I plopped my chair down at the track that borders the Glenn High School football field and looked forward to seeing the Winston-Salem State spring football game.

The anticipation was like no other spring game I've been to in the many years I've covered WSSU. The reason for that anticipation was what the Rams did last fall in compiling a school-best 13-1 record and losing in the NCAA Division II semifinals.

Truman State quarterback Conrad Schottel's voice was louder than any of his teammates during the Bulldogs' spring football game Saturday at Stokes Stadium.

Schottel, a redshirt sophomore who is in line to be Truman State's starting quarterback next season, wants his teammates to look for him as a verbal leader.