Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is coming off a big win against a CIAA squad and is gearing up to face long-time rival North Carolina A&T.
The two HBCU programs, located 30 miles from each other, have not played since 2010.
The Rams’ road to preparing for this game has not come without many obstacles.
At Bluefield State, WSSU faced a two-hour delay due to a thunderstorm. But playing on a wet, windy field it still managed to hold Bluefield State to 107 passing yards and 45 rushing yards and coming up with a 34-3 win.
NC A&T is a Division I school while Winston-Salem State University is a Division II school. WSSU has about 28 scholarships while North Carolina A&T has 63.
Senior defensive back Justin Fleming , junior transfer defensive lineman Jaylin Norris, senior defensive end Camar Kyle and senior offensive lineman Darius McDuffie were picked to the ALL-CIAA Preseason team this year.
WSSU has 11 players from Greensboro on its team and NC A&T has three players on its roster from Winston-Salem. Fleming and Keith Quick are both Southeast Guilford.