Chicago State prepares to make history as Division I football returns to Chicago
<p>Players cycled through warm-ups, worked at individual position drills and scrimmaged under the watchful eyes of coaches and gathered media Wednesday at Chicago State University.</p><p>It was a lot like any other media day for a lot of Division I football programs. Except this was Chicago State University, and it's never had a football team before.</p><p>For senior safety Marlon Ayers Jr., the significance of the day stretched far beyond what happened between the lines.</p><p>"It was never really about football," Ayers said.</p><p>Indeed, Wednesday's open practice at the Emil and Patricia A.
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<p>Players cycled through warm-ups, worked at individual position drills and scrimmaged under the watchful eyes of coaches and gathered media Wednesday at Chicago State University.</p><p>It was a lot like any other media day for a lot of Division I football programs. Except this was Chicago State University, and it's never had a football team before.</p><p>For senior safety Marlon Ayers Jr., the significance of the day stretched far beyond what happened between the lines.</p><p>"It was never really about football," Ayers said.</p><p>Indeed, Wednesday's open practice at the Emil and Patricia A. Jones Convocation Center was a milestone for both the university and the city. It also offered the first public glimpse of a program working to establish a culture built on accountability, resilience and community.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center> <div class="Enhancement-item" data-crop=""> <figure class="Figure"><a class="AnchorLink" id="image-5a0000" name="image-5a0000"></a> <picture data-crop="medium"> <source type="image/webp" width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6df2836/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F21%2Fa8%2Fba3db3684aa9b1b457e7ade93f97%2Fcsufootball-players-group-260806-030.jpg 1x,https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad756fd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/980x550!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F21%2Fa8%2Fba3db3684aa9b1b457e7ade93f97%2Fcsufootball-players-group-260806-030.jpg 2x" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <source width="490" height="275" data-srcset="https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b6f72ed/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x4598+0+433/resize/490x275!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F21%2Fa8%2Fba3db3684aa9b1b457e7ade93f97%2Fcsufootball-players-group-260806-030.jpg" data-lazy-load="true" srcset="data:image/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIyNzVweCIgd2lkdGg9IjQ5MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=" /> <img class="Image" alt="Chicago State University football players (from left) Dujuan Harris, Tre’ Hartwell, AJ Powell, Kaymen Coleman and Marlon Ayers Jr.
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- <p>Players cycled through warm-ups, worked at individual position drills and scrimmaged under the watchful eyes of coaches and gathered media Wednesday at Chicago State University.</p><p>It was a lot like any other media day for a lot of Division I football programs. Except this was Chicago State University, and it's never had a football team before.</p><p>For senior safety Marlon Ayers Jr., the significance of the day stretched far beyond what happened between the lines.</p><p>"It was never really about football," Ayers said.</p><p>Indeed, Wednesday's open practice at the Emil and Patricia A.
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