The State Journal · Columbia, SC
Kentucky State football’s continued success shows team picked up where it left off last year
Kentucky State’s football team ended last year making the NCAA DII playoffs for the first time in school history. This year the Thorobreds picked up where they left off. Kentucky State will play Benedict Saturday for the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) championship at 10:30 a.m. in Columbia, South Carolina. The game will be televised on ESPNU. This is just the second time in school history that the Thorobreds have advanced to the conference title game. “It’s been a blessing,” KSU coach Felton Huggins Jr. said. “Two years in a row we’ve put a good product on the field, and this year we’re playing for the championship. It’s all you can ask for.” Despite last season’s success, the Thorobreds were picked to finish fifth in the SIAC this year. “We’ve talked about that,” said Huggins, in his fourth year as head coach. “It’s some bulletin board material, but we’ve told them it’s only a preseason prediction.” Kentucky State takes an 8-2 record into Saturday’s game.
