 E__ 9 K 9 _ ? ^Br I^Hfc^SSS^s ^ ' fl hbl' * r v.- ^jR7' ?jH ||f Coleman runs for his life in a seasony. Right, Alcorn blue-collar tailback conference have improved, as last year indicated, and you can no longer easily distinguish the top from the bottom. Any team on any given day can beat any other team." Still, Casern's very own Braves are the favorites to answer the SWAC's call to glory, with Grambling State and Mississippi Valley State tying for second in preseason balloting among the coaches. It's possible, too, that all three teams could knock each other out of the championship race. ALCORN STATE has two things in its favor: momentum and a potentially % A crowded Mli ^ Hk - ^HHH m IT m Perry Quails scoots for yardage (phot< explosive offense. < The Braves, predicted to finish fifth in 1984, became the scourge of the ' SWAC last year as they ground their way to the school* s best season since 1931, finishing 7-0 in conference play, 9-0 in regular-season action and 9-1 overall. "I hope the impetus we gained last year will give us the momentum to make it through the rough spots this year," says Casern, whose last back-toback league titles came in 1968 and 1969. "Our kids know what it'll take to come back and defend their championship. They're serious about what they d i r v^|^| 1 J^HL .. SM?S*? B?* os by Mark Gail). do." Rarely does Casern, the SWAC's dean of defense, rest his team's future in the hands of his offensive unit, but that's the case this year and not totally by choice. The Braves' offense is loaded and may rank among Casern's best, featur ing the return of eight starters and numerous key reserves. Among the team's top offensive returnees are senior quarterback Richard Mytes (6-3, 190 pounds), who, with 3,446 career passing yards needs only 964 additional yards to become ASU's No. 1 all-time leadrng passer, and ^erry Quails (5-9,
Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 19, 1985, edition 2
18
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75