The Bears will face off against Fayetteville State on November 6 in the championship game, the team they had 14-0, trying to put them away and ended up losing 24-14. I know the Bears are looking forward to this and I'm sure Fayetteville State is as well. The Broncos are not really worried about who they will face, just worried about the fact that they are in the game for the third-straight year and have a chance to do something special. But the Broncos should fear these Bears. Won of the hottest teams in the country, the Bears season looked doomed after losing to St. Augustine's 34-6 and then to the afformentioned Broncos on September 25. Since then, the Bears have reeled off four-straight victories and have put themselves in position for the re-match. The Broncos to are hot having won five-straight game after losing to the Trojans 19-3 and their current winning streak starting with their victory over the Bears.
Although the Bears are in the championship game, the season is by no means over. Shaw should have won this game at least a 28-7score, but could not score on two first and goal situations. The Bear defense of course is number one in the country and they say defense wins championships, but the Bears are going to need more points on the board. The Bears rolled up 359 yards of total offense today and Jermonty Kimbrough easily had his best outing of the season completing over 50 percent of his passes and not throwing an interception, while Dion McIver rushed for over 100 yards for the fourth time this year. But Shaw managed only 14 points.
And lest we not forget that the Thorobreds will be in town next Saturday. If Shaw wants to go to the playoffs, then a win over Kentucky State will certainly enhance its chances. Kentucky State is 7-1 and is vying for the SIAC title. In my opinion, this will be the toughest opponent the Bears will face since bringing football back in 2002. The Thorobreds sit in the eighth position right now in the NCAA South region poll. Undoubtedly, the Bears will at least sit where Virginia State is sitting right now which is 12th in the region, when the poll is released early next week.
Of course the Bears have a lot of work to do these next couple of weeks so I will keep you up to date as to the happenings. As always GO BEARS!!!
